Doctor Whohas never been shy about tipping a hat to other science fiction franchises.
The2014 Christmas specialLast Christmas owes a heavy debt toAlien, with its face-hugging alien parasites.
The world of comic book superheroes, particularly stories starring Superman, clearly influenced The Return of Doctor Mysterio.
Just saying… she revealed.
Is he someplace around the control panel, camouflaged among the buttons and lights?
We all know that R2 loves plugging into control panels.
The floor pattern seems like the most likely place where Howes has hidden thisStar Warsreference.
The blue box pattern around R2-D2s head would make for some fancy floor tiling, wouldnt it?
Have a look at the picture at the top of this article and compare with top of Artoos dome.
Thats one theory, anyway.
But as C-3PO has made clear time and again, R2D2 loves to annoy people.
Its a quality the droid shares with the Doctor.
Series 15 is currently in production and will reportedly introduce us toa new companion.