Re: Doctor Who's Returning Enemies

On 2025-04-10 12:25:34 +0000, Daniel70 said:

On 9/04/2025 2:08 am, Blueshirt wrote:

Blueshirt wrote:
 

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 Working link...
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 Is that second picture a picture of Aggy??

I know that picture is a joke, but the traditional enemies aren't coming back any time soon ...
     Doctor Who showrunner explains why he's moving away
     from classic monsters - but confirms "nods"
     ---------------------------------------------------
     "It's like a living text, Doctor Who - you can't deny the
     fact that it's 62 years old now."
     Doctor Who is returning with all-new threats for the Time
     Lord and friends to face - but series boss Russell T Davies
     has promised "little nods, little references" to the show's
     past.
     Last year's episodes featured repeated mentions of the
     Doctor's granddaughter Susan (played by Carole Ann Ford as
     a series regular from 1963-64), much to the delight of fans.
     Asked if we could expect similar nods in the latest season,
     Davies confirmed that we'll get "little moments"
     acknowledging Doctor Who's rich history.
     "I love those references," he told RadioTimes.com. "It's
     like a living text, Doctor Who - you can't deny the fact
     that it's 62 years old now."
     Despite his affection for the series's past, Davies
     explained that he remains keen to introduce new monsters
     and villains rather than rely on an established rogues'
     gallery.
     "I'm shifting it away from Daleks and Cybermen and the
     Master... partly because I came in off the back of a story
     [2022's The Power of the Doctor] that had literally the
     Daleks and the Cybermen and the Master all in one episode
     fighting Jodie Whittaker - which was brilliant, but once
     that's happened, it's just common sense to take a
     different step...
     "But little moments, little nods, little references... if
     anyone can say, 'Oh, you look like a Drahvin!' then I'm
     happy! I love that stuff - sometimes the writers put that
     into scripts and we enjoy it, but they're just nods and
     Easter eggs. That's the flavour of transmission today,
     I think."
     In the upcoming season of Doctor Who, the Doctor (Ncuti
     Gatwa) and new companion Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) will
     confront a variety of formidable adversaries across time and
     space, including Mr Ring-a-Ding - a cartoon character voiced
     by Alan Cumming, who escapes into the real world - while a
     mysterious force also seeks to prevent Belinda's return to
     Earth.
     Doctor Who will air from Saturday 12th April at 6:50pm on
     BBC One, with new episodes available from 8am on Saturdays
     on BBC iPlayer in the UK. The series will be available on
     Disney+ outside of the UK.
     <https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-classic-monsters-exclusive-newsupdate/>