Doctor Who's Latest Two Companions Share A Very Odd Connection That Hasn't Happened For The Past 60 Years

Both of the Fifteenth Doctor's main companions have an incredibly similar moment in their respective backstories, if not entirely identical.

April 18, 2025 · 1 min · 60 words · Elizabeth Lewis

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Warning: Spoilers ahead forDoctor Whoseason 15, episode 1, “The Robot Revolution.

Theconnection between Belinda and Mundyis lightly addressed in “The Robot Revolution,” but not fully resolved.

It’s a little unusual that two consecutive companions have both gone through such a specific thing.

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This is now also true for the Doctor’s season 15 companion.

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