Ever since we first met companion Ruby Sunday (played by the brilliant Millie Gibson) one big question has been left lingering - who is her biological mother? It’s a subject that has come up time and time again throughout this season, growing more critical with every passing episode. Why does it snow around Ruby? Why does her mom seemingly point to the Doctor? Why is the villainous so invested in discovering her identity too? Finally, after months of speculation, all was revealed during the season’s suitably epic finale ' ', as the team at UNIT managed to trace Ruby’s DNA. But we weren’t met with images of River Song, Rose Tyler, The Trickster, or even Davros (yes, that really was a fan theory too) - instead a face we had never seen before appeared on screen.
Ruby’s mother is an ordinary woman named Louise Alison Miller. It’s a revelation that nobody saw coming and one that has left fans divided, with many criticizing it for being disappointing and anticlimactic. However, for me, it was perfection, bringing Ruby’s story to an emotional conclusion whilst delivering a beautiful message to audiences.
'The chosen one' The idea of ‘the chosen one’ is of course nothing new to the world of television, being a long-running trope we have seen countless times before across various mediums. Luke Skywalker, Neo, Frodo, John Connor, Harry Potter - the list really is endless with Ruby Sunday being the latest name to join it. But here showrunner Russell T Davies cleverly t.
