Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor Who Return Can Finally Fix 1 Big Problem From Her Regeneration
Summary
- Jodie Whittaker returns to Doctor Who through Big Finish audio dramas, offering a chance to fix unresolved storylines from her on-screen adventures.
- Thirteen & Yaz’s teased romance was left unresolved in Whittaker’s tenure, but the audio dramas can provide closure and rewrite their dynamic.
- Big Finish has a history of finishing unfinished Doctor Who stories, giving actors a second chance to rewrite their characters’ endings.
After saying goodbye to her iconic Doctor Who character in 2022’s “The Power of the Doctor”, Jodie Whittaker has finally signed on to return to the show through the Big Finish audio dramas. This exciting news will be a perfect opportunity for the writers to fix some of the issues that arose during the actress’ final on-screen adventure, during which the Doctor was killed by the Master and subsequently regenerated. Jodie Whittaker was among several actors to play Doctor Who’s protagonist, and while her tenure on the show featured some great episodes, there are some areas that should be rewritten.
Bringing Whittaker back for a series of Big Finish audio dramas is an extremely smart decision that allows the crew to rewrite parts of her story without retconning anything in the show. Many of the Doctor Who writers also work with Big Finish, so there’s bound to be some continuity between her on-screen adventures and the new ones written exclusively for the audio stories. Naturally, these dramas will need to take place before Whittaker regenerates into David Tennant’s 14th Doctor, but there’s plenty of unused space in the timeline to make it work.
Doctor Who Never Properly Paid Off Thirteen & Yaz’s Teased Romance
The Hints Never Resulted In Anything
One of the most common criticisms that arose about Whittaker’s tenure on Doctor Who is the show’s inability to pay off the romance that’s teased between the Doctor and her companion Yasmin Khan. From the beginning of their time together in the TARDIS, Thirteen and Yaz have a palpable chemistry that’s even remarked upon by the other characters, leading many audiences to assume that their relationship will turn romantic at some point. But despite all the teases and clues, by the end of “The Power of the Doctor”, the pair merely say goodbye and nothing further happens.
Although Thirteen and Yaz’s relationship didn’t come out of nowhere, it certainly didn’t feel like there was an end vision for the two characters by the time the finale rolled around. There had been hints and glimpses of something romantic, but to have that evolve into a full romance would have admittedly felt rushed. The show has often avoided having romances between the Doctor and their companions, even when the chemistry and emotions are all there. But Doctor Who has already proved that it’s possible with Ten and Rose, who are still remembered as an ideal couple today.