{"id":24386,"date":"2022-10-23T22:00:15","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T20:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1725966"},"modified":"2022-10-23T22:42:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T20:42:26","slug":"doctor-whos-mandip-gill-wouldnt-have-wanted-it-to-end-any-other-way","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-whos-mandip-gill-wouldnt-have-wanted-it-to-end-any-other-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who\u2019s Mandip Gill \u201cwouldn\u2019t have wanted it to end any other way\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Morgan Jeffery\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 23 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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It wasn\u2019t just Jodie Whittaker\u2019s Thirteenth Doctor departing Doctor Who<\/a> in the show\u2019s centenary special \u2013 her faithful companion Yaz (Mandip Gill) also bid farewell in emotional scenes.<\/p>\n

Having debuted alongside Thirteen in 2018 episode The Woman Who Fell to Earth<\/a>, Yaz holds a special place in the show\u2019s history as the only companion to have appeared in every single story alongside their Doctor.<\/p>\n

Fans had also become invested in the pair\u2019s relationship following recent story developments that confirmed Yaz\u2019s romantic feelings for the Time Lord<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Alas, while Yaz displayed true heroism in piloting the TARDIS and saved the Doctor moments before the Master\u2019s CyberPlanet was obliterated, it wasn\u2019t to be a happy ending for the duo. Having absorbed a fatal blast from a sentient ball of energy, the Doctor was already regenerating\u2026<\/p>

At the Doctor\u2019s suggestion, they enjoyed \u201cone last trip\u201d \u2013 and an ice-cream \u2013 together, looking down at the planet Earth from outer space while sat atop the TARDIS.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want it to end,\u201d said a tearful Yaz.<\/p>\n

\u201cA wise person once said to me, \u2018Goodbyes only hurt because what came before was so special\u2019 \u2013 and it\u2019s been so special,\u201d the Doctor replied. \u201cYou and Graham and Ryan and Dan. Nobody else got to be us. Nobody else got to live our days. Nobody. And my hearts are so full of love of all of you.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have loved being with you, Yaz, and I have loved being me.\u201d<\/p>\n

With that, the Doctor decided that she needed to face whatever lay ahead alone, a decision which Yaz reluctantly accepted. Stepping off of the TARDIS one last time and back on present-day Earth, Yaz shared one last meaningful look with the Doctor before she vanished from her life.<\/p>\n

Though the ending to their story is best described as bittersweet, Mandip Gill told RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press that she was \u201cso grateful\u201d for the \u201cbeautiful\u201d pay-off to Yaz\u2019s arc.<\/p>\n

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Mandip Gill and Jodie Whittaker on the set of Doctor Who.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC Studios\/James Pardon<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

\u201cThere wasn\u2019t an awful lot of acting going on,\u201d she said. \u201cThere were real tears. It was just beautiful, wasn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

\u201cThe TARDIS scene, that\u2019s not acting. That\u2019s actually just me crying. It was really emotional, it was beautiful, and it was written so well.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added: \u201cI wouldn\u2019t have wanted it to end any other way. And then the scene on top of the TARDIS is just so beautiful.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just so grateful that we started together and we\u2019ve ended together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course, at Yaz\u2019s behest, she and the Doctor never said goodbye \u2013 and if The Power of the Doctor<\/a> demonstrated one thing clearly, it\u2019s that those who knew and loved the Doctor will never forget them\u2026 and might even run into them again<\/a>, some day in the future.<\/p>\n

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