Doctor Who has new companion
Buenas Tardis, Doctor Who fans! The time-travelling British sci-fi series returns for its 10th season Saturday on Space. This will be Peter Capaldi’s final run as the Doctor, as well as the final season led by writer and executive producer Steven Moffat.
“They asked me to stay on. And I love this show. But I began to get worried about my capacity to deliver my best work,” Capaldi told The New York Times this week.
In the Season 10 premiere, titled The Pilot, the Doctor meets new companion Bill Potts, played by Pearl Mackie. Bill is a new character in the show’s lore and, unlike some previous companions, she doesn’t have much experience with the Doctor’s world. Also this season, Matt Lucas will return as Nardole.
In a recent interview with The Guardian, Mackie described Bill as “quite chatty, a bit mouthy.… She questions things that haven’t been questioned in a really long time, which is fun.”
Bill will also be openly gay. Said Mackie: “It shouldn’t be a big deal in the 21st century. It’s about time, isn’t it?”
Space will air a Season 9 marathon Saturday leading up to the season 10 premiere. Fans can also stream the first nine seasons of the rebooted show on CraveTV.
SNL HOMECOMING
Jimmy Fallon returns to the Saturday Night Live stage to host a new episode of the sketch comedy, with musical guest Harry Styles. This will be the first time the show will air live from coast to coast; live national broadcasts will continue through its season 42 finale on May 20. As always, they’ll air on Global and NBC.
Fallon was a Saturday Night Live cast member from 1998 to 2004, winning fans with his aw-shucks demeanour, compulsive hair-tousling and frequent giggling during sketches. He’s since returned twice to host the show — here’s hoping his bromantic partner Justin Timberlake pops up in a revival of their Barry Gibb Talk Show sketch.
On May 13, eerily good Sean Spicer impersonator Melissa McCarthy will host. Dwayne Johnson and his army of muscles will front the following week’s season finale.