Doctor Whoseason 14 ’s two - part finale bring to listen a fabled tale from theMarvel Cinematic Universe , but I found the long - course British sci - fi show to be severely lack in its homage to the MCU in one cardinal area . AlthoughDoctor Who ’s Disney eratechnically kicked off with David Tennant ’s replication as the Fourteenth Doctor , Ncuti Gatwa ’s run as Fifteen is what truly marked the showtime of a new story . WhileDoctor Whoseason 14 ’s endingwas arguably a higher - stakes affair than that of the MCU tale I felt it was mirroring , Marvel executed the original secret plan far more effectively .
I was pertain when Disney signed the mess to co - produceDoctor Whowith the BBC . Thankfully , I really enjoyed Gatwa ’s first time of year as the Doctor . The MCU , owned by Disney , has buy the farm through a jumpy patch since the end of the Infinity Saga , so I did n’t want one of my favorite shows to experience the same decline . While that did n’t happen , andDoctor Whoseason 14 is a massive improvement on the Chris Chibnall era that preceded it , Sutekh ’s comeback in the two - part finale did force me into making another unassailable MCU connectionoutside the studio apartment that develop both undertaking .
doc Who has been a secureness on telly screens for 60 year , entail there are plentitude of stories to select from when foot out the Time Lord ’s best .
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Sutekh’s Death Wave Was A More Extreme Version Of Thanos' Snap In Avengers: Infinity War
Doctor Who & the MCU both turn their unfortunate characters to dust
Doctor Whoseason 14 was a stealth sequel to a Tom Bakerstory all along , bringing back Sutekh from the show ’s classic epoch for Gatwa ’s first epic closing . Sutekh ’s Death Wave , avail along by the multitudinous landing sites of the Doctor ’s TARDIS through the centuries , managed to end basically all life in the existence . Sutekh ’s need to extinguish all live on beingness is particularly nefarious , and while it does n’t line up with Thanos ' intentions in 2018’sAvengers : Infinity War , I found myself comparing the two villains ' action in their various franchise .
Sutekh ’s actions are far more hair-raising , as there ’s no vestige of selflessness .
Of course , Thanos ' ultimate goal is to preserve liveliness in the universe , thinning out its sprawling universe by 50 % with the breeze of his fingerbreadth while wearing the Infinity Gauntlet . He ’s not framed as a textbook villain , as his extreme solution is for what he claims to be the greater good of the universe and its dwindling resources . If he ’d desire to , I have no doubtThanos could have achieved with the Gauntlet what Sutekh did with his Death Wave- which snuff out all life history across the population . Sutekh ’s actions are far more nightmarish , as there ’s no trace of selflessness .
The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor, joined by new companion Ruby Sunday.
The Doctor Reversing Sutekh’s Death Wave Didn’t Come With Any Cost
Iron Man’s heroic sacrifice is what made the Avengers' victory against Thanos so emotional
The Doctor ’s heroics almost never cause him any pain , with the most commonplace side gist being the Time Lord ’s regeneration cycle being triggered . If there was ever a plot line that could have perfectly lodge the Doctor fall behind someone as penitence for pull through the universe , I think it was in theDoctor Whoseason 14 finale . Sutekh was formidable , and the doc turning the scoundrel ’s power against him for the " Death to Death " gambit was an urge - if not a little outcome - innocent - committal to writing pick by Russell T Davies . The stopping point should have use up even more divine guidance from the MCU .
In 2019’sAvengers : Endgame , central characters are fall behind for good while carrying out the complex and liveliness - threatening scheme to impart back those who Thanos had click aside .
Sutekh ’s action inDoctor Whoseemed as permanent and hopeless as the solvent of Thanos ' triumph inInfinity War . What I find so much more rewarding and realistic in the MCU is that the Avengers ' plan , one picture show later , demanded much more peril and forfeiture than itsDoctor Whocounterpart . In 2019’sAvengers : Endgame , key characters are lost for good while carrying out the complex and life - jeopardize scheme to bring back those who Thanos had Snapped off .
A recent addition to the doc Who canyon mean the show could experience a similar issue to one that often arises in the Marvel Cinematic Universe .
After Black Widow ’s death , and the endangerment of losing Bruce Banner while using the gauntlet , the peril appear to be over . Then , theheartbreaking personnel casualty of Tony Starkbrilliantly compounded the gravitational force of the situation . InDoctor Who ’s season 14 closing curtain , I never really felt any real sense that any of the main characters would pass away while enact their universe of discourse - saving plan . LikeEndgame , I knewDoctor Whowouldn’t set aside the villain to stay winning , butthe Doctor ’s triumph was too arrant given the frightening circumstance .
Doctor Who Season 14’s Ending Avoided The MCU’s Confusing “Blip” Phenomenon
The Doctor brought back almost everyone in the universe at once
The Blip in the MCUis a term used to delineate the five - year period between Thanos ' Snap , and Bruce successfully furbish up everyone who was turn a loss . Tony ’s program line to Bruce to bring , " Everyone who Thanos Snapped away five years ago " with the specific caution of " To now , today , " resulted in all those restored being five years younger than they would have been if they had n’t been Snapped out of existence .
While most of the independent grapheme did stave off falling to Thanos ' plan , fundamental bod like Spider - Man and Black Panther did not .
While most of the main fictitious character did avoid falling to Thanos ' plan , key flesh like Spider - Man and Black Panther did not . I always found it pestering having to mentally bring out the age disparity between the Blipped and those who remain . The one advantageDoctor Who ’s Sutekh solution has overEndgameis thatSutekh belt down almost everyone in the universe rather than just 50 % of the population . As a result , the Doctor ’s plan repair all of Sutekh ’s victim together , and they were all the same age as they were when they vanished .
The Doctor is so well - move around through metre and space that , to employ an MCU term , I just see him as one big Blip .
Of course , I ’m aware that theDoctor , Mel , and Ruby would all have continued to agewhile almost everyone else was dead . However , their position as metre travelers has already cast off their native ages off - kelter . For example , Ruby may be 19 in 2024 , but in the distant future tense and past times she ’s visited , her comparative eld to her origin point becomes almost nonmeaningful . The Doctor is so well - traveled through time and space that , to habituate an MCU term , I just see him as one heavy Blip .
Doctor Who’s Sutekh Two-Parter Had A Different Kind Of Cliffhanger
Avengers: Infinity War chose to leave the story in a much more hopeless place (& it worked better)
Infinity WarandEndgameare just as much of a two - part stopping point as the final two installment ofDoctor Whoseason 14 . When longer stories such as these are being told over more than one instalment , it ’s life-sustaining to take the most suitable stead to place the traditional cliffhanger . in person , I thinktheAvengersmade a much near determination thanDoctor Whoin this regard . Doctor Whoseason 14 ’s next-to-last installment , " The Legend of Ruby Sunday " ended with the Sutekh reveal . As someone who ’s not that familiar with the show ’s classic geological era , I found it interesting but ultimately underwhelming .
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I consider the end of " The Legend of Ruby Sunday " would have been far more in force if Sutekh ’s Death Wave had been unleashed , think of I ’d have had to wait a whole week to see how the Doctor would pay off it . eternity Warfollowed this formula brightly , with the Avengers losing the battle against Thanos and trigger off a class - long wait to see how events panned out . Doctor Who ’s cliffhanger put too much accent on Sutekh ’s recurrence , whereas theMarvel Cinematic Universe’sInfinity Warswisely focalize on the uphill struggle ahead for the Avengers .
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The latest Dr. Who serial introduces the Fifteenth Doctor , joined by novel familiar Ruby Sunday .
The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor, joined by new companion Ruby Sunday.
