Doctor Who, by its very nature, is always evolving.
Its what has allowed the series to survive for over 60 years of storiesacross its classicandrevived eras.
That person is Belinda Chandra, played byAndors Varada Sethu.
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The Doctors craving connection.
Belinda wants to get home,hewants to get home.
The challenge to him is in terms of how charged [their relationship] is.
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I think what I loved about their relationship was that theyre very much equals, Sethu added.
They both have main character energyBelinda has her own life, that shes so desperate to get back to.
Theyre both very selfless.
But it takes a while for her to warm up to him, because shes not impressed by this..
I mean, I guess shes impressed, shesveryimpressed.
But she just wants to go back to her life, because she knows that where she belongs.
What I love is that shewillgive it back to him, Sethu teased.
Sethu is set to return forStar Warsseriessophomore final seasonthis month, briefly running concurrently alongside Belindas debut inDoctor Who.
But for the actress, thats part ofDoctor Whos appeal.
Shes so different from Cinta, shes so warm in comparison.
I love so much within the sci-fi spaceexcuse the punofDoctor Whoyou still get to experience so many other genres.
Theres comedy, theres horror, thrillers, all sorts of plots and genres.
What I love aboutDoctor Whois that each episode is so different, each season is different.
I like that you get to experience so many different dimensions through one character.
Thats what really appealed to me about Belinda, andDoctor Whoas a whole.
I think hes in a place where hes searching for connection and hes constantly curious, Gatwa said.
The Doctor embodies curiosity a lot, so hes searching for somethingthe Doctors always been searching.
And he meets Belinda and sort of, instantly… oversteps boundaries?
She stands up to him.
The Doctors able to live quite an irresponsible life.
Hes got a spaceship and can go anywhere, he can do whatever he wants, Gatwa continued.
He endangers people all the time!
Like, each episode youve almostdied!
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