Doctor Who praised for delicate handling of same-sex romance between Yaz and the Doctor

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Doctor Who fans are ecstatic after the series essentially confirmed a same-sex romance between the Thirteenth Doctor and her companion Yaz.

Fans have long speculated that there might be feelings between the Time Lord (Jodie Whittaker) and Yasmin “Yaz” Khan (Mandip Gill). Even Gill said in a 2020 interview that she whole-heartedly was “here” for the “Thasmin” shippers and loved the idea that her character and the Time Lord could be romantically involved.

Now, the new episode, titled “Eve of the Daleks”, has made the relationship between Yaz and the Doctor a bit clearer. In the episode, the Doctor, Yaz and Dan (John Bishop) are stuck in a time loop with a Dalek Executioner hot on their heels.

During the years stranded in the time loop, Yaz and Dan become close friends, and Dan eventually notices that the police-officer-turned-companion has secretly been harbouring romantic feelings for the Doctor.

Dan bluntly asks Yaz if she “ever told her” about her feelings, and Yaz responds by asking if her feelings are “that obvious”. He admits he figured it out during the “four years” he spent “travelling the world with you”.

“I don’t know what to do, Dan,” Yaz responds. “I’ve never told anyone. Not even myself.”

Later in the episode, Dan prompts Yaz to confess her feelings and even outright tells the Doctor how his friend feels. The Time Lord seemingly pretends not to understand Dan’s clear message, and Dan once again pleads for the two women to talk to each other.

Needless to say, the on-screen acknowledgement of romantic feelings between the two characters (and a potentially a future romance) had Doctor Who fans in an absolute tizzy on social media.

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MY THASMIN HEART #doctorwho pic.twitter.com/fWIGbcaWhP

— ḿиᴄти (@sweffee) January 1, 2022

this is not the look of someone who does not return yaz’s feeling !!!!! she is in love!!! #doctorwho pic.twitter.com/BwV8Uc3Um9

— serena ☽ mandip gill enthusiast (@spacethirteen) January 1, 2022

THE DOCTOR AND YAZ ARE SAPPHIC I REPEAT THE DOCTOR AND YAZ ARE SAPPHIC#doctorwho #thasmin pic.twitter.com/hAuinHnnhA

— iz.