Warning: Spoilers ahead forDoctor Whoseason 15, episode 2, “Lux.“Doctor Whoseason 15, episode 2, “Lux,” included a cryptic tease near the end that suggested a massive storyline is on the way, and draws focus to one episode in particular that has yet to air. The reveal at theend of “The Robot Revolution"that the Earth has been destroyed has already set upDoctor Whoseason 15’s castto embark on what is surely to be a very high-stakes journey, but many of the exact details are still hazy at this point. However, a very key piece of information has already been revealed.
Ncuti Gatwa’s return as the Fifteenth Doctor pairs him off with a new companion, but season 15 doesn’t forget aboutDoctor Who’s Pantheonafter the big reveal at the end of season 14. Although onlyAlan Cumming’s Mr. Ring-a-Ding/Lux Imperatorhas since been added to the new group of villains, it’s tough to believe that there won’t be more deities on the way asDoctor Whoseason 15 progresses. If there are, it would make perfect sense for them to arrive on a specific date - both in the real world, and within the show’s canon.
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Mrs. Flood provides an exact date
At the end of “Lux,” Mrs. Flood (Anita Dobson) points at the Doctor’s TARDIS as it dematerializes and says, “If you want to see a good show, darling, I can recommend this one. Better warn you though, limited run only. Show ends May 24.“It’s unclear whether Mrs. Flood is referring to the destruction of the Earth, the death of the Doctor, or something on a far larger scale. Regardless, the date already held significance even before this scene.
Mrs. Flood isn’t just mentioning a throwaway date, but one that does what she does so often and breaks the fourth wall.
Looking atDoctor Whoseason 15’s release schedule,May 24 is the date that episode 7, “Wish World,” is set to land on Disney+. So, Mrs. Flood isn’t just mentioning a throwaway date, but one that does what she does so often and breaks the fourth wall. Although she provides a solid date, the wording of her final line in “Lux” is frustratingly ambiguous, but it essentially confirms the occurrence of something very notable. Withrumors circulating thatDoctor Whoseason 15 will be the show’s last outingfor a while, Mrs. Flood’s “limited run” comment feels especially poignant.
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While “Wish World” had already caught my attention because of its interesting title, the fact that Mrs. Flood has highlighted it in such an ambiguous way has made the upcoming installment feel even more important. What I find the most compelling is the fact thatI would typically expect Mrs. Flood’s tease in “Lux” to be in reference to the season finale, and not its penultimate episode. So, whatever catastrophic event is coming is scheduled to happen with one episode left to go inDoctor Whoseason 15, which begs the question of what the finale will look like.
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