In the first episode of Doctor Who, way back on November 23, 1963, the first Time Lord character we meet is not the Doctor. Instead, perhaps the most underrated Time Lord (or Time Lady) in all of Who history is the Doctor’s granddaughter, and very first companion, Susan Foreman. Played by the brilliant Carole Ann Ford — who had already starred in the sci-fi hit Day of the Triffids in 1962 — Susan was the audience surrogate for our first steps into the TARDIS. And now, 62 years after her first appearance, and 59 years after the 1st Doctor (William Hartnell) parted ways with her, Susan is very much back in Doctor Who.
But what does it mean? Here’s why the appearance of Susan in the latest Doctor Who episode raises more questions than answers.
