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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AlphaOmega
November 14th, 2013 - 8:52pmI wonder if we’re gonna get an 8th Doctor Prequel figure…
Or a Big Finish blue coat figure…
drewster
November 14th, 2013 - 8:26pmwait doesn’t this officially change things though and makes Matt Smith the 12th doctor…?
100000BC
November 14th, 2013 - 7:54pmPerhaps thousands of years, looking at how quickly he aged and how Matt’s Doctor aged in his ‘200 years’ off screen.
Dalek The Supreme
November 14th, 2013 - 7:48pmFall of the 11th Doctor. Matt Smith may be the twelfth incarnation and the result of the twelfth regeneration, but he’s still the 11th Doctor because John Hurt’s Doctor isn’t considered the Doctor by his other incarnations and David Tennant’s 10th Doctor was the result of two regenerations, as established by the false regeneration in Journey’s End.
Dalek The Supreme
November 14th, 2013 - 7:46pmThis is the way I see it:
William Hartnell – 1st Doctor and incarnation, and no regeneration (Meaning the result of no regeneration).
Patrick Troughton – 2nd Doctor and incarnation, and 1st regeneration.
Jon Pertwee – 3rd Doctor, incar-well, you know.
The pattern repeats until-
Paul McGann – 8th Doctor, 8th incarnation, 7th regeneration.
John Hurt – War Doctor, 9th incarnation, 8th regeneration.
Christopher Eccleston – 9th Doctor, 10th incarnation, 9th regeneration
David Tennant – 10th Doctor, 11th incarnation, 10th and 11th regeneration.
Matt Smith – 11th Doctor, 12th incarnation, and 12th regeneration.
Peter Capaldi – 12th Doctor, 13th incarnation, and 13th regeneration.
Dalek The Supreme
November 14th, 2013 - 7:40pmThe Time War probably took hundreds of years. A battle like that wouldn’t go and come in a week, or even a decade.
TheExtremeBlueTARDIS
November 14th, 2013 - 7:40pmLol, see? I outsmarted you all! š
Doctor 909
November 14th, 2013 - 7:39pmFantastic, finally the regeneration if the 8th Doctor. If the 50th tops this than it will be amazing! I hope character are going to make a 5″ 12 Doctors set with the 8th from this.
TheDoctoGallifrey
November 14th, 2013 - 6:57pmCheistmas Special- The Fall of The Doctor
geronimo2605
November 14th, 2013 - 6:39pmYea, but this is not the worst I’ve seen in terms of camera and music
dalek1
November 14th, 2013 - 6:38pmExcellent. Let’s hope the 50th carries on with this amazing standard. Well done to the BBC.
fordpaul2011
November 14th, 2013 - 6:36pmpaul mcgann should have been honoured with a full episode and a full heroic regeneration with this been a special anniversary year.enjoyed it though as ive always wanted so see more of the eighth doctor.not enough going on though and why would john hurts doctor look so young none of the others did.
The 13th Doctor
November 14th, 2013 - 6:32pmIt makes you wonder if Matt smith’s Doctor can journey alone for 200 years and not seem to age, how long did the time war go on for?
The 13th Doctor
November 14th, 2013 - 6:22pmMe too!
I thought “the one they call ‘the extreme blue TARDIS’, he must be destroyed”
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The 13th Doctor
November 14th, 2013 - 6:16pmAnd me!
The 13th Doctor
November 14th, 2013 - 6:13pmThat was meant to be a reply to DOCTOR WHO ONE
oops!
Anonymous
November 14th, 2013 - 6:11pmYeah Must admit I agree with Peter
TheWhomobile
November 14th, 2013 - 6:11pmAfter seeing that the 8th Doctor was back I couldn’t help but feel a bit disappointed (I really want Tom Baker or McCoy). But when I started watching it it was fantastic! Obviously, McGann is the only Doctor that fits in and seeing things like the Sisterhood of Karn was just brilliance! Anticipation for the 50th is rising…
The 13th Doctor
November 14th, 2013 - 6:10pmBut I’m the 13th Doctor…
LOL!
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Peter
November 14th, 2013 - 6:09pmNo, we just call him the ‘War Doctor’. So it would be
Paul McGann – 8th Doctor
John Hurt – War Doctor
Christopher Eccleston – 9th Doctor
Hes the 9th body but not the 9th Doctor!
Jake
November 14th, 2013 - 6:08pmSame here!
DOCTOR WHO ONE
November 14th, 2013 - 6:06pmYeah I read that, but surely, it does mean that we have to regard John Hurt as the true 9th Doctor, even if he is not called the Doctor –
William Hartnell – The 1st Doctor
Patrick Troughton – The 2nd Doctor
Jon Pertwee – The 3rd Doctor
Tom Baker – The 4th Doctor
Peter Davison – The 5th Doctor
Colin Baker – The 6th Doctor
Sylvester McCoy – The 7th Doctor
Paul McGann – The 8th Doctor
John Hurt – The 9th Doctor / The War Doctor
Christopher Eccleston – The 10th Doctor
David Tennant – The 11th Doctor
Matt Smith – The 12th Doctor
Peter Capaldi – The 13th Doctor
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November 14th, 2013 - 5:59pmQuality !!
Anonymous
November 14th, 2013 - 5:58pmHey Guys just to say that Moffat has said this…
Steven Moffat has insisted that he is not changing the numbering of the Doctors. He makes it clear that John Hurtās āWar Doctorā (as revealed in The Night of the Doctor) doesnāt alter anything.
Moffat explains in the new issue of DWM,: āIāve been really, really quite careful about the numbering of the Doctors. Heās very specific, the John Hurt Doctor, that he doesnāt take the name of the Doctor. He doesnāt call himself that. Heās the same Time Lord, the same being as the Doctors either side of him, but heās the one who says, āIām not the Doctor.ā So the Eleventh Doctor is still the Eleventh Doctor, the Tenth Doctor is still the Tenthā¦
He adds: āTechnically, if you really counted it, the David Tennant Doctor is two Doctors, on account of the Meta-Crisis Doctor [in Journey’s End]ā¦ Itās not a matter of counting the regenerations, but of counting the faces of the Time Lord that calls himself the Doctor. Thereās an anomaly Doctor slotted in somewhere, thatās all. In the script to The Day of the Doctor, Mattās Doctor was called the Eleventh, and Davidās was called the Tenth, so the numbering stays exactly the same ā and we call Peter Capaldi the Twelfth Doctor”
Dalek Smith
November 14th, 2013 - 5:49pmsame here!
100000BC
November 14th, 2013 - 5:48pmThe Sisterhood have a really good likeness to their “Brain of Morbius” ancestors. In fact, when I saw the promotional image, I thought, “Is that… No, it Karn’t be!”
drjakeyoung
November 14th, 2013 - 5:47pmThe sisterhood said it was a regeneration, so it is a completely new incarnation. I guess it’s all down to personal preference when it comes to where Hurt fits in. I am not gonna class him as anything until i see the day of the doctor, and i suggest you lost don’t either.
Jacob
November 14th, 2013 - 5:46pmReally? The movie isnt great but still worth watching
Dalek Smith
November 14th, 2013 - 5:45pmcould this be the greatest thing ever?! š
Anonymous
November 14th, 2013 - 5:44pmyeah some bloke and doctorpond393 are right he is the 8th Doctor still he just altered is appearance to become the War Doctor so no he not the 9th Doctor