Valeyard: Doctor Who’s Greatest Villain

Current showrunner Russell T. Davies is known for taking antagonists from the Classic Series and using them to give the Doctor a show-stopping final few episodes in each series finale. Davies started this trend back in 2005, first with the Dalek Emperor. Then he brought back the Cybermen, the Master, Davros (creator of the Daleks), Rassilon, and more recently, the Toymaker in the 60th Anniversary Specials. In fact, for Series 14, Davies ran with the notion that the Toymaker was part of a larger Pantheon of Discord, gods of chaos and mischief that Gatwa’s Doctor continued to face down. All ending in a confrontation with the head of the Pantheon and Classic Series villain, Sutekh, the god of death. A roster of misbehaving gods initially sounded very intriguing, but after Sutekh’s defeat, the whole overarching plotline was closed off. Now, the only potential candidate for a season finale showdown is Mrs. Flood (Anita Dobson).







