{"id":51224,"date":"2024-05-11T02:30:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T00:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2038116"},"modified":"2024-05-11T04:12:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T02:12:50","slug":"whats-happening-to-ruby-sunday-in-doctor-who-all-the-theories","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/whats-happening-to-ruby-sunday-in-doctor-who-all-the-theories\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s happening to Ruby Sunday in Doctor Who? All the theories"},"content":{"rendered":"

“This creature is very wrong.” <\/p>

By Louise Griffin\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 11 May 2024 at 00:30 AM<\/p>

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*Warning: Spoilers ahead for Doctor Who season 14 episodes 1 and 2, Space Babies and The Devil\u2019s Chord.*<\/strong><\/p>\n

Something very strange is happening to Ruby Sunday<\/a> in Doctor Who<\/a>!<\/p>\n

The first two episodes<\/a> of season 14 of Doctor Who have properly introduced us to our incredible TARDIS<\/a> duo, Ncuti Gatwa\u2019s Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson\u2019s Ruby \u2013 but almost immediately, it\u2019s clear something\u2019s off with Ruby.<\/p>\n

She makes it snow multiple times indoors, the Doctor\u2019s memory of the church on Ruby Road<\/a> changes completely, prompting him to run a DNA test on her, and Jinkx Monsoon\u2019s Maestro<\/a> appears haunted by her.<\/p>\n

So what exactly is going on?<\/p>\n

What\u2019s happening to Ruby Sunday in Doctor Who?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

First of all, let\u2019s assess all the strange goings on in those two first episodes.<\/p>\n

When talking about how Ruby was left at the church on Ruby Road, the Doctor is transported back to the scene \u2013 and his memory changes. <\/span><\/p>\n

He sees the mysterious hooded figure in the snow (who we\u2019re all assuming is Ruby\u2019s mother<\/a> at this point) pointing at him \u2013 before returning to the present and finding it\u2019s actually snowing around them. In the original memory, the figure never pointed at him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Concerned, the Doctor tells Ruby: \u201cI have been to the ends of time and back and I have never seen anything like this before.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Ncuti\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Ncuti Gatwa as The Doctor and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday on Doctor Who.<\/span><\/figcaption> James Pardon\/Bad Wolf\/BBC Studios<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

While he reassures her, he looks worried and secretly runs a DNA test on her, scanning for age, species and genetic identity. Just in case, we zoomed in on those results \u2013 her genetic ID came back with the characters JD6784, species came back as homo sapien and age came back as 19. All seemingly normal so far \u2013 except for her making it snow once again.<\/span><\/p>\n

Plus, why exactly did the Doctor run the test? What was he hoping to find?<\/span><\/p>\n

So, when it comes to the battle in The Devil\u2019s Chord<\/a>, Maestro hoists Ruby into the air \u2013 but Ruby seems to fight back. The Carol of the Bells, the tune that was playing on the day Ruby was born, begins to play and it begins to snow again.<\/p>\n

Maestro is disturbed and references an unknown power that may have been present on the day of Ruby\u2019s birth, saying: \u201cHow could a song have so much power? And power like him? The oldest one, from the night of her birth. He can\u2019t have been there. What for?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Could it have something to do with The One Who Waits<\/a>?<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Millie\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday in Doctor Who.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC Studios\/James Pardon<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Before Maestro is defeated, they say of Ruby: \u201cThis creature is very wrong.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, we have no idea what exactly is going on just yet, but we do have some theories \u2013 and we\u2019re assuming it comes down to Ruby\u2019s birth mother, whose identity is still unknown.<\/p>\n

Could Ruby\u2019s mother be trying to contact her somehow, by means of making it snow, sending her the tune of The Carol of the Bells, and changing the Doctor\u2019s memory?<\/p>

Showrunner Russell T Davies has expressed how important Ruby\u2019s back story will be<\/a> this season, so it\u2019s a strong possibility that her mother could be behind these strange happenings.<\/p>\n

Another possibility is that someone \u2013 or something \u2013 is meddling with the Doctor\u2019s memories. It wouldn\u2019t be the first time a foe has found its way into the Doctor\u2019s mind, and Davies has stressed just how powerful the villains are this season, with Maestro being described as \u201cthe Doctor\u2019s most powerful enemy yet\u201d.<\/p>\n

Or, could it just be Ruby herself? Could something sinister be happening to her, or could this be a power that she could use to her advantage?<\/p>\n

Whatever it was, it certainly seemed to help her in fighting back against Maestro.<\/p>\n

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Doctor Who will continue on 18th May on BBC iPlayer and BBC One.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Check out more of our\u00a0Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.\u00a0<\/strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> <\/body><\/html>\n

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