Despite the fact thatDoctor Whohas faced off against evil foreign drivel cans , mankind made of metal , and subsist sheet of skin , in the young promo for the next episode , the 13th Doctor is still resolute in her belief that ghosts only do not exist . But whilethe Doctormight not believe in spirits , they surely believe in her .
“ The Haunting of Villa Diodati ” finds the Doctor and her companions by Lake Geneva in 1816 just in clock time to cross paths with the ilk ofLord Byron and Mary Shelley who ’re make up their way across Europeon a rarefied tour that involved at least one stop on a skittish night to rest and tell one another terrific ghost stories .
Of course , the renowned couples ’ predilection for regale one another with tales mean to alarm is what led to Mary think the idea for Frankenstein , but in Doctor Who ’s telling of the past , the inspiration for the otherworldly story came from the supernatural phenomena they see during their journey — phenomenon that the Doctor refuses to consider involves ghosts .
The Doctor, a person who does not believe in ghosts.Image: BBC
Dr. Who showrunner Chris Chibnall toldRadio Times , “ Maxine Alderton , who ’s written that episode , is an inviolable Mary Shelley and Byron … not a fan , she ’s an expert . She studied them , she loves them , she knew all about them , she came with a great idea . ”
“ The Haunting of Villa Diodati , ” the last sequence before the 2 - part Cybermen andTimeless Children - filledfinale , premieres February 16 .
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