The Doctor Who Thread

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If it was a clone of the Doctor in the suit and it was just like him it never would have killed him.

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It will be interesting to see how this Doctor clone acts. And if he is a Timelord can he regenerate. I remember from the old series that regernerations are given to Timelords. That was why the Valeyard wanted the Doctors remaining regenerations. And in the episode with Paul Mcgann the Master wanted them to. I hope that I am remembering all this right. Which brings up another question. How did the Master regenerate if he was out of regenerations?

The regeneration weren't "given" to the Timelords, they were regulated. Each Time Lord was alloted 13 lives. Take note this is a more recent developement. Originally, each Time Lord had 13 lives and that was it, but the idea of regulation comes from the new series.

It is specifically referenced in the 3-part finale to season 3 (Utopia-The Sound of Drums-The Last of the Time Lords) when the Master talks about being brought back by the council to be a warrior in the Time War, and is further implied during the 2-part End of Time special, when it is revealed that Lord President Rassilon has also been brought back [remember, Rassilon is a legendary Time Lord, arguably one of the first who founded Time Lord Society (oh, look, a throwback to previous discussion, Time Lord Society was founded by someone on Gallifrey, but not everyone was a Time Lord!), and his tomb was actually seen in The Five Doctors special way back when].

Anyway, the final defining factor of regulation comes from the Doctor's own mouth in the Matt Smith special episode of the Sara Jane Adventures when one of Sara's kids asks the Doctor how many times he can regenerate and he spouts of a ridiculously high number (400-something I think it was, can't remember the actual number, but it was clearly a shocking amount over 12). This solidifies that the Time Lords CAN have more than 13 lives, and thus proves that it was regulation of lives rather than actual total of possibility.

The number The Doctor spouts could then be interpretted two ways...

1> The Time Lord has energy in his cells that allow them to regenerate themselves, but over time this energy dissipates through usage, providing a drain that would eventually leave them incapable of further regenerations (presumably 400-something regenerations later).

or

2> The Doctor just flat out doesn't know... BUT he knows that it was regulated at 13 lives. Therefore, without regulation he could see himself being able to regenerate hundreds if not thousands of times... if not infinitely continuously regenerating to be truly immortal. In which case he just spouted a random number to shut the inquirer up.

Either way, it has been solidified that the Doctor can have far more than just 13 lives.

About the only thing of interest this week, was the question of how you deal with having an identical doppleganger. Annoyed that they're dragging it out into 2 episodes, Pleased that Rory is getting more assertive; Amused at Rory's "you get used to it" comment; Ignoring everyone who suggests that the Doctor clone was wearing the space suit in the first episode.

The only thing I found interesting in yesterday's episode was the lady looking in at Amy again. It looks like we might get more of a hint about this lady in the next episode, so I'm looking forward to that, but I'm not particularly excited for a contuance of this doppleganger storyline... its pretty lame.

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Anyway, the final defining factor of regulation comes from the Doctor's own mouth in the Matt Smith special episode of the Sara Jane Adventures when one of Sara's kids asks the Doctor how many times he can regenerate and he spouts of a ridiculously high number (400-something I think it was, can't remember the actual number, but it was clearly a shocking amount over 12). This solidifies that the Time Lords CAN have more than 13 lives, and thus proves that it was regulation of lives rather than actual total of possibility.

Rule one: The Doctor lies

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No...

Rule one: The writer's are making this up as they go along... we know nothing.

[Lantern of Gallifrey Senior Corps Member Find all posts View Profile Close Lantern of Gallifrey]

Wasn't there an episode in the original series where there was some type of flame that gave off a liquid that the people took that made them live longer. I remember one of them saying that they had already shared it with the Timelords.

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I watched The Rebel Flesh not having the highest expectations, as from the trailer, the episode looked crap, But I honestly loved the episode, but not as much as The Doctor's Wife, that was brilliant. I will be interested to see what they do in the concluding part to this story, especially with the Doctor clone and Rory

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5 questions about "The Rebel Flesh"

http://spinoff.comicbookresources.co...e-rebel-flesh/

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Off topic, but I just came across this on a friend's journal.
Ace, 7's assistant (and still my favourite assistant)

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The regeneration weren't "given" to the Timelords, they were regulated. Each Time Lord was alloted 13 lives. Take note this is a more recent developement. Originally, each Time Lord had 13 lives and that was it, but the idea of regulation comes from the new series.

It is specifically referenced in the 3-part finale to season 3 (Utopia-The Sound of Drums-The Last of the Time Lords) when the Master talks about being brought back by the council to be a warrior in the Time War, and is further implied during the 2-part End of Time special, when it is revealed that Lord President Rassilon has also been brought back [remember, Rassilon is a legendary Time Lord, arguably one of the first who founded Time Lord Society (oh, look, a throwback to previous discussion, Time Lord Society was founded by someone on Gallifrey, but not everyone was a Time Lord!), and his tomb was actually seen in The Five Doctors special way back when].

Anyway, the final defining factor of regulation comes from the Doctor's own mouth in the Matt Smith special episode of the Sara Jane Adventures when one of Sara's kids asks the Doctor how many times he can regenerate and he spouts of a ridiculously high number (400-something I think it was, can't remember the actual number, but it was clearly a shocking amount over 12). This solidifies that the Time Lords CAN have more than 13 lives, and thus proves that it was regulation of lives rather than actual total of possibility.

The first two points are spot on. The last one was clearly a joke.

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[Lantern of Gallifrey Senior Corps Member Find all posts View Profile Close Lantern of Gallifrey]

Haha. He does look a little Voldemortish.

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Mythbusters Play Doctor Who Theme with Musical Tesla Coils.

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[Jeffi.Kaiser Guy's Designated Dr Find all posts View Profile Close Jeffi.Kaiser]

That is FREACKING awesome!!!

[Lantern of Gallifrey Senior Corps Member Find all posts View Profile Close Lantern of Gallifrey]

I loved that.

[chivalrous Corps Honor Guard Find all posts View Profile Close chivalrous]

*nod* that was one thing that came to mind, the other was an old (1987) Children's show called 'Aliens in the Family'