A deep dive into the longest-running companion of Doctor Who. Who is Yasmin Khan? What is Yaz’s story, what is Yaz’s character, what has been Yaz's journey, and what is the nature of Yaz’s relationship with the Doctor?

All these sorts of questions are explored through an exhaustive journey through Chibnall’s era, examining every episode, and a multitude of interviews and extras. Along the way, key running themes and storytelling quirks of the era are identified and discussed, in a cumulative analysis capturing how the era was shaped, and how it shifted over time.

The character of Yaz is approached from a place of curiosity and empathy. Topics visited along this journey include the idea of storytelling ‘time loops’, evolving character writing, infantilisation, the impact of an audience upon how characters are written, character regression and storytelling oscillation, the interplay between offscreen platonic relationships and ‘in-character’ relationship shipping, expectations of audience affection, disinterest in drama, claims and positioning of LGBT representation, and many more.

Neo, Ingiga, & Missy discuss the character of Yaz, and the ‘Thasmin’ relationship positioned between Yaz and the Thirteenth Doctor, in a comprehensive deep dive through the Chris Chibnall / Jodie Whittaker era of Doctor Who, exploring every episode, and a large array of interviews and extras. Discussions on the previous episodes of Chibnall’s era can be heard here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbFY3UxACl61uBHORtdxf5GYugPC-W84z

Listen to us on:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3HG4admOryW7Cgi8WCJwJC
Apple iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/who-cares-dr-who-fans-talk-tv/id1477729537
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/who-cares-dr-who-fans-talk-tv?refid=stpr
TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Who-Cares---Dr-Who-Fans-Talk-TV-p1243436/
PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/2537864

Neo can also be found at https://twitter.com/Neo_WhoCares
Ingiga also runs a blog, over at https://gigawho.wordpress.com
Missy's other appearances on the channel can be found here https://whocaresdw.wordpress.com/tag/missy/

More at https://whocaresdw.wordpress.com/2022/10/18/the-tragedy-of-yaz/

TIMECODES:

00:00:00 Intro
00:02:27 Hopes for Yaz
00:09:28 2018 Comic-Con
00:14:38 Promises of representation
00:18:17 Emotions & three companions
00:23:09 The Woman Who Fell to Earth
00:34:21 The Ghost Monument
00:40:56 Rosa + Ryan romance
00:47:40 Arachnids in the UK
01:17:35 The Tsuranga Conundrum + Demons of the Punjab
01:24:30 Likability, timidity, & fully-rounded characters
01:36:19 Kerblam!
01:41:24 The Witchfinders
01:43:09 It Takes You Away
01:45:53 The Battle of Ranskoor av Kolos
01:49:31 Resolution + looking back on Series 11
02:01:32 Ships, police, arcs, character development
02:12:15 Spyfall: Part One
02:20:40 Spyfall: Part Two
02:28:05 Orphan 55
02:31:58 Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror + mid-era interviews
02:40:10 Fugitive of the Judoon
02:54:34 Praxeus
03:01:43 Can You Hear Me?
03:28:18 The Haunting of Villa Diodati
03:37:20 Ascension of the Cybermen
03:42:21 The Timeless Children
03:51:57 ‘She’s almost there’, joining Torchwood, progressions
03:59:15 Yaz’s mental health & relationship with the Doctor
04:10:19 Revolution of the Daleks
04:28:43 Promises of a third series + romance rumours
04:36:13 The Halloween Apocalypse
04:44:55 War of the Sontarans
04:51:55 Once, Upon Time
04:58:39 Village of the Angels
05:00:40 Survivors of the Flux
05:16:41 The Vanquishers
05:23:25 Emotional turmoil, emotional intelligence, & loyal fans
05:28:27 Cast thoughts on queer fanbase + cast chemistry
05:40:41 Yaz stepping up + WWTTD
05:44:21 Eve of the Daleks
06:25:55 Children in Need skit + official statements on Thasmin
06:37:22 Gallifrey One 2022 + God in the gaps
07:04:59 Unpleasant surprises, tragic endings, & queer romances
07:31:53 ‘Thasmin is canon’ + taking things seriously
07:38:34 Legend of the Sea Devils
08:03:43 Chibnall’s Thasmin plan all along
08:17:21 Mandip’s input on Thasmin + Yaz’s arc
08:34:22 Conclusions

SOURCES:
The source list is way too large to fit within the YouTube description character limit — to see it, go to https://whocaresdw.wordpress.com/2022/10/18/the-tragedy-of-yaz/

#doctorwho
#yasminkhan
#thasmin