May 18th, 2013
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What Did You Think of The Name of The Doctor?
What Did You Think of The Name of The Doctor?
Clara receives a letter summoning her to a mysterious meeting, where she is given a message for the Doctor.
The meaning is uncertain, but when an enemy strikes the Time Lord is left with no choice but to travel to the one place in time and space he should never go – into a deadly trap that threatens to unravel his past, present and future.
Now that the final episode of series 7b has aired in the UK what did you think? Was it the best episode ever or just average.
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May 18th, 2013 - 9:18pmFirst of all, hi, this is my first post althoguh I’ve been coming to this website for ages.
Moving on, here’s my theory about the John Hurt Doctor. In the closing moments of the time war the Doctor (Paul McGann) is dying, perhaps he has been shot by a Dalek or something, and sees a way to end the time war, but it means destroying everything. Just as he’s about to hit the big red button to destroy it all he begins to regenerate, mid regeneration he ‘hits the button’ and destroys both Daleks and Timelords alike and finally finshes regenerating into the 9th Doctor (Eccleston). Since he caused the destruction mid regeneration it wasn’t a particular Doctor that did it, and that mid-regeneration Doctor is the one that the normal Doctor blames and history or the Doctor’s memory has somehow kept hold of him, hence why, although he’s half McGann half Eccleston, he has existed in the Doctor’s conscience for so long he has grown older. So there’s my theory, he’s basically the regeneration state of the 8th to 9th Doctor regeneration which somehow, due to his own actions, created a whole other Doctor in hiself.
Well that’s my crazy bonkers wibbly wobbly timey wimey theory anyway, I hope someone out there can follow it.
daryl
May 18th, 2013 - 9:16pmwho is hurt?
Run You Clever Boy And Remember Me
May 18th, 2013 - 9:16pmI am actually dying from the fangirl inside me right now. How are we supposed to wait until November?! November now has two new beginnings for me though, this and The Hunger Games! I’m dying!
Ian
May 18th, 2013 - 9:16pmI forgot so say the Doctor did not kill the time lords he trapped them in the moment how? I have my ideas but will keep them to myself for now.
Radburn
May 18th, 2013 - 9:13pmThis started off as an excellent episode then rapidly got boring & went down the pan – Absolute drivel! I thought we could not get any lower than ‘Nightmare In Silver’ but they dropped further with this. I was looking forward to the 50th. Anniversary episode – Not any more! Time to pack your bag Moffat & be on your way…
Run You Clever Boy And Remember Me
May 18th, 2013 - 9:12pmIsn’t that the point of Doctor Who? To keep your head spinning? To make you want to watch on? The John Hurt thing is going to be almost like a side story, I’m sure. Don’t worry, Doctor Who will always confuse all of us!
Ian
May 18th, 2013 - 9:11pmThe Doctor would never kill that is why John Hurts Doctor did what he did in the time war under his real name.Someone put on you tube that if this was so then the doctor would only have one more regeneration before his time would be up. But if anyone has seen the Mary Jane adventures when he was asked about this and gave another answer.(off the point a bit i know)
All this episode has done is open more doors and asked more questions and also ended river song. What will come I dont know but I cant wait….
Will
May 18th, 2013 - 9:10pmNot my favourite episode ever but this episode was simply fantastic! It was an excellent tribute to classic who and who mythos and did a fantastic job! Well played Moffat, this is your best yet!
whofan4ever
May 18th, 2013 - 9:07pmTo all of you guys who dont understand who clara is etc here we go
Clara was ‘born’ to save the doctor because she believes it is almost destiny how it happened and that it is her job in life to save him.
My opinions on john hurt are varied
If moffat is moffat he will go too far with this character and ruin doctor who.
If were lucky, he will tell the story that even the youngest of fans could understand is the most entertaining and doesnt ruin the shows reputation and its entirity
Timelord3
May 18th, 2013 - 9:01pmOr that he is a (slightly younger) 1st Doctor who ran away from Galifrey because of this terrible thing
The Flying Shark
May 18th, 2013 - 9:01pmThat was such an amazing episode!
Whovian
May 18th, 2013 - 8:57pmOMG!!!!!!!!!!!!
definately the best episode this series.
who is the DOCTOR????
Mat in Swansea
May 18th, 2013 - 8:57pmUtterly brilliant. I laughed I cried I got totally confused I shouted “Noooooo!!!” several times. They survive Phew! And then John Hurt! What on earth does that all mean??Wow…outstanding. Proper Dr Who IMHO.
I thought even Rory Doctor River Pond might have enjoyed it, but sadly, no. Ah well, farewell dear RDRP see you on another timeline. Hopefully.
leebebbs
May 18th, 2013 - 8:57pmThat was meant to be McGann… darn kindle spellchecker 🙂
Doctor J
May 18th, 2013 - 8:56pm1.The Name of The Doctor
2.Hide
3.The Crimson Horror
4.Journey to The Centre of The TARDIS
5.Nightmare in Silver
6.Cold War
7.The Bells of Saint John
8.The Rings of Akhaten
leebebbs
May 18th, 2013 - 8:53pmI think there’s a real opportunity this year to finally link what happened between the Paul McCann doctor and the Chris Ecclestone doctor… John Hurt may just be that missing link. He is the doctor, our doctor, he obviously did something unforgivable. I think in a few years from now he will be seen as a classic doctor. Everyone loves the dark side of the hero. As he said, he had no choice in what he did… maybe that will change?
sheepinafez
May 18th, 2013 - 8:52pmplease let that be the end of river song i just cant take anymore Dx
Doctordredd67
May 18th, 2013 - 8:52pmHad a wee tear in my eye when I realised that the Tardis was dying also in the graveyard.
Doctordredd67
May 18th, 2013 - 8:46pmBrilliant episode tonight. Very well written bar a couple of things not explained ( the Whisper men) . Thoroughly enjoyed it though. The cliffhanger opens up more questions I think. ( my head is spinning ). I thought it might have been the Valyard ( look back to the trial of a timelord -6th doctor)
BUT….my youngest son just didn’t get the story at all, as I am sure a lot of other younger viewers didnt either, but okay for us oldies.
Loved the Hartnell/Troughton visions in colour and seeing the TARDIS in its original form after the Doctor ‘borrowed’ her.
NOVEMBER 23rd can’t come quick enough. Just have to buy the series 7 aprt 2 DVD now.
HITCH66
May 18th, 2013 - 8:43pmGreat episode but the snub to Mcgann was an absolute disgrace! Perhaps a tad more work on the Tom Baker scene too. So I think an EIGHT (doctor) out of TEN is fair.
Timelord3
May 18th, 2013 - 8:40pmMy theory:
John Hurt is the Doctor between 8th and 9th, making him the doctor from the Time War. This thing he did to go against ‘The Name of the Doctor’ is about when the doctor supposedly killed all the Time Lords and ended the Time War!
run you clever boy and remember
May 18th, 2013 - 8:31pmsame – that was good
DOCTOR WHO ONE
May 18th, 2013 - 8:29pmWell for the time being I deny that he is the Doctor and stick to what I say until November’s 50th Anniversary special says otherwise.
After all, you could be the ones who’s wrong, and it turns out that I maybe right all along.
Time will tell, always does.
doctor4131
May 18th, 2013 - 8:25pmOh. i thought it was going to be a teaser from actual anniversery not an interveiw. oh well i guess we will just have to wait until september/october/early november for a trailer.
run you clever boy and remember
May 18th, 2013 - 8:24pmmaybe it will be reviled how they got of trenzalore of 23rd of nov. for me it was simply the best, better than all te rest
olletsoc
May 18th, 2013 - 8:22pmJohn Hurt’s Doctor is the Doctor of our universe. But chooses not to call himself that out of shame of what he did (which we are still yet to learn)
DoctorClara
May 18th, 2013 - 8:20pmI think that John Hurt is the name of the doctor rather than the real doctor. He is the doctor’s secret and maybe that’s because john hurt is actually the doctors name personified.
OR
He is the doctor who killed all the time lords at the end of the time war but when he regenerated he wanted to maike himself feel better about what he did by calling himself the doctor. However, what i don’t understand is that if he really is a regeneration of the doctor then how is he still there?! Unless he is a part of the doctors future and maybe linked to the master in some way?
Any suggestions?
DOCTOR WHO ONE
May 18th, 2013 - 8:18pmAlso, SO GLAD THEY DID NOT REVEAL THE DOCTOR’S NAME !!.
Thank you Steven Moffat for not revealing his name, otherwise calling the show DOCTOR WHO would right now and forever be meaningless, and I would have hated him for good if he did that.
derfdghjknm
May 18th, 2013 - 8:18pmor the vallyard
DOCTOR WHO ONE
May 18th, 2013 - 8:17pmI don’t think John is the Doctor, at least, not the Doctor of our universe, but the Doctor of a parallel universe, where all the Doctor’s in another universe all look different from the Doctor’s of our universe, and it’s up to the 10th and 11th Doctors to return that Doctor to his universe.
Think of it like ‘The Next Doctor’ episode, where we are ment to think that Jackson Lake is a future Doctor but turned out not to be.