Summary
Doctor Whoshowrunner Russell T Davies hints that answers to Ruby Sunday’s mysterious past may lie within a hint from David Tennant’s second tenure. Introduced in 2023’s seasonal special, Millie Gibson’s companion to Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor was left abandoned by a hooded figure on Christmas Eve in 2004, with no clues left about her parent’s identity. While Ruby’s own investigations didn’t unveil any answers, mysterious snowfall began to appear throughout their travels to ward them away from their search.
WithDoctor Whoseason 14 entering its final act, Davies teases on the OfficialDoctor Whopodcastwhat to expect from the two-part finale.
Davies reveals that a conversation between Donna Noble and Mel Bush holds hintsfrom 2023’s 60th-anniversary special “The Giggle”, teasing that UNIT may be compromised from the inside. It is not revealed how this connects with Ruby. Check out Davies' tease below:
If you want to know what’s at stake, just go onto your iPlayer, go have a little look at “The Giggle”, where there’s a very little mysterious conversation where Donna asked Mel what system they were using, and was it static or dynamic, and Mel said that it’s Triad. A little line where she just says she’s using the Triad system. Watch that have consequences for everyone.
There May Be A Connection To The Third Doctor
With Davies' hint, it would seem thatDoctor Who’s 60th Anniversaryhint connects not only to Ruby’s parentage, but the mystery of Susan Twist too. While season 14’s mystery watcher has made a series of random appearances since “The Church on Ruby Road”, “The Legend of Ruby Sunday” and “Empire of Death” marks the first time Twist has played a key role in an episode as Susan Triad. With promotional materials seeing Susan standing before a Triad Technologies poster, it would seem thatSusan’s company may be supplying UNIT with their hardware.
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Davies has also previously teased that the first part ofDoctor Whoseason 14’s finale will have ties to Jon Pertwee’s Third Doctor’s era, as the Doctor and Ruby will be brought into UNIT HQ to investigate something hidden deep within their archive. As such, perhaps Triad Technology may have its roots in his past. With this, the Doctor could either have a chance at defeating familiar foes he has faced before such as the Autons, or know that the threat may be too great to face alone like the dreaded rogue Time Lord Omega.
With Davies revealing that the foundations forDoctor Who’s season 14 finale had been set, it is clear the showrunner has been laying the groundwork for many future mysteries. Between the TARDIS sparking and malfunctioning, Twist’s appearances, two major villains in the form of “the boss” and The One Who Waits, along with Ruby’s origins, audiences have been left piecing together clues in the hope of figuring out just how all the pieces of the puzzle connect. While the season finale may not bring every answer, it is clear that season 14 will bring long-awaited answers to many lingering questions.
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Doctor Who: Released on July 03, 2025, this series follows the Doctor and their companion as they journey across time and space, encountering a range of extraordinary friends and adversaries, expanding the universe of the long-running British science fiction series.
