Haven't seen the finale, but wanted to pop in here to say that Billie is quite obviously Sixteen; RTD is just keeping his narrative secrets secret and playing with fan/viewer expectations this time around.
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Fan/viewer expectations are at an all time low. Trust.
They know the reaction that casting her as the Doctor would elicit so they'd damn sure be tying to get past it ASAP by trying to sell it as good idea, rather than leaving it hanging until Christmas 2026. (Assuming it ever comes back.)
Billie is/was one of the most popular Companion actors in the show's history. Bringing her back plays into that, but not as "cynically" as David Tennant's return appeared to.
Maybe RTD has paid the Moff’s bar tab, since if there’s two things we know about Moffat it’s that (a) he bloody loves a Christmas episode, and will put himself out to get one on telly for Who and (b) has a track record for being rustle things up with no cast, no time, no script and almost no budget. (See: Day of the Doctor)
I dunno. I reckon he was pissed off that Clara may have usurped Roses position as specialest special girl ever, so he decided the Doctor should just wear her face.
Let me just say this, cause I just have to:
This is the most awkward, most forced and totally unearned regeneration ever - and coming after Colin Baker's non-existent-until-2016 entry and Jodie's clusterfuck of a story, this says a lot - that has actually shifted my opinion on Ncuti a bit.
And actually seeing Billie Piper as, seemingly, the Doctor there is...desperate. Even for Davies.
And that's the icing of the cake on top of this abomination of a finale. God, I hated this hour.
This is the most awkward, most forced and totally unearned regeneration ever - and coming after Colin Baker's non-existent-until-2016 entry and Jodie's clusterfuck of a story, this says a lot - that has actually shifted my opinion on Ncuti a bit.
And actually seeing Billie Piper as, seemingly, the Doctor there is...desperate. Even for Davies.
And that's the icing of the cake on top of this abomination of a finale. God, I hated this hour.
IIRC, the fact that John Hurt was a Doctor was never in doubt, as there was the "Introducing John Hurt as the Doctor" thing right there on screen. The vagueness came in trying to determine where he fit in amongst the Doctors, with fans theorizing he was an incarnation between McGann and Eccleston, or between Troughton and Pertwee, a possible future Doctor or even a pre-Hartnell Doctor, perhaps even the Other.
Then you don't get a say until such time as you have.
That's not how things work.
Source please.
Just saw someone point out that more time passed between Ncuti being announced as the Doctor and him appearing on screen than it did between him appearing on screen and leaving.
One day in the future there will be some interesting tea being spilled.
One day in the future there will be some interesting tea being spilled.
So, assuming Billie Piper really is just a one off, or an intentionally limited run like Tennant's second term, how soon before BBC assembles its conclave to select a new Pope Doctor?
I can't imagine Piper will be the "de-facto" Doctor for long, if she even is the Doctor. But, what is fucking annoying is that RTD went for the jagular Stunt Casting, instead of actually ending the episode on a cliffnhanger that actually cast doubt as to who the Doctor would be.
Why would anyone make that assumption?
As mich as I don’t think it’s a good idea yet, I think it would be even worse if they wriggle out of making Billie the Doctor.
Let them sleep in the bed they made and have her be the Doctor for at least three seasons!
I want to see her being completely different from Rose.
Oh, and also, this would finally end everyone characterizing Jodie as “The woman Doctor”.
Now she is not the only non male Doctor anymore, and people have to start using her actual name.
Let them sleep in the bed they made and have her be the Doctor for at least three seasons!
I want to see her being completely different from Rose.
Oh, and also, this would finally end everyone characterizing Jodie as “The woman Doctor”.
Now she is not the only non male Doctor anymore, and people have to start using her actual name.
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Unless she is Rose.
With how desperate they are to keep this show alive with all the jump the shark moments don't count this out.
When they're done milking the RTD era they'll milk the Moffat era
River song but it's a bi generation version. Old River song can be put to bed but young and pretty river song can finally travel with the doctor
We're in the era of desperation( RDJ as Doom). Just watch the BBC pull up trucks of money to bring back Matt Smith
