Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu pick their favorite episodes ofDoctor Whoseason 15. After debuting in the final 60th anniversary special, Gatwa made his proper debut as the Fifteenth Doctor in the fourteenth installment of the beloved British sci-fi series. His character was fully introduced alongside companion Ruby Sunday, who was played by Millie Gibson.Doctor Whoseason 15will add another companion, played by Varada Sethu, who first appeared in season 14, episode 3, “Boom,” where she played a soldier on Kastarion 3.
In an interview withScreenRant, Sethu and Gatwa select their favorite episodes ofDoctor Who’s upcoming season.Sethu named “The Interstellar Song Contest,“calling it “joyous” while maintaining that “there are obviously the much darker themes.” Gatwa added that “all the scripts are incredible.“He pointed to “an episode where the Doctor goes to Nigeria"as the one that he is very excited for fans to check out, citing its use of “mythology and sci-fi.” Check out the full quotes from Sethu and Gatwa below:
Sethu:The Interstellar Song Contest! It’s my favorite.
Gatwa:It’s epic.
Sethu:It is epic. It is joyous, but there are also obviously the much darker themes. There are some big, big moments in it. It’s exciting. It’s visually a spectacle. I think that was my favorite.
Gatwa:All the scripts are incredible, but that was the one where we were like, “Ohhhh, this is [amazing].” Juno Dawson is the writer on it and did incredible things.
There’s also an episode where the Doctor goes to Nigeria, and I’m so very excited for fans to see that. I feel like it’s a place the Doctor hasn’t been before, and that episode just had such a nice mix of mythology and sci-fi. I thought they played really well together, so I’m excited for people to see that one.
What This Means For Doctor Who Season 15
The Season Starts Soon
Doctor Whoseason 15 (sometimes referred to asDoctor Whoseason 2 with the rebranding)begins airing on Saturday, April 12,andwill continue weekly on Saturdays on Disney+. “Interstellar Song Contest,” which Sethu selected as her favorite, is the sixth episode of the season and will air on Saturday, May 17. TheDoctor Whoseason 15 trailershowed a peak of the episode, which will be a kind of intergalactic mimic of Eurovision. The episode will include a cameo from real-life Eurovision commentator Rylan Clark.
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The mention of Juno Dawson’s writing work is also an exciting hint at what is to come. The writer has previously worked on the extended version of the franchise via her contributions to several podcasts.This will be her first time actually writing an episode forDoctor Who, but her deep knowledge of the franchise’s lore will likely serve her well in the upcoming season. Gatwa did not state which episode would feature his favored Nigeria trip, making this an exciting tease for the upcoming season.
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Doctor Who Continues To Diversify
The effort to take the Time Lord to places he has never been before is of particular interest this season. The newest era ofDoctor Whois all about diversity and thus expanding the show’s horizon. This is evidenced by Gatwa’s casting as the first Black Time Lord, as well as transgender actor Yasmin Finney’s casting as a trans character, Rose Noble. Expanding the global reach of the Doctor and exploring real, Earthly countries that he has not been to before is a great way for the series to further branch out and diversify its storylines.
