Russell T Davies Says Doctor Who's Big Finale Reveal Was a Response to Rise of Skywalker
Russell T Davies Says Doctor Who's Big Finale Reveal Was a Response to Rise of Skywalker

gizmodo.com Russell T Davies Says Doctor Who's Big Finale Reveal Was a Response to Rise of Skywalker
Speaking on an audio commentary for Doctor Who 's season finale, the showrunner credited Star Wars for his approach to Ruby Sunday... of a sort.

Look, I'm not trying to choose violence today, so let's not stoop to the level of stereotypical "Star Wars" discourse.
That said, the parallels here were not lost on me, and I generally agree with RTD.