Doctor Who season two’s premiere episode, “The Robot Revolution,” introduces us to Belinda Chandra, the latest companion to join the series. Belinda’s origin story is pretty simple so far by Doctor Who standards. She’s a hardworking nurse who becomes the hostage of clunky robots from a planet bearing her name, thanks to an ex-boyfriend. The Doctor works to save Belinda and help liberate the planet from her ex, who is now a massive AI machine. And now she’s a reluctant companion whom he cannot get home for some mysterious reason. So, how did the Doctor and Belinda Chandra meet in the Doctor Who season two premiere?
Towards the beginning of the episode, we see Belinda working her shift at a busy hospital. In the midst of that, the Doctor is walking around the facility and causing chaos. One person even tells Belinda that there’s a doctor looking for her and she cheekily says that there always is. Later that night, robots from Belindachandra destroy her quiet abode and apprehend her. Right when they take off in a retro spaceship, the Doctor comes careening in and screaming her name.
The duo finally meet on Belindachandra. It is where the Doctor has been quietly hanging out and working as the planet’s designated historian for six months waiting for her arrival. He is in the throne room when she arrives, obviously confused about her royal wedding. Who would want to marry an AI bot and turned into a machine?
Their first interaction involves them communicating in code, using every ninth word to have a conversation before chaos breaks out. Later on, Fifteen properly introduces himself, even allowing Belinda to see an X-ray of his two hearts. The Doctor says that someone told him about Belinda Chandra. This person said that her name would be very important, so that’s why he came to save her.
We don’t know who that “he” is yet but surely we will find out this season. The duo cycle between Belinda not trusting him and her following his lead, proving herself to be quite competent in this dangerous situation. So, that’s basically how the Doctor and Belinda Chandra meet each other.
Following their epic adventure, she calls the Doctor out for the many deaths that took place, taking her DNA without permission to draw a conclusion about her familial connection to Mundy Flynn, and for trying to make her into his adventure. She wants to go home but they cannot return to May 24, 2025 for some mysterious reason. We are ready to let the good times roll with Belinda Chandra and the Doctor.
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