Doctor Who Series 12: 10 Huge Questions After Fugitive Of The Judoon
1. Who Is The Lone Cyberman And What Does He Want?
Captain Jack’s cryptic message about the Cybermen will soon be coming into play. The series 12 trailer included shots of a single, battle torn and rusty Cyberman. Jack’s quick description of the race’s current state of play is that they are an empire in ruins – finally brought down to nothing. But he also warns that could all change. A mysterious alliance has sent something back in time to stop the Cybermen from rising up again.
We don’t know who this alliance is, or what exactly it is that they have sent, but it could well be the lone Cyberman himself. Is he supposed to be a reformed figure, a deserter? It wouldn’t be the first time the Doctor has listened to a Cyberman, or that one has broken free of its conditioning. Danny Pink and Handles come to mind. Perhaps the Cyberman wants a mercy killing.
When Graham passes on the message from Captain Jack, notice the Doctor’s reaction to hearing that the Cybermen are in ruins, something has clicked there for sure, and it can’t be a coincidence that a similar fate has apparently befallen the Time Lords. Could the Doctor be tempted to use this Cyberman to bring her people back, is the fate of Gallifrey about to cloud her judgement?
The Doctor might listen to the lone Cyberman if he attempts to manipulate her with stories about the Time Lords’ survival. What if the Doctor is led to believe that the mysterious Kasaavin are in fact the Time Lords in hiding? She finds a way to bring them into this universe, only to discover she has instead freed the Cybermen.
Whatever happens, it’s going to be a bumpy ride, and Chibnall has promised the return of an army of Cybermen, more ferocious than ever.