{"id":32342,"date":"2023-04-21T15:07:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T13:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1820626"},"modified":"2023-04-21T17:00:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T15:00:32","slug":"doctor-who-boss-confirms-not-everyone-will-survive-clash-with-new-villain","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-boss-confirms-not-everyone-will-survive-clash-with-new-villain\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who boss confirms not everyone will survive clash with new villain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Jinkx Monsoon&#8217;s antagonist has already been described as &#8220;the Doctor&#8217;s most powerful enemy yet&#8221;. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 21 April 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>There have been a lot of exciting <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who<\/a> announcements in recent days, from <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-ncuti-gatwa-1960s-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">costume reveals<\/a> for the Fifteenth Doctor and his companion to <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-jinkx-monsoon-musical-episode-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">teasers about brand new villains<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And now, returning showrunner Russell T Davies has warned fans that not every character will survive their clash with the new antagonist played by RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race star Jinkx Monsoon.<\/p> <p>The BBC had already described Monsoon\u2019s character as \u201cthe Doctor\u2019s most powerful enemy yet\u201d when first-look images were released earlier in the week \u2013 and now, Davies has got in on the act of describing the baddie.<\/p>\n<p>Posting a still of the character on <a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CrO_A7SNKb7\/?hl=en&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, Davies teased: \u201cJinkx Monsoon as\u2026 well who can that be?!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cSO much fun! So much terror! And not everyone is getting out of this alive\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;headline\" post-header__title=\"\" post-header__title--headline-layout=\"\">\n<ul><li class=\"&quot;heading-1&quot;\"><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-jinkx-monsoon-musical-episode-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who fans think Jinkx Monsoon teaser hints at musical episode<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-jinkx-monsoon-role-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who star Jinkx Monsoon reveals what led to role in season 14<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>It certainly seems like the villain will spell trouble for the new Doctor and Ruby Sunday (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/millie-gibson-profile-age-instagram-explained\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Mille Gibson<\/a>), although we\u2019ll have to wait a little while longer before any more official information comes to light about the character.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, that isn\u2019t likely to stop Whovians from speculating about Monsoon\u2019s role, and some fans have already landed on one interesting theory: that she could be taking part in the sci-fi show\u2019s first ever musical episode.<\/p>\n<p>The theory is based both on Monsoon\u2019s past as a Broadway performer and the prominent piano keys on her costume. We\u2019ll certainly be keeping our eyes peeled for any more clues.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6324747811112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p><strong>Doctor Who is available to stream on\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b006q2x0\/doctor-who&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BBC iPlayer<\/a>\u00a0with episodes of the classic series also available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/watch.britbox.co.uk\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=33021&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwatch.britbox.co.uk%2F&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">7-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more, check out our dedicated\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0page or our full\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"&quot;http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. 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