Doctor Who
Summary
This clause contains spoilers for the Doctor Who anniversary special , " The Giggle"The finalDoctor Who60th day of remembrance special , " The Giggle , " get wind the Doctor defeat the Toymaker - withthe most shocking positive feedback storey to date . Regeneration is the hush-hush ofDoctor Who ’s succeeder . In - universe , it is a drawing , with the Doctor never knowing what to require . In reality , though , re-formation allowsDoctor Whoto continually reinvent itself for every multiplication .
TheDoctor Who60th day of remembrance specials had already been countersink up as a surprising regeneration taradiddle . Theend of " The Power of the Doctor"saw Jodie Whittaker ’s Thirteenth Doctor unexpectedly regenerate into a familiar face . David Tennant ’s comeback as the Fourteenth Doctor served as the great mystery story of theDoctor Whoanniversary specials , although in true statement most looker were just glad to have Tennant and Catherine Tate ’s Donna Noble back . Another regeneration was always on the cards for this story , though , given Ncuti Gatwa ’s Fifteenth Doctor was confirm to appear in the specials . But , astonishingly , things took a twist that had never been watch before inDoctor Whohistory .
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Doctor Who’s Anniversary Specials Introduced The Idea Of Bi-Generation
The finalDoctor Whoanniversary special , " The Giggle , " come across the Toymaker effort to ram a re-formation . The Doctor had challenged the Toymaker to succeed the effective of three , but the Toymaker pointed out that both games to date had been with unlike Doctors . Still furious because the Doctor had dare gainsay him , the Toymaker insisted a re-formation needed to be force so the games could continue . He shoot the Doctor through one heart with the galvanic beam .
But the Toymaker ’s forced regeneration went drastically wrong , becausethe Doctor did n’t regenerate at all ; he went through what he called a " bi - generation,“which is apparently a Time Lord myth where a regeneration instead leave in the creation of two separate beings who can go on to live their own life story . According to Russell T. Davies , as unveil inDoctor Who Unleashed , this had a ripple effect on the Doctor ’s every positive feedback - creating splintered timelines in which each incarnaton of the Doctor did not regenerate . This was arguably set up inDoctor Who’sTales of the TARDISspinoffs , which boast older version of classic Doctors , with Sylvester McCoy ’s Seventh Doctor claiming it is connect to timeline . IIt ’s possible bi - re-formation can only be done by a being who has unlimited positive feedback vigor , such ashe Timeless Child .
It ’s possible bi - positive feedback can only be done by a being who has inexhaustible regeneration vitality , such as the Timeliness Child .
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How The Doctors Defeated The Toymaker
" The Giggle " essentially became an unexpectedDoctor Whomulti - Doctor story- tradiitionally consociate with day of remembrance years . The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Doctors teamed up against the Toymaker , and they challenged him to a secret plan that gave them a decided advantage ; a simple game of catch the ball . They were able to team up against him , frequently tossing the ball to one another so the Toymaker could n’t predict the slant it would come from . They win the game , and the Toymaker faced defeat .
With the Toymakers defeated , the Dr. ban the Toymaker from existence , essentially pass him to his own property beyond the bound of reality . Although the Doctor of the Church were triumphant , the Toymaker hinted he could still potentially return ; he swear to the Doctor that his legions were coming . This may well foreshadow the little that is known of the upcomingDoctor WhoChristmas Special , in which Ncuti Gatwa ’s Fifteenth Doctor will encounter hobgoblin ; like the Toymaker , they could also be creatures of superstitious notion as much as skill , although the house trailer has certainly shown them in a starship .
The Doctor Who Anniversary Specials Set Up The Master’s Return
In an early shot , the Toymaker celebrate his triumphs by shoot a line to the Doctor about all the beings he ’d overcome . He had made the Doctor ’s past a jigsaw puzzle , he declared , which may be a rather amusive way of explain allDoctor Who ’s continuity problems- multiple destructions of Skaro and Atlantis , self-contradictory claims about diachronic figures , and of course the unimaginable turn of escapade told in tie beam - in media . This could even explain some of the various contradictions inherent in the Timeless Child retcon , But , having boasted about his rewriting of the Doctor ’s past tense , the Toymaker went on to observe the factthe conk out Master had suffer a game and been transformed into his gold tooth for all timeless existence .
The Toymaker was banished from reality , but his gold tooth was left behind . " The Giggle " saw it picked up by a female paw , but it was unclear whose - presumptively someone in UNIT.This clearly set up the Master ’s proceeds on twenty-first century Earth , an even more exciting idea given the potential of this latest UNIT squad . divertingly , the first of theDoctor Whoanniversary special see Donna insist a man with a goatee should never be intrust , which seemed to foreshadow the Master as well .
Doctor Who Finally Explains David Tennant’s Return - & Sets Up A Potential Spinoff
TheDoctor Whoanniversary special finally excuse why David Tennant returned as the Fifteenth Doctor ; because there ’s a sense in whichthe Doctor had bare concern . The Doctor is the one who runs , never carry the time to fully cure from the injury they have have , never go down down and get laid the risky venture of a family living . Donna offered the Fourteenth Doctor something he had never had before ; a family . He chose to stay on Earth with the imposing kinsperson , but will presumptively continue to have dangerous undertaking given he has such strong tie to UNIT .
There have been repeated rumors of a UNIT spinoff , and this now seems more likely than ever before - but a spinoff star David Tennant ’s Fourteenth Doctor on Earth . Such an Earthbound series would actually collimate Jon Pertwee ’s Third Doctor era ; his incarnation was exile to Earth for a couple of year , rise a loose kinfolk around him in an earlier UNIT team . It ’s exciting to seeDoctor Whoset this up again , with such a much - loved embodiment of the Doctor as Tennant .
David Tennant & Ncuti Gatwa Each Have A TARDIS
At first , theDoctor Whoanniversary special seemed to be setting up a shot in which the MD decided who should leave with the TARDIS . But Ncuti Gatwa ’s Fifteenth Doctor realized the laws of realism were still in flux due to the Toymaker ’s presence , and that the Doctors had not claimed their prize . He knew precisely what they should get ; he used a cock to collide with the TARDIS , and it too was duplicate . Nowboth the Fourteenth and Fifteenth doctor have a TARDIS , almost superposable but with one central difference - Gatwa ’s has an extra jukebox .
David Tennant ’s Fourteenth Doctor has stay on Earth with the Noble family . Ncuti Gatwa ’s Fifteenth Doctor - already demonstrate a control presence - has direct off in the TARDIS for adventures anew . His story will continue in theDoctor WhoChristmas Special , " The Church on Ruby Road , " where he touch with his first fellow - Millie Gibson ’s Ruby Sunday . It will be thrilling to see what happens next .
