November 16th, 2013
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The Night Of The Doctor
The Bringer of Darkness, the Oncoming Storm, the Doctor, the Warrior – A Time Lord! The 50th Anniversary features Matt Smith, David Tennant and a mysterious incarnation played by John Hurt. Only one appears in the mini episode, The Night Of The Doctor. But which?
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Some bloke
November 14th, 2013 - 3:24pmYES!!! Of course it does
Timelord3
November 14th, 2013 - 3:23pmAmazing, more Paul McGann and the sisterhood of karn! But does mentioning the big finish companions bring it officially into cannon?
DOCTOR WHO ONE
November 14th, 2013 - 3:18pmWell, I wasn’t expecting this 😀
TheBritishCupOfTea
November 14th, 2013 - 3:09pmI’m blown away. Truly am. Thank you so much Moffat…now the intriguing thing is…McGann denied ANY involvement…
….Could this mean we will see other classic Doctors?
Some bloke
November 14th, 2013 - 2:57pmWHO ON EARTH VOTED ‘I didn’t like it’!
simon
November 14th, 2013 - 2:56pmAll i can say is WOW I just cant wait for the 50th Annervesary story. I only hope this story is as good as this 6 min story
Cyberking281
November 14th, 2013 - 2:45pmThat was brilliant! I cant believe Paul McGann returned for one last time (but who knows), theres now hope that Christopher Eccleston will return when John Hurt has to regenerate 😀
Some bloke
November 14th, 2013 - 2:17pmI second that! It was amazing. I can’t believe Paul came back for this. To be honest we were all suspicious of him being involved in some way shape or form, but this is amazing. If this six minute prequel is considered to be the best thing since 2005, then god knows what an hour and 15 min special is going to be like. After this, it better be good 😀
dalek eternal
November 14th, 2013 - 2:15pmthat was brilliant we’ve finally seen how the 8th dr regenerated all we need to see now is hurt regenerate into the eccleston
Some bloke
November 14th, 2013 - 1:51pmI’ve never thought of it like that and that seems much better and more plausible than saying he’s the 9th doctor. To be honest, I would prefer him to be a sort of 8.5 watcher like doctor 🙂
booboo
November 14th, 2013 - 1:50pmyes but much much younger
Some bloke
November 14th, 2013 - 1:50pmyes it is
booboo
November 14th, 2013 - 1:50pmI thought that was amazing
hate to say it but that 6 mins alone knocked spots off anything i have seen since 2005
Paul McGann was brilliant in that
Anonymous
November 14th, 2013 - 1:49pmWho is that at the end in the reflection? It’s not John Hurt, is it?
Dalek The Supreme
November 14th, 2013 - 1:47pmActually, if you think about it, the Tenth Doctor wasted a regeneration in Journey’s End, so technically, Matt Smith is still the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor, but he wouldn’t have anymore natural regenerations. Unless, of course, they decide to utilize the fact that River Song gave him her remaining regenerations.
Anonymous
November 14th, 2013 - 1:45pmJohn Hurt’s character is a Doctor and at the same time isn’t.
His character is very much like the watcher (Logopolis) and the Valeyard (The Trial of a Time Lord), so no. Hurt is not the ninth Doctor, but is more like Doctor 8.5, in a way, it’s like a spilt time line of the doctor’s life.
Dalek The Supreme
November 14th, 2013 - 1:45pmNope, we have it pretty much confirmed he’s the incarnation who fought in the Time War between the 8th and 9th Doctors we’re used to. The Valeyard is an amalgamation of everything dark or evil about the Doctor from between his twelfth and thirteenth incarnations. Actually, that means they could have a Valeyard subplot in the Christmas special or Series 8.
matparks08
November 14th, 2013 - 1:43pmSent a shiver down my spine – followed Paul McGann through the BBC books and then into audio and so fantastic to see him back in the role – what a really unexpected treat. I’m going to guess that will be it for the older doctors now this anniversary – but who knows….
drjakeyoung
November 14th, 2013 - 1:40pmThis beats time crash by miles for being the best minisode of dr who ever. Hell, it’s better than most normal episodes!
Liam
November 14th, 2013 - 1:40pmWow such much in few minuets
anyone spot the man or woman bit
just amazing from Paul McGann as well
Sea Devil
November 14th, 2013 - 1:38pmabsolutely brilliant, lost for words
The master
November 14th, 2013 - 1:38pmBest piece of Doctor Who I have seen in over 20 years
Anonymous
November 14th, 2013 - 1:36pmJohn Hurt is the Valyard
Anonymous
November 14th, 2013 - 1:06pmIt had already been confirmed a while back that was who he was.
As is explained in both this mini episode and in The Name of the Doctor, Hurt’s incarnation is an actual incarnation of the Doctor, however he is not a “Doctor” (rather he is a “Warrior” as we now know). So he is the Doctor’s ninth incarnation but not the Ninth Doctor (that still goes to Eccelston).
However, this still gets the net result that Capaldi’s 12th Doctor is the 13th incarnation so would in theory be the final incarnation. However, the limit will be dealt with once and for all in the anniversary special (to as Moffat put it “ensure the show runs for another 50 years”).
Dalek The Supreme
November 14th, 2013 - 1:02pmThat was AMAZING! Not only do we see the 8th Doctor and get mentions of some Big Finish companions, but also we have the Sisterhood of Karn, and the regeneration! Very interesting plot, and I can’t wait to see the actual Time War now! 😀
Paul
November 14th, 2013 - 12:51pmAbsolutely speechless. Brilliant.
NCC-1701-D
November 14th, 2013 - 12:19pmThat was AWESOME, the eighth Doctor, woooooo. So John Hurt IS the real Ninth Doctor, or the ‘War Doctor’. Interesting that they’ve told us this now and not made us wait until the 23rd, at least we finally know what happened to the eighth Doctor, presuming that was the real eighth doctor, also, this technically makes Peter Capaldi the Thirteenth Doctor, so does that mean he’ll be the last?
Guff
November 14th, 2013 - 12:17pm:D:D:D:D:D
That was incredible! Just wish we saw the actual facemorph…
booboo
November 14th, 2013 - 11:35amhalf an hour to go
1969DOCTOR
November 14th, 2013 - 11:34amCan’t wait