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“Right, troops. No, not troops. Team. Gang. Fam?”

If The Woman Who Fell to Earth can be defined by one single thing, it’s human connection. In spite of the large cast, even minor characters are grounded by the inclusion of the people closest to them. There are loving grandparents, a difficult relationship with a step grandson, a brother who wants answer, and a sister and a father whose absence is felt in very different ways. Even Karl, who seems lonely, is working at his dad’s company.

Friends and colleagues are just as important, whether it’s Ryan’s and Yaz’s renewed acquaintance, Graham and his group of bus drivers, or the bonds we can see developing between our four main cast members. As the Doctor reminisces about the family she has lost, it seems a certainty that she will gain another one. In fact, she may already have.