10 Worst Doctor Who Moments Of 2024
1. Ruby’s Resolution
The mystery of Ruby Sunday’s parentage propelled us through Season 1, with plenty of interesting developments along the way.
The night of her birth was revisited, snow appeared whenever it was mentioned, and her mother even pointed dramatically! In addition, Ruby was described as “very wrong” by Maestro, a connection to “The One Who Waits” was teased, and Carol of the Bells was implied to have greater significance (beyond just sounding ominous).
It was all very intriguing, and yet the payoff was anything but.
The snow was waved away as “the memory bleeding through” (or something) and Ruby’s mum was revealed to be an ordinary woman, which simply didn't add up with all the strange supernatural clues we were given.
In a twist that nobody asked for, she was revealed to have been pointing at the Ruby Road signpost, and thus “naming” her daughter. And to top it all off, that road sign wasn’t even there in the original version of the scene in The Church on Ruby Road! It’s almost like someone was just making it up as they went along.
No other Doctor Who moment this year created as much discourse and disagreement, and while there could still be further explanations in Season 2, it'll take a lot to change people's minds on this one.