US EditionWho Is the Mysterious Woman in the Doctor's 'The Interstellar Song Contest' Visions?
- In the Doctor Who episode 'The Interstellar Song Contest,' airing in 2025, the Doctor experiences visions of Susan Foreman, his granddaughter, who urges him to stop and find her.
- These visions connect to the show's long-standing mystery about Susan, who left the TARDIS in 1964, with uncertainty about her current fate after decades of sparse references.
- The episode also features Kid, from an oppressed race driven to terrorism after a corporation destroyed their home planet, who plans to kill three trillion people, provoking the Doctor's violent response.
- Susan's repeated appearances in the Doctor's mind prevent him from exacting revenge on Kid, as she addresses him as 'Grandfather' and implores him to 'Go back' and 'Stop,' highlighting her role as his conscience.
- Susan's return after 62 years marks a significant moment in the series, suggesting a potential revival of her storyline and impacting the Doctor's actions in the current season.
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62 Years Later, The Longest-Running Sci-Fi Show Is About To Solve Its Oldest Mystery
Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix/Getty ImagesIn the first episode of Doctor Who, way back on November 23, 1963, the first Time Lord character we meet is not the Doctor. Instead, perhaps the most underrated Time Lord (or Time Lady) in all of Who history is the Doctor’s granddaughter, and very first companion, Susan Foreman. Played by the brilliant Carole Ann Ford — who had already starred in the sci-fi hit Day of the Triffids in 1962 — Susan was the audience …
REVIEW: Doctor Who The Interstellar Song Contest Falls Flat and Lacks Depth
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek’s network of contributors When you heard that this season of Doctor Who was to have an episode that heavily parodied Eurovision set to air on the same day as Eurovision, you were probably either at peak excitement or the depths of dread, depending on how you feel about the annual song contest. As it happens, I quite like Eurovision, but even I felt that the overwhelming worship of the event this episod…
Legendary Doctor Who companion finally returns after more than 40 years
Warning: Major spoilers ahead for Doctor Who episode The Interstellar Song Contest.There aren't many people who could steal the show in a Eurovision-inspired Doctor Who episode set 900 years in the future.But Doctor Who's first ever companion returning after more than 40 years away? That'll do it!Yes, Carole Ann Ford, AKA Susan Foreman, the Doctor's granddaughter who joined William Hartnell in the TARDIS in Doctor Who's first ever episodes, made…
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