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Can you talk about the complexities that that brings to your relationship?
VARADA SETHU: I think she holds him accountable.
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She’s like a mirror to him.
This is not acceptable, and I want to go home.
I think, you know, probably the nature of her job plays into it quite a lot.
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As a nurse, you have to be good at reading people.
GATWA: He spent a lot of time on his own.
Hes an isolated creature and so his intentions are pure.
They have to work as a team to get her back home.
It sounds like she’s going to maybe teach him some bedside manners.
Can you talk about maintaining that softer side of such a weathered person?
GATWA: To me, it just, sort of makes sense.
I think there’s just such a weight of responsibility.
There’s a lot going on there mentally.
There’s a lot of pain and trauma following the Doctor.
This is something that we know.
I just felt like that was something that the Doctor can’t help but express.
SETHU: Hes very vulnerable; hes a vulnerable doctor.
He’s okay with showing his vulnerabilities, and I think thats his strength as well.
I’m very excited for people to see."
If you had a planet named after yourself, what would the vibe be like?
What’s that planet like?
What’s a Ncuti planet like?
What’s a Varada planet like?
NCUTI: Whats a Varada planet like?
SETHU: Lots of animals.
Yeah, I think it would that, that would be the core of it.
And then how that manifests in all the different ways, you know.
GATWA: I think mine’s…I’d love to have all those things.
[Laughs] I think one side of the world is like a carnival.
And then the other side of the world is a spa.
GATWA: I go from the rave to the spa, to the rave, back to the spa.
Everything is there; everything you need is there.
Thats ideal!There are several very, very exciting episodes coming up.
You guys get animated at some point.
You’ve got a Eurovision-inspired episode.
GATWA: I’m so excited for…Is it five, Lagos?
GATWAY: Episode five.
I’m very excited for people to see.
The Doctor goes to Nigeria, which is somewhere the doctor has never been before.
There’s lots of amazing costumes in that one as well.
SETHU: Exactly, very, very grounding under layer.
And it’s got very dark themes.
It’s got some big moments and reveals, and it’s got everything.
It’s got a bit of everything, that episode; I believe thats my favorite episode.
Thank you both so much for sitting down and chatting with me today.
I hope you have a great rest of your day.
SETHU: Thank you, you too!
GATWA: Thank you, you too.
Lovely to see you again, Sam.
Doctor WhoSeason 2 premieres on Disney+ and BBC iPlayer on April 12.
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