Doctor Who: 9 Major Questions From The Series 9 Trailer

4. Is The Zygon Osgood?

One of the saddest moments from the series 8 finale was a death. Not of Danny Pink, but of Osgood, a fangirl of The Doctor and an on-screen representation of much of the show€™s audience, who was coldly murdered by Missy.

Moffat, however, has since stated that Osgood will be coming back from the dead, leading to the rather obvious question: how?

The show isn€™t afraid to play around with the rules of death, and there could be some sort of timey-wimey get-out clause in order to bring the character back, but an alternative solution relates to the Zygons.

They replicated her back in her very first appearance (The Day of the Doctor) and are confirmed to be in the series, as evidenced in the trailer. Is The Moff leading us down a rather tricky garden path, with €˜Osgood€™ technically returning as a Zygon? Or could it be that it was a Zygon all along who was killed by Missy, hence Osgood still being alive and well?

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