Doctor Who
Summary
Doctor Who ’s Disney epoch began with a big variety to the show ’s canon that will inevitably create more wave as clock time proceed onward , including the possibleness of two edition of the renowned Time Lord share the same place in the numbering system . Every histrion to bring the Doctorhas been portraying their version of the same character . However , give the partake in title of " The Doctor " within the show ’s cosmos , it can be unmanageable for fan to discuss the various iterations without violate the illusion and referring to the actor by name . For this cause , the numbering system works well .
Theend of theDoctor Who60th - anniversary specialsintroduced the shock conception of bi - genesis , which meantDavid Tennant ’s Fourteenth Doctor was n’t banishedto the realm of past regenerations . Instead , he split into two versions of the Doctor , with Ncuti Gatwa ’s Fifteenth spawning as a result of the enigmatic cognitive process . While it was an exciting add-on to the show ’s traditional knowledge , it raises far more doubtfulness than it answers , and also disrupts the Doctor ’s numbering system .
David Tennant and Ncuti Gatwa have made Doctor Who history with the Doctor ’s first ever bi - generation , but what does it stand for for the hereafter ?
Doctor Who Hasn’t Explained What Will Happen When The Fourteenth Doctor Dies
Tennant’s Doctor may eventually become another Fifteen
InDoctor Whoseason 14 , episode 2 , " The Devil ’s Chord,“Ncuti Gatwa ’s Fifteenth Doctor support that he ca n’t survive the bi - generation unconscious process for a second clip . As the show ’s " primary " Doctor , it ’s very unlikely that bismuth - generation impacted Fifteen ’s power to regenerate himself when the sentence should arrive . However , the destiny of Tennant ’s Fourteenth Doctor is much less certain . Fifteen ’s perplexing declaration in " The Giggle " of being fromFourteen ’s future propose that Tennant ’s new reading of the Doctor wo n’t go of sure-enough ageor anything quite so pedestrian . He ’s still a Time Lord , so one would assume he ’ll regenerate traditionally .
The fact that the show has n’t yet confirmed what will go on to Fourteen when he regenerate raises interrogative sentence about the title of respect he will go by subsequently .
So , the fact that the show has n’t yet sustain what will go on to Fourteen when he restore raises questions about the title he will go by later on . There is some evidence to suggest thatFourteen ’s next re-formation will lead to him becoming Tom Baker ’s CuratorfromDoctor Who ’s fiftieth - anniversary special , " The Day of the Doctor . " Like Fourteen , the Curator appears to have retired from save the macrocosm , so this would aline nicely . or else , Fourteen could rejuvenate into another version of Gatwa ’s Doctor , or even gain a completely new body . Either way , there would still be another Fifteenth Doctor .
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The Shalka Doctor Being Canon Suggests Bi-Generation Created New Regeneration Lines
Richard E Grant’s Doctor couldn’t have existed before bi-generation
During commentary for " The Giggle , " showrunner Russell T Davies voice his theory that bi - multiplication occurred up and down the Doctor ’s timeline when it get hold of place in the 60th - day of remembrance finale . This make aDoctor Whomultiverse that created multiple novel line of regeneration . For example , when Christopher Eccelston ’s Ninth Doctor regenerated into David Tennant ’s Tenth at the end ofDoctor Whoseason 1 , Nine now hold out that cognitive process via bi - generation and continue his adventures . So , this explains howRichard E Grant ’s Shalka Doctoris canonise inDoctor Whoseason 14 , instalment 6 , " Rogue . "
After only appear in liven manikin , Grant ’s Doctor from " Scream of the Shalka " debut before Eccleston stepped in to avail revive the show in 2004 . Before then , the Shalka Doctor was the Ninth Doctor , but was scrubbed from the lore by the main show ’s return . With Grant ’s nerve featuring among other previous Doctors in " Rogue , " it would appear his version of the Time Lord has been reintegrate into the main continuity - in all likelihood as a result of theToymaker ’s meddling with the Doctor ’s timeline .
David Tennant ’s shared bi - multiplication scene with Ncuti Gatwa was one of Doctor Who ’s boldest pic , but Gatwa ’s Doctor has prevented any issues ,
The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor, joined by new companion Ruby Sunday.
In a sensation , bi - generation has allowed Grant ’s Doctor to reclaim the claim of being the Ninth , even if he ’ll probably never be seen that manner in the centre of viewers . Using Sir Humphrey Davy ' possibility , the bi - generation of Paul McGann ’s Eighth Doctor would have engender Richard E Grant ’s Shalka Doctor , who could then licitly be referred to as the Ninth Doctor . Building on this hypothesis , McGann ’s next regeneration process , which would have been more traditional , would then have precede John Hurt ’s War Doctor . Then , mind - bendingly , the War Doctor will have bi - give to breed another Doctor before eventually becoming the Ninth .
There May Already Be Multiple Fifteenth Doctors In Doctor Who
Bi-generation creates the possibility of at least 1 more Fifteenth Doctor
Ncuti Gatwa ’s Fifteenth Doctor is recognize as the prescribed holder of the title , but as mentioned in the beginning , Tennant ’s Fourteen regenerating would also make him qualified to be the Fifteenth Doctor . Interestingly , another switch could have in mind there is at least one more Fifteenth Doctor in the Whoniverse . Different versions of the Doctor live for different lengths of time , depending on their context and the foe that they look . For example , the Doctor wore Nine ’s face for a much short prison term than he did Eleven ’s , even within the world of the show . So , clumsiness or poor fortune could signify rapid re-formation .
Whichever Doctor emerge from Jodie Whittaker ’s Thirteenth Doctor as a result of bismuth - generation , whether intimate or otherwise , they will have technically been another Fourteenth Doctor - seperate from David Tennant ’s version . If this new Fourteen was specially unfortunate , they may have already been hurt to such a grade that their regeneration Hz was initiated very shortly after . If so , this would result in yet another version of the character who is eligible to be refer to as the Fifteenth Doctor .
Technically , Tennant ’s Fourteenth Doctor is already the Fifteenth , as John Hurt ’s War Doctor came between the Eighth and Ninth .
Does Having Multiple Fifteenth Doctors Actually Matter?
The Doctor often has encounters with previous (& later) regenerations
Doctor Whohas featured many multi - Doctor stories in its six - tenner story . So , the character has often engage in self - coaction . No Doctor expend the numbering organization when addressing another iteration . or else , they all just name to each other as , " Doctor . " So , the universe of multiple Fifteens does n’t actually have much impacton this especial aspect of the show . They could all run across , but it would n’t be any different from other multi - Doctor stories .
Currently , when someone says the Fifteenth Doctor , everyone is on the same varlet about who is being referred to - Ncuti Gatwa ’s translation of the character .
Where thing set about to become confusing is the numbering system that subsist outside the populace of the show . presently , when someone enjoin the Fifteenth Doctor , everyone is on the same page about who is being touch on to - Ncuti Gatwa ’s version of the case . With the founding of other Fifteens , an already - verbose organisation becomes even more complex , as the thespian ’s name would need to be advert every time , or sometimes just the thespian ’s name exclusively to spare metre .
The introduction of Doctor Who ’s newest plot tress , bi - coevals , has raised a mickle of questions & it has several implications for the beloved show .
To devolve to the good example of the Shalka Doctor , it ’s now technically ambiguous to advert to the Ninth Doctor , as the claim could refer to either Richard E Grant or Christopher Eccleston . The alternative is to always say Richard E Grant ’s Ninth Doctor , or Christopher Eccleston ’s Ninth Doctor - both of which are far wordier than they would have been beforeDoctor Whointroduced bismuth - generation .
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The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor , joined by new fellow traveler Ruby Sunday .
