10 Doctor Who Endings That Get Worse The More You Think About Them

They say that time heals all wounds, but there hasn’t been nearly enough time to take the sting off this one.

It’s always sad when we have to say goodbye to a Doctor actor. As the beating hearts of the show, they define their eras and there’s always that level of uncertainty about who will take their place. But it’s also usually a bittersweet goodbye, as they have completed their arcs, and walk off into that yellow glowy sunset with a big heartfelt farewell.

Except this one, which was a last-minute rushjob after Ncuti Gatwa decided to leave the role after production of the episode had already been completed.

Nobody’s really to blame here because it was a difficult situation and everyone did what they thought was best, but that doesn’t stop it being frustrating. Just as it felt like Gatwa was really coming into his own as the Fifteenth Doctor… he was gone! Plus with Season 2 improving on Season 1 there was also reason to hope that Season 3 would be even better, so to have that snatched away leaves a bitter taste in the mouth.

This is less about the actual content of the ending itself, and more about what could have been. The more you think about it, the path to Season 3 and a natural exit for the Fifteenth Doctor would certainly have been preferable to a curtailed era and an 18-month wait for the next episode.