Doctor Who fans convinced the Doctor is headed for queer romance after emotional twist

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Doctor Who: Flux has left fans convinced that the Doctor is headed for a queer romance with her companion Yaz.

Sunday’s (5 December) season finale saw the Doctor and Yaz reunited after Yaz and Dan were sent back in time earlier in the season.

Though in the Doctor’s timeline, the separation had been brief, she was shocked to learn that for Yaz, it had been two years. It made their reunion all the more emotional, and fans were quick to pick up on the heavy romantic tension and queer subtext.

Earlier in the six-part season, Yaz was seen replaying a hologram message left for her by the Doctor over and over, yearning to see her again. 

“You’d have to work *really* hard to watch that hologram scene and still be convinced that Yaz’s feelings for the Doctor are purely platonic,” Radio Times executive editor Morgan Jeffery said on Twitter. 

You’d have to work *really* hard to watch that hologram scene and still be convinced that Yaz’s feelings for the Doctor are purely platonic. #DoctorWho

— Morgan Jeffery (@morganjeffery) November 28, 2021

Upon their reunion, the pair shared an intense hug before the Doctor apologised for shutting Yaz out.

“I want to tell you everything,” the Timelord, played by Jodie Whittaker, said.

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“I’d like that,” Yaz (Mandip Gill) said, before the tension was broken by an interruption from Dan (John Bishop).

It’s far from the first time Doctor Who has suggested that there’s something more to the Doctor-companion relationship, with fans having long suggested that Yaz is in love with her.

I take it back, THIS is the gayest they’ve ever been on main #thasmin #DoctorWhoFlux pic.twitter.com/sVMtt5uFY2

— mag_lex || dw spoilers (@_mag_lex) December 5, 2021

Many pointed out the achingly obvious romance that could be.

That’s a gay hug