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Warning : MAJOR spoilers beforehand forDoctor Whoseason 14 , episode 7 , " The Legend of Ruby Sunday . "

Summary

TheDoctor Whoseason 14 finale look as if it ’s run low to be an fantastically eminent - wager affair , which will make it very weird if the Fourteenth Doctor and Donna Noble last out away from the news report . Theending of theDoctor Who60th - anniversary specialsintroduced a brand - new bi - coevals twist to the franchise . As a result , David Tennant ’s Fourteenth Doctor was able to keep back his autonomy , while Ncuti Gatwa ’s Fifteenth iteration entered the fray to take the reins . Although Fourteen essentially retired from his signature heroic , he still has trait that wo n’t go away so quickly .

Catherine Tate ’s Donna Noble also fall for the sixtieth - day of remembrance celebrations , with her character regaining all the retention that Tennant ’s Tenth Doctor forced her to blank out all the elbow room back in theDoctor Whoseason 4 finale . As a result , bothTate and Tennant’sDoctor Whocharacters are back at the superlative of their powersand could conceivably reappear in the show at any time . While their absence has n’t been an issue so far , it very well could be as thefirst season ofDoctor Who ’s Disney eradraws to a close .

Doctor Who has been a repair on boob tube screens for 60 years , meaning there are plenty of stories to choose from when pluck out the Time Lord ’s best .

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The Fourteenth Doctor & Donna Can’t Ignore The Battle Against Sutekh

Fourteen’s retirement isn’t worth losing to Sutekh

Donna Noble now work out for UNIT , and while her girl Rose is seen to be hard at employment for the administration in " The Legend of Ruby Sunday , " Donna is nowhere to be seen . Asthe Fourteenth Doctor has introduce a young stage of life sentence that centers more around the day - to - day , it ’s slightly more graspable that he is n’t initially present . Then again , he has a to the full functioning duplicate of the TARDIS - a fact that could be crucial given the reintroduction of Sutekh - it ’s puzzling why his blue box has n’t alerted the retired Time Lord to the danger at hand .

The battle against Sutekh will be an all - hand - on - deck situation , and Donna and the Fourteenth Doctor are two of planet Earth ’s vainglorious assets .

Now , everything unfolds rather quickly in " The Legend of Ruby Sunday , " so the fact that Donna and Fourteen do n’t come bursting onto the scene to help is n’t that perturb yet . However , Sutekh is an tremendous terror to all life in the universe , so while Donna has a responsibility to show up and do her job for UNIT , the Fourteenth Doctor also no longer has the right to sit back and desire his heir can foil the leader ofDoctor Who ’s Pantheon of Gods . Even considering doing so just is n’t within his nature .

A custom Doctor Who image of David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth, and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble

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The fight against Sutekh will be an all - men - on - deck situation , andDonna and the Fourteenth Doctor are two of planet Earth ’s biggest plus . Even if they somehow do n’t immediately recognize what ’s going on , Rose is at UNIT HQ and is full aware of the risk everyone is in . So , there is at least one lineal line to Donna and Fourteen - and there ’s no rationality why Rose would n’t call them to require for their assistance .

Doctor Who’s 60th Anniversary Proved Fourteen & Fifteen Can Meet Without Causing A Paradox

Russell T Davies has painted himself into a narrative corner

Multi - Doctor stories are n’t an entirely vulgar occurrence . While they ’re an exciting event , the complex nature of the Doctor ’s extended timeline used to mean that any collaboration with his past or next selves could create a negative paradox . A returning Doctor histrion can also deplume focal point from the show ’s current ace , which can sometimes be a small unjust . This eccentric of narrative is unremarkably reserved for special consequence , such as anniversaries . Interestingly , Russell T Davies fundamentally removed the paradox roadblockby introducing theconcept of bismuth - propagation in " The Giggle . "

A late addition to the Doctor Who canon mean the show could have a similar issue to one that often come up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe .

Although bi - propagation is still poorly understood , the Fourteenth Doctor presumably wo n’t reform into Ncuti Gatwa ’s reading of the Time Lord . Even if he did , he would n’t be the same iteration of the lineament , as bothFourteen and Fifteen are now completely independent of one another . In other words , when the three Doctors meet in the 50th day of remembrance special , a paradox was always on the horizon . reciprocally , there ’s no limit to the amount of fundamental interaction that Fourteen and Fifteen can share . Therefore , Davies has even less of a reason to omit David Tennant from the season 14 finale , " Empire of Death . "

All of the main Doctors in Doctor Who

The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor, joined by new companion Ruby Sunday.

The three main Doctors inDoctor Who ’s fiftieth - anniversary special , " The Day of the Doctor , " were John Hurt ’s War Doctor , David Tennant ’s Tenth , and Matt Smith ’s Eleventh . Tom Baker also made an appearance , but his cameo remains hide in secret .

David Tennant & Catherine Tate Are Unlikely To Return In Doctor Who Season 14’s Finale

Nucit Gatwa’s status as the franchise star needs to remain intact

Despite the logic of the Fourteenth Doctor ’s return , as well as Donna Noble ’s , the likeliness of them express up in " Empire of decease " remains quite low-down . It ’s shaping up to be Ncuti Gatwa ’s grown episode yet as the Doctor , so it would be arguably very unjust for him to partake the spot - particularly when so much of the focal point ofDoctor Whoseason 14 has already been on Millie Gibson ’s Ruby Sunday .

Gatwa has earned the rightfield to take on his first major villain without another Doctor helping him out .

Gatwa has quickly made a warm impression during his time as the Doctor , so while he could confidently share the screen with Tennant again without being forced into a secondary character role , Gatwa has earned the right to take on his first major villain without another Doctor helping him out . It ’s just inauspicious that it ’s canonically rightful that the Fourteenth Doctor still exists , and would legitimately show up given the fearful circumstances . That being say , Tennant ’s income tax return is n’t all beyond the realm of opening , nor is Donna Noble ’s .

David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor with Iron Man and Avengers Tower behind him

One Sutekh Detail Shows How David Tennant’s Fourteenth Doctor Can Return

The second TARDIS in the CCTV footage needs explaining

When UNIT is analyzing the CCTV footage from the night of Ruby ’s birth in " The Church on Ruby Road , " it turn out that a second TARDIS was present , " 20 meters to the due north " of the other . There have been several instances where two TARDIS ' have come into close physical contact , and it ’s usually when a multi - Doctor tale is in full baseball swing . So , the fact thatthe Fourteenth Doctor also has a TARDISbecomes even more of import as a result of the CCTV disclosure .

The Sutekh reveal implies that the god of dying take refuge inside the TARDIS long ago . In fact , Doctor Whoseason 14 is arguably a stealth sequel to a 1975 Tom Baker storycalled , " Pyramids of Mars . " So , if Sutekh has been within the TARDIS since Baker’sDoctor Whoera , that could entail that he too was twin when the TARDIS was part into two in " The Giggle . “The other TARDIS in the CCTV footage in " The Legend of Ruby Sunday " could be Fourteen’sblue box seat , piloted to the Nox of Ruby ’s parentage by Sutekh without the Time Lord ’s knowledge .

David Tennant ’s return as the Doctor for the 60th - anniversary festivity was n’t just a nod to the show ’s past , as it also correct up its time to come .

David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor cradling the head of Catherin Tate’s Donna Noble in Doctor Who

It ’s also possible that the extra TARDIS is being fly by the Fourteenth Doctor , as he tries to track down his counterpart . Either way , if it is the Fourteenth Doctor ’s TARDIS in the CCTV footage , David Tennant ’s version of the Time Lord wo n’t be far behind . regrettably , the whole accuracy of the position will only be give away when theDoctor Whoseason 14 close , " Empire of Death , " strike Disney+ .

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Disney+ Release Date

David Tennant looking up as the Fourteenth Doctor in Doctor Who

" Space Babies " & " The Devil ’s Chord "

May 10

" Boom "

Headshot Of Ncuti Gatwa In The US premiere of the new season of the Disney+ series Doctor Who

May 17

" 73 Yards "

May 24

Headshot Of Millie Gibson In The US Premiere Of The New Season Of The Disney+ Series Doctor Who

" Dot & Bubble "

May 31

" Rogue "

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June 7

" The Legend of Ruby Sunday "

June 14

" Empire of dying "

June 21

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The former Dr. Who serial publication introduces the Fifteenth Doctor , joined by new companion Ruby Sunday .