However, despite the initial surge of excitement around Snoke, the conclusion to his mystery left many dissatisfied. Leaving the visual similarities between the two aside, both are puzzle-box villains who appeared as projections, teasing some mysterious link to the protagonist’s past. Star Wars: The Force Awakens introduced a similar mystery with the enigmatic Snoke. The mystery surrounding Swarm looks to be one of Flux’s central plot threads, and viewers are already speculating wildly about the shadowy figure’s origin.
“The Halloween Apocalypse,” part one of a six-episode-long story entitled Flux, introduced Swarm, a powerful villain from The Doctor’s past. Doctor Who: Flux kicked off with an action-packed opening that introduced a new archenemy for The Doctor, but the show needs to tread carefully if it hopes to avoid repeating Star Wars’ Snoke mistake.
