"Names carry a lot of weight in science fiction, and changing a name can completely change a character. For example, in the first season of The Mandalorian, Din Djarin's tiny green ward was only known as "the Child" or "Baby Yoda." That cloaked him in an air of mystery, meaning he could be anyone. But halfway through Season 2, we learned he was actually a former Jedi youngling named Grogu, and slowly his character morphed into something more specific with an entire personality."
"BBC Radio Times recently visited the set of The War Between the Land and the Sea, the upcoming Doctor Who spinoff miniseries following a battle between the humans and the Sea Devils, an aquatic humanoid race that first appeared in Doctor Who back in 1972. But according to showrunner Russell T. Davies, they're not called Sea Devils anymore. "It's racist to say Sea Devil," Davies said. Apparently, the species formerly known as Sea Devils prefer the more politically correct "Homo Aqua," the Latin words for "man" and "water.""
"'After years of humankind polluting the oceans, Homo Aqua have had enough, with violence brewing unless human negotiator Barclay (Russell Tovey) and aquatic ambassador Salt (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) can broker peace.'"
The War Between the Land and the Sea renames the Doctor Who antagonists Sea Devils as Homo Aqua and centers an escalating conflict between humans and aquatic Homo Aqua over ocean pollution. Gugu Mbatha-Raw stars as Salt, an aquatic ambassador, and Russell Tovey plays human negotiator Barclay as peace talks stall amid rising violence. Showrunner Russell T. Davies frames the old name Sea Devil as racist and adopts Homo Aqua, Latin for "man" and "water." The series reframes villainy as political and environmental conflict, complicating clear hero and villain roles and foregrounding climate responsibility.
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