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Never seen a TARDIS before?
It comes at the end of this years Christmas special, The Church on Ruby Road, from Mrs.
Flood (Anita Dobson), the elderly neighbor of new companion Ruby Sunday.
But its not just Mrs. Floods fourth-wall breaking that raises questions.
From those three brief scenes alone, its clear that Mrs.
Flood is more than she initially seems.
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The three 60th anniversary specials already teased a larger threat at work.
In The Star Beast, a defeated Beep the Meep warned about a greater threat to come.
And that episode also ended with a female-presenting hand stealingthe gold tooth that contained the Master.
Flood really is and how she fits into the whole thing.
Lets run through some theories, shall we?
At this point, we havent seen enough of Mrs.
Flood to match her to the Ranis usual tricks.
Flood as arch as the late, great Kate OMara played the Rani.
And yet, the Rani remains on our minds.
However, as much as fans might call for Susans NuWho return, the Doctors granddaughter remains absent.
At the risk of summoning Goblins, Id call that quite a big coincidence!
One of the more recent fourth-wall breaks occurred in series nine.
The name of that episode?
So we have to ask: is Mrs.
Flood another version of the Doctor?
Flood could be another version of the Doctor we havent seen before.
It would explain how she knows all about the TARDIS.
And since were on the topic of fan theories that always pop up, what if Mrs. ## Is Mrs.
Flood Related to Amy Pond and River Song?
Another fun theory links Mrs.
Flood to the Eleventh Doctors main companion Amy Pond and River Song, the Doctors wife.
Pond, River, and Flood all names with a nautical theme.
Coincidence or a clue?
Did RTD purposely name his latest mystery character Flood to tease a connection to Amy and River?
Could she be related to them?
But wait, you might say, the timeline doesnt add up!
Flood is an elderly woman, a bit older than Amy and River were when we last saw them.
Well, what if shes Amy Ponds daughter bornafterthe Doctors former companion got stuck in the year 1938?
That wouldve been 85 years ago.
Flood was born somewhere between that gap in time.
Besides, things rarely happen linearly when it comes to the Ponds.
In fact, in Rivers case, they always happen completely out of order.
Flood be the result of more timey wimey Pond shenanigans?
The Monk/The Nun
Alright, this one goes deep, so get ready.
The Monk also goes by The Time Meddler, named after his modus operandi.
Stranger things have happened.
Given the interest Mrs. She could just be a regular person who has been altered by time-shifting events of the episode.
Flood drops her packages in shock at the TARDIS.
Flood reveals she knows a lot more about the TARDIS than she did earlier in the episode.
The Doctor has always maintained that time travel has consequences, even very small ones.
Flood just a regular person whose knowledge has been altered somewhat by the Goblins and the Doctor rewriting history?
That explanation is less exciting than any of the others, but it might be the easiest to digest.
Then again, since when hasDoctor Whoever taken the easy road?
Doctor Whoseries 14/season 1 will air on the BBC in the UK and Disney+ everywhere else in May 2024.
Check out the trailer for the new serieshere.
