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|enemy                = [[Chuldur family]]
|setting              = [[Bath, England]], [[1813]]
|setting              = [[Pemberton manor]], [[Bath, England]], [[1813]]
|writer                = Kate Herron, Briony Redman
|writer                = Kate Herron, Briony Redman
|director              = [[Ben Chessell]]
|director              = [[Ben Chessell]]
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'''''Rogue''''' is the sixth episode of [[Season 1 (Doctor Who 2023)|Season 1]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'',<ref name="Rogue">{{Cite_web|url=https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1774459136710729780|title=ROGUE  <br />Writer: Kate Herron and Briony Redman <br />Director: Ben Chessell <br />#DoctorWho|author=[[Official Doctor Who Twitter|@bbcdoctorwho]]|date of source=2024-03-31|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/0zA98|archivedate=2024-05-29}}</ref><ref name="DWM 598">[[DWM 598]] - ''[[The DWM Interview|Alien Superstar]]'', Page 24</ref>, broadcast in [[2024 (releases)|2024]] and written by [[Kate Herron]] and [[Briony Redman]].<ref name="instagram">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CyzBr6bqzo3/|title=And here's our episode with some regency Jonathan Groff<br />💙💙#doctorwho<br />Showrunner: @russelltdavies63<br />Director: @benchessell<br />🔥 provided by: @ncutigatwa @milliegibbo & Jonathan Groff<br />Written by Briony Redman and me|author=[[Kate Herron|@herronthatkate]] on Instagram|date of source=2023-10-24|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/fUsjx|archivedate=2024-04-30}}</ref><ref name="showrunner">[[DWM 598]] - ''[[A Letter from the Showrunner]]'', Page 10</ref>.
'''''Rogue''''' is the sixth episode of [[Season 1 (Doctor Who 2023)|Season 1]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'',<ref name="Rogue">{{Cite_web|url=https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1774459136710729780|title=ROGUE  <br />Writer: Kate Herron and Briony Redman <br />Director: Ben Chessell <br />#DoctorWho|author=[[Official Doctor Who Twitter|@bbcdoctorwho]]|date of source=2024-03-31|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/0zA98|archivedate=2024-05-29}}</ref><ref name="DWM 598">[[DWM 598]] - ''[[The DWM Interview|Alien Superstar]]'', Page 24</ref> written by [[Kate Herron]] and [[Briony Redman]].<ref name="instagram">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CyzBr6bqzo3/|title=And here's our episode with some regency Jonathan Groff<br />💙💙#doctorwho<br />Showrunner: @russelltdavies63<br />Director: @benchessell<br />🔥 provided by: @ncutigatwa @milliegibbo & Jonathan Groff<br />Written by Briony Redman and me|author=[[Kate Herron|@herronthatkate]] on Instagram|date of source=2023-10-24|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/fUsjx|archivedate=2024-04-30}}</ref><ref name="showrunner">[[DWM 598]] - ''[[A Letter from the Showrunner]]'', Page 10</ref> This marks the first episode since [[2020 (releases)|2020]]'s {{cs|The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)}} not to be written by any of the showrunners since Doctor Who's return in 2005. Notably, this episode provides [[Ncuti Gatwa]]'s [[Fifteenth Doctor]] with a [[romance|love interest]], in the form of [[Rogue (Rogue)|Rogue]]: a new character played by [[Jonathan Groff]], after whom the episode is named.


The episode depicts the Fifteenth Doctor becoming romantically involved with the [[Rogue (Rogue)|titular character]]; although the Doctor, in male incarnations specifically, has been depicted as sharing intimate moments with members of the same sex before, this marks the first explicit instance of a male Doctor earnestly pursuing a romance with another male character.
Though [[Sexuality#The Doctor|the Doctor has been known]] to share intimate moments with people of various [[gender]]s before, this marks the first instance, on television, in which a male Doctor is earnestly pursuing a romance with another male character, marking another first for [[queer representation in Doctor Who|queer representation in ''Doctor Who'']].


Another, more curious aspect of the episode, comes in the form of a direct reference to the [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|"aristocrat" Ninth Doctor]] as portrayed by [[Richard E Grant]] in the [[2003 (releases)|2003]] webcast, {{cs|Scream of the Shalka (webcast)}}; a hologram of his face is displayed alongside those of the Doctor's other previous, TV-established incarnations, including his [[Ninth Doctor|"mainstream" counterpart]] played by [[Christopher Eccleston]].
Another, perhaps more curious aspect of the episode comes in the form of a direct visual reference to the [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|"pale aristocrat" Ninth Doctor]], as played by [[Richard E Grant]] in the 2003 webcast {{cs|Scream of the Shalka (webcast)}}, which was commonly placed [[canon|outside the main continuity]] of the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] in the wake of the [[Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)|2005 revival]], which was announced prior to ''Shalka''{{'}}s release. His face appeared as a [[hologram]] alongside other, previously establshed incarnations, including his [[Ninth Doctor|more "mainstream" counterpart]], played by [[Christopher Eccleston]]. This incarnation had [[The Doctor's ninth incarnation|previously been slotted into DWU continuity]] in other mediums.


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
[[Fifteenth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Ruby Sunday|Ruby]] visit [[1813]] to go to a [[Duchess of Pemberton|Duchess]]'s party, but when they meet a mysterious [[Rogue (Rogue)|Rogue]] and a family of murderous [[Chulder|shapeshifters]], drama to rival ''[[Bridgerton]]'' ensues.
The [[Fifteenth Doctor]] and [[Ruby Sunday|Ruby]] are in [[1813]] to attend a [[Duchess of Pemberton|Duchess]]'s party, but once they meet a mysterious [[Rogue (Rogue)|bounty hunter]] and a [[Chuldur family|family]] of [[Chuldur|murderous shapeshifters]], drama to rival ''[[Bridgerton]]'' ensues. Who are the imposters, what do they want... And, this time, [[romance#The Doctor|what does the Doctor want]]?


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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The Duchess finds herself outside, and notices her housekeeper is visible to the partygoers, which she takes to be scandalous. As the Duchess tells her off, the housekeeper replies that she made a stupid mistake being staff, working all day. And the housekeeper grabs the Duchess; lightning flashes.
The Duchess finds herself outside, and notices her housekeeper is visible to the partygoers, which she takes to be scandalous. As the Duchess tells her off, the housekeeper replies that she made a stupid mistake being staff, working all day. And the housekeeper grabs the Duchess; lightning flashes.


[[File:This is so Bridgerton (Rogue).jpg|thumb|right|"Oh, this is so Bridgerton".]]
Ruby watches Barton and Beckett in the library, their lives a melodrama. Barton insisting that he won't marry Beckett, even as she tempts him, Beckett begging him to leave her reputation intact as she wrestles with his continued presence. Ruby stumbles into some shelves, prompting Barton to leave. Ruby tries to comfort Beckett, and ultimately the pair decide to go back to the dance floor. As they dance and after they dance, Ruby and Emily continue to bond, Ruby trying to convince Emily that there's more to life than just marrying a man and settling down - she can do whatever she wants to.
Ruby watches Barton and Beckett in the library, their lives a melodrama. Barton insisting that he won't marry Beckett, even as she tempts him, Beckett begging him to leave her reputation intact as she wrestles with his continued presence. Ruby stumbles into some shelves, prompting Barton to leave. Ruby tries to comfort Beckett, and ultimately the pair decide to go back to the dance floor. As they dance and after they dance, Ruby and Emily continue to bond, Ruby trying to convince Emily that there's more to life than just marrying a man and settling down - she can do whatever she wants to.


The Doctor and Rogue walk through the gardens, talking, much to Rogue's consternation, as they find the husk of the Duchess. The Doctor scans her with his screwdriver, trying to determine what's happened, and the Doctor and Rogue both come to the same conclusion - that this happened due to otherworldly technology. And each blames the other. Each insists it was the other. And then Rogue pulls a weapon on the Doctor. The pair walk back to [[Rogue's ship]], cloaked in a field, Rogue insisting that the Doctor is a [[Chuldur]], a shapeshifter.
The Doctor and Rogue walk through the gardens, talking, much to Rogue's consternation, as they find the husk of the Duchess. The Doctor scans her with his screwdriver, trying to determine what's happened, and the Doctor and Rogue both come to the same conclusion - that this happened due to otherworldly technology. And each blames the other. Each insists it was the other. And then Rogue pulls a weapon on the Doctor. The pair walk back to [[Rogue's ship]], cloaked in a field, Rogue insisting that the Doctor is a [[Chuldur]], a shapeshifter.


As the Doctor enters Rogue's ship, he's placed inside a [[tri-form]], stuck in place until it charges and sends him to an incinerator. Just for the [[paperwork]], Rogue does a scan of the Doctor and determines that he's a shapeshifter, justifying his decision to incinerate him. The Doctor, desperate to hold on to life, tosses his [[The Doctor's psychic paper|psychic paper]] at the scanner, turning it back on, showing his old faces, showing that he's a [[Time Lord]], convincing Rogue to let him free.
[[File:A Lord of Time (Rogue).jpg|thumb|left|"I'm not a Chuldur. I'm something much older and far more powerful. I'm a Lord of Time from the lost and fallen planet of Gallifrey".]]
As the Doctor enters Rogue's ship, he's placed inside a [[triform transporter|triform]], stuck in place until it charges and sends him to an incinerator. Just for the [[paperwork]], Rogue does a scan of the Doctor and determines that he's a shapeshifter, justifying his decision to incinerate him. The Doctor, desperate to hold on to life, tosses his [[The Doctor's psychic paper|psychic paper]] at the scanner, turning it back on, showing his old faces, showing that he's a [[Time Lord]], convincing Rogue to let him free.


Free, the Doctor takes Rogue back to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], where he modifies the tri-form to deposit its prisoner to an empty dimension rather than into an incinerator. The pair flirt as this happens, the Doctor offering to take Rogue to Gallifrey some time in the future. The Doctor and Rogue return to the ballroom to find Ruby and inform her of what they've figured out. As they talk, they realize that the reason the Chuldur are taking the forms of people is [[cosplay]], to experience the drama and scandal of people they inhabit. The Doctor suggests that he and Rogue dance, and the pair move out onto the floor.
Free, the Doctor takes Rogue back to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], where he modifies the triform to deposit its prisoner to an empty dimension rather than into an incinerator. The pair flirt as this happens, the Doctor offering to take Rogue to Gallifrey some time in the future. The Doctor and Rogue return to the ballroom to find Ruby and inform her of what they've figured out. As they talk, they realise that the reason the Chuldur are taking the forms of people is [[cosplay]], to experience the drama and scandal of people they inhabit. The Doctor suggests that he and Rogue dance, and the pair move out onto the floor.


As they dance, the entire room's eyes draw towards them, the room growing still and silent, only the band continuing to make noise. When enough attention is focused on them, the pair fake an argument, mock disagreement and a mock proposal, leading to the Doctor storming out and Rogue following. The Chuldur are enraptured and follow, determined to play them. Four Chuldur follow them outside, Rogue and the Doctor only having planned for one. The Doctor and Rogue run and hide, the Chuldur family chasing after them, failing to find them among the carriages in the courtyard. As the Chuldur leave, they contemplate the wedding later that night, and then their next moves: to London, to plot wars against the rest of Europe; cosplay on a massive scale. Watching them depart, the Doctor boosts the output on the tri-form, it now can carry 6 people at once, but it will be one-time use, there'll only be one shot.
[[File:Say anything (Rogue).jpg|thumb|right|"Tell me what your heart wants, or I shall turn my back on you forever".]]
As they dance, the entire room's eyes draw towards them, the room growing still and silent, only the band continuing to make noise. When enough attention is focused on them, the pair fake an argument, mock disagreement and a mock proposal, leading to the Doctor storming out and Rogue following. The Chuldur are enraptured and follow, determined to play them. Four Chuldur follow them outside, Rogue and the Doctor only having planned for one. The Doctor and Rogue run and hide, the Chuldur family chasing after them, failing to find them among the carriages in the courtyard. As the Chuldur leave, they contemplate the wedding later that night, and then their next moves: to London, to plot wars against the rest of Europe; cosplay on a massive scale. Watching them depart, the Doctor boosts the output on the triform, it now can carry 6 people at once, but it will be one-time use, there'll only be one shot.


Emily is in the library, stressing herself out as to what's going on. Ruby tries again to comfort her, and eventually decides to tell her that she's from the future. As she hears this, Emily reveals that she's a Chuldur and grabs Ruby, saying that she wants to be Ruby as electricity flashes.
Emily is in the library, stressing herself out as to what's going on. Ruby tries again to comfort her, and eventually decides to tell her that she's from the future. As she hears this, Emily reveals that she's a Chuldur and grabs Ruby, saying that she wants to be Ruby as electricity flashes.


The Chuldur return to the ballroom in their true forms, surprising the guests, declaring that a wedding will be taking place, as the Doctor and Rogue watch from above. The Chuldur who played Barton entered, someone who appears to be Ruby on his arm. As the wedding commences, the Doctor walks downstairs and bursts in on the proceedings, objecting to the affair. He places the tri-form around the Chuldur wedding party as they threaten him, trapping them in place. Ruby asks him how long she has until the transport activates, insisting that she's the real Ruby Sunday, naming her [[Carla Sunday|mother]] and [[Cherry Sunday|grandmother]]. The Doctor is sceptical at first, but accepts it as he hears more details - Ruby used battle mode on her earrings to escape from Emily.
The Chuldur return to the ballroom in their true forms, surprising the guests, declaring that a wedding will be taking place, as the Doctor and Rogue watch from above. The Chuldur who played Barton entered, someone who appears to be Ruby on his arm. As the wedding commences, the Doctor walks downstairs and bursts in on the proceedings, objecting to the affair. He places the triform around the Chuldur wedding party as they threaten him, trapping them in place. Ruby asks him how long she has until the transport activates, insisting that she's the real Ruby Sunday, naming her [[Carla Sunday|mother]] and [[Cherry Sunday|grandmother]]. The Doctor is sceptical at first, but accepts it as he hears more details - Ruby used battle mode on her earrings to escape from Emily.


The Chuldur who played Emily runs into the room behind the Doctor, attacking him, but Rogue picks her up and places her in the tri-form. Rogue insists that he press the button, sending them to the barren dimension. But the Doctor refuses, he won't abandon Ruby. Ruby says it's fine. Rogue insists. But the Doctor is unable. Rogue kisses the Doctor, steals the trigger, and dives into the tri-form, shoving Ruby out. He tells the Doctor to find him, pressing the button, and the six vanish.
[[File:Rogue kisses the Doctor (Rogue).jpg|thumb|left|"Can you lose your friend to save the world?".]]
The Chuldur who played Emily runs into the room behind the Doctor, attacking him, but Rogue picks her up and places her in the triform. Rogue insists that he press the button, sending them to the barren dimension. But the Doctor refuses, he won't abandon Ruby. Ruby says it's fine. Rogue insists. But the Doctor is unable. Rogue kisses the Doctor, steals the trigger, and dives into the triform, shoving Ruby out. He tells the Doctor to find him, pressing the button, and the six vanish.


As the sky brightens from the dawn, the Doctor sends Rogue's ship into orbit around [[the Moon]]. When Ruby asks if they can use the TARDIS to find him, the Doctor opines that there are countless dimensions to search, and he doesn't even know Rogue's real name. When Ruby moves to comfort him, he jumps into action, ready to move on, but Ruby stops him and hugs him. As she leaves, he pulls the ring Rogue offered in the mock proposal from his pocket, and slips it onto his pinkie finger.
As the sky brightens from the dawn, the Doctor sends Rogue's ship into orbit around [[the Moon]]. When Ruby asks if they can use the TARDIS to find him, the Doctor opines that there are countless dimensions to search, and he doesn't even know Rogue's real name. When Ruby moves to comfort him, he jumps into action, ready to move on, but Ruby stops him and hugs him. As she leaves, he pulls the ring Rogue offered in the mock proposal from his pocket, and slips it onto his pinkie finger.
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* [[Fifteenth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Ncuti Gatwa]]
* [[Fifteenth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Ncuti Gatwa]]
* [[Ruby Sunday]] - [[Millie Gibson]]
* [[Ruby Sunday]] - [[Millie Gibson]]
* [[Lord]] [[Barton (Rogue)|Barton]] - [[Paul Forman]]
* [[Chuldur Barton|Lord Barton]]{{note|Plays both [[Lord]] [[Barton (Rogue)|Barton]] and [[Chuldur Barton|the Chuldur impersonating him]].}} - [[Paul Forman]]
* [[Lord]] [[Galpin (Rogue)|Galpin]] - [[Maxim Ays]]
* [[Chuldur Barton|Lord Galpin]]{{note|Only actually plays the [[Chuldur Galpin]]. [[Lord]] [[Galpin (Rogue)|Galpin]] does not appear in the story.}} - [[Maxim Ays]]
* [[Duchess of Pemberton]] - [[Indira Varma]]
* [[Duchess of Pemberton]]{{note|Plays both the actual [[Duchess of Pemberton]] and the [[Chuldur leader]] who takes on her form.}} - [[Indira Varma]]
* [[Rogue (Rogue)|Rogue]] - [[Jonathan Groff]]
* [[Rogue (Rogue)|Rogue]] - [[Jonathan Groff]]
* [[Emily Beckett]] - [[Camilla Aiko]]
* [[Chuldur Beckett|Emily Beckett]]{{note|At least ''largely'' plays the [[Chuldur Beckett]], rather than the real [[Miss]] [[Emily Beckett]], who does not seem to appear within the story, having been replaced already.}} - [[Camilla Aiko]]
* [[Housekeeper (Rogue)|Housekeeper]] - [[Debra Baker]]
* [[Housekeeper (Rogue)|Housekeeper]]{{note|Plays the [[housekeeper (Rogue)|housekeeper]] and, briefly, the [[Chuldur leader]].}} - [[Debra Baker]]
* [[Butler (Rogue)|Butler]] - [[Ashley Campbell]]
* [[Chuldur butler|Butler]]{{note|Only actually plays the [[Chuldur butler]]. The [[butler (Rogue)|original butler]] does not appear in the story, or at least does not have lines.}} - [[Ashley Campbell]]
* [[Miss]] [[Talbot (Rogue)|Talbot]] - [[Nancy Brabin-Platt]]
* [[Chuldur Talbot|Miss Talbot]]{{note|Only actually plays the [[Chuldur Talbot]]. The original [[Miss]] [[Talbot (Rogue)|Talbot]] does not appear in the story, or at least does not have lines.}} - [[Nancy Brabin-Platt]]
* [[Carla Sunday]] - [[Michelle Greenidge]]
* [[Carla Sunday]] - [[Michelle Greenidge]]
* [[Mr]] [[Price (Rogue)|Price]] - [[David Charles]]
* [[Mr]] [[Price (Rogue)|Price]] - [[David Charles]]
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=== Uncredited ===
=== Uncredited ===
* [[The Portrait (Rogue)|The Portrait]] - [[Susan Twist]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00204dk|title=Doctor Who, Season 1, Rogue|website name=bbc.co.uk|publisher=[[BBC]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529205920/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00204dk|archivedate=2024-04-29}}</ref>
* [[Lady]] [[Emerson (Rogue)|Emerson]] - [[Jennifer Castillo]]<ref name="Emerson">https://www.instagram.com/p/C8J8beCIL71/?igsh=MWs2eXU5ZWI4ZDJjcQ==</ref>
* [[Opera singer (Rogue)|Opera Singer]] - [[Aubrey Parsons]]<ref name="Parsons">{{cite_web|url=https://twitter.com/ruther2/status/1693699537641034094|title=An opera singer in #DoctorWho block 4 👀👀👀|author=@Ruther2|date of source=2023-08-21|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/82nvx|archivedate=2024-05-26}}</ref>
* [[The Portrait (Rogue)|The Portrait]] - [[Susan Twist]]<ref name="Cast">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00204dk|title=Doctor Who, Season 1, Rogue|website name=bbc.co.uk|publisher=[[BBC]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529205920/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00204dk|archivedate=2024-04-29}}</ref>
* Voice of [[Rogue's ship]] [[computer]] - TBA
* [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|The Doctor]] - [[Richard E Grant]]


== Crew ==
== Crew ==
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|Carpenter3=Dean Page
|Carpenter3=Dean Page
|Carpenter4=Gareth Jones
|Carpenter4=Gareth Jones
|Carpenter5=Harriet Jones
|Carpenter5=Harriet Jones (carpenter)
|Carpenter6=Huw Morgan
|Carpenter6=Huw Morgan
|Carpenter7=Jason Thomas
|Carpenter7=Jason Thomas
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|PostProdProducer=Ceres Doyle
|PostProdProducer=Ceres Doyle
|SupervisingLocationManager=Iwan Roberts
|SupervisingLocationManager=Iwan Roberts
|SoundRecordist=Alex Thompson
|SoundRecordist=Alex Thompson (sound recordist)
|Re-recordingMixer=Paul McFadden
|Re-recordingMixer=Paul McFadden
|CastingDirector=Andy Pryor CDG/CSA
|CastingDirector=Andy Pryor CDG/CSA
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== Worldbuilding ==
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Language ===
* It initially appears that [[Ruby Sunday|Ruby]] has inadvertently introduced the word "[[OK]]" anachronistically, but this is later revealed to have been to a [[Chuldur family]] member.
=== Technology ===
=== Technology ===
* The [[Fifteenth Doctor]] gives Ruby [[psychic earring]]s that beam [[dance]] moves and fighting skills directly into her head, the latter through "battle mode".
*Rogue has a [[triform transporter]] which he uses to send his targets to the [[incinerator]]. The Doctor reconfigures it to a new destination, a "barren dimension", and later gives it the ability to carry a maximum of six people but with the limit that it will only be able to work once.
* The [[deep scanner]] on Rogue's ship has records of the [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]], [[Thirteenth Doctor|Thirteenth]], [[First Doctor|First]], [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|"Aristocrat" Ninth]], [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]], [[War Doctor|War]], [[Twelfth Doctor|Twelfth]], [[Ninth Doctor|Ninth]], [[Eleventh Doctor|Eleventh]], [[Fugitive Doctor|Fugitive]], [[Fourteenth Doctor|Fourteenth]], [[Third Doctor|Third]], [[Sixth Doctor|Sixth]], [[Fifth Doctor|Fifth]], [[Eighth Doctor|Eighth]], [[Second Doctor|Second]], and [[Seventh Doctor]]s.
* The [[deep scanner]] on Rogue's ship has records of the [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]], [[Thirteenth Doctor|Thirteenth]], [[First Doctor|First]], [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|"Aristocrat" Ninth]], [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]], [[War Doctor|War]], [[Twelfth Doctor|Twelfth]], [[Ninth Doctor|Ninth]], [[Eleventh Doctor|Eleventh]], [[Fugitive Doctor|Fugitive]], [[Fourteenth Doctor|Fourteenth]], [[Third Doctor|Third]], [[Sixth Doctor|Sixth]], [[Fifth Doctor|Fifth]], [[Eighth Doctor|Eighth]], [[Second Doctor|Second]], and [[Seventh Doctor]]s.


== Notes ==
=== Popular culture ===
* Ruby says the ball and the drama taking place therein is just like ''[[Bridgerton]]''.
* Rogue took his alias from ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', and has a set of gaming [[dice]] on his ship.
* The Doctor sings a verse of the song "[[Pure Imagination]]" to himself as Rogue experiences the TARDIS's [[dimensional transcendentalism]] for the first time.
* "[[Can't Get You Out of My Head]]" by [[Kylie Minogue (in-universe)|Kylie Minogue]] played in Rogue's Asteroid Hopper.
 
== Story notes ==
[[File:In Loving Memory of William Russell - 1924-2024.jpg|thumb|Dedication to [[William Russell]].]]
* The BBC version of this episode was dedicated to [[William Russell]], the actor who played original [[First Doctor]] [[companion]], [[Ian Chesterton]], following his death five days earlier. The international version on Disney+, & the home media releases omit this dedication.
* Since the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' crew, as of [[2022 (production)|2022]], with the [[60th Anniversary Specials]], began filming content far in advance, the fanbase would become aware of bits of information about episodes before their announcement, with this episode becoming known among fans as "''Regency''" as a result of a comment from [[Ncuti Gatwa]]. This eventually led to [[Russell T Davies]] himself calling it that in [[DWM 598]].<ref name="DWM 598"/>
* Since the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' crew, as of [[2022 (production)|2022]], with the [[60th Anniversary Specials]], began filming content far in advance, the fanbase would become aware of bits of information about episodes before their announcement, with this episode becoming known among fans as "''Regency''" as a result of a comment from [[Ncuti Gatwa]]. This eventually led to [[Russell T Davies]] himself calling it that in [[DWM 598]].<ref name="DWM 598"/>
* The episode's official title was first revealed on the [[Official Doctor Who Twitter|official ''Doctor Who'' Twitter account]] on [[31 March (releases)|31 March]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]].<ref name="Rogue" />
* The episode's official title was first revealed on the [[Official Doctor Who Twitter|official ''Doctor Who'' Twitter account]] on [[31 March (releases)|31 March]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]].<ref name="Rogue" />
* In [[Russell T Davies (feature)|his column]] for [[DWM 602]], Davies said that ''Rogue'' had less FX than other episodes in the season, and that he and his team had recently watched and enjoyed the episode's final cut, describing it as having "one of the best monsters ever". He also revealed a line of dialogue from the episode: "Live vivisection!"<ref name="DWM 602">[[DWM 602]] - ''[[Russell T Davies (feature)|Russell T Davies]]''</ref>
* In [[Russell T Davies (feature)|his column]] for [[DWM 602]], Davies said that ''Rogue'' had less FX than other episodes in the season, and that he and his team had recently watched and enjoyed the episode's final cut, describing it as having "one of the best monsters ever". He also revealed a line of dialogue from the episode: "Live vivisection!"<ref name="DWM 602">[[DWM 602]] - ''[[Russell T Davies (feature)|Russell T Davies]]''</ref>
*[[Ncuti Gatwa]] and [[Millie Gibson]] considered it their favourite episode of the season.<ref name="Fave">{{cite_web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/gatwa-gibson-favourite-doctor-who-newsupdate/|title=Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson reveal favourite episode from Doctor Who season 14|author=James Hibbs|coauthors=Morgan Jeffery|date of source=2024-05-02|website name=RadioTimes.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502195902/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/gatwa-gibson-favourite-doctor-who-newsupdate/|archivedate=2024-05-02}}</ref>
* [[Ncuti Gatwa]] and [[Millie Gibson]] considered it their favourite episode of the season.<ref name="Fave">{{cite_web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/gatwa-gibson-favourite-doctor-who-newsupdate/|title=Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson reveal favourite episode from Doctor Who season 14|author=James Hibbs|coauthors=Morgan Jeffery|date of source=2024-05-02|website name=RadioTimes.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502195902/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/gatwa-gibson-favourite-doctor-who-newsupdate/|archivedate=2024-05-02}}</ref>
* This episode is the first with multiple credited writers since the show's return in 2005 in which neither writer is the current showrunner. It is also the first since ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'' in which neither credited writer had previously written for the series.
* This episode is the first with multiple credited writers since the show's return in 2005 in which neither writer is the current showrunner. It is also the first since ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'' in which neither credited writer had previously written for the series and the first to be co-written by two women.
*[[Susan Twist]] was included in the pre-released cast list, but is not included in the episode's credits, as she only appears as a portrait of a dead woman.<ref name="Cast">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00204dk|title=Doctor Who, Season 1, Rogue|website name=bbc.co.uk|publisher=[[BBC]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529205920/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00204dk|archivedate=2024-04-29}}</ref>
* [[Susan Twist]] was included in the pre-released cast list, but is not included in the episode's credits, as she only appears as a portrait of a dead woman.<ref name="Cast" />
* This episode, like ''[[wikipedia:Music of Bridgerton|Bridgerton]]'', contains covers of pop songs by the Vitamin String Quartet – [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWUbCwmBmgE Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy"] when the Doctor and Rogue first meet, and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnjV-4ULp9w Lady Gaga's "Poker Face"] when Ruby overpowers and impersonates the Chuldur. Additionally, the string orchestra at the ball plays Astor Piazzolla's ''[[wikipedia:Libertango|Libertango]]'' (composed in 1974) and Mozart's ''[[wikipedia:Eine kleine Nachtmusik|Eine kleine Nachtmusik]]''.  
* This episode, like ''[[wikipedia:Music of Bridgerton|Bridgerton]]'', contains covers of pop songs by the Vitamin String Quartet – [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWUbCwmBmgE Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy"] when the Doctor and Rogue first meet, and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnjV-4ULp9w Lady Gaga's "Poker Face"] when Ruby overpowers and impersonates the Chuldur. Additionally, the string orchestra at the ball plays Astor Piazzolla's ''[[wikipedia:Libertango|Libertango]]'' (composed in 1974) and Mozart's ''[[wikipedia:Eine kleine Nachtmusik|Eine kleine Nachtmusik]]''.  
** In addition, "[[Can't Get You Out of My Head]] by [[Kylie Minogue]] can be heard on [[Rogue (Rogue)|Rogue's]] ship. Minogue previously played [[Astrid Peth]] in {{cs|Voyage of the Damned (TV story)}}.
** In addition, "[[Can't Get You Out of My Head]]" by [[Kylie Minogue]] can be heard on [[Rogue (Rogue)|Rogue's]] ship. Minogue previously played [[Astrid Peth]] in {{cs|Voyage of the Damned (TV story)}}.
* According to VFX coordinator Livvy Edwards, the photograph of Richard E. Grant during the scanner sequence was taken especially for this episode.<ref>[https://x.com/livvyedwards97/status/1799378872888390016]</ref>  
* According to VFX coordinator Livvy Edwards, the photograph of Richard E. Grant during the scanner sequence was taken especially for this episode.<ref name="Livvy">{{Cite_web|url=https://twitter.com/livvyedwards97/status/1799378872888390016|title=100% him. our vfx producer had to go oversee a little photoshoot with him to get that specific headshot for this ep!|author=@livvyedwards97|date of source=2024-06-08|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/n3BUm|archivedate=2024-06-08}}</ref>  
* This episode marks the first time since {{cs|Dark Water (TV story)}} nearly ten years earlier that the Doctor has kissed or been kissed by another character.
* This episode marks the first time since {{cs|Dark Water (TV story)}}, with [[Missy]] and the [[Twelfth Doctor]], nearly ten years earlier that the Doctor has kissed or been kissed by another character directly. Although an unconscious [[Thirteenth Doctor]] did receive a kiss on the cheek by [[Yasmin Khan]] in her final story {{cs|The Power of the Doctor (TV story)}}
* Herron told ''Collider'' that the [[psychic earring]]s were Russell T Davies' idea, and she and Redman incorporated them into the episode at his suggestion.<ref name="Collider">{{Cite_web|url=https://collider.com/doctor-who-kate-herron-rogue/|title=For Kate Herron, Writing 'Doctor Who' Was Just Like "Fan Fiction"|author=Samantha Coley|date of source=2024-06-08|website name=Collider|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608193038/https://collider.com/doctor-who-kate-herron-rogue/|archivedate=2024-06-08}}</ref>
* After the episode's release, many newspapers<ref name="Deadline">{{Cite_web|url=https://twitter.com/deadline/status/1799684129291927842|title="Deadline tweet"|date of source=2024-06-09|website name=Twitter}}</ref><ref name="Vultrue">{{Cite_web|url=https://twitter.com/vulture/status/1799825272822190568|title="Vulture tweet"|date of source=2024-06-09|website name=Twitter}}</ref> erroneously described the Doctor's and Rogue's kiss as the first ever same-sex kiss in the series; in fact, the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Jack Harkness]] shared a kiss in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Parting of the Ways (TV story)}}, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Rory Williams]] shared a kiss, albeit in humorous circumstances, in [[TV]]: {{cs|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)}}, Madame [[Vastra]] and [[Jenny Flint]] shared a kiss in {{cs|Deep Breath (TV story)}}, [[Bill Potts]] and [[Heather (The Pilot)|Heather]] shared a kiss in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor Falls (TV story)}} and [[Jake Willis]] and [[Adam Lang]] shared a kiss in [[TV]]: {{cs|Praxeus (TV story)}}.


=== Myths ===
=== Myths ===
* [[Jonathan Groff]] could be a recast of [[Captain]] [[Jack Harkness]], replacing [[John Barrowman]].<ref> https://www.cinemablend.com/streaming-news/doctor-who-fans-think-jonathan-groff-could-play-a-familiar-character-and-russell-t-davies-isnt-exactly-squashing-the-speculation</ref> (''this turned out to be false, although Rogue does share a lot of characteristics with Jack''){{note|This rumour came along because of [[Rogue (Rogue)|Rogue]]'s similarity to [[Jack Harkness|Jack]] and the belief that the [[BBC]] would avoid rehiring [[John Barrowman]] due to allegations of sexual misconduct against him in [[2021 (releases)|2021]].}}
* [[Jonathan Groff]] could be a recast of [[Captain]] [[Jack Harkness]], replacing [[John Barrowman]].<ref name="Recast">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/streaming-news/doctor-who-fans-think-jonathan-groff-could-play-a-familiar-character-and-russell-t-davies-isnt-exactly-squashing-the-speculation|title=Doctor Who Fans Think Jonathan Groff Could Play A Familiar Character, And Russell T. Davies Isn't Exactly Squashing The Speculation|author=Mick Joest|date of source=2023-05-08|website name=CinemaBlend|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519160509/https://www.cinemablend.com/streaming-news/doctor-who-fans-think-jonathan-groff-could-play-a-familiar-character-and-russell-t-davies-isnt-exactly-squashing-the-speculation|archivedate=2023-05-19}}</ref> (''This turned out to be false.''){{note|This rumour came along because of [[Rogue (Rogue)|Rogue]]'s similarity to [[Jack Harkness|Jack]] and the belief that the [[BBC]] would avoid rehiring [[John Barrowman]] due to allegations of sexual misconduct against him in [[2021 (releases)|2021]].}}
* Rogue could have been a pre-[[River Song]] incarnation of [[Melody Pond]].{{fact}} (''This was also proven false.'')


=== Filming locations ===
=== Filming locations ===
* [[Tredegar House]], [[Newport]]<ref>[[NTM 160]] - ''Through space and time'', Page 28</ref>
* [[Tredegar House]], [[Newport]]<ref name="NTM">[[NTM 160]] - ''Through space and time'', Page 28</ref>


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* The Fifteenth Doctor once more uses his psychic paper, last seen in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}.
* The Fifteenth Doctor once more uses his psychic paper, last seen in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}.
* The Doctor recalls a conversation with [[Carla Sunday]] about promising to keep Ruby safe, echoing similar conversations that the [[Ninth Doctor]] had with [[Jackie Tyler]] about her daughter [[Rose Tyler|Rose's]] safety while traveling with the Doctor in [[TV]]: {{cs|Aliens of London (TV story)}} and {{cs|World War Three (TV story)}}.
* The Doctor recalls a conversation with [[Carla Sunday]] about promising to keep Ruby safe, echoing similar conversations that the [[Ninth Doctor]] had with [[Jackie Tyler]] about her daughter [[Rose Tyler|Rose's]] safety while traveling with the Doctor in [[TV]]: {{cs|Aliens of London (TV story)}} and {{cs|World War Three (TV story)}}.
* The Doctor says he encountered shapeshifters before. Those include his First incarnation encountering the [[Shape Thief]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mother Russia (audio story)|Mother Russia]]'', Ninth incarnation encountering [[Raxacoricofallapatorian|Raxacoricofallapatorians]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'', Tenth incarnation encountering the [[Plasmavore]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]''.  
* The Doctor says he encountered shapeshifters before. Those include his First incarnation encountering the [[Shape Thief]] in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Mother Russia (audio story)}}, his Seventh incarnation encountering the [[Aubertide|Aubertides]] in [[PROSE]]: [[Human Nature (novel)|''Human Nature'']], his Ninth incarnation encountering [[Raxacoricofallapatorian]]s in [[TV]]: {{cs|Aliens of London (TV story)}}, and his Tenth incarnation encountering the [[Plasmavore]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|Smith and Jones (TV story)}}.  
* Rogue wrongly mistakes the Doctor as the enemy he has been paid to kill because of his alien DNA revealing he can shape shift; the [[Tenth Doctor]] was similarly misidentified as the wrong target because of his alien origin by the [[Judoon]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|Smith and Jones (TV story)}}.
* Rogue wrongly mistakes the Doctor as the enemy he has been paid to kill because of his alien DNA revealing he can shape shift; the [[Tenth Doctor]] was similarly misidentified as the wrong target because of his alien origin by the [[Judoon]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|Smith and Jones (TV story)}}.
* [[Rogue]] mentions that he has “a new boss”; this could be a reference to the same “boss” referred to by the [[Meep]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Star Beast (TV story)}}.
* [[Rogue (Rogue)|Rogue]] mentions that he has “a new boss”; this could be a reference to the same “boss” referred to by the [[Meep]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Star Beast (TV story)}}.
* [[Rogue]]'s scan reveals a number of [[incarnation]]s of [[the Doctor]]; including the [[Fourteenth Doctor]], introduced in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Power of the Doctor (TV story)}}, [[Fugitive Doctor]], introduced in [[TV]]: {{cs|Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)}}, the [[War Doctor]], introduced in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Name of the Doctor (TV story)}}, and [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|the Ninth Doctor]] played by [[Richard E Grant]] in [[WC]]: {{cs|Scream of the Shalka (webcast)}}.
* Rogue's scan reveals a number of [[incarnation]]s of [[the Doctor]]; including the [[Fourteenth Doctor]], introduced in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Power of the Doctor (TV story)}}, [[Fugitive Doctor]], introduced in [[TV]]: {{cs|Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)}}, the [[War Doctor]], introduced in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Name of the Doctor (TV story)}}, and [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|the Ninth Doctor]] played by [[Richard E Grant]] in [[WC]]: {{cs|Scream of the Shalka (webcast)}}.
* The victims of the [[Chuldur]] are reduced to a husk, much like those of [[Richard Lazarus]], as seen in {{cs|The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)}}.
* The victims of the [[Chuldur]] are reduced to a husk, much like those of [[Richard Lazarus]], as seen in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)}}.
* It initially appears that [[Ruby Sunday|Ruby]] has inadvertently introduced the word "OK" 26 years before its first recorded use in the modern sense, but this is later revealed to have been to a [[Chuldur family]] member.
* Rogue notes that [[Gallifrey]] is considered a long lost world in his time period, recalling remarks made by [[Jack Harkness]] on the matter of its destruction in the [[Last Great Time War]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Parting of the Ways (TV story)}} and, more recently, its destruction in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Timeless Children (TV story)}}.
* Rogue notes that [[Gallifrey]] is considered a long lost world in his time period, recalling remarks made by [[Jack Harkness]] on the matter of its destruction in the [[Last Great Time War]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Parting of the Ways (TV story)}} and, more recently, its destruction in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Timeless Children (TV story)}}.
* The Doctor kisses Rogue, something his ninth incarnation did with Jack Harkness in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Parting of the Ways (TV story)}} and his [[Eleventh Doctor|eleventh incarnation]] did to [[Rory Williams]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)}}.
* The Doctor kisses Rogue, something his ninth incarnation did with Jack Harkness in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Parting of the Ways (TV story)}} and his [[Eleventh Doctor|eleventh incarnation]] did to [[Rory Williams]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)}}.
* Ruby recalls to the Doctor that she met space babies in [[TV]]: {{cs|Space Babies (TV story)}}, that her mother is Carla Sunday, as established in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}} and her ability to generate snow, as demonstrated in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Devil's Chord (TV story)}} and {{cs|Boom (TV story)}}.
* Ruby recalls to the Doctor that she met space babies in [[TV]]: {{cs|Space Babies (TV story)}}, that her mother is Carla Sunday, as established in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}} and her ability to generate snow, as demonstrated in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Devil's Chord (TV story)}} and {{cs|Boom (TV story)}}.
* The [[Eighth Doctor]] in [[1812]] attended a ball which was similarly interrupted by aliens, in that case [[The Devouring]] who were after he soon to be companion Lady [[Audacity Montague]] in {{cs|The Devouring (audio story)}}
* The [[Eighth Doctor]] in [[1812]] attended a ball which was similarly interrupted by aliens, in that case [[the Devouring]] who were after his soon-to-be companion Lady [[Audacity Montague]] in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Devouring (audio story)}}.
* The Chuldur family inserts itself into history and tries to play a different outcome. The [[Player|Players]] did a similar thing. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]], [[Endgame (novel)|Endgame]], [[World Game (novel)|World Game]]'')


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Rogue is the sixth episode of Season 1 of Doctor Who,[1][2] written by Kate Herron and Briony Redman.[3][4] This marks the first episode since 2020's The Haunting of Villa Diodati [+]Loading...["The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)"] not to be written by any of the showrunners since Doctor Who's return in 2005. Notably, this episode provides Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor with a love interest, in the form of Rogue: a new character played by Jonathan Groff, after whom the episode is named.

Though the Doctor has been known to share intimate moments with people of various genders before, this marks the first instance, on television, in which a male Doctor is earnestly pursuing a romance with another male character, marking another first for queer representation in Doctor Who.

Another, perhaps more curious aspect of the episode comes in the form of a direct visual reference to the "pale aristocrat" Ninth Doctor, as played by Richard E Grant in the 2003 webcast Scream of the Shalka [+]Loading...["Scream of the Shalka (webcast)"], which was commonly placed outside the main continuity of the Doctor Who universe in the wake of the 2005 revival, which was announced prior to Shalka's release. His face appeared as a hologram alongside other, previously establshed incarnations, including his more "mainstream" counterpart, played by Christopher Eccleston. This incarnation had previously been slotted into DWU continuity in other mediums.

Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby are in 1813 to attend a Duchess's party, but once they meet a mysterious bounty hunter and a family of murderous shapeshifters, drama to rival Bridgerton ensues. Who are the imposters, what do they want... And, this time, what does the Doctor want?

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In 1813 Bath two men are arguing, Lord Galpin is demanding that Lord Barton take accountability for ruining the reputation of his sister. Barton resolutely refuses, taunts Galpin and insists that the latter duel him if he wishes satisfaction. Galpin reflects and decides that Barton’s life is far, far more fun than his, gambling, affairs, insulting others. Galbin grabs Barton, electricity flashes, and a burnt husk of Barton’s body falls to the ground, another copy of Barton standing atop it.

The Doctor and Ruby Sunday dance in a ballroom, Ruby marvelling at how she’s keeping up when she doesn’t know the steps. The Doctor tells her the earrings she’s been given are psychic - they beam the information directly to her, and she can adjust the dance, so long as she stays off of battle mode. Their hostess, the Duchess of Pemberton, walks over to them and the trio become acquainted. Ruby notices some interference in her earrings, some feedback, and the Doctor endeavours to determine the source as the Duchess pulls Ruby away to find a suitable suitor.

Lord Barton approaches Ruby, and she finds him to be quite off-putting and rude, walking away. Barton latches on soon after to Emily Beckett, and Ruby, sensing drama, follows them into the library. Using his sonic screwdriver the Doctor narrows the frequencies to be coming from a strange man standing on a balcony, watching the party from above. The man introduces himself as Rogue, and after some extended verbal sparring, suggests that the two should venture outside.

The Duchess finds herself outside, and notices her housekeeper is visible to the partygoers, which she takes to be scandalous. As the Duchess tells her off, the housekeeper replies that she made a stupid mistake being staff, working all day. And the housekeeper grabs the Duchess; lightning flashes.

"Oh, this is so Bridgerton".

Ruby watches Barton and Beckett in the library, their lives a melodrama. Barton insisting that he won't marry Beckett, even as she tempts him, Beckett begging him to leave her reputation intact as she wrestles with his continued presence. Ruby stumbles into some shelves, prompting Barton to leave. Ruby tries to comfort Beckett, and ultimately the pair decide to go back to the dance floor. As they dance and after they dance, Ruby and Emily continue to bond, Ruby trying to convince Emily that there's more to life than just marrying a man and settling down - she can do whatever she wants to.

The Doctor and Rogue walk through the gardens, talking, much to Rogue's consternation, as they find the husk of the Duchess. The Doctor scans her with his screwdriver, trying to determine what's happened, and the Doctor and Rogue both come to the same conclusion - that this happened due to otherworldly technology. And each blames the other. Each insists it was the other. And then Rogue pulls a weapon on the Doctor. The pair walk back to Rogue's ship, cloaked in a field, Rogue insisting that the Doctor is a Chuldur, a shapeshifter.

"I'm not a Chuldur. I'm something much older and far more powerful. I'm a Lord of Time from the lost and fallen planet of Gallifrey".

As the Doctor enters Rogue's ship, he's placed inside a triform, stuck in place until it charges and sends him to an incinerator. Just for the paperwork, Rogue does a scan of the Doctor and determines that he's a shapeshifter, justifying his decision to incinerate him. The Doctor, desperate to hold on to life, tosses his psychic paper at the scanner, turning it back on, showing his old faces, showing that he's a Time Lord, convincing Rogue to let him free.

Free, the Doctor takes Rogue back to the TARDIS, where he modifies the triform to deposit its prisoner to an empty dimension rather than into an incinerator. The pair flirt as this happens, the Doctor offering to take Rogue to Gallifrey some time in the future. The Doctor and Rogue return to the ballroom to find Ruby and inform her of what they've figured out. As they talk, they realise that the reason the Chuldur are taking the forms of people is cosplay, to experience the drama and scandal of people they inhabit. The Doctor suggests that he and Rogue dance, and the pair move out onto the floor.

"Tell me what your heart wants, or I shall turn my back on you forever".

As they dance, the entire room's eyes draw towards them, the room growing still and silent, only the band continuing to make noise. When enough attention is focused on them, the pair fake an argument, mock disagreement and a mock proposal, leading to the Doctor storming out and Rogue following. The Chuldur are enraptured and follow, determined to play them. Four Chuldur follow them outside, Rogue and the Doctor only having planned for one. The Doctor and Rogue run and hide, the Chuldur family chasing after them, failing to find them among the carriages in the courtyard. As the Chuldur leave, they contemplate the wedding later that night, and then their next moves: to London, to plot wars against the rest of Europe; cosplay on a massive scale. Watching them depart, the Doctor boosts the output on the triform, it now can carry 6 people at once, but it will be one-time use, there'll only be one shot.

Emily is in the library, stressing herself out as to what's going on. Ruby tries again to comfort her, and eventually decides to tell her that she's from the future. As she hears this, Emily reveals that she's a Chuldur and grabs Ruby, saying that she wants to be Ruby as electricity flashes.

The Chuldur return to the ballroom in their true forms, surprising the guests, declaring that a wedding will be taking place, as the Doctor and Rogue watch from above. The Chuldur who played Barton entered, someone who appears to be Ruby on his arm. As the wedding commences, the Doctor walks downstairs and bursts in on the proceedings, objecting to the affair. He places the triform around the Chuldur wedding party as they threaten him, trapping them in place. Ruby asks him how long she has until the transport activates, insisting that she's the real Ruby Sunday, naming her mother and grandmother. The Doctor is sceptical at first, but accepts it as he hears more details - Ruby used battle mode on her earrings to escape from Emily.

"Can you lose your friend to save the world?".

The Chuldur who played Emily runs into the room behind the Doctor, attacking him, but Rogue picks her up and places her in the triform. Rogue insists that he press the button, sending them to the barren dimension. But the Doctor refuses, he won't abandon Ruby. Ruby says it's fine. Rogue insists. But the Doctor is unable. Rogue kisses the Doctor, steals the trigger, and dives into the triform, shoving Ruby out. He tells the Doctor to find him, pressing the button, and the six vanish.

As the sky brightens from the dawn, the Doctor sends Rogue's ship into orbit around the Moon. When Ruby asks if they can use the TARDIS to find him, the Doctor opines that there are countless dimensions to search, and he doesn't even know Rogue's real name. When Ruby moves to comfort him, he jumps into action, ready to move on, but Ruby stops him and hugs him. As she leaves, he pulls the ring Rogue offered in the mock proposal from his pocket, and slips it onto his pinkie finger.

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Not every person who worked on this adventure was credited. The absence of a credit for a position doesn't necessarily mean the job wasn't required. The information above is based solely on observations of the actual end credits of the episodes as broadcast, and does not relay information from IMDB or other sources.
          

This episode was produced with the support of incentives for the Irish film industry provided by the Government of Ireland.


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  • It initially appears that Ruby has inadvertently introduced the word "OK" anachronistically, but this is later revealed to have been to a Chuldur family member.

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If you'd like to talk about narrative problems with this story — like plot holes and things that seem to contradict other stories — please go to this episode's discontinuity discussion.

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  1. ↑ Plays both Lord Barton and the Chuldur impersonating him.
  2. ↑ Only actually plays the Chuldur Galpin. Lord Galpin does not appear in the story.
  3. ↑ Plays both the actual Duchess of Pemberton and the Chuldur leader who takes on her form.
  4. ↑ At least largely plays the Chuldur Beckett, rather than the real Miss Emily Beckett, who does not seem to appear within the story, having been replaced already.
  5. ↑ Plays the housekeeper and, briefly, the Chuldur leader.
  6. ↑ Only actually plays the Chuldur butler. The original butler does not appear in the story, or at least does not have lines.
  7. ↑ Only actually plays the Chuldur Talbot. The original Miss Talbot does not appear in the story, or at least does not have lines.
  8. ↑ This rumour came along because of Rogue's similarity to Jack and the belief that the BBC would avoid rehiring John Barrowman due to allegations of sexual misconduct against him in 2021.

Citations[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 @bbcdoctorwho (2024-03-31). ROGUE
    Writer: Kate Herron and Briony Redman
    Director: Ben Chessell
    #DoctorWho    . Archived from the original on 2024-05-29.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 DWM 598 - Alien Superstar, Page 24
  3. ↑ @herronthatkate on Instagram (2023-10-24). And here's our episode with some regency Jonathan Groff
    💙💙#doctorwho
    Showrunner: @russelltdavies63
    Director: @benchessell
    🔥 provided by: @ncutigatwa @milliegibbo & Jonathan Groff
    Written by Briony Redman and me    . Archived from the original on 2024-04-30.
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