"Mrs. Flood" speculation thread

ValueSubtracted, 17 days ago

If RTD is fully committed to the Timeless Child stuff, I suppose she could be a much earlier incarnation of the Doctor, from before the police box was ever used as a disguise.

ipacialsection, 17 days ago

Not recognizing 15 doesn’t necessarily mean she has never seen The Doctor, as many other stories demonstrate, but not recognizing the TARDIS does seem to imply that.

Maybe she’s one of the Pantheon that are being built up as this season’s villains. I can’t see her as the big bad for the whole season (who would presumably be The One Who Waits), but I could see her playing a part in a major late-season twist.

Or, maybe she’s a Time Lord who somehow escaped genocide. Maybe one who left Gallifrey even before the Doctor did.

ValueSubtracted, 17 days ago

Not recognizing 15 doesn’t necessarily mean she has never seen The Doctor, as many other stories demonstrate

You’re definitely right about this, despite the Doctor’s occasional claims that they can sense each other.

Maybe she’s one of the Pantheon that are being built up as this season’s villains.

That’s an interesting idea, considering her demeanour so far - she seemed downright enthusiastic about Ruby joining the Doctor.

ipacialsection, 17 days ago

I think there’s some weird predestination stuff around Ruby’s birth and adoption, that the Pantheon was involved with, and Maestro hints at that. Perhaps they wanted, or at least knew ahead of time, that she would eventually be the Doctor’s companion.