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Empire of Death ending explained: What happened in the Doctor Who season 1 finale?
Empire of Death begins with Sutekh winning and the Doctor losing.
The Doctor, Ruby, and Mel manage to escape, but not before confronting Sutekh.
The Doctor realizes the God of Death wont kill him.
Because heneedsto know the secret of Rubys mother.
The Doctor eventually heads to a nameless planet that is in the dying clutches of the Dust.
While there, he meets a woman who hands him a spoon.
That piece of metal fires the Time Window back up.
Ruby tempts Sutekh with the name of her mother, but smashes the data pad and restrains him.
He then ties Sutekh to the console and drags him into the time vortex.
The Doctor then says Sutekh wins by causing him to betray his own principals and become death.
Then, we get some answers.
Rubys mother is… no one special.
Rubys mother is a woman named Louise Miller, 35, played by Faye McKeever.
Her father is a man named William Garnett, who we don’t meet here.
So, as it turns out, Rubys mother was simply ordinary.
Ruby later visits and befriends her mother in a coffee shop, and brings her back to see Carla.
They also discover that her father is still around, and intends to visit him soon.
Ruby leaves the Doctor, but they promise to see each other again.
Ruby says she loves the Doctor.
In one final tease, Mrs. ## Who dies in Empire of Death?
Everyone except Sutekh, Harriet, the Doctor, Ruby, and Mel.
Sutekhs Dust of Death wipes out all life across all of time and space.
How was Sutekh defeated?
Never underestimate the Doctors ability to bring down gods with little more than a few ordinary items.
Ruby, though, has other plans.
As she approaches Sutekh with the data pad containing the answer, she smashes it and restrains Sutekh.
Its there where he disintegrates and seemingly dies.
Who is Rubys mother?
No, it wasnt River Song or anyone else theorized by the gaggle of speculation-mad Whovians online.
Rubys mother is Louise Miller, an ordinary human who gave Ruby up after a teenage pregnancy.
No special abilities, no godlike powers, nothing.
Where does Rubys name come from?
Ruby was the name her mother gave her.
Who is Mrs.
Right now, Mrs.
Flood (Anita Dobson) remains an enigma.
Her true name, then, remains a mystery.
Expect her to crop up again and reveal herself in Doctor Who season 2.
Speaking of which…
What next for The Doctor and Doctor Who?
Yes, as the credits message reads: Doctor Who will return in case there was ever any doubt.
In terms of the Doctor himself, it appears he will be riding solo for a little while.
Doctor Who has now wrapped up onDisneyPlus and BBC iPlayer.
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