Episode Discussion: The Reality War

RTD had the opportunity to bring McGann back as the Doctor, ala Tennant/14, and didn’t. Goddammit, Russell.

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If they don’t, theyre going to drive us all mad. I think it has to get a mention, even if it’s in a bit that wasn’t originally filmed with the rest of Billie’s stuff.

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“And with the most recent Doctor regenerating into Billie Piper, it remains to be seen what the future holds…” should just about cover it in a vague way.

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That would imply RTD wasn’t creatively bankrupt though if he brought Mcgann back.

Oh, it’d still be creatively bankrupt IMO, but I’d be more excited than it being Billie Piper.

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I genuinely do not understand why some people seem so into 8 coming back. A great Doctor but it would be just as bad. We’ve had enough old faces in the show.

“I’m a doctor. But probably not the one you’re expecting…again.”

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If they do McGann, it should just be some Eighth Doctor stuff

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If he brought McGann back that is the definition of being creatively bankrupt!

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That would just be worse; that would just be exactly the same as 14. This is something new, at least.

Edit: @monkeyshaver made the exact same point.

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It does still have Steffan hosting it so there’s at least some chance of him running over to wherever they were filming the quickly-shot regeneration scene on a vertical iPhone shot and out-of-breath saying “I think she might be the Doctor? I don’t know anymore. What are we doing?” before the credits quickly roll.

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I don’t agree that it’s new. It’s the same gimmick just slightly repackaged.

My comment was largely tongue-in-cheek, to clarify. I don’t like this idea at all, whether it’s Piper, McGann, or the bloke who played Pigbin Josh.

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Wow. We agree on something :wink:

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15 should have regenerated into evey single doctor at the same time. & you thought bi-genration was weird lol

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@Jamie wanted a badge when we agreed on something for the first time. Maybe you also should have one :joy:

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“Oh my goodness… I’ve omni-generated!”

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*Oh my giddy aunt

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Would be brilliantly confusing for any of the potential new fans the show has to be watching that Unleashed if they say “let’s interview the actors who played the Tenth, Fourteenth and Sixteenth Doctors and Rose Tyler, and the Moment” and it’s two people

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Tennant: “Let’s not also forget John Smith, the Metacrisis Doctor, and Billie as Bad Wolf.”

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“oh, and make that two Tenth Doctors, after all I did regenerate into myself!”

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[Nick Briggs materializes] “And Colonel Ross Brimmicombe-Wood and Galanar!”

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