I may have spent quite a lot of today resisting the urge to punch the sky and yell 'EIGHT!' in public *g*.
'but probably not the one you expected' ....break the fourth wall more adorably, why don't you~~
That was just lovely. I squeaked as soon as he said "I'm a Doctor!" Yes, Paul McGann. Yes, you are.
I kinda like the idea that Eight just couldn't bring himself to be part of the war, that there are states of mind/personality that are alien to each individual doctor, making them more unique.
Yeah. I think individual Doctors have always done things that others wouldn't be capable of, but it seems that the War Doctor is going to take that to extremes.
(On the other hand, does 'War Doctor' count as a whole regeneration? If it retcons the whole numbering system from Nine on, that's going to get *really confusing*)
I don't think fandom is going to renumber - it's just too ingrained at this point. I think Moffat has given us a good out by having the War Doctor reject his name, so he's the ninth incarnation but Eccleston is still the ninth Doctor.
What's REALLY interesting is that means that Eleven to Twelve is actually going to be the Doctor's twelfth regeneration. I guess now might be a good time for the show to say something about that 'thirteen lives' thing ...
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Date: 2013-11-15 12:29 pm (UTC)'but probably not the one you expected' ....break the fourth wall more adorably, why don't you~~
That was just lovely. I squeaked as soon as he said "I'm a Doctor!" Yes, Paul McGann. Yes, you are.
I kinda like the idea that Eight just couldn't bring himself to be part of the war, that there are states of mind/personality that are alien to each individual doctor, making them more unique.
Yeah. I think individual Doctors have always done things that others wouldn't be capable of, but it seems that the War Doctor is going to take that to extremes.
(On the other hand, does 'War Doctor' count as a whole regeneration? If it retcons the whole numbering system from Nine on, that's going to get *really confusing*)
I don't think fandom is going to renumber - it's just too ingrained at this point. I think Moffat has given us a good out by having the War Doctor reject his name, so he's the ninth incarnation but Eccleston is still the ninth Doctor.
What's REALLY interesting is that means that Eleven to Twelve is actually going to be the Doctor's twelfth regeneration. I guess now might be a good time for the show to say something about that 'thirteen lives' thing ...