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The groaning noise of the Tardis in "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" is not the first time the blue box of the Doctor has sounded strained. In "Wild Blue Yonder," when the TARDIS crashes ashore following Donna Noble's coffee accident, the first time the Time Lord's famous space and time machine lets forth the sinister roar is Though even David Tennant's Fourteen Doctor notes the sound as "Strange," at the moment the damage to the Doctor's blue box makes the noise seem somewhat reasonable.
The TARDIS did not repeat the noise until after Ncuti Gatwa entered the role of the Fifteenth Doctor and started the run of the show. In Doctor Who season 14, episode 2, "The Devil's Chord," the Doctor just barely stops Jinkx Monsoon's Maestro from seizing the Tardis, so taxing the blue box. Once more, in context, the sound doesn't appear very odd; the Doctor does seem wary of its likely source. Though it isn't the first, "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" may be the most well-known example of the TARDIS's worrisome moan.
The best theory to explain the TARDIS's groaning is that it had direct bearing on being carried about Sutekh as a passenger under compulsion. An immensely strong entity, the classic era adversary cannot have been easy for the TARDIS to transport across time and space. Like the Doctor, the TARDIS was probably ignorant that Sutekh was on board, hence even if it recognized something was wrong, it wouldn't know what it was or how to fix it.
Currently unknown is just how long Sutekh has been merged with the TARDIS systems. One theory holds he has been there since Tom Baker's Fourth Doctor imprisoned Sutekh in "Pyramids of Mars." Four carried out his scheme using a fragment of the TARDIS, therefore inadvertently binding Sutekh to the TARDIS. Then as The One Who Waits began to stir in "Wild Blue Yonder," the Doctor's ship might have begun to feel the strain. Alternatively, Sutekh might have been able to grab onto the TARDIS when Fourteen and Donna were compelled to crash-land on a ship so near the edge of the universe. Sutekth might have been able to reenter the cosmos and then stow aboard the TARDIS until he was ready to emerge; the laws of reality are different thus far out. In any case, the TARDIS's tiredness most certainly results from Sutekh's presence.
Alert: Ahead for Doctor Who season 14, episode 7, "The Legend of Ruby Sunday," spoilers Doctor Who Season 14, episode 7, "The Legend of Ruby Sunday," reveals that The One Who Waits was Sutekh the whole time and that his return was hinted at by a noise emanating from the TARDIS beginning David Tennant's temporary comeback to the role for the 60th anniversary specials. With the god of death facing up against Tom Baker's Fourth Doctor almost half a century ago, Sutekh's sole prior onscreen appearance came in 1975's "Pyramids of Mars".
Though his comeback during the Disney era comes with additional hinted information, the mythology of Sutekh seems to have been retconned slightly, elevating him atop Doctor Whys Pantheon of gods. The shocked response of Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor shows exactly how ferocious and strong Sutekh is; the villain from Doctor Who's classic era has been right under the Doctor's nose.
One can consider Sutekh's power starting with his first franchise outing in 1975. All it takes is for him to touch a live thing; they vanish from before him. Along with inhabiting living, organic entities, he can have them act as his avatars—like the Susan Triad of Harriet Arbinger and Susan Twist. Though they are terrifying even out of context, his powers are emphasized far more by what he can do to the Doctor and his TARDIS.
The TARDIS has great power, and it has been shown that some entities cannot handle that amount. Rose Tyler nearly dies, for instance, when she peers into the heart of the TARDIS, and it even leads Christopher Eccleston's Ninth Doctor to regenerate. Sutekh, the deity of death, successfully stowaways without suffering, so the TARDIS's power seems not to be a barrier. Sutekh is also an extremely unusual breed of villain in Doctor Who history since the doctor is misled for a protracted length of time.
Ncuti Gatwa's first full outing as the Doctor is season 14, and he is joined by an interesting mix of fresh faces and returning actors. The show has returned some iconic Doctor Who enemies, explored fresh and fascinating worlds, and presented interesting new characters. The show has also been addressing ideas of hope, atonement, and the need of compassion.
Sutekh's comeback marks only the most recent addition to a long run of iconic Doctor Who enemies on the show's rebirth. To enthrall long-time viewers as well as to expose fresh viewers to some of the most memorable adversaries of the program, the showrunners have been returning vintage Doctor Who enemies. For decades of viewers, Doctor Who has been a cherished institution, and its fourteenth season upholds the show's reputation of exciting adventure and provocative narrative. The Doctor Who Season 14 finale seems to be a fitting conclusion to a season full of shocks, difficulties, and a great lot of fun.
Originally first shown in 1963, Doctor Who is a sci-fi show featuring the Doctor—a strong being known as a Time Lord. Traveling time and space with different companions, the Doctor uses an interdimensional time-traveling ship called the TARDIS to solve several issues and assist prevent catastrophe as much as he nearly causes. Though the Doctor is always the same character, they undergo regenerations which enables them to be recast every few seasons as a different immortal entity with fresh personality features.
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