Villengard. So hot right now.

Considering the overall response to the Chibnall era, the reception of the Fugitive Doctor is truly heartwarming.

It’s certainly encouraging that he’s at least expecting to do a third series. I’ve always assumed that the BBC would carry on even if the Disney deal ends.

The great thing about DW is that you can redo an origin as often as you want, and it’s all equally canon!

Why must the lowest-hanging fruit taste so sweet?

Producer David Richardson said: “This was an absolute treat to work on. The Fugitive Doctor is such a brilliant, head-turning twist in this amazing long-running show we all love, and script editor Robert Valentine and I had such fun making plans.

“Thirteenth Doctor showrunner, Chris Chibnall, very generously gave up his time and met with us on Zoom while we threw around ideas and he gave us some clarifications about this most enigmatic era of Doctor Who. We came out of that meeting elated, full of purpose and sure of our direction.

“Chris told us that Jo was fantastic and a gorgeous person to work with, and he was absolutely right of course – she came into the studio full of joy for the part, always smiling, always brilliant and charismatic. The Fugitive Doctor now has her own audio series – and as the saying goes, it’s about time…”

Okay, I actually think it’s pretty cool that Chibnall is taking an active interest in the audio stuff.

I struggle to put my feelings on speculation into words. Obviously, it has its place, and there would be something very wrong with the show if we didn’t feel the urge to speculate about where the story is headed.

I think it’s runaway speculation that spawns ridiculous conspiracy theories that really irks me, if that makes sense.

It all makes sense when you (don’t) think (too hard) about it!

You need to trademark this and license it to the BBC ASAP.

Even Moffat had Bill as a single-season companion, Chibnall had Dan, who was basically only in “Flux”.

I find the spin given to this story by different outlets…fascinating.

Andor’s Verada Sethu Will Be Doctor Who’s Next Companion

I’m not going to speculate as to her precise identity, but if we take everything the episode showed us at face value:

• She knows what a TARDIS is.

• She did not recognize the Doctor’s police box as a TARDIS until he dematerialized it in front of her, and even then did not seem to know who the Doctor was.

Again, if we are to take all this at face value, I think that narrows the list of candidates significantly, and rules out most, if not all, “familiar” characters.

Could she be a former companion of a pre-Hartnell Doctor? I know the Fugitive Doctor’s TARDIS appeared as a police box to Thirteen, but it’s very possible the chameleon circuit was operational in those days.