Doctor Who The 2024 Christmas special included a reference to a former companion and highlights how underused she was during her time on the show. Doctor Who may have started in 1963, but the modern version of the show has only been on air since 2005. In that time, the show has seen six different actors play the role of the Doctor commanding the TARDIS, with various companions joining them for adventures through time and in space. While many of these companions left lasting impressions on the Doctor and became like family to him during his travels, some companions became…
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Henry Cavill Superman was one of the most beloved iterations of the character in recent history, so it might be worth bringing him back in an Elseworlds story, but potentially not in the way people would expect. With the dawn of UDC there were some very unfortunate victims when the DCEU was wrapped up. Since 2013, Cavill has paved the way for the DC franchise with his debut in Man of Steel. And despite his surprise return in Black AdamThe DCEU was officially made redundant when James Gunn was hired to lead DC Studios in a new direction. Although Cavill…
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The Valeyard is one of the most confusing characters in the history of Doctor Who but an unused Third Doctor story would have made everything much simpler. With a show that has been on the air for over 60 years, the show's canon is bound to get confusing at times. But add to that time period a time-traveling regenerating alien who has access to all of time and space, and it becomes a certainty. Throughout the show's history, many forms of the Doctor have come and gone, with a limited number becoming canon versions of the Doctor. However, the classic…