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admonition : Spoilers ahead for the first two episodes ofDoctor Whoseason 14 - " Space Babies " & " The Devil ’s Chord . "
Summary
Doctor Whovillains can often come shrouded in whodunit , and The One Who Waits is no exclusion to that trend . The puzzling bad guy is first mentioned in thefinal episode of theDoctor Who60th - day of remembrance specials , but the solid fact that followed in later installments were few and far between . Doctor Whoseason 14 dripping - feed information about The One Who hold back to both the audience and the show ’s theatrical role . As such , while the Doctor often knows much more than the viewers , that is n’t the case when the new antagonist is introduced .
Ncuti Gatwa ’s Fifteenth Doctor is always on the lookout for new cue as to the lawful identity of The One Who Waits , with the connection between the unseen scourge and Millie Gibson ’s Ruby Sunday seeming to be quite strong indeed . Whilethe Doctor is n’t familiar with the villain upon first reference , it would appear that he does know about certain facets of The One Who Waits ' existence - even if he only has fragments of relevant selective information . Regardless , the path to discover the figure ’s parentage and intention is a enceinte focusing ofDoctor Whoseason 14 .
Doctor Who has introduced a across-the-board potpourri of villains in its 60 - class run , with only a few returning throughout to repeatedly challenge the Doctor .
The One Who Waits Is Part Of Doctor Who’s Immortal “Pantheon”
The individual members of the Pantheon are very powerful
The Pantheon is mentioned inDoctor Whoseason 14 , episode 2 , " The Devil ’s Chord , " when the Doctor is hypothesize as to where Maestro come from and how the eccentric baddie gained their power . Maestro is n’t the first appendage of the Patheon shown inDoctor Who . The Toymaker , revealed to be the Maestro ’s father , is also a member of the immortal group of god - corresponding beings . From Maestro ’s ramblings during Ruby ’s imprisonment , it sounds as though Jinkx Monsoon ’s persona has a pre - existing liberty with The One Who Waits , and that whoever possess that title is also a extremity of the Pantheon .
Even though the Toymaker and his child have already displayed Brobdingnagian powerfulness , it may blench in compare to their superscript .
The Pantheon sound as though it has a hierarchical structure , with The One Who Waits sit at the very top . So , even thoughthe Toymaker and his nipper have already displayed Brobdingnagian major power , it may pale in comparison to their superscript . From the Toymaker ’s monologue in " The Giggle , " it also sounds as though The One Who Waits had already crossed the oecumenical bound that was then crossed by the Toymaker and Maestro .
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" There ’s only one player I did n’t make bold face : The One Who look . It escort it , hiding . And I ran . That ’s someone else ’s game . "
Although the Pantheon was never remark inDoctor Whobefore " The Devil ’s Chord , " it ’s quite possible that a penis of the nefarious mathematical group appeared in theDoctor Whospinoff , The Sarah Jane Adventures . InThe Sarah Jane Adventuresseason 3 , " The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith , " the principal resister is a fictitious character known only as the Trickster . Interestingly , the tricker belong to a group known as the " Pantheon of Discord,“and his character ’s abilities and origin mean he would slot in perfectly alongside the Toymaker and Maestro .
David Tennant ’s Tenth Doctor is in " The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith , " and therefore has a ladder - in with the Trickster .
The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor, joined by new companion Ruby Sunday.
The One Who Waits Is Connected To Doctor Who’s Ruby Sunday
Ruby’s ties to The One Who Waits are mysterious
Although she ’s currently incognizant of her standoff to The One Who Waits , a grown part of Ruby ’s murky yesteryear undoubtedly has strong connections to the big scoundrel inDoctor Whoseason 14 . Like other members of the Pantheon , The One Who Waits in all likelihood has king that can alter reality , and Ruby unconsciously making it hoodwink aboard the space station inDoctor Whoseason 1 , episode 1 , " Space Babies " could be a clue regarding whetherRuby is unwittingly associated with the Pantheon and The One Who look .
The One Who Waits could be the key to uncover the secrets about Ruby ’s origin .
The nature of the connective between The One Who Waits and Ruby Sunday is maintain intentionally vague duringDoctor Whoseason 14 ’s earlier installments . However , within just two episodes of Ncuti Gatwa ’s first full run as the Doctor , it becomes more and more likely that the two characters are intertwined . In other words , The One Who Waits could be the key to uncover the secrets about Ruby ’s origin .
More evidence to advise that The One Who Waits has a solid standoff to Ruby Sunday is the fact thatMillie Gibson ’s eccentric seemingly has no shadow of biologic ancestry . WhenRuby is innovate in " The Church on Ruby Road,“all attempts to find her birth parent derive up with utterly nothing . Everyone involved is confused by this oddity , but if The One Who Waits is involve , their powers could have been demand in this cover charge - up - even if their motivations for doing so are n’t yet clear .
Maestro Knows The One Who Waits (& Is Afraid Of Them)
A being as powerful as Maestro fearing The One Who Waits isn’t good news
Jinkx Monsoon ’s Maestro is an incredibly powerful being , and yet when they begin to suspect that The One Who Waits is lurking somewhere in Ruby ’s past , Maestro becomes visibly ill at ease at the disclosure . Such an imposing comportment such as Maestro being afraid of someone else is a huge signifier of the threat that The One Who Waits presents . When the Christmas standard , " Carol of the Bells , " is revealed to be hidden within Ruby , Maestro say the Doctor of the song ’s power and compare it to that of The One Who Waits .
The Toymaker referring to The One Who hold off as an " It " in " The Giggle " suggests that the hidden villain is not a mortal , but rather a thing , creature , or beast . Even if this is n’t true , The One Who Waits ' show may be so far removed from that of a schematic humanoid lifeform that it becomes unrecognisable as a person . However , asthere is only the Toymaker ’s testimonial to swear on regarding what The One Who Waits looks like , this also remains a closed book .
The One Who Waits May Also Be “The Oldest One” In Doctor Who
Doctor Who’s next villain could go by two titles
The One Who wait and " The Oldest One " are talked about with the same level of reverence and fear . So , it would n’t be surprising to discover that the two persona are one and the same . The Toymaker ’s obvious soreness when talk about The One Who wait with the Fourteenth Doctor in " The Giggle " aligns with Maestro ’s little terror when swan about The old One when Ruby is trapped in " The Devil ’s Chord . "
Millie Gibson ’s Ruby Sunday is n’t the first physician Who character to have a clue - laden name , but her tie beam to a classic companion could be very strong .
If these two title are two names for the same character , then Maestro ’s theory about The Oldest One being present on the night of Ruby ’s parturition means thatThe One Who Waits has straight off interacted with Millie Gibson ’s character . The church on Ruby Road and the surrounding country are very restrained during this conniption in the 2023 Christmas special . As such , the only other seeable fictitious character in the sequence is the hooded closed book who leave Ruby at the church . Therefore , this mysteriousDoctor Whofigure is the principal candidate for who Maestro is talking about in " The Devil ’s Chord . "
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" Space Babies " & " The Devil ’s Chord "
May 10
" bonanza "
May 17
" 73 railway yard "
May 24
" Dot & Bubble "
May 31
" Rogue "
June 7
" The Legend of Ruby Sunday "
June 14
" Empire of demise "
June 21
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The latest Doctor of the Church Who series introduce the Fifteenth Doctor , join by new fellow Ruby Sunday .
