Doctor Who’s new companion is going to keep him on his toes

Doctor Whoâs shapeshifting Time Lord almost always has a plan when they encounter new threats from beyond the stars. And the Doctorâs companions can usually count on them to pull a convoluted, crisis-averting trick out of their sleeves whenever things get too hairy. In the past, the Doctor has often been presented as more of […]

Apr 11, 2025 - 14:03

Doctor Who’s new companion is going to keep him on his toes

A woman nurse in blue scrubs standing back to back with a smiling man in a red plaid coat.

Doctor Whoâs shapeshifting Time Lord almost always has a plan when they encounter new threats from beyond the stars. And the Doctorâs companions can usually count on them to pull a convoluted, crisis-averting trick out of their sleeves whenever things get too hairy. In the past, the Doctor has often been presented as more of an eccentric leader whose human friends need them to take charge in dangerous situations. But Doctor Whoâs latest season is poised to switch things up by pairing the Doctor with someone who already knows a thing or two about staying levelheaded in times of crisis.

Though Ruby Sunday â the mysterious keyboardist played by Millie Gibson â will still be part of Doctor Whoâs upcoming season, that dynamic is going to be complicated by the arrival of a new companion. Like many of the Doctorâs previous traveling partners, Belinda Chandra (Andor alum Varada Sethu) is an ordinary woman who isnât clued in to the extraterrestrial happenings constantly popping off across the planet. Sheâs an overworked nurse who loves her job more than she loathes her aggravating roommates.

Because thereâs always a doctor who needs her attention at work, Belinda does …

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