Doctor Who Flux: 10 Huge Questions After War Of The Sontarans
9. Why Does The Doctor See A Spooky House?
Before the Doctor wakes up and
realises where she is, she sees a black and white vision of what looks like a
derelict mansion, complete with various towers. Since it doesn’t relate to the
rest of the episode, it will no doubt be of great significance further down the
line. But do we have any potential clues as to the location?
The floating shape is somewhat reminiscent of the ruined citadel on Gallifrey (as first shown to the Doctor by the Master). It could, therefore, be part of another story constructed inside the Matrix (like the life of Brendan). That would make the house a fictionalised version of a real place.
If on the other hand it isn’t make-belief, could the house be a clue to the Doctor’s true origins before Gallifrey? Whatever the place is, the Doctor is drawn towards it, as if the building is calling her.
Is Swarm responsible for the hallucination? He’s already communicated with the Doctor through a series of telepathically induced visions, but this time there is no accompanying commentary and it would be odd for him not to be drawing attention to himself and their rivalry.
We might even have to wait until after the Flux for this one to be revisited. With the Doctor fearing she is about to see the end of the universe, this could be tied up with her regeneration story - a premonition about her final moments. Could that rickety old building be the 13th Doctor’s Trenzalore?