Millie Gibson returned to Doctor Who on Saturday (May 3) as Ruby Sunday-and fans have been having their say.
The fourth episode of Ncuti Gatwa’s second season of Doctor Who, Lucky Day, aired on Saturday. (Image: BBC Studios/Bad Wolf/Lara Cornell)
Some BBC viewers are claiming the latest episode of Doctor Who is an “incredibly frustrating” watch as Millie Gibson finally makes her return as Ruby Sunday. The 20-year-old actress, who starred as the main companion to Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor last season, appeared in ‘Lucky Days’, portraying the love interest of podcaster and antagonist Conrad Clark (played by Jonah Hauer-King).
The latest instalment of Doctor Who aired on BBC One on Saturday (May 3), opening with the Fifteenth Doctor and Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) landing in 2007 England. There, they meet a younger version of Conrad on New Year’s Eve.
Millie Gibson finally returned to the BBC mainstay as Ruby Sunday. (Image: BBC Studios/Bad Wolf/Lara Cornell)
At one point, Conrad holds Ruby at gunpoint but is eventually reprimanded and put behind bars. The Doctor, who takes a back seat in ‘Lucky Day’ eventually swoops in, giving the antagonist a dressing down for the way he used and treated Ruby.
‘Lucky Day’, the fourth episode of season two of Doctor Who, has been praised by fans, with one writing: “Lucky Day is by far one of the best Dr Who episodes.”
A second wrote on X: “Lucky Day was decent – loved seeing Ruby back and that twist with Conrad threw me off I was not expecting that. Kate Stewart showed Conrad that she’s her father’s daughter and not to mess with her legacy. The scene with Conrad & the Doctor was so good.”
However, one Reddit user has admitted the Peter Hoar-directed instalment left them “frustrated”. They typed: “This episode made me so upset, it was so incredibly frustrating to watch his smug face — brilliant work.”
Another said: “You thought the Midnight Entity was going to be the most terrifying villain this season? Nope, it’s a human on social media.”
This season of Doctor Who will feature 8 episodes. Four are already available to stream. (Image: BBC Studios/Bad Wolf/Lara Cornell)
Last month, TVLine reported that Millie’s character is expected to return in episode seven ‘Wish World’ and eight ‘The Reality War’ alongside Ncuti and Varada.
Both instalments have been written by Russell T Davis, with the former expected to air on May 24.
The season finale, ‘The Reality War’, will then premiere on BBC One on May 31.
Regarding the return of her character, Millie revealed that Ruby has a little bit of “PTSD” from her travels with the Doctor.
“It’s such a cool concept to go back to a companion and see how they’re getting on after that wild ride of being stuffed in a double bass or tackling goblins, or hanging over a rope ladder over London,” she said in a Q&A Session.
“So it’s like, how are things on Earth after all that?”
