Warning: SPOILERS lie ahead for Doctor Who season 14!

Following the major reveal of the character in the latest finale, Russell T Davies and Anita Dobson address the current status of the mystery of Doctor Who‘s Mrs. Flood. Dobson made her debut in “The Church on Ruby Road” as the seemingly ordinary neighbor to the Sunday family, though it would be revealed that she has hidden knowledge of the Time Lords that has left viewers guessing her true identity. After having brief appearances in season 14, Flood starred in a guest role across the two-part finale “The Legend of Ruby Sunday/Empire of Death”, which provided more hints.

With Doctor Who season 14 bringing the mystery of Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) and the One Who Waits to a close, Davies and Dobson addressed the remaining mystery of Mrs. Flood going into season 15 with Doctor Who: Unleashed. While the showrunner confirmed that Flood was not part of Sutekh’s scheme, Davies did tease that she would play a key role in season 15, while Dobson described Flood as ever-evolving. Check out Davies’ and Dobson’s response below:

Russell T Davies: Clearly there’s a mystery with Mrs. Flood, played by Anita Dobson- Dobs, as I call her. We’ve seen way back in “The Church on Ruby Road”, where Ncuti first appeared and when Millie first appeared. She was the next door neighbour, but then suddenly ends that episode with a great line to camera, where she goes “Never seen a TARDIS before”. So clearly, that’s saying “Something’s going on here.” She’s popped up then, living next door. We’ve seen her, she’s cast a little line in “73 Yards” on what’s going on. She gets a bit closer to the action in episode 7, she starts to reveal herself in episode 7. In episode 8, she had…. She says “I had such plans”. So she’s not part of what Sutekh was up to. She’s kind of trapped in whatever Sutekh was up to, in as much as the whole world is and says “I had such plans”. I wonder what that means…. I can promise you reveals, I can promise you astonishing reveals and a lot of fun with her as well. She’s so much fun to work with, so good times with Mrs. Flood to come.

Anita Dodson: Mrs Flood is sort of changing. We don’t quite know what into, but she’s definitely changing, yeah. Or else she needs to see a therapist, big time.

What Doctor Who Season 14 Told Us About Mrs Flood

While she only had a handful of appearances across Doctor Who season 14, the currently released episodes nevertheless did offer some hints towards her true identity beyond her initial TARDIS knowledge tease. In both “73 Yards” and “The Legend of Ruby Sunday”, Flood placed heavy emphasis that she was hiding away out of sight, showing that she was intentionally avoiding making herself known to any entity or organization. However, certain other lines may have revealed more about what exactly she is.

In her conversation with Cherry Sunday, Flood switched to speaking with an upper-class-esque pronunciation accent and showed incredible awareness of Sutekh’s nature and events that had yet to take place. Furthermore, before she and Cherry became victims of Sutekh’s dust, Flood questioned Cherry’s beliefs, declaring that she intended to grow powerful enough to challenge a god. With these lines showing that Flood is somewhat omniscient and has aspirations of godhood herself, perhaps Mrs. Flood may be part of Davies’ Doctor Who pantheon.

Though Doctor Who season 14 answered many questions, it is clear the mystery of Mrs. Flood was set to be a long-term mystery across Davies’ new era. With the One Who Awaits being revealed as an evolved Sutekh, many may wonder if Flood may be another foe reimagined to fit into Davies’ more fantastical approach to the series. No matter who she may be, both Davies and Dobson’s tease hint that Flood will have a greater presence across Doctor Who season 15.

Source: Doctor Who: Unleashed