Before Jodie Whitaker says goodbye to Doctor Who and a brand new actor takes her place, the Thirteenth Doctor is closing out her time with a trio of vacation specials. The first one premiered on New Years and introduced again the Daleks, and now the brand new particular, Legend of the Sea Devils, is taking the Doctor, Yaz (Mandip Gill), and Dan (John Bishop) to nineteenth century China.

The huge historic spotlight of the particular belongs to Crystal Yu as actual life pirate queen Zheng Yi Sao, aka Madame Ching. Ching was thought of one of the profitable pirates in historical past, taking management of her husband’s pirate confederation after her husband’s demise and ending her legendary profession commandeering 24 ships and over 1400 pirates earlier than her demise on the age of 68. In the particular, she’s about to assault a close-by coastal village, prompting the Doctor and her companions to defend it, however the sudden look of the titular Sea Devils complicates issues.

Old faculty Who followers ought to get a kick out of seeing the Devils, who’re making their first look within the post-2005 period with this particular. The Devils as a sub-race of the Silurians, and first appeared within the 1972 episode of the identical identify throughout Jon Pertwee’s time because the Third Doctor. They wouldn’t seem once more till Peter Davidson’s Fifth Doctor encountered them 1984, through the four-part opener to season 21, “Warriors of the Deep.” Unlike the Silurians, who’ve had an enormous redesign since their unique debut again in 1970, the Sea Devils have largely maintained their unique look for the particular.

All advised, it appears like a reasonably enjoyable particular within the vein with a number of the sequence’ greatest episodes. Pirates are nonetheless extremely enjoyable (and likewise humorous!) to see in reside motion, and watching them sword combat with aliens appears fairly cool. And it doesn’t harm that the teaser incorporates a temporary glimpse at a large sea dragon, which’ll absolutely assist the particular really feel as grand and epic because it very properly ought to, since that is the penultimate nearer to Whitaker’s time because the Doctor.

Doctor Who: Legacy of the Sea Devils will premiere on BBC on April 17.

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