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Doctor Who Episode 'The Well' Revives Midnight Entity With New Horrors

The creature from the 2008 episode 'Midnight' returns, evolved and more menacing, as subtle hints suggest multiple entities may now be at large.

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Overview

  • The episode 'The Well' serves as a covert sequel to 2008’s 'Midnight,' revisiting the same planet 500,000 years later.
  • The Midnight Entity is confirmed to have 'morphed,' exhibiting new host-jumping tactics and psychological manipulation.
  • A lift panel anomaly and a closing-scene flash hint at the possibility of multiple creatures escaping the mining colony.
  • The Doctor and Belinda discover humanity erased from history, adding to the season's overarching mystery of temporal dislocation.
  • Cast and crew describe the episode as a chilling exploration of evolved horror, with Ncuti Gatwa calling it his scariest encounter yet.