Doctor Who
WARNING : Contains SPOILERS for Doctor Who - " The Star Beast . "
Summary
The result toDoctor Who ’s metacrisis subtly teases a likely Disney+ spinoff for David Tennant ’s Fourteenth Doctor . In " The Star Beast " , the first of threeDoctor Who60th anniversary specials , author and showrunner Russell T Davies restored the memories of Donna Noble ( Catherine Tate ) while also saving her lifespan . Donna ’s girl Rose ( Yasmin Finney ) was the samara to solve the issuance , as she had inherit half of her female parent ’s Time Lord mind . break up the metacrisis in two therefore weakened its tycoon and allowed mother and daughter to breezily " let it go " , much to the delight of a surprised Fourteenth Doctor .
The Doctor had long believed there was no root to Donna ’s metacrisis , ever since he accidentally induce it by splitting himself in two . When he was shot by a Dalek , he die his positive feedback energy into his " spare " hand in " Journey ’s death . " Thanks to Donna and a plot by the Daleks to unthaw the TARDIS , the mitt stop up spring up a completely new Doctor . What happened to the so - called Metacrisis Doctor after Donna and Rose sprinkle their Time Lord power is , for now , abigDoctor Whoquestion . However , Donna and Rose ’s solution to the metacrisis could have intriguing fork for David Tennant ’s Fourteenth Doctor in the remaining special .
Though it take 15 class to get to fruition , Doctor Who secretly set up Donna Noble ’s daughter , Rose , as a trans character in Doctor Who season 4 .
Donna & Rose’s Metacrisis Split Teases The Doctor Splitting In Two
InDoctor Whoseason 4 , episode 13 , " Journey ’s End " , Donna interacted with both Time Lord regeneration energy and the Doctor ’s DNA inside a melting TARDIS . This spawned a half - human dead ringer of the Tenth Doctor , effectively splitting the Time Lord in two . Returning to this plot line forDoctor Who ’s 60th anniversary , and separate the metacrisis between Donna and Rose feels like a way to call back to the Doctor being split in two during " Journey ’s End . " Reminding viewers of this fact could be a tease that the Fourteenth Doctor is about to do the same affair again , create a brand - new and separate incarnation in the anatomy ofNcuti Gatwa ’s Doctor , as some form of heir .
At the end of " The Star Beast " , when Donna and the Doctor are tour the stigma - new TARDIS , she tries to convert him to stick around and live a normal life . Effectively , Donna is suggesting that the Fourteenth Doctor also " let it go " when it comes to his life of travel and adventure . RTD ’s original decision to partner off Rose Tyler ( Billie Piper ) with an inferior Tenth Doctor replacement was controversial . Now that he ’s fix Donna ’s tragic and as controversial fate , RTD could be look to fix David Tennant ’s ending by finally pay his Doctor a hazard to split off and live a normal life with the Noble kinfolk .
How Doctor Who Already Set Up The Doctor’s Regeneration Split
give that the 10th Doctor already did it in " Journey ’s End " , David Tennant ’s Doctor splitting himself into a completely Modern personification is the most obvious way for the Fourteenth Doctor to reclaim . David Tennant ’s Fourteenth Doctoris certainly an anomaly , but Tennant has always been anomalous when it comes to positive feedback . As well as launch the 10th and Metacrisis doctor , Steven Moffat confirmed that David Tennant regenerate in " Journey ’s ending " , meaning that Tennant has technically been the Tenth , Eleventh , Metacrisis and Fourteenth Doctors inDoctor Who . The numbering of the Doctor ’s avatar has become more and more confusing since the introduction of John Hurt ’s War Doctor and Jo Martin ’s Fugitive Doctor .
Therefore , the return of David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor could be a way for RTD to quietly prepare aside the past times . If the Doctor was to somehow " bi - regenerate " or split his mind across two body like Donna and Rose , then it would neatly separateDoctor Who ’s first 60 years from its next . It would leave Ncuti Gatwa to leave in the TARDIS , free from the bond of the past , allow for behind David Tennant ’s fourteenth and last incarnation of the original cycle . leave David Tennant behind , however , does create the very real hypothesis of future adventures for the Fourteenth Doctor and Donna Noble on Disney+ .
After making a deal with Disney , Doctor Who ’s sixtieth - anniversary special confirm a major change to tradition that will positively bear upon the series .
Why A David Tennant Doctor Who Spinoff Wouldn’t Work
Although nothing has been officially announced , it ’s expected that Disney+ will feature a issue ofDoctor Whospinoffs . Given the increased involvement in the return of David Tennant and Catherine Tate , the prospect of another result serial with the Doctor and Donna has surely crossbreed the mind of those at Disney , the BBC , and Bad Wolf Productions . However , it would be a terrible idea to bring back David Tennant after this last hooray inDoctor Who ’s 60th anniversary especial . If the Fourteenth Doctor splits himself in two and decides to stick behind on Earth , that should be the end of his account .
Such an ending would neatly address the David Tennant Doctor ’s desire to live an everyday human life , something that defined many of his best episodes . yield to him for more escapade in the TARDIS would undermine the character ’s ending . Worse still , a David Tennant spinoff on Disney+ would undermine Ncuti Gatwa ’s Doctor , by putting the focus back on the most pop and populist version of the character reference . Hopefully , Donna Noble was right when she say that the Tenth Doctor ’s aspect came back to say good day , and that he ’s saying a final farewell toDoctor Whobefore it embarks on an exciting new future with Ncuti Gatwa .
medico Who ’s 60th anniversary specials continue Saturdays on BBC1 and Disney+ .
