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Doctor Who has never shied away from revisiting the unexpected. In Season 15, Episode 7, titled Wish World, a familiar face quietly reappeared - Susan Twist, once again portraying Susan Triad, an enigmatic figure who shadowed the Doctor's journey across time.
Her cameo may seem inconspicuous at first glance, but it marks a meaningful continuation of a thread spun through earlier episodes.
Her presence isn't just nostalgic, it fulfills a bigger promise.
The return of Susan Triad: UNIT’s unexpected recruit
When Doctor Who Season 14 ended with Empire of Death, Susan Triad - formerly one of Sutekh's Angels of Death - was left human, liberated from the God's manipulation.
But the Doctor, ever compassionate, reassured her, confirming that her family and identity were still real. That moment set the stage for what seemed like a hopeful ending for Twist's multi-layered characters.
The definition of Earth is reshaped in Wish World. With the help of the God of Dreams, the Earth transforms into something unique and ideal as per Conrad's vision. The idealized nature of human life on Earth results in UNIT's reappearance - but not as we know it. The once-militarized alien-fighting organization is now a retro insurance company, a strange reflection of Conrad's twisted utopia.
And there, among the tea ladies, is Susan Twist, quietly slipping back into her role.
The fact that Susan is part of UNIT's new iteration implies she stayed true to her offer in Empire of Death. Her exact role remains vague, but her return validates Russell T Davies' plan to populate UNIT with an evolving cast of recurring allies.
Twist is exactly dressed like she was in the Episode titled, Devil's Chord, which hints at something deeper. Perhaps it's nostalgia or foreshadowing. But in Doctor Who, appearances are rarely incidental.
Doctor Who: Echoes of the past and clues to the future
The identical look from The Devil's Chord, wherein she serves the Doctor overpriced tea, is more than just a costume callback. It mirrors Conrad's altered Earth and may even be an ominous crumb of what's to come next in Doctor Who.
In the canteen scene, the Doctor jokingly accuses her of "daylight robbery" for the cost of tea. Twist's response about being Margaret Lockwood from The Wicked Lady is a nod to a double life of mischief and deception. That comment lands differently now, with the knowledge of Susan's true origins.
Season 15 could be laying the groundwork for Maestro's return. Maestro - The God of Music and the child of the Toymaker - was previously defeated in The Devil's Chord, but the Pantheon Gods are notoriously hard to kill.
Susan Traid's identical costume in Wish World could be a foreshadowing: a subtle signal that Maestro's encore is on the horizon.
Twist's journey throughout Doctor Who - from 60th anniversary cameo to being a puppet of Sutekh - has modified into an autonomous arc. Free from the villain's influence, Susan Triad can finally emerge as her own character, no longer a device but a participant.
A post from the official Doctor Who Instagram account confirmed Twist's comeback, when the show-runner, Davies, commented:
What? What????
This comment could easily be interpreted as a sly nod to her mysterious narrative thread ahead.
Susan Twist's subtle reappearance in Doctor Who Season 15 is far from a random cameo. It cements Susan Triad's place in the ever-expanding UNIT ensemble, teases future conflicts involving the Pantheon, and subtly honors the show's complex, layered mythology.
As always with Doctor Who, the smallest of details often hold the biggest of implications - and Susan Triad may still have a major role to play.
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