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I'd say give it a another try. While I personally disliked a lot of what was offered along the way, I tended to b e far more forgiving of it when rewatching it later. I think you get way more invested when you are watching it on a a weekly basis as opposed to being able to binge, or something like that.
Also, Capaldi got a very raw deal with his run. Writers spent the first season apologizing for casting an old guy, spent the middle season(s) hyping up Clara as the main character, and then somehow, finally got it all right for his season, which I highly recommend. Letting the man just be the character he was meant to be made for some amazing moments. And Bill was a solid companion, to boot.
I kinda feel the same way about Jodie, in as much as she hasn't been given anything solid to work with. It's like they've actively tried to keep her Doctor from being stressed or pressed or angry, and I don't get it, but I have at least liked some of the storytelling, even if it's not "traditional" Who writing. I'm positive she could do amazing stuff, too, if they would just let her.
'Doctor Who' star Mandip Gill talks new season, future on show
Doctor Who actress Mandip Gill declines to confirm she will be leaving with Jodie Whittaker: "It could go any which way."
Doctor Who star Mandip Gill talks new season and her future on the show post-Jodie Whittaker
Actress declines to confirm she will be leaving with Jodie Whittaker: "It could go any which way."
By Clark CollisOctober 29, 2021 at 11:57 AM EDT
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Doctor Who star Mandip Gill admits that she and costar Jodie Whittaker argued so ferociously while they shot the upcoming season of the time travel show that it freaked out new recurring cast member Jacob Anderson. But don't worry, Whovians, these "domestic arguments" were merely a sign of the two TARDIS veterans' affection for each other.
"Me and Jodie have this relationship where we're just not nice to each other," says Gill, who plays Yaz on the BBC show, opposite Whittaker's alien Doctor. "I don't know how we've developed it but it's really fun. We were setting up yesterday, we did a rehearsal, and one of us, I'm still going to say I was in the right obviously, but one of us did it wrong and we just had a mini-domestic and the whole crew just watched, because that's just what we do. We're always taking the mick out of each other and it really makes Jacob feel uncomfortable, because he's so sweet. He's like, 'The way you speak to each other, it's just not nice.'"
Gill talks about the upcoming season, the announcement that former Doctor Who executive producer Russell T. Davies is returning to the show, and her own future on the series, below.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What can you tell us about the new season?
MANDIP GILL: It is a really exciting series. It's very ambitious. It's bigger than it has been. Prosthetics are next level. We couldn't go anywhere because of COVID, so we've had the most brilliant set designs made. Guest actors, I've had the time of my life, because they've actually been in more than one episode this year. There's lots of through lines with stories which meant that characters could stay. We've got Kevin McNally, Jacob Anderson, Rochenda (Sandall), who I've actually worked with before, Craig Parkinson. As characters, we've been able to create better relationships, more intense relationships, that haven't had to be rounded up in one episode. I've been able to explore Yaz with all these other people in space aside from the Doctor and monsters. And then explore relationships with people like John (Bishop), whose character's from Liverpool. So for me as an actor it's been a really exciting year, restrictions aside.
Mandip Gill and John Bishop on 'Doctor Who'
| CREDIT: BEN BLACKALL/BBC STUDIOS/BBC AMERICA
Tell me about working with John Bishop.
He's been good fun. There's been no egos. He came on and we set off on the TARDIS one of his first days and he was like, "How far do we go? Do we rock quite big?" We had a laugh because, to me, I've been doing this for so long, I didn't even think that someone has to question [that], which is obviously what I did when I started. You go, "Oh yeah, you won't know that we jerk when this sets off, you won't know where we hold onto or what bits we're not allowed to touch." John just asks: "How big is this monster? How do we do this?"
Many people in America will be unaware of how famous he is in the UK.
I'll be honest, I don't think I realized how famous John Bishop was until we went for a walk after work. From the minute we left the building, for 30 minutes one way, 30 minutes back, it was just non-stop people asking John for pictures. I actually texted Jodie and went, "John's really famous!" It blew my mind.
Mandip Gill as Yasmin Khan, John Bishop as Dan, and Jodie Whittaker as The Doctor on 'Doctor Who'
| CREDIT: JAMES PARDON/BBC STUDIOS/BBC AMERICA
Jodie and Chris Chibnall (Doctor Who executive producer) recently revealed that they had long ago decided to leave the show after three seasons. But Jodie told me there were moments filming the season when she had second thoughts. Were you aware of that at all?
They were very honest with the conversations from when we started about their plans. So that was what we were working towards. Obviously, I knew Jodie was saying, "Aw, should I, shouldn't I?" I don't know how far she went into the conversations of, should I stay? But it was never anything that was conscious to me.
Presumably Jodie's departure means that you'll be leaving too? Can you confirm that?
Well, one, I can't confirm it but, two, there's just no rules to this. Companions do stay on thereafter. We still haven't finished filming these episodes, it could go any which way. The audience are really good at going, oh, it's a whole new cast and new companions and they're onboard with that. And they're also amazing at going, oh yeah, that's a companion from the last Doctor, that also makes sense. So who knows? But just know that I've had the most amazing time.
It was recently announced that former executive producer Russell T. Davies (who was responsible for reviving the show in 2005) is coming back. What was the reaction to that in the corridors of Doctor Who?
It's really exciting. Russell T. Davies is the reason it came back so that's exciting for everyone. Him and Chris Chibnall are really good friends. But also for me, on a personal level, it's really like [exhales deeply] just to know it's carrying on. People want this show. So for everyone, me included, this is going on for years. Doctor Who is carrying on for years, and that's actually all anybody really wants. But also we've got a year of really exciting things to happen before that even comes.
The new season of Doctor Who premieres Sunday. Watch it on HBO MAX, Philo, BBC America (via cable/satellite provider), and more options, and watch the trailer for it above.
Jodie Whittaker was tempted to stay on 'Doctor Who' longer
Actress Jodie Whittaker is departing 'Doctor Who' after its upcoming season and three specials, but she was tempted to stay on the show longer.
Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker on her final season and why she was tempted to stay on the show longer
"I want people to know that I really did fully throw myself into it and give it all I've got."
By Clark CollisOctober 28, 2021 at 12:00 PM EDT
When the BBC announced earlier this year that Jodie Whittaker would leave Doctor Who after the upcoming season and three subsequent specials, showrunner Chris Chibnall revealed that he and his star had made a "three series and out" pact when they started working together on the show. But Whittaker tells EW it was an agreement she thought about breaking once she began shooting its third season, which premieres Oct. 31.
"There was a point where I was definitely like, 'Uhh, I don't know,'" says the actress. "We started this [season] and I was like, 'I don't know if I'm going to be able to commit to this decision.' Wonderfully, going into it, it didn't feel like either of us were being held to our own conversation. It was still very much, between me and him, a very active conversation."
She continues, "But at the point when you're filming and you go, 'Right, what are we doing?,' there was just something about it that was like, 'I think it is the right time.' I know at some point there will be another Doctor, and I feel I can wholeheartedly give them this, through tears, and go, 'Aww, mate, you lucky f---er, you are being given an absolute pearl.' I want people to know that I really did fully throw myself into it and give it all I've got so that I've not shortchanged anyone."
Below, Whittaker talks more about her upcoming final season, how she'll deal with departing the TARDIS, and whether she would consider reprising her role from Attack the Block in its proposed sequel.
'Doctor Who' star Jodie Whittaker
| CREDIT: GARY GERSHOFF/GETTY IMAGES
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: It's definitely unprofessional to say this, but when I told my girlfriend I was interviewing you about your last season on Doctor Who, she said, "Well, try not to cry."
JODIE WHITTAKER: I understand, mate. I'm a mess. I've had tears all week this week. Obviously, without giving any spoilers, there's been quite a few big people wrapping.
Where are you with regards to shooting? Because you have this season and then the three specials.
I'm probably not allowed to tell you. We are at the point where I am towards the end of my shooting. It's much better for me being interviewed now, because if it was after we'd wrapped, I'd be an absolute mess. I'm not going to cope very well.
I'm sad that you're leaving because I think you've been a great Doctor but also because now I have to try to ingratiate myself with whomever they cast in your place.
I know. I mean, how am I going to cope with being old news? [Laughs]
Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor on 'Doctor Who'
| CREDIT: JAMES PARDON/BBC STUDIOS/BBC AMERICA
Well, if you look at the career of the people who have played the modern Doctors, they've done pretty well after leaving the show.
Everyone's said it to me, but this is the gift that keeps on giving. This job's never taken away from you. It's not like David [Tennant] is not the Doctor. He is! You're not kicked out of the family — the family just grows. You know, for some fans it will be an absolute "Thank god for that!" [But] I've had enough lovely interactions and been sent enough wonderful little memes to say that, "Oh, my feeling of sadness is shared." It's overwhelming because I don't know life outside of it. I was announced and then I started playing the Doctor really soon. I feel really bereft about it if I'm honest. It feels like the right decision, but also like you're punching yourself in the face to make the decision.
I understand. Well, I do have some questions I should shoot at you…
I've basically treated the first half of this like a therapy session!
And that's totally fine. What can you tell us about the new season?
What's been really vital to me is that I saw this journey out, side by side, with my sister from another mister. The joy I have had going into work every day with Mandip [Gill], and [having] Yaz and the Doctor still on this crazy adventure together, has been wonderful. We are going into a serial and, for both me and her, that's not our experience on Doctor Who. Obviously we've had story arcs, but this feels like we're in this huge film.
The break points are going to be fascinating to me because, now that I've shot it, it's all a bit of a blur and I can't quite work out which episode is which. It's like the massive stone in Indiana Jones where he's being chased. For Yaz, it's been a brilliant confidence builder to sometimes lead or go in different directions. But then we've had this wonderful injection of another family member, John Bishop [who plays Dan]. I was absolutely blown away that he wanted to come and be in Doctor Who with us. He came in with the biggest, most open-hearted attitude and has thrown himself in it, and it's been a right laugh.
Mandip Gill, Jodie Whittaker, and John Bishop on 'Doctor Who' season 13
| CREDIT: JAMES PARDON/BBC STUDIOS/BBC AMERICA
Have you read your last scene as the Doctor?
[Pause] Yeah. [Laughs] I'm not telling you anything else!
Okay, but what was that experience like?
It was inevitable in the sense that I knew at some point I would read my final scene. But not until you do, do you appreciate what you're going to lose. I'm going to be awful. Whenever my last day is, I'm going to be awful, because I just love it so much, and I love everyone, and I love being a part of it. The wonderful thing [is] there are so many episodes [to] come out over an extended period. I'm [still] the Doctor for such a long time. I will be the Doctor for a long time, thank God.
Do you know what you're doing next? Are you aware there are plans afoot to make Attack the Block 2?
Of course I'm aware! [Laughs] I'm very aware. I will be fully stalking Joe Cornish for that [even if I'm] an SA [supporting artist] in the background. But I read it like everyone else and went, "Whaaat? Yes, how exciting, what a great idea." I don't know what I'm doing next, but this isn't over, and [publicity] goes on for a while after. So this is still very much my year. My head couldn't just go into something else yet. I'm rubbish at change. [Laughs]
Me too. Like I said, now I have to be nice to somebody else.
You need to embrace change a bit better if you're a Doctor Who fan!
The new season of Doctor Who premieres Oct. 31. Watch it on HBO MAX, Philo, BBC America (Via Cable/Satellite Provider), and more options, and watch the trailer for it above.
Watch Hugh Grant play the famous Time Lord in a 'Doctor Who' charity sketch
Never mind the Doctor Who rumors! Remembering the time Hugh Grant played the famous Time Lord in a charity skit
Watch Hugh Grant play the famous Time Lord in a 'Doctor Who' charity sketch
Never mind the Doctor Who rumors! Remembering the time Hugh Grant played the famous Time Lord in a charity skitew.com
Please no.
Have they picked her successor yet?
Said he(or she
) will be announced in "the coming weeks"..supposedly by Russell T Davies himself
I haven't seen the show that he's from, but everybody I know that knows who he is seems really excited about it. Also, I gave up on doubting this particular piece of casting a long while ago. Regardless of their backgrounds, I assume the casting staff saw something they deemed interesting in the actor, and it usually works out.
Ncuti Gatwa cast as new star of 'Doctor Who'
'Sex Education' actor Ncuti Gatwa to replace Jodie Whittaker as star of 'Doctor Who'
Guaranteed, the ratings for the black Dr. Who will be lower than the woman Dr. Who. The only people more racist than American cacs are British cacs.
I think if they time this right?
Especially with Wakanda Forever coming?
I would take that bet.
Cause from the response on the internet?
Oh we all watching this.
F*ck the other side
lolnot sure either but if i were to take a wild guess....
Well RTD personally helped select the actor himself,sonot sure either but if i were to take a wild guess....
As for who will be his companion,of course itll probably be a CAC chick
New 'Doctor Who' star struggled to keep casting news a secret
Ncuti Gatwa says it was hard to keep Doctor Who casting news under wraps: 'I've got a very big mouth'
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The showrunner shared some details on the new Doctor's casting.
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David Tennant and Catherine Tate are returning to Doctor Who
They’ll reprise their roles as part of the BBC show’s 60th anniversary
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RTD doubling down w/ the gay agenda it seems..not only is the new Doctor suspect,his new companion will be a tranny 
Well RTD personally helped select the actor himself,so
As for who will be his companion,of course itll probably be a CAC chick
RTD doubling down w/ the gay agenda it seems..not only is the new Doctor suspect,his new companion will be a tranny
i was literally just about to say that
God-Of-War-420
Mr. Pool
You know he's gay right? Lol also if you saw the original rtd run it shouldn't come as a surprise. This is the man who gave us captain jack harkenss.RTD doubling down w/ the gay agenda it seems..not only is the new Doctor suspect,his new companion will be a tranny