Warning: Spoilers ahead for Doctor Who season 15, episode 3, "The Well." Doctor Who season 15, episode 3, "The Well," brings back the same monster from a 2008 David Tennant episod ...

The monster in "The Well" has motivations that can be tricky to understand, but I think I know what makes Doctor Who's returning villain tick.

Doctor Who Season 15 made a scary detour with Episode 6, "The Well," that aired on April 26, 2025. The series went back to one of its scariest locations—Planet 6767, alternatively called Midnight.

In "Doctor Who" season 2 episode 3, aka "The Well", the Doctor's quest to return Belinda Chandra to Earth on May 24, 2025, ...

Warning: contains spoilers for Doctor Who series 15 episode 3 “The Well”. Me about 20 minutes into this episode: hmm, getting real “Midnight” vibes from this. Me about 25 minutes into this ...

Warning: contains plot spoilers for Doctor Who episode “The Well”. If they were really concentrating, fans may have got there just before the Doctor did, at the mention of an Xtonic Star.

Season two (or whatever the hell season we have to call it) episode three, “The Well,” added another surprise return, but from an episode much fresher in fans’ memories, a stealth sequel to ...