'Empire of Death' changed 'Doctor Who' history — here's what you mighta missed
Ruby Sunday talks to the Doctor, who has a whistle around his neck.
The history of Doctor Who was forever changed by the season finale episode "Empire of Death" — but not in the way we were expecting.
Despite inspiring a flurry of fan theories about Ruby Sunday's mum (could it be Rose?), showrunner Russell T Davies simply gave us the statistically most likely answer.
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But from that point onwards, we now know, Sutekh was wrapped around the TARDIS, "staring into eternity and slowly evolving into my godhood."
That's right — every single Doctor Who story from "Pyramids of Mars" to "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" has been irrevocably changed, because each one now contains secret Sutekh.
The Sutekh-on-the-TARDIS era now starts with "The Android Invasion" (1975) and continues for an astonishing 231 more TV stories