Russell T. Davies specifies the format that this new season 1 of Doctor Who will take, and takes the opportunity to tease: unsurprisingly (for fans of the series), he concocts a tragic ending for us.
It is an astonishing return of Doctor Who who awaits us. If the series restarts in season 1, with a new Doctor played by Ncuti Gatwa, it will be regulars from this cult universe who will be in charge. Russell T. Davies, after relaunching the series in 2005, once again takes on the role of showrunner – just as Steven Moffat writes an episode.
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A recurring theme for this entire season of Doctor Who
The return of Russell T. Davies at the helm left longtime fans dreaming of an “old school” format, when Doctor Who had well over ten episodes. Each episode then had its own individual adventure. With increasingly shortened seasons, the series then adopted a more restricted narrative format. The peak of this format was seen in season 13, called The Flux, with a single story.
Obviously, Russell T. Davies sought a fair balance for this new season 1. In an interview in SFX magazinethe showrunner specifies that each episode “ is sufficient in itself » — which is reassuring for the adventurous side of the series. But it will come with “ a theme and a story that will build, build and build “. This description is reminiscent of the “Bad Wolf” plot, namely the first season of the reboot in 2005 also piloted by Davies; where each episode stood individually but added new clues to a deeper mystery to solve.
The showrunner specifies that this build up narrative over the eight episodes will lead to “ a devastating ending » (never stingy with superlatives, he adds: “ Oh my god, you're going to die from this “). However, it must be remembered that Russell T. Davies does not joke with endings intensely tragic — fans of Doctor Who are still haunted by Doomsday.
And if you are new to the world of Doctor Whoremember that Russell T. Davies is behind the series Years and Years describing the gradual collapse of civilization. So yes, when he promises to devastate us, we take his word for it.
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