{"id":53563,"date":"2024-06-20T15:27:44","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T13:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2059960"},"modified":"2024-06-20T18:40:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T16:40:46","slug":"doctor-who-showrunner-cut-susan-twist-scene-from-2-part-season-finale","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-showrunner-cut-susan-twist-scene-from-2-part-season-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who showrunner cut Susan Twist scene from 2-part season finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The Legend of Ruby Sunday&#8217;s initial script featured a big pre-titles montage. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 20 June 2024 at 13:27 PM<\/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>The penultimate episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-season-14-release-date\/\">Doctor Who<\/a> season 14, The Legend of Ruby Sunday, finally revealed some answers in the mystery surrounding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/susan-twist-doctor-who-identity-revealed-newsupdate\/\">Susan Twist<\/a>\u2018s multiple characters, as they were revealed to be a herald of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-sutekh-gabriel-woolf-fans-newsupdate\/\">Sutekh<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/sutekh-doctor-who-one-who-waits\/\">The One Who Waits<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, it turns out we almost saw a number of additional incarnations of Twist in the show, with the actor originally set to appear in a montage sequence at the start of the episode, starting the Doctor and Ruby on their trip to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-boss-wants-unit-return-lenny-rush-ruth-madeley-newsupdate\/\">UNIT<\/a> in a quest for answers.<\/p>\n<p>In the latest issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/doctorwhomagazine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who Magazine<\/a>, it is revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-the-legend-of-ruby-sunday-overnight-ratings-newsupdate\/\">The Legend of Ruby Sunday<\/a> was originally written under the working title Chrysalis, and would have started with the Doctor and Ruby finding a version of Twist as a nanny in Pennsylvania in 1946.<\/p>\n<p>She would have been seen pushing a pram through a park past Albert Einstein and Paul Robeson, at which point the Doctor would note: \u201cEverywhere we go. The same woman. Everywhere in time and space. And right now she\u2019s human\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">In the scene, the Doctor would have notably ignored Einstein and Robeson, and instead focused on Twist\u2019s character.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THE ONE WHO WAITS\u2026 WAITS NO MORE\ud83d\ude31\u23f3 <br\/><br\/>\u2b50\ufe0fHappy new issue day!<br\/><br\/>\ud83d\udef8 Issue 605 is out NOW as EMPIRE OF DEATH approaches\u2026 <br\/><br\/>\ud83d\udca5 Get issue 605: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i3HXQHIeUr\">https:\/\/t.co\/i3HXQHIeUr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AfHWOw1y4J\">pic.twitter.com\/AfHWOw1y4J<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Doctor Who Magazine (@DWMtweets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DWMtweets\/status\/1803714259462795357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Next, they would have met her as a blue-skinned waitress in an alien diner, followed by a human astronaut, venturing outside her space rocket on the surface of an alien world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-mrs-flood-cherry-battle-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who boss teases \u201cbattle\u201d of EastEnders icons in 2-part finale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-movie-finale-season-14-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who director teases movie-style finale: \u201cPeople are going to be shocked\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That scene would have seen the return of the Zarbi from classic story The Web Planet, with Twist\u2019s astronaut addressing a crowd of them, saying: \u201cI bring greetings to the Zarbi of Vortis. Greetings from the Earth Imperium of the Emperor Horatio!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While we didn\u2019t get to see this sequence, the intro the The Legend of Ruby Sunday did include some additional characters played by Twist, as part of a reel of images the Doctor showed to the UNIT team.<\/p> <p>The final episode of the season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-finale-empire-of-death-trailer-newsupdate\/\">Empire of Death<\/a>, will air on Saturday 22nd June, with the synopsis teasing: \u201cThe Doctor has lost, his ageless enemy reigns supreme, and a shadow is falling over creation. Nothing can stop the devastation\u2026 except, perhaps, one woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Doctor Who magazine is out now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctor Who continues on Saturday 22nd June on BBC iPlayer and BBC One.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Previous seasons are available to stream on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b006q2x0\/doctor-who\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"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=\"https:\/\/watch.britbox.co.uk\/\" href=\"https:\/\/watch.britbox.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">7-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\"><strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The Legend of Ruby Sunday&#8217;s initial script featured a big pre-titles montage. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":53564,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-showrunner-cut-susan-twist-scene-from-2-part-season-finale.jpg",1144,762,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-showrunner-cut-susan-twist-scene-from-2-part-season-finale-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-showrunner-cut-susan-twist-scene-from-2-part-season-finale-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-showrunner-cut-susan-twist-scene-from-2-part-season-finale-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-showrunner-cut-susan-twist-scene-from-2-part-season-finale-1024x682.jpg",800,533,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-showrunner-cut-susan-twist-scene-from-2-part-season-finale.jpg",1144,762,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-showrunner-cut-susan-twist-scene-from-2-part-season-finale.jpg",1144,762,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The Legend of Ruby Sunday's initial script featured a big pre-titles montage.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/53563"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}