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50th Episode - Here there be Spoilers
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Until anything concrete is announced about the anniversary celebrations (I imagine around the end of series 7), this is as good a thread as any to post info.
It would be very meta if Bradley & Sheasmith ended up playing both the actors & the actual characters, in separate productions hehe
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What's wrong with rose
Pixel I'd say you're right, he'll be the clone one!
Rose was interesting at first, but from series 2 onwards she became a sort of clingy, possessive, jealous if not plain obnoxious girlfriend & it just descended from there. Her entire plot arc also made her come across as a little selfish; she pretty much got her family back (after nearly destroying the universe the first time) & a life of luxury, yet she still wanted the doctor all to herself.
That said, meeting 11 could make for an interesting / awkward reunion; he's not exactly the dashing rogue she knew and he's now married to someone a bit more of an equal than Rose ever was.. Shame Amy isn't about, I could easily see her giving rose short shrift.0 -
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Ditto. Never really caught the anti Rose stuff TBH. On the other hand though I dug Rory(and his dadWhat's wrong with rose), Amy I could never warm to and River song really passed me by. Go figure. 
But yea like Pixel said sounds like the clone other dimensional Doc alright(I think I mused before that's one way he could do a guest appearance as there wouldn't be a timeline issue and such). "Living a life day after day" etc You never know maybe him and Rose split up in the interim. Or they've six kids. :eek: If it is the clone chap, it could make for some interesting backstory, what does an ex timelord with the knowledge and memories of a thousand years do in suburbia with a wife and kids, with only the odd day in their version of Torchwood/UNIT office to distract him? Though maybe he was growing a Tardis and it went all Pete Tong and that's how they meet. Inter dimensional apocalypse oops moment. Maybe throw in the voices of the other incarnations that get roused from their respective timelines because of it. Badda bing, all the ducks lined up. Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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Maybe he has a reason? Though I'd reckon it's for much more prosaic reasons KB. If they're looking for past doctors to come back, the older ones are well... older or sadly passed away, Ecclestone probably wouldn't do it anyway, so Tennant is the obvious choice. Plus he's still crazily popular. I saw some poll or other in my e travels as to who would people like to be the next Doc after Matt hangs up the screwdriver and Tennant came second. Plus there's the handy plot device that he's another current "Doctor" stuck in another universe.Killer_banana wrote: »Moffat says he doesn't like bringing people back without reason but I can not see any conceivable reason to being Rose back.
Rose? She comes along for the ride as it were And again she is crazily popular. Whovians might not like her much if at all, but in the wider world audience of those just sitting on the sofa of a Saturday night wanting a bit of Dr Who fun she's very popular. I'd reckon if you asked the "man on the street" non clued in fan to name one of the reboot assistants she'd get the nod by a comfortable margin.
You see this in other areas too. EG the Daleks. Whovians again tend to be so so on them and could live without seeing them for a while, but ask the man in the street to name the Docs enemies and they'd be easily top of the list.
So yea, easy plot device, availability of actors and wider popularity and Tennant and Piper are obvious choices.
Personally while I generally liked Rose and preferred her to a couple who came after(TBH I couldn't stand Martha), I'd agree that story is real thin at this stage. Especially after the last Tennant episode. That whole thing was cringy in the extreme and her showing up at the end really did my head in. I actually missed the "I don't wanna go" bit as I had changed channel and the remote had survived Tennant free falling a couple of hundred feet through a glass ceiling and landing on solid marble. Less killed Tom Bakers Doc Grrr Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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