She's also aware of regeneration in A Good Man Goes to War, and even knows quite a bit about Time Lord ways, including the Untempered Schism.
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She's also aware of regeneration in A Good Man Goes to War, and even knows quite a bit about Time Lord ways, including the Untempered Schism.
Which is interesting. I always just assumed they were some races servator/sexbots that went wrong.
I want to say, "I presented that particular concept," but obviously there's no way to prove I came up with it first.
I just like the notion the Doctor's arrival set into motion a schism that resulted in the creation of opposing factions, Kaleds and Thals, which in turn led to the war that created the Daleks.
Talk about the ultimate "OOPS!"
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Nor the one in A Device Of Death either.
Nope.
Pepperpots? 
Now THAT I'd like to see.
"Morning, Mrs. Timelord."
"Morning, Mrs. Non-Timelord."
"Been shopping?"
"No...I've been shopping."
"What you got there then?"
"It's a Cyberman."
"How d'you cook it?"
"You don't COOK it."
"You can't eat that raw!"
Now THAT I'd like to see."Morning, Mrs. Timelord."
"Morning, Mrs. Non-Timelord."
"Been shopping?"
"No...I've been shopping."
"What you got there then?"
"It's a Cyberman."
"How d'you cook it?"
"You don't COOK it."
"You can't eat that raw!"
Should I be hearing those lines in Monty Python-esque voices?
Here's another theory: The Vault setting of the Big Finish stories Tales from the Vault and Mastermind is actually the Black Archive from Enemy of the Bane and Day of the Doctor, or one variation of it (even if in the North Pole).
Here is my theory.. the Doctor and his travels through time intersecting the Daleks is part happenstance, and part of the time war.. some of the classic stories could be looked at from that point of view, especially the story the genesis of the Daleks.
I'd add certain Big Finish stories in the mix. The Apocalypse Element, for sure, which also includes an explanation as to why the TARDIS required a human DNA to open in the TV Movie.
In that regard, I'll post a similar theory I found on your theory, starsuperiorn: The Time War came about because the Seventh Doctor absent-mindedly forgot to return his library books to the library on Kar-Charrat. This then led to him and Ace visiting the planet (AUDIO: The Genocide Machine), which in turn led to the Daleks gathering the knowledge they desired from the library, and using that knowledge to further their obtainment of the Apocalypse Element and invasion of Gallifrey (AUDIO: The Apocalypse Element) - which RTD has stated was the first skirmish of the Time War. This then led to the Time Lords sending the Doctor back to try and avert their creation (TV: Genesis of the Daleks), and that's when it all kicks off.
Also, The Chase is a story of Daleks from the Time War, trying to alter the War Doctor's past, specifically the First Doctor's.
In that regard, I'll post a similar theory I found on your theory, starsuperiorn: The Time War came about because the Seventh Doctor absent-mindedly forgot to return his library books to the library on Kar-Charrat. This then led to him and Ace visiting the planet (AUDIO: The Genocide Machine), which in turn led to the Daleks gathering the knowledge they desired from the library, and using that knowledge to further their obtainment of the Apocalypse Element and invasion of Gallifrey (AUDIO: The Apocalypse Element) - which RTD has stated was the first skirmish of the Time War. This then led to the Time Lords sending the Doctor back to try and avert their creation (TV: Genesis of the Daleks), and that's when it all kicks off.
Also, The Chase is a story of Daleks from the Time War, trying to alter the War Doctor's past, specifically the First Doctor's.
And yet another theory: The Peter Cushing Doctor is actually a future incarnation of the Doctor who's actually amnesiac and lives out a version of his First incarnation via manipulation by the Celestial Toymaker.
In fact, the way that it can tie back to that is "simple". An incubent Doctor could regenerate into Peter Cushing (CGI be thy name). Then, a third Cushing film would have this Doctor (recasted by a Cushing look-alike, but older to indicate a passage of time) remembering who he is and sacrificing himself to stop the Toymaker once and for all, at the end regeneration from Cushing to whoever will be the next Doctor.
I realzie this might be a bit bollocks, but what the hey.
In fact, the way that it can tie back to that is "simple". An incubent Doctor could regenerate into Peter Cushing (CGI be thy name). Then, a third Cushing film would have this Doctor (recasted by a Cushing look-alike, but older to indicate a passage of time) remembering who he is and sacrificing himself to stop the Toymaker once and for all, at the end regeneration from Cushing to whoever will be the next Doctor.
I realzie this might be a bit bollocks, but what the hey.
I'm not sure how much of this is fan theory and how much of this is official but I've never seen anyone else spell it out quite so clearly:
In "The Time of Angels"/"Flesh & Stone," when Amy has a Weeping Angel in her eye that's trying to get out, that's the way that the Weeping Angels naturally reproduce. They force you into looking them in the eyes, then the imprinted image climbs out of your body.
I'm in the midst of re-watching some of Matt Smith's episodes now. But here's a possible alternate theory: The first Doctor that Madam Vastra encountered was the 11th Doctor, some time after "Cold Blood" but before "A Good Man Goes to War" from the Doctor's perspective. Then, some time after their first meeting but before "A Good Man Goes to War," Madam Vastra encountered the 12th Doctor, who then explained regeneration to her. (Perhaps the 12th Doctor also made some mention to her of how important Clara was in those early days as far as keeping him balanced. Perhaps that's why Madam Vastra is so harsh with Clara in "Deep Breath.")
Also, so long as we're getting timey-wimey and meeting people out of order:
While "The Web of Fear" was Col. Lethbridge-Stewart's first meeting with the Doctor, it was not his first encounter with the TARDIS. When he's first presented with the notion of a space-ship that looks like a Police Box, he's not nearly as incredulous as we would expect him to be. Almost as if it's not his first encounter with the concept. I'm imagining a young Lt. Lethbridge-Stewart just arriving on the scene to clean up the aftermath of one of the Doctor's adventures. While in the midst of a heated argument with Captain Jack Harkness about whether the Army or Torchwood has jurisdiction over the case, all of a sudden, a Police Box on the corner that both of them had ignored suddenly makes a loud groaning noise and disappears. The incident is so fleeting that it's never officially reported. However, the young Lethbridge-Stewart always kept the incident in the back of his mind.
In "The Time of Angels"/"Flesh & Stone," when Amy has a Weeping Angel in her eye that's trying to get out, that's the way that the Weeping Angels naturally reproduce. They force you into looking them in the eyes, then the imprinted image climbs out of your body.
I'm in the midst of re-watching some of Matt Smith's episodes now. But here's a possible alternate theory: The first Doctor that Madam Vastra encountered was the 11th Doctor, some time after "Cold Blood" but before "A Good Man Goes to War" from the Doctor's perspective. Then, some time after their first meeting but before "A Good Man Goes to War," Madam Vastra encountered the 12th Doctor, who then explained regeneration to her. (Perhaps the 12th Doctor also made some mention to her of how important Clara was in those early days as far as keeping him balanced. Perhaps that's why Madam Vastra is so harsh with Clara in "Deep Breath.")
Also, so long as we're getting timey-wimey and meeting people out of order:
While "The Web of Fear" was Col. Lethbridge-Stewart's first meeting with the Doctor, it was not his first encounter with the TARDIS. When he's first presented with the notion of a space-ship that looks like a Police Box, he's not nearly as incredulous as we would expect him to be. Almost as if it's not his first encounter with the concept. I'm imagining a young Lt. Lethbridge-Stewart just arriving on the scene to clean up the aftermath of one of the Doctor's adventures. While in the midst of a heated argument with Captain Jack Harkness about whether the Army or Torchwood has jurisdiction over the case, all of a sudden, a Police Box on the corner that both of them had ignored suddenly makes a loud groaning noise and disappears. The incident is so fleeting that it's never officially reported. However, the young Lethbridge-Stewart always kept the incident in the back of his mind.
I was thinking of "The Deadly Assassin" - my favorite Who story of all time - and how much I identified with the Doctor's friend 'Runcible the Fatuous'. (Runcible is pretty much me, actually.) I like to think Runcible survived the episode, that he regenerated and decided that he was so disgusted with Time Lord society that he relocated to Earth and vowed never to have anything to do with Gallifrey ever again.
So, you're expecting one day you'll die, and wake up a new man (or woman)?
Hardy har har.
It's just that Runcible is...well, an ordinary guy, really. I can relate to people like that. He's just a "working class" Gallifreyan (not sure if he qualifies as a Time Lord because he clearly doesn't act like one). He's not the badass who saves the universe every bloody week like the Doctor. And of course the Doctor makes fun of him. Story of my own life.
And as I said, I do like to think that Runcible managed to regenerate and survive. Maybe that's one thing he's really good at! (In addition to being a reporter. He's probably good at that too.)
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1. The War Chief and The Master are the same guy.
2. The Doctor has been actually and consciously involved in the Time War against the Daleks since the second serial of the original series. The Doctor knew EXACTLY where he was, what he was up against, and what he was supposed to do. That's why he sabotaged the fluid link to remain on Skaro until his mission was finished.
3. Every episode of the original series involved a furtherance of the Time War somehow or another. The Doctor has ALWAYS gone EXACTLY where he has intended to go. Every single time.
4. The Doctor is quite the skilled liar.
2. The Doctor has been actually and consciously involved in the Time War against the Daleks since the second serial of the original series. The Doctor knew EXACTLY where he was, what he was up against, and what he was supposed to do. That's why he sabotaged the fluid link to remain on Skaro until his mission was finished.
3. Every episode of the original series involved a furtherance of the Time War somehow or another. The Doctor has ALWAYS gone EXACTLY where he has intended to go. Every single time.
4. The Doctor is quite the skilled liar.
