Ford Talks Cut "Doctor Who" Finale Scene

Ford Talks Cut "Doctor Who" Finale Scene

Actress Carole Ann Ford, who played the Time Lord’s granddaughter Susan in “Doctor Who,” has spoken about scenes she shot for this year’s season finale that were scrapped. Ford appeared in the TARDIS in visions during “The Reality War” but wasn’t really seen much in the episode. Originally, the plan was to end on a party scene with Gatwa presumably continuing on with the role. Photos from said party scene were released by Disney+ but the scene n…

Carole Ann Ford Reveals How Doctor Who: The Reality War Originally Ended and Susan Returned

Carole Ann Ford has revealed details of the original ending of The Reality War, the latest Doctor Who finale, which would’ve welcomed back her character, Susan. Susan, the Doctor’s granddaughter, appeared briefly in The Interstellar Song Contest, but after reshoots for the Series 15 finale, her scene wasn’t followed up. Now, Ford has explained: “You didn’t see the episode which was to sort of introduce my coming back, where I was holding hands …

Here's What Carole Ann Ford's Doctor Who Return Originally Meant

At this point, talking about all the things that are controversial, or kind of bad, or just downright weird about the Doctor Who season 15 finale kind of feels like beating a dead horse. “The Reality War” is just not a great episode. It’s fully apparent that the ending we got wasn’t the ending Russell T. Davies initially set out to write, and it certainly seems as though Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor wasn’t originally meant to regenerate quite this early…