With the end of season 11 of "Doctor Who" comes the promise of a new beginning
For the first time since the start of the new series, the "Doctor Who" special will not be a Christmas special but a New Year's special. The trailer for the special discloses more information as to what threatens the Earth at the start of the new year.
The finale of the 13th Doctor's (Jodie Whittaker) first season brings much more darkness to the "Doctor Who" universe just as it sheds light on the characters. As the episode holds "battle" in its title "The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos," the Doctor and her "fam" not only fight against the enemy first introduced in the show, but with their own demons.
The Doctor must face responsibility for banishing the tooth-faced being Tzim-Sha as he constantly puts the blame for his crimes on her and Graham (Bradley Walsh) confronts his own feelings of whether or not he should exact revenge by killing him. The desire to kill is a strong term in the "Doctor Who" universe as the protagonist must be the "bigger man" and think outside the box and never resort to purposefully killing.
Luckily, the Doctor and her companions save the day and lock Tzim-Sha away.
The trailer shown at the end of the finale on BBC America, however, titles itself "Resolution." Labelling the finale a "battle" and the special a "resolution" only further suggests a link between the character development in not only the Doctor and the blame she must take but for her companions Graham, Ryan (Tosin Cole) and Yaz (Mandip Gill) as well.
The trailer itself depicts a dangerous creature living on Earth for centuries that threatens the planet, a theme similar to "the Runaway Bride," a Christmas special from 2006 in which a colony of spider-like creatures plan to conquer the Earth they once laid dormant within. But unlike the Christmas episode, there are knights and soldiers seen at battle and explosions.
Most of all, there is the unanswered question of the name of this creature the Doctor calls "the most dangerous creature in the universe." Could it be a new villain, or a classic villain that has threatened the planet and the universe countless times before?
The special will play New Year's Day and feature the Doctor, her companions, and the mysterious threat to Earth. Fans can only speculate as to what sort of "resolution" the new year will bring.
The finale of the 13th Doctor's (Jodie Whittaker) first season brings much more darkness to the "Doctor Who" universe just as it sheds light on the characters. As the episode holds "battle" in its title "The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos," the Doctor and her "fam" not only fight against the enemy first introduced in the show, but with their own demons.
The Doctor must face responsibility for banishing the tooth-faced being Tzim-Sha as he constantly puts the blame for his crimes on her and Graham (Bradley Walsh) confronts his own feelings of whether or not he should exact revenge by killing him. The desire to kill is a strong term in the "Doctor Who" universe as the protagonist must be the "bigger man" and think outside the box and never resort to purposefully killing.
Luckily, the Doctor and her companions save the day and lock Tzim-Sha away.
The trailer shown at the end of the finale on BBC America, however, titles itself "Resolution." Labelling the finale a "battle" and the special a "resolution" only further suggests a link between the character development in not only the Doctor and the blame she must take but for her companions Graham, Ryan (Tosin Cole) and Yaz (Mandip Gill) as well.
The trailer itself depicts a dangerous creature living on Earth for centuries that threatens the planet, a theme similar to "the Runaway Bride," a Christmas special from 2006 in which a colony of spider-like creatures plan to conquer the Earth they once laid dormant within. But unlike the Christmas episode, there are knights and soldiers seen at battle and explosions.
Most of all, there is the unanswered question of the name of this creature the Doctor calls "the most dangerous creature in the universe." Could it be a new villain, or a classic villain that has threatened the planet and the universe countless times before?
The special will play New Year's Day and feature the Doctor, her companions, and the mysterious threat to Earth. Fans can only speculate as to what sort of "resolution" the new year will bring.
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