{"id":9422,"date":"2022-01-01T21:00:44","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T20:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1541309"},"modified":"2022-01-01T21:13:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T20:13:11","slug":"doctor-who-eve-of-the-daleks-confirms-yaz-has-feelings-for-the-doctor","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-eve-of-the-daleks-confirms-yaz-has-feelings-for-the-doctor\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks confirms Yaz has feelings for the Doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Published: Saturday, 01 January 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Doctor Who fandom has long speculated about the nature of the dynamic between the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and Yaz (Mandip Gill) \u2013 but new episode Eve of the Daleks<\/a> has made the subtext of their relationship very much text.<\/p>\n

For the first time, the series addressed Yaz having romantic feelings for the Doctor \u2013 something that certain fans felt had been implied on previous occasions.<\/p>\n

The first clue that a reveal might be coming arrives when Elf Storage manager Sarah (Aisling Bea) admits she is growing fond of \u201cgood-hearted weirdo\u201d Nick (Adjani Salmon).<\/p>\n

\u201cMy best friend Lauren says that good-hearted weirdos are actually the keepers,\u201d says Sarah, with Yaz then shooting the Doctor a look. The Doctor notices this, but Yaz dismisses it.<\/p>

Later in the episode, it\u2019s made clear that Dan (John Bishop) had twigged how Yaz feels during the years they spent isolated from the TARDIS and travelling the world together in the previous series.<\/p>\n

\u201cHave you ever told her?\u201d asks Dan. \u201cHow you feel about her?\u201d<\/p>\n

Though an embarrassed Yaz initially denies how she feels, Dan tells her, \u201cI spent four years travelling the world with you, I saw it then.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what to do, Dan,\u201d replies a tearful Yaz. \u201cI\u2019ve never told anyone. Not even myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dan urges Yaz to be honest with the Doctor about her feelings, reminding her that he took too long to be honest with Diane (Nadia Albina) and then \u201ceverything got messy\u201d, which led to her rejecting him. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t want that to happen to you, Sheffield,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Before their heart-to-heart can continue, the pair are interrupted by Daleks and have to get back to the business at hand \u2013 escaping not just the monsters but also the time loop they find themselves trapped in.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s not quite the end of the story, though. Dan later pre-empts Yaz\u2019s confession (give the girl a chance, Dan!) and tells the Doctor how his friend feels.<\/p>\n

The Doctor pretends not to understand what Dan is saying, but he\u2019s having none of it and again urges her to speak to Yaz about their relationship.<\/p>\n

This on-screen acknowledgement is a major step for the pairing that fans refer to as \u201cThasmin\u201d \u2013 but does the Doctor reciprocate Yaz\u2019s feelings? Can an ancient alien and a human being ever be in a romantic relationship?<\/p>\n

We might find out in the next episode, Legend of the Sea Devils<\/a>, though it\u2019s possibly telling that the Doctor and Yaz do exchange meaningful glances during Eve of the Daleks\u2019 climactic fireworks display\u2026<\/p>\n

Mandip Gill previously discussed the desire from some fans to have the two characters become romantically involved<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople have asked about it, people have wanted it,\u201d she told Radio Times<\/strong>. \u201cMe and [Jodie] have a lovely relationship as people, as actors, and our characters have a really, really nice relationship. And I think it\u2019s been written very naturally.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d like to think where it heads people [will] have gone \u2018Yeah, that\u2019s what it\u2019s supposed to be.’\u201d<\/p>\n

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