The history of Doctor Who was forever changed by the season finale episode “Empire of Death” — but not in the way we were expecting.
Despite inspiring a flurry of fan theories about Ruby Sunday’s mum (could it be Rose?), showrunner Russell T Davies simply gave us the statistically most likely answer. As foreshadowed in “The Legend of Ruby Sunday,” the mystery mother was … an ordinary young woman. Instead of the appearance of Susan the Doctor’s granddaughter, we learned that her name was sprinkled throughout history by Sutekh the Destroyer, god of death.
But that doesn’t mean Whovian brains aren’t exploding at what Davies just casually revealed along the way, starting with this incredible headline:
Sutekh has been hanging around the TARDIS for the last 49 years of Doctor Who.
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