Sutekh's Empire of Death has crumbled. And with it, Ncuti Gatwa 's first season of Doctor Who (a.k.
a. Season 14 of the show that was rebooted in 2005) is in the books. While some plot threads were tied up neatly (the Susan Twist mystery; the search for Ruby Sunday's real mum), others remained teased but untied.
So since the TARDIS is no longer being dogged by the canine-headed god of death , here are the big questions that will continue to dog Whovian brains until Season 15 hits our screens — starting with another Christmas special in December 2024, then continuing with another 8 episodes in 2025. Appearing at the end of " Empire of Death " in a fetching new white fur outfit on a rooftop of snow, Mrs. Flood (Anita Dobson) warns us that the Doctor's story ends in "absolute terror.
" But how does she know? And who is she, anyway? We already knew that Mrs. Flood knows our hero (whom she called a "clever boy" when her life was restored in "Empire of Death") and his machine (which she identified as a TARDIS in the season opener, "The Church on Ruby Road." We know she died lamenting her "many plans" and that she always seems "to hide myself away.
" That latter statement seems to be the most telling. In the same episode ("Legend of Ruby Sunday"), the Doctor noted that Time Lords sometimes change faces in order to hide themselves. Could Mrs.
Flood be a Time Lady, then? A new version of Missy, or perhaps the Doctor's much-teased granddaughter Susan? The Toymaker, The Maestro and Sutek.
