Doctor Who Series 11: 10 Big Questions We Are Asking After 'Rosa'
4. Are Yaz And Ryan Going To Be An Item?
One of the great strengths of the new series is the extended TARDIS family and the opportunities it brings to add to the dialogue, with some interesting dynamics developing between them all. We saw a little more of Ryan’s gradual journey towards accepting Graham as his granddad, particularly in the fishing scene. But pleasingly, this episode gave us a chance to see some more of Yaz and Ryan alone together.
Whilst hiding from the police officer, they reflect on how racism has affected their lives. It brings them closer together as friends, knowing that they both had parents who felt they had to warn them not to give people cause to racially abuse them. They can see that Rosa’s struggles were not in vain and that the world is better as a result, but they also know from bitter personal experiences that it’s far from being perfect.
In another scene Yaz responds positively to Ryan suggesting that a school acquaintance was punching above his weight in dating her. It’s the biggest clue yet that Chibnall may be writing them into a couple in the making. The reacquainted friends dynamic works well as it is and such a shift, bringing it more in line with what we’ve become used to (Rose and Mickey, Amy and Rory, Clara and Danny Pink) could be a very bad move.