Doctor Who
Summary
Warning : Spoilers for Doctor Who ’s " Wild Blue Yonder " 60th Anniversary Special
In " Wild Blue Yonder,“Doctor Whohas its master character resort to drastic measures , which could be what help the Toymaker ’s return . David Tennant ’s run as both theTenth and Fourteenth Doctorhave been full of new lore and worldbuilding , but the action of the Fourteenth Doctor may have just trip the return of an foe from the depths of the show ’s vault . While seek to delay being pursued and to gain information , his temporary expedient leads to him taking misguided activity .
The Doctor is famed for being level - headed , and can almost always be count on in times of crisis . However , short of his usual tools , such as his Sonic Screwdriver and the TARDIS , there is one particular moment in the 2nd episode of Tennant ’s return that reveals the Doctor ’s maneuver can become heady when he ’s backed into a recession . In fact , he may be the reason why the Toymaker is on the sluttish once more .
The Doctor Used Superstition As A Weapon Against The Not-Things
When he and Donna are being engage by the Not - Things , the Doctor and his associate find themselves immobilise in a way with their doppelgangers . stagger , the Doctor resorts to pulling out a salt mover and shaker . He announce their pursuers can not cross the bounds without look the grains . Although this is superstitious notion , the not - beingness are still transitioning into perfect copy of the Doctor and Donna , so their apprehension of what superstition is has not quite developed . This results in the not - beings accepting the move at facial expression value and obeying the superstitious notion for a short while .
The move ab initio work , and the Doctor uses the time he ’s bought for himself to question his transcript while the sour Donna quickly count . Although it ’s a resourceful and in force move from the Doctor , it ’s one that could have consequences further down the line . Whenthe Not - Things finally call the Doctor ’s bluffand interbreed the bound , the tactic is revealed to simply be a gambit by the Time Lord . However , the salt superstition not being properly celebrate could lead to a threat on a much grander scale leaf , and one presented by someone intimate to the Doctor .
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The Breaking Of The Boundary Could Occur On A Cosmic Scale
Short - term , the not - beings crossing the boundary of salt results in the continuation of their sideline . In the context of the cosmos at large , the actual side effect could be much more disastrous . So closely to the sharpness of the universe , the wall between region are slender . This means the laws that usually govern reality do n’t act quite as they should , meaning things like superstition could work in a much more real way .
Weaponizing superstitious notion in such a background may not have been the best plan , as eventhe Doctor is timid what could pass off as a result . Although the Doctor was very short of options feed the scenario , a character so famously intelligent show a lack of foresightin the sequence by pursuing this course of instruction of action . It goes to show he is n’t as infallible as his repute intimate , despite still managing to out - think his opponent in the second instalment of thenewDoctor Whoseries .
Has The Doctor Just Let The Toymaker Into This Universe?
His mistakes could be what position his next battle in motion . Although it ’s already been revealed that the Celestial Toymaker is set to make his return to the dealership , the details hem in his appearance have not yet been confirmed . The action of the Doctor in " Wild Blue Yonder " could very well have result in his honest-to-goodness enemy re - entering the universe . The classical villain has confront off with the Doctor before , and on various planes of existence , but petty is known ofthe Toymaker ’s real origin .
reach the villain ’s retentive absence seizure fromDoctor Who , he may have been trammel in another realm altogether all this time . The Doctor ’s proficiency for delaying the not - thing in thesecondDoctor Who60th - anniversary specialmay have caused a rip in the wall of the universe , and therefore given the Toymaker the perfect curtain raising to render . If this is the suit , then the Doctor is indirectly creditworthy for any damage carried out by the Toymaker .
Toward the end of " Wild Blue Yonder , " the Doctor vocalize his fear to Donna regarding what he was coerce to resort to when confronted by the not - things . Although he does n’t explicitly mention the possibility of the Toymaker returning , he does have a ecumenical sense of foreboding and state regret for what he did . This makes it all the more likely that the Doctor ’s actions will be the accelerator for the Toymaker ’s appearancein the finalDoctor Who60th - anniversary special .
The Toymaker will be play by Neil Patrick Harris in the final episode of the 60th - anniversary specials .
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