The romance between Yaz and the Thirteenth Doctor is finally confirmed in the Doctor Who 2022 New Year's Day special, "Eve of the Daleks," when Dan (John Bishop) confronts Yaz about her unsaid feelings towards The Doctor.
However, any hint at a romance is only present in how Gill and Whittaker play the scene, rather than having any confirmation in the script, disappointingly restricting the romance to mere queer coding. Then, in episode 6, Doctor Who once again hints at a romance between Yaz and The Doctor during the scene in which they are reunited. Mandip Gill plays the scene as if she is yearning for her long-lost love, a feeling present in much of LGBTQ+ fiction. In Doctor Who: Flux episode 5, Yaz replays a holographic message of The Doctor over and over again.
Related: Why The New Doctor's Clothes Changed After Regenerating How Doctor Who Set Up A Thirteen & Yaz Romanceĭoctor Who first really hinted at a potential romance between the Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz during season 13. Unfortunately, "The Power of the Doctor" does little to fix that. Their relationship already felt underdeveloped compared to previous romances with it only really emerging in their final few episodes together, despite Yaz and the Thirteenth Doctor having traveled together for three seasons. What makes the lack of closure in the romance between the Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz in "The Power of the Doctor" especially disheartening is that it is the first LGBTQ+ relationship that the Doctor has had with a companion. The romance between the Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz is far from the first time that a romantic relationship has been teased between The Doctor and their companions on the show: the Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann) and Grace Holloway (Daphne Ashbrook) shared a kiss in the Doctor Who TV Movie back in 1996, and later Doctors had explicit romantic relationships with companions Rose Tyler and River Song.
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