New season. New Companion.
The Doctor and Nardole seem to be on a new mission involving some mysterious vault. What it is isn't exactly clear, but I assume it will be the arc story of this season. Time will tell.
The Doctor has infiltrated a university as a college professor and he meets a young woman named 'Bill'. They seem to have a mutual fascination for each other, and no, I don't mean a romantic one. She's more interested in another girl named Heather, but Heather doesn't seem to like her that much back.
But since this is Doctor Who, it's not about soapy romance. Enter: a mysterious puddle of water. Or it seems to be. Heather discovers it and she finds that the way it reflects her just doesn't seem right. It seems too perfect. She tries to convince Bill, but initially Bill doesn't see it too.
Later on Bill has another encounter with Heather and the puddle. Heather promises she won't go away, but when Bill reaches her position she is gone! We as viewers know that something mysterious is lurking in the 'puddle' and that in all likelihood 'it' has something to do with Heather's disappearance. Annoyed Bill goes back to her place and thinks someone is at home in the bathroom. Shortly after she can't find someone (human) there, Heather shoes up. In the form of a some water creature. Immediately I had to think of the Waters of Mars episode. I started to speculate there was a connection with those beings. But I was wrong!
Freaked out Bill runs to the Doctor and he offers her protection. His TARDIS is in his office and Bill at first thinks it might be a fancy kitchen on the inside! As the Doctor moves the TARDIS through space Bill finds out there's more to it. When they reach Australia it turns out 'Heather' is able to follow them there. Next stop is to the other side of the universe and millions of years into the future. Again 'Heather' is able to follow them! In the end the Doctor tries something different. A meeting with his arch enemies the Daleks. His companion Nardole is not too pleased but has little choice in the matter. After a short confrontation it turns out 'Heather' has morphed into a Dalek but the eye of the Dalek is very much like Heather's eye. Morphing back to 'Heather' they discover that the reason why Bill is being chased is the promise Heather made her. That she wouldn't leave without Bill. All Bill has to do is to release 'Heather' from that promise. That 'Heather' (the pilot) can go on without the passenger (Bill). They touch one final moment and Bill's mind is flooded with images of time and space. Bill breaks contact and 'Heather' leaves. Alone. Fascinating new life form! Back at the university the Doctor wants to erase Bill's memories of what happened and Bill guesses what he wants to do. She seems to have a keen instinct for these things. She wants to keep her memories, which is very understandable. The Doctor caves when confronted with the thought of losing memories like that himself. As Bill leaves he stares at pictures of his grand daughter Susan and his wife River. The Doctor seems to feel what they would have said and even the TARDIS itself seems to chip in. Outside Bill is stopped by the Doctor. The TARDIS is out on the grounds. He invites her to be his new Companion.
Loved the story! I think that Pearl Mackie as Bill will be great as the new companion. On the one hand Bill seems young and naive, but she also seems to have a special instinct. I look forward to this new season! And I do hope to see 'Heather' again. Fascinating new life form. She reminds me of Ilia of Star Trek TMP when she was 'returned' by V'Ger in the form of an android.
The Doctor and Nardole seem to be on a new mission involving some mysterious vault. What it is isn't exactly clear, but I assume it will be the arc story of this season. Time will tell.
The Doctor has infiltrated a university as a college professor and he meets a young woman named 'Bill'. They seem to have a mutual fascination for each other, and no, I don't mean a romantic one. She's more interested in another girl named Heather, but Heather doesn't seem to like her that much back.
But since this is Doctor Who, it's not about soapy romance. Enter: a mysterious puddle of water. Or it seems to be. Heather discovers it and she finds that the way it reflects her just doesn't seem right. It seems too perfect. She tries to convince Bill, but initially Bill doesn't see it too.
Later on Bill has another encounter with Heather and the puddle. Heather promises she won't go away, but when Bill reaches her position she is gone! We as viewers know that something mysterious is lurking in the 'puddle' and that in all likelihood 'it' has something to do with Heather's disappearance. Annoyed Bill goes back to her place and thinks someone is at home in the bathroom. Shortly after she can't find someone (human) there, Heather shoes up. In the form of a some water creature. Immediately I had to think of the Waters of Mars episode. I started to speculate there was a connection with those beings. But I was wrong!
Freaked out Bill runs to the Doctor and he offers her protection. His TARDIS is in his office and Bill at first thinks it might be a fancy kitchen on the inside! As the Doctor moves the TARDIS through space Bill finds out there's more to it. When they reach Australia it turns out 'Heather' is able to follow them there. Next stop is to the other side of the universe and millions of years into the future. Again 'Heather' is able to follow them! In the end the Doctor tries something different. A meeting with his arch enemies the Daleks. His companion Nardole is not too pleased but has little choice in the matter. After a short confrontation it turns out 'Heather' has morphed into a Dalek but the eye of the Dalek is very much like Heather's eye. Morphing back to 'Heather' they discover that the reason why Bill is being chased is the promise Heather made her. That she wouldn't leave without Bill. All Bill has to do is to release 'Heather' from that promise. That 'Heather' (the pilot) can go on without the passenger (Bill). They touch one final moment and Bill's mind is flooded with images of time and space. Bill breaks contact and 'Heather' leaves. Alone. Fascinating new life form! Back at the university the Doctor wants to erase Bill's memories of what happened and Bill guesses what he wants to do. She seems to have a keen instinct for these things. She wants to keep her memories, which is very understandable. The Doctor caves when confronted with the thought of losing memories like that himself. As Bill leaves he stares at pictures of his grand daughter Susan and his wife River. The Doctor seems to feel what they would have said and even the TARDIS itself seems to chip in. Outside Bill is stopped by the Doctor. The TARDIS is out on the grounds. He invites her to be his new Companion.
Loved the story! I think that Pearl Mackie as Bill will be great as the new companion. On the one hand Bill seems young and naive, but she also seems to have a special instinct. I look forward to this new season! And I do hope to see 'Heather' again. Fascinating new life form. She reminds me of Ilia of Star Trek TMP when she was 'returned' by V'Ger in the form of an android.