Doctor Who fans have praised the ‘electrifying chemistry’ between Ncuti Gatwa and Jonathan Groff after the series aired its first same-sex kiss during Saturday’s show.
The sixth episode of the series adopted a historical theme, with the Doctor (Ncuti) and his companion Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) taking a trip to 1813.
While attending a ball in Bath, England, the duo cross paths with a handsome bounty hunter named Rogue (Jonathan) while trying to track down the shape-shifting Chuldurs who are murdering the guests.
For starters, both the Doctor and the Rogue accuse each other of being the murderer after realizing that neither of them are from the Regency Era or Earth.
After convincing the bounty hunter that he is actually a Time Lord from Gallifrey, the two work together to find the Chuldur.
Doctor Who fans have praised the ‘electrifying chemistry’ between Ncuti Gatwa and Jonathan Groff after the series aired its first same-sex kiss during Saturday’s show.
The sixth episode of the series adopted a historical theme, with the Doctor (Ncuti) and his companion Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) taking a trip to 1813.
As the episode progresses, the couple flirts and surprises the guests with same-sex ballroom dancing, and initially decide to create a scandal to unearth the Chuldur.
Her plan involves Rogue getting down on one knee and ‘proposing’ to the Doctor, after he exclaims, ‘Tell me what your heart wants or I’ll turn my back on you forever.’
In the final moments, the trio discover that they are not just searching for a killer but an entire family of Chuldurs, but unfortunately both the Doctor and Rogue realize this when it is too late for Ruby.
The emotional last scene saw the Doctor crying as he struggled with the idea of sacrificing his best friend Ruby to save the world.
“Can you lose your friend to save the world?” Rogue asked the Doctor as Ruby stood with the Chuldurs inside a tri-form.
‘Doctor! Press send!’ the Scream.
The Doctor replied: ‘I can’t. It will send Ruby straight to hell!
In a turn of events, Rogue sacrificed himself, pushing Ruby out of the way, replacing her with himself in the tri-form, but not before giving the Doctor a kiss first.
“Find me,” Rogue whispered before disappearing into the void.
While attending a ball, the duo cross paths with a handsome bounty hunter named Rogue (Jonathan) while trying to track down the Chuldurs who are murdering the guests.
The emotional last scene saw the Doctor crying as he struggled with the idea of sacrificing his best friend Ruby to save the world.
In a turn of events, Rogue sacrificed himself, pushing Ruby out of the way, replacing her with himself in the tri-form, but not before giving the Doctor a kiss first.
Following the episode, fans shared their joy on social media, with one posting on , Choreographed battle of wits, charm and sexual tension.
Others agreed: ‘Okay, I’m going to need Rogue to come back because I really need to see him and the doctor more, their chemistry is great and their connection is undeniable’; ‘Well, that was just wonderful! So clever! I hope we see more of Rogue. Great chemistry.’
‘I loved ‘Rogue’ #DoctorWho and please can we see Jonathan Groff again soon?’; ‘I NEED Rogue to be a recurring character on Doctor Who!’; ‘I would love, love, love to see Jonathan Groff here again.’; ‘Getting the right vibes from Rogue’s Captain Jack Harkness. The Doctor is in love.’
Ncuti, the first queer Doctor Who and the first black Time Lord of a full series.
Others have included Victorian married couple Jenny Flint and Madame Vastra (Catrin Stewart and Neve McIntosh), trans woman Yasmin Finney as Rose Noble, and Torchwood’s Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), who was the first openly non-heterosexual character in the franchise. .
Ncuti told Variety: “I feel like anyone who has a problem with someone who isn’t a straight white man playing this character isn’t really a true fan of the show.” You haven’t been looking!
‘Because the show is about regeneration and the Doctor is an alien, why would they only choose to be this type of person?’
Fans shared their joy with a post on X: “Rogue, the episode’s title track, delivers electrifying chemistry as Jonathan Groff and Ncuti Gatwa bounce off each other.”
Showrunner Russell T Davies echoed the actor’s thoughts: “They weren’t exactly the straightest men of the past.
“You’re talking about someone who has a lightness and a joy that, to me, sounds like a strange energy.
“He rarely drives the story vehemently, but you will see moments exploring it. We will not hand over a castrated doctor.