Warning: This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for the Doctor Who 2024 Christmas special!
2024 Doctor Who The Christmas special may separate the Doctor from his new friend, Anita, but the story secretly reveals what happens to her after the end of “Joy to the World.” Over the years, the sci-fi show has become known for its incredible holiday-themed episodes, and 2024 is no exception. After a fantastic debut season, Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor returns in the Christmas special alongside a new companion following the departure of Ruby Sunday Doctor Who temporarily.
Although Nicola Coughlan's Joy was intended to be the Doctor's companion, the true companion in Doctor WhoThe 2019 Christmas special was Anita – manager of the Sandringham Hotel, where the time traveler is trapped for a year. Although the Doctor is initially wary, they develop a close relationship, spending a day talking and playing games. The montage of their “chair days” is touching, sweet, and the best scene in the entire Christmas special. The Doctor seems really heartbroken when they have to part. Happily, Doctor Who secretly reveals his fate after “Joy to the World”.
Doctor Who's Time Hotel Clue suggests Anita found her happy ending after “Joy To The World”
Anita's last name is important to her possible ending
Many stores appear inside the Time Hotel, and the most notable one is called Mr. Benn's Any Era Clothes. At first glance, the name of the store and all Doctor Who The Christmas special is a tribute to a children's TV show. Mr. is a TV show that ran from 1971 to 2005 where the main character goes to a costume store that transports him to different times and places depending on the costume he is wearing. However, the store's name could also suggest that Anita will find a happy ending. In the credits, Anita is listed as Anita Benn.
At the end of Doctor Who Christmas special, the manager of the Time Hotel invites her to be part of the team. If she is related to Mr. Benn, who owns the store, that means Anita likely found a happy ending after “Joy to the World.” She may have married Mr. Benn, owner of the store, hence the surname. It's nice to think she's found happiness after helping the Doctor learn to trust, connect and be vulnerable again.
Doctor who needs to reunite the doctor and Anita in a future episode
Doctor who should bring back Steph De Whalley as Anita in a future episode
As good as Ruby Sunday is, the chemistry between Anita and Fifteen is unlike anything viewers have ever seen. Their friendship feels more vulnerable, as if they are each other's closest confidants. It's a waste to have them on screen together for about 10 minutes. Russell T. Davies was supposed to bring Anita back with the Doctor in Doctor Who. Your new job at the Time Hotel offers the perfect opportunity. She could return for a one or two episode arc, or he could do a Donna Noble and bring her back for a longer season as the Doctor's companion.