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 15th, 2013 - 2:40pmLook at Big Finish’s range! He’s just as marvelous in them as he is in this 😀
ROB STATE
November 15th, 2013 - 12:46pmits not the first time that’s happened. remember during season five after the tardis had rebuilt itself in the 11th hour, during the space flight sequences during flesh & stone – it showed the badgeless, different shade of blue doctor 10 tardis. it always amuses me and my 6 year old son – he spots it too! slight continuity blip!
The Moffat Paradox
November 15th, 2013 - 12:17pmSo much then for the theory I came across on YouTube that John Hurt’s “Doctor” is really Omega who since the events leading up to the “Pandorica Opens” has been pulling the wool over the actual Doctors eyes and creating false memories since his 11th regeneration.
That this is him trying to use the time locked last great time war/ fluxes in time to finally escape from his anti-matter prison by hoodwinking the 10th and 11 Doctors.
dalek eternal
November 15th, 2013 - 12:02pmI think mcgann could be the best doctor of them all if we was given some more episodes he makes such a big impression in the movie and this minosode that he deserves more episodes
Exterminator
November 15th, 2013 - 11:47amOpps I spelt McGann wrong.
McGann is the Doctor
November 15th, 2013 - 11:43amit wouldn’t be good it would be amazing.
But I doubt he would have a multi-Doctor story in his first season, I’m hoping there is a proper McGann series or atleast he appears in the Day of the Doctor special 🙂
Some bloke
November 15th, 2013 - 11:01amgood! 😀
booboo
November 15th, 2013 - 10:56ami think its down as an extra
Some bloke
November 15th, 2013 - 10:53amWill this be included on ‘The Day of the Doctor’ dvd?
sam
November 15th, 2013 - 9:40ammaybe the audio plays will be filmed into episodes.
sam
November 15th, 2013 - 9:35ami saw that to
Exterminator
November 15th, 2013 - 9:01amThere’s always a chance that peter capaldi could have a 2 dr’s type story in series 8 where he meets Paul McCann. How good would that be!
rick facer
November 15th, 2013 - 8:52amI think this episode just shows what a shame and a waste it was not to have a few series of doctor who with paul Mcgann, I think he was one of the best doctors ever, but we never had the chance.
pwilc1967
November 15th, 2013 - 8:36amThat’s Clare Higgins from Hellraiser
Hector Sandler
November 15th, 2013 - 8:02amYell Paul McGann was great as the 8th Doctor & friends with his processor who took over the 7th Sylvester McCoy. It would be great if came back for revival series in 2005 instead of Chris Eccleston. He was the love figure or maybe first doctor to be love figure doing the love scene with his companion.
Matt Smithy
November 15th, 2013 - 7:33amTime Lord’s can control their aging process to an extent, so maybe the war being a TIME war had some effect on this feature, speeding it up.
the astroanut of death
November 15th, 2013 - 7:33amjust noticed the tardis flying to wards the crashing ship had st john ambulance sign
but when it got in the ship it was gone
the astroanut of death
November 15th, 2013 - 7:10amnot that I did not love this episode
I would have preferd them to leave it to the 50th mabry to it in a flash back or somthing
Tony P-J
November 15th, 2013 - 4:33amSo good to see Paul McGann on screen as the 8th Doctor, this was beyond expectation and a great tribute to him and his character after so many years on audio. Exciting, thrilling and left me wanting more 9th Doctor on the screen. Heres to the 23rd Nov 2013. I feel like the biggest kid again. FANTASTIC!
MasterKasterborous
November 15th, 2013 - 12:01amThe numbers don’t change; Hurt isn’t ‘The Doctor’ he is leaving that name behind. For now at least…
doctorpond393
November 14th, 2013 - 11:36pmMoffat has stated that the numbers will not change and McGann will still be 8 and Eccleston will still be 9. Hurt isn’t the doctor. He’s the war doctor.
CG
November 14th, 2013 - 11:21pmSo does this mean that after John Hurt is the 9th Doctor?
I thought McGann was superb, I would love a few more little episodes with him in it.
CG
November 14th, 2013 - 11:18pmPlease and 8th Dr prequel figure
CG
November 14th, 2013 - 11:17pmYes, lol
76 Totters Lane
November 14th, 2013 - 10:53pmI like how the Doctor says “is it going to hurt?” . Yes, John Hurt.
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
November 14th, 2013 - 9:15pmi did like it, and its nice to see an ending for the 8th doctor, but i’m not too sure about the whole ‘drink this and you will become this’ thing. it was a bit hocus pocus, and the doctor could’ve become a warrior because he was in the time war, but cass and her talking to the doctor was a great opening scene. i don’t like the numbers changing, as partly we are all used to it, and i thought the numbers suited the character in a weird way…
Anonymous
November 14th, 2013 - 9:14pmSeries 8-rise of the doctor
Lunch break of the doctor
The 14th Doctor
November 14th, 2013 - 8:59pmIn Nightmare in Silver, the Cyberplanner says that the Doctor has over 2000 years of memories in his head. But the Doctor claims to be 1100. So, Hurt’s incarnation must have lived for over 900 years! The “Doctor” is 1103, but the Timelord is closer to 2000!
That would explain why Hurt looked young at the end.
Great to see Paul Mcgann back. Fantastic. The anniversary is shaping up wonderfully.
The 14th Doctor
November 14th, 2013 - 8:57pmNo. 12th body, 11th Doctor. He doesn’t consider the Hurt incarnation to be “The Doctor.”
KORSAIR
November 14th, 2013 - 8:55pmI totally agree. Paul McGann’s Doctor should’ve had a series of his own