Doctor Who is garnering immense attention especially after the episode premiered Saturday evening. It featured a same-s3x kiss between the fifteenth doctor played by Ncuti Gatwa and Jonathan Groff’s Bounty Rogue. While many are praising the BBC series for airing its first-ever romantic same-s3x kiss, it is far from the truth.

Ncuti Gatwa in Doctor Who | BBC One
Before the major event of episode 6 of the series, the iconic show has already featured the rare moments of same-s3x kiss on-screen.

Doctor Who Ncuti Gatwa’s Same-S3x Kiss isn’t First in the Franchise

Doctor Who has kept audiences hooked with its unique sci-fi storylines since 1963. The show follows the adventures of the Doctor, a Time Lord who travels through time and space in the TARDIS, a time-traveling machine that looks like a British police box on the outside.

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He is usually accompanied by companions to save lives. Beginning in the 1960s, fourteen actors have headlined the show with the latest being Ncuti Gatwa as the fifteenth one.
Ncuti Gatwa and Jonathan Groff in Doctor Who | BBC OneNcuti Gatwa and Jonathan Groff in Doctor Who | BBC One
As the new era of The Doctor began last month, the eighth episode dropped this Saturday, featuring an emotional kiss with the leading actor and Jonathan Groff on-screen. As the fans applaud such a big step, the same-s3x kiss on the show is nothing new.

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In episode two of the seventh franchise series, Matt Smith headlined the show as the Eleventh Doctor. Titled Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, the episode featured the Time Lord kissing his companion Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) in 10 seconds.

Not just that, the franchise‘s popular pansexual character, Captain Jack Harkness has also shared a kiss with the Time Lord, which again showcases that the same-s3x kiss is not a new concept for the franchise. However, what makes Gatwa’s kissing sequence is their sizzling chemistry that is warming fans’ hearts.

Ncuti Gatwa’s Same-S3x Kiss With Jonathan Groff on Doctor Who Makes History

Ncuti Gatwa in the trailer of Doctor Who / BBC

Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor | BBC One
In the eighth episode set in the British Regency period of 1813, Gatwa’s Doctor teams up with an anti-hero named Rogue (Groff). Initially, the characters had trouble trusting one another but eventually got together to face off against the shape-shifting Chuldurs.

The duo started to showcase some sizzling chemistry as they flirted with one another throughout the episode. After shocking the guests with ballroom dancing, Rogue gets down on one knee to propose to the Time Lord but things take a drastic turn as Rogue sacrifices himself to save the world.

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However, the sacrifice comes before he leans in to kiss the Doctor, which has now become an epic moment for the show. Their emotional moment is what makes the same-s3x scene more beautiful. Fans took to X to celebrate the historical moment.

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Apart from the kiss moment, the show has long been among the fan-favorites list which has featured several characters and actors from the LGBTQ community. Even Gatwa is the first leading actor of the franchise to identify as Queer. He is also the first person of color to play the part in the show’s history, marking a significant moment in the TV show.