Doctor Who
Summary
This article contains looter for the Doctor Who day of remembrance especial , " Wild Blue Yonder"Doctor Who ’s Isaac Newton joke secretly raised the stake for every clip travel narrative ahead of time of year 14.Doctor Who ’s time travel has always mean any sense of canon and continuity is in a state of matter of magnetic field . " It is impossible for a show about a dimension - hopping metre traveller to have a canon , " then - author - and succeeding showrunner - Steven Moffat observed at San Diego Comic - Con 2008 .
TheDoctor Whoanniversary exceptional " Wild Blue Yonder " give with what seemed like nothing more than a fun meter travel jest - a scene in whichthe Doctor and Donna crossed path with the man who would become Sir Isaac Newton in 1666.It ’s A Sinstar Nathaniel Curtis made a surprise cameo as Newton , with the TARDIS arriving on the fateful day an apple fell on his headspring . This set up what seemed to be little more than a resort joke in " Wild Blue Yonder " - but one that has massive implications forDoctor Who ’s futurity .
Doctor Who season 14 is make it after the 60th day of remembrance limited , and with it Ncuti Gatwa ’s new MD . Here ’s everything we know so far .
Doctor Who’s “Mavity” Joke Proves History Can Be Completely Rewritten
Donna was unable to withstand a joke in which she introduce Newton to the word " gravity " - but it went incorrect , change history because he misheard her . Newton thought Donna used the fantastic Son " mavity,“and the Doctor watched in bemusement as Donna ’s memory of the past was rewritten . From that moment on , Donna oft mentioned " mavity , " with the Doctor give her a side - eye every prison term . it was an amusing joke , adding much - needed wittiness to one ofDoctor Who ’s scariest episodes .
But this also has monolithic significance forDoctor Who ’s simulation of metre travel . This confirmshistory can be rewritten , and the slight matter done by the Doctor - or by any companion , friend , or enemy - can change the future . Even more shocking , though , is the fact only the Doctor commend the original timeline ; Donna is affected as well . It ’s potential this is partly because she was not protected by proximity to the TARDIS when the timeline changed .
Doctor Who’s Time Travel Adventures Can Have Much Greater Impact
MD Who ’s historical episodeshave often feel relatively low - stakes , particularly where alien invasions in the past have been involved . This has ledDoctor Whoto suggest history can be rewritten before now ; there ’s an unforgettable scene in the Tom Baker era in which the Fourth Doctor shows his associate Sarah Jane Smith a glance of an revelatory version of her own metre , put down by the Osiran key Sutekh . The Isaac Newton joke is a passel less dramatic , but it essentially makes the same point . When the TARDIS arrives in a contribute time zone , anything can happen . Established history can be shift with apparent ease . The stakes have been raise ahead ofDoctor Whoseason 14 , and viewers have been told this through a childlike repeated laugh .
There have been previous hints the Doctor - as a being largely beyond the normal flow of clip - is able to think the original version of story . Christopher Eccleston ’s Ninth Doctor , for good example , was somewhat confused when the Fourth bully and bountiful Human Empire was a set less impressive than he ’d expect - history changed because of Dalek encumbrance . " Wild Blue Yonder " confirm this , in the most laughable style .
Doctor Who Has A Fix For Almost Any Continuity Problem
Doctor Who ’s continuity has always been confusing , but this model of time traveling provide the show with the complete explanation . History is always change , because of the Doctor and other time travelers such as the Master or the Daleks as well . This is presumptively why there are competing origins for the Daleks , as well as multiple stories in which their homeworld of Skaro was destroyed . It is why there have been no less than three separate explanations for the devastation of Atlantis . Doctor Whoneed never be bound by the shackles of its own past times .
This basically codifies the manakin ofDoctor Whocontinuity outlined by celebratedDoctor WhoauthorPaul Cornellin an entranceway on his personal blog : " Not giving a toss about how it all fits together is one of Doctor Who ’s oldest , proud tradition , a lastingness of the serial publication … It ’s allow infinite change , and never left te show crunched into a turning point after all the dramatic options had already been done . Terrible persistence match infinitely pliant format . " Now , Doctor Whohas made this official - and all through an amusing gag about Sir Isaac Newton and gravity .
