Doctor Who makes history with first ever same-sex kiss between actors Ncuti Gatwa and Jonathan Groff as fans praise their ‘electrifying chemistry’
Doctor who made history on Saturday night when it aired a same-sex kiss for the first time.
Fans praised the ‘exciting chemistry’ between Ncuti Gatwa and Jonathan Groff as they hugged in a groundbreaking event for the show, which began in 1963.
Episode six of the series took on a historical theme, with the Doctor (Ncuti) and his companion Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) take a trip to 1813.
While attending a ball in Bath, England, the duo cross paths with a handsome bounty hunter named Rogue (Jonathan) as they try to track down the shape-shifting Chuldurs who are killing the guests.
For starters, both the Doctor and Rogue accuse each other of being the killer after realizing that neither is from the Regency era or Earth.
After convincing the bounty hunter that he is in fact a Time Lord from Gallifrey, the pair work together to find the Chuldur.
Doctor Who fans praised the ‘exciting chemistry’ between Ncuti Gatwa and Jonathan Groff after the series aired its first same-sex kiss during Saturday’s show
Episode six of the series took on a historical theme, with the Doctor (Ncuti) and his companion Ruby Sunday (Milie Gibson) taking a trip to 1813
As the episode progressed, the pair flirted and shocked the guests with same-sex ballroom dancing, initially deciding to create a scandal to unearth the Chuldur.
Their plan had Rogue get down on one knee and “propose” to the doctor after he exclaimed, “Tell me what your heart wants or I will turn my back on you forever.”
In the final moments, the trio discovered that they were not just looking for one killer, but actually an entire family of Chuldurs, but unfortunately both the Doctor and Rogue realize this when it is too late for Ruby.
The emotional final scene saw the Doctor in tears as he struggled with the idea of sacrificing his best friend Ruby to save the world.
“Can you lose your friend to save the world,” Rogue asked the Doctor as Ruby stood next to the Chuldurs in a triform.
‘Doctor! Press send!’ he screamed.
The doctor hit back: ‘I can’t do that. It’ll send Ruby straight to hell!’
In a tangle of events, Rogue sacrificed himself, pushing Ruby aside and replacing her with himself in the triform, but not before kissing the Doctor first.
“Find me,” Rogue whispered before disappearing into the void.
While attending a ball, the duo cross paths with a handsome bounty hunter named Rogue (Jonathan) as they try to track down the Chuldurs who are killing the guests.
The emotional final scene saw the Doctor in tears as he struggled with the idea of sacrificing his best friend Ruby to save the world.
In a tangle of events, Rogue sacrificed himself, pushing Ruby aside and replacing her with himself in the triform, but not before kissing the Doctor first.
Fans shared their joy with a message on
Following the episode, fans shared their joy on social media, with one posting on , choreographed battle between wits, charm and sexual tension.’
Others agreed: ‘Okay, I need Rogue to come back because I really need to see more of him and the Doctor, their chemistry is fire and their connection is undeniable’; ‘Well, that was just great! So smart! I really hope we see more of Rogue. Great chemistry.”
‘Loved ‘Rogue’ #DoctorWho and can we see Jonathan Groff again soon?’; ‘I need Rogue as a recurring character on Doctor Who!’; ‘I would love to see Jonathan Groff here again.’; “I’m getting all the right Captain Jack Harkness vibes from Rogue. The doctor is in love.’
Ncuti is the first queer Doctor Who and the first black Time Lord for a full series.
Others include married Victorian couple Jenny Flint and Madame Vastra (Catrin Stewart and Neve McIntosh), trans woman Yasmin Finney as Rose Noble and Torchwood’s Jack Harkness, played by John Barrowman, the first openly non-heterosexual character in the franchise.
Ncuti told Variety: “I feel like anyone who has a problem with someone who isn’t a straight white man playing this character is not really a fan of the show. You weren’t looking!’
Ncuti is the first queer Doctor Who and the first black Time Lord for a full series
Others include married Victorian couple Jenny Flint and Madame Vastra (Catrin Stewart and Neve McIntosh)
Last year, trans woman Yasmin Finney played the role of Rose Noble, the daughter of Donna Noble (Catherine Tate)
John Barrowman’s Torchwood’s Jack Harkness play was the first openly non-heterosexual character in the franchise
He continued: “Since the show is about regeneration and the Doctor is an alien, why would they only choose to be these types of people?”
Showrunner Russell T Davies echoed the actor’s thoughts: ‘They weren’t exactly the most straight men back in the day.
‘You’re talking about someone who has a lightness and joy in him that, to me, radiates with strange energy.
‘It’s rare that the story gets intense, but you will see moments where you explore it. We don’t deliver a castrated doctor.’
