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Doctor Who Revisits 'Midnight' in Chilling New Episode

The Fifteenth Doctor and Belinda face a revived, evolved threat on the planet Midnight, deepening mysteries about Earth's erasure in the far future.

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The Doctor talking to a woman sat on a box in the middle of a futuristic room.
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Overview

  • Episode 3, 'The Well,' serves as a direct sequel to the 2008 episode 'Midnight,' revisiting the same unseen creature and its original planet.
  • The evolved creature now manifests physically behind its host and kills victims, marking a shift from its previous speech-repetition attacks.
  • The Doctor and Belinda uncover that Earth and humanity are unknown in the far future, adding to the season's overarching mystery.
  • Rose Ayling-Ellis delivers a standout performance as Aliss, the sole survivor of a mining colony massacre, with her deafness sensitively integrated into the story.
  • David Tennant makes a brief cameo as the Tenth Doctor, reinforcing the narrative bridge between past and present eras of the show.