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The Doctor

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May 18, 2013, 10:09:56 PM5/18/13
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8/10 .


So now we know How Clara come to be on Alaska
in the Asylum of the Daleks and in Victorian London.

All right We even See some past Doctors in action.

So this is really triggered in 1893 by the Great
Intelligence. This time I hope he is dead for good.
That means the Yeti revival is off:-( ;-)

So this seance of a conference call , doable?

Maybe , maybe not.

Still River is back and so are the dangers.
With River back all hell is bound to break loose.

Tranzelore? Does the Doctor really need to end
at Tranzelore? White Guardian are you still around?
The Key to Time os needed before the Tranzelore Chaos happens.

So the Great Intelligance wants vengenace on Transelore.
That set offs a chance of Turn left or Turn Right the one with Donna
altering the time lines.

Carrying on maybe a great battle is looming.

Only Clara can save the day and that explains her interventinos.

River is mentally linked, so how does the Doctor see her?

So into the Doctor's timeline to rescue Clara.

We finally see potentially the Last Doctor.

Part 1 finished.

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rochrist

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May 18, 2013, 10:59:49 PM5/18/13
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"The Doctor" wrote in message news:kn9c9k$b7v$1...@gallifrey.nk.ca...
>
>8/10 .
>So now we know How Clara come to be on Alaska
>in the Asylum of the Daleks and in Victorian London.
>
>All right We even See some past Doctors in action.
>
>So this is really triggered in 1893 by the Great
>Intelligence. This time I hope he is dead for good.
>That means the Yeti revival is off:-( ;-)
>
>So this seance of a conference call , doable?
>
>Maybe , maybe not.
>
>Still River is back and so are the dangers.
>With River back all hell is bound to break loose.

I don't think River is back. I actually think she's gone now, for good.


The Doctor

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May 19, 2013, 1:41:05 AM5/19/13
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Await. She was needed at some point.

David Johnston

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May 19, 2013, 1:58:10 AM5/19/13
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On 5/18/2013 11:41 PM, The Doctor wrote:
> In article <kn9f0e$sbl$1...@dont-email.me>, rochrist <roch...@charter.net> wrote:
>> "The Doctor" wrote in message news:kn9c9k$b7v$1...@gallifrey.nk.ca...
>>>
>>> 8/10 .
>>> So now we know How Clara come to be on Alaska
>>> in the Asylum of the Daleks and in Victorian London.
>>>
>>> All right We even See some past Doctors in action.
>>>
>>> So this is really triggered in 1893 by the Great
>>> Intelligence. This time I hope he is dead for good.
>>> That means the Yeti revival is off:-( ;-)
>>>
>>> So this seance of a conference call , doable?
>>>
>>> Maybe , maybe not.
>>>
>>> Still River is back and so are the dangers.
>>> With River back all hell is bound to break loose.
>>
>> I don't think River is back. I actually think she's gone now, for good.
>>
>>
>
> Await. She was needed at some point.
>

Since they're moving on to a new Doctor, River's probably history.

Wouter Valentijn

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May 19, 2013, 2:04:11 AM5/19/13
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rochrist wrote:
> "The Doctor" wrote in message news:kn9c9k$b7v$1...@gallifrey.nk.ca...
>>
>> 8/10 .
>> So now we know How Clara come to be on Alaska
>> in the Asylum of the Daleks and in Victorian London.
>>
>> All right We even See some past Doctors in action.

In a Gumpian way. Cool.

>>
>> So this is really triggered in 1893 by the Great
>> Intelligence. This time I hope he is dead for good.
>> That means the Yeti revival is off:-( ;-)
>>
>> So this seance of a conference call , doable?

An interesting way of communicating.

>>
>> Maybe , maybe not.
>>
>> Still River is back and so are the dangers.
>> With River back all hell is bound to break loose.
>
> I don't think River is back. I actually think she's gone now, for
> good.

I'm not sure.
Would be a shame to never see Alex Kingston in that role again.
I would like to see River back.
Or maybe in some other form than we currently know her.
She hinted there would be more.

"Spoilers...." :-)

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Kirk: "My God, Bones... what have I done?"
McCoy: "What you had to do. What you always do: turn death into a fighting
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The Doctor

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May 19, 2013, 2:05:12 AM5/19/13
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In article <kn9pdn$vj2$1...@dont-email.me>,
She is somewhere between last regen and death.

Wouter Valentijn

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May 19, 2013, 2:29:08 AM5/19/13
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The Doctor wrote:
> In article <kn9pdn$vj2$1...@dont-email.me>,
> David Johnston <davidjo...@block.com> wrote:
>> On 5/18/2013 11:41 PM, The Doctor wrote:
>>> In article <kn9f0e$sbl$1...@dont-email.me>, rochrist
>>> <roch...@charter.net> wrote:
>>>> "The Doctor" wrote in message news:kn9c9k$b7v$1...@gallifrey.nk.ca...
>>>>>
>>>>> 8/10 .
>>>>> So now we know How Clara come to be on Alaska
>>>>> in the Asylum of the Daleks and in Victorian London.
>>>>>
>>>>> All right We even See some past Doctors in action.
>>>>>
>>>>> So this is really triggered in 1893 by the Great
>>>>> Intelligence. This time I hope he is dead for good.
>>>>> That means the Yeti revival is off:-( ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>> So this seance of a conference call , doable?
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe , maybe not.
>>>>>
>>>>> Still River is back and so are the dangers.
>>>>> With River back all hell is bound to break loose.
>>>>
>>>> I don't think River is back. I actually think she's gone now, for
>>>> good.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Await. She was needed at some point.
>>>
>>
>> Since they're moving on to a new Doctor, River's probably history.
>
> She is somewhere between last regen and death.

Maybe.
Otoh, if her 'information' remains intact, she might be really immortal.
Albeit she might turn up in a different manner.
BTW...
Some other thoughts:

Was this really a cop out concerning the Doctor's (birth) name, or did this
episode /reaffirm/ his actual *chosen* name. Which is, of course, The
Doctor?

Is there really a contradiction with 'The Doctor's Wife' in which the TARDIS
matrix stated it was she who stole The Doctor? If this still is an actual
truth, could that still mean that Clara eventually will become that matrix?
Clara pointed out to what would be become /his/ TARDIS.
Come to think of it, if that Gaiman episode is literary true, than I won't
abandon my theories just yet! :-)

The Doctor

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May 19, 2013, 8:26:53 AM5/19/13
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In article <51987136$0$15982$e4fe...@news2.news.xs4all.nl>,
Well I never thought about a time stream of the Doctor to explain
Clara. Still White guardian and Key to Time to rescue us from this
Time War debacle.

anim8rFSK

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May 19, 2013, 8:27:26 AM5/19/13
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In article <51987136$0$15982$e4fe...@news2.news.xs4all.nl>,
"Wouter Valentijn" <li...@valentijn.nu> wrote:

> Is there really a contradiction with 'The Doctor's Wife' in which the TARDIS
> matrix stated it was she who stole The Doctor? If this still is an actual
> truth, could that still mean that Clara eventually will become that matrix?
> Clara pointed out to what would be become /his/ TARDIS.

Ooo, good call ...

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Stephen Wilson

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May 19, 2013, 8:34:19 AM5/19/13
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"David Johnston" <davidjo...@block.com> wrote in message
news:kn9pdn$vj2$1...@dont-email.me...
Nope, Matt Smith has confirmed he will be staying on for the next series.
John Hurt is only playing the Doctor for the Anniversary Special, alongside
both David Tennant and Matt Smith.


The Doctor

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May 19, 2013, 8:46:50 AM5/19/13
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In article <kF3mt.8894$MQ7....@newsfe18.iad>,
So far to date.

~consul

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May 20, 2013, 8:37:36 AM5/20/13
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'tis on this 5/19/2013 8:27 AM, wrote anim8rFSK thus to say:
> In article <51987136$0$15982$e4fe...@news2.news.xs4all.nl>,
> "Wouter Valentijn" <li...@valentijn.nu> wrote:
>> Is there really a contradiction with 'The Doctor's Wife' in which the TARDIS
>> matrix stated it was she who stole The Doctor? If this still is an actual
>> truth, could that still mean that Clara eventually will become that matrix?
>> Clara pointed out to what would be become /his/ TARDIS.
> Ooo, good call ...

Well, it still reads to me as the TARDIS letting him take her, like she said in the Doctor's Wife, not so much that she implanted a subconcious decision to steal and escape in a TARDIS.
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--till next time, consul -x- <<poetry.dolphins-cove.com>>

The Doctor

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May 20, 2013, 10:43:41 AM5/20/13
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In article <knd574$l84$2...@dont-email.me>,
~consul <con...@dolphinsTAKEAWAY-cove.com> wrote:
>'tis on this 5/19/2013 8:27 AM, wrote anim8rFSK thus to say:
>> In article <51987136$0$15982$e4fe...@news2.news.xs4all.nl>,
>> "Wouter Valentijn" <li...@valentijn.nu> wrote:
>>> Is there really a contradiction with 'The Doctor's Wife' in which the TARDIS
>>> matrix stated it was she who stole The Doctor? If this still is an actual
>>> truth, could that still mean that Clara eventually will become that matrix?
>>> Clara pointed out to what would be become /his/ TARDIS.
>> Ooo, good call ...
>
>Well, it still reads to me as the TARDIS letting him take her, like she said in the Doctor's Wife, not so much that she implanted a subconcious decision to steal and escape in a TARDIS.
>--

Hmm... What about Clara convincing The First Doctor to steal
another TARDIS.

Ross

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May 20, 2013, 11:41:47 AM5/20/13
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On May 20, 10:43 am, doc...@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) wrote:
> In article <knd574$l8...@dont-email.me>,
>
> ~consul  <con...@dolphinsTAKEAWAY-cove.com> wrote:
> >'tis on this 5/19/2013 8:27 AM, wrote anim8rFSK thus to say:
> >> In article <51987136$0$15982$e4fe5...@news2.news.xs4all.nl>,
> >>   "Wouter Valentijn" <l...@valentijn.nu> wrote:
> >>> Is there really a contradiction with 'The Doctor's Wife' in which the TARDIS
> >>> matrix stated it was she who stole The Doctor? If this still is an actual
> >>> truth, could that still mean that Clara eventually will become that matrix?
> >>> Clara pointed out to what would be become /his/ TARDIS.
> >> Ooo, good call ...
>
> >Well, it still reads to me as the TARDIS letting him take her, like she said in the Doctor's Wife, not so much that she implanted a subconcious decision to steal and escape in a TARDIS.
> >--
>
> Hmm... What about Clara convincing The First Doctor to steal
> another TARDIS.

Given that Clara is EXPLICITLY fixing the things which the Great
Intelligence broke, Clara's pointing him back at the TARDIS who
"wanted" him after the Great Intelligence manipulated things such that
he nearly stole the next one over instead.

The Doctor

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May 20, 2013, 11:44:02 AM5/20/13
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In article <9904a523-aa8f-4d2c...@b2g2000yqe.googlegroups.com>,
Ross <rras...@trenchcoatsoft.com> wrote:
>On May 20, 10:43=A0am, doc...@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) wrote:
>> In article <knd574$l8...@dont-email.me>,
>>
>> ~consul =A0<con...@dolphinsTAKEAWAY-cove.com> wrote:
>> >'tis on this 5/19/2013 8:27 AM, wrote anim8rFSK thus to say:
>> >> In article <51987136$0$15982$e4fe5...@news2.news.xs4all.nl>,
>> >> =A0 "Wouter Valentijn" <l...@valentijn.nu> wrote:
>> >>> Is there really a contradiction with 'The Doctor's Wife' in which the=
> TARDIS
>> >>> matrix stated it was she who stole The Doctor? If this still is an ac=
>tual
>> >>> truth, could that still mean that Clara eventually will become that m=
>atrix?
>> >>> Clara pointed out to what would be become /his/ TARDIS.
>> >> Ooo, good call ...
>>
>> >Well, it still reads to me as the TARDIS letting him take her, like she =
>said in the Doctor's Wife, not so much that she implanted a subconcious dec=
>ision to steal and escape in a TARDIS.
>> >--
>>
>> Hmm... What about Clara convincing The First Doctor to steal
>> another TARDIS.
>
>Given that Clara is EXPLICITLY fixing the things which the Great
>Intelligence broke, Clara's pointing him back at the TARDIS who
>"wanted" him after the Great Intelligence manipulated things such that
>he nearly stole the next one over instead.
>

Still that overrides The Doctor's Wife.

David Johnston

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May 20, 2013, 12:40:01 PM5/20/13
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Which couldn't be taken all that seriously anyway. It was always the
Doctor went down to the repair shop, walked into a busted TARDIS and
woke her up. The TARDIS only "stole" the Doctor in that she determined
(repeatedly) where he went in her.

Jim G.

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May 20, 2013, 1:09:40 PM5/20/13
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rochrist sent the following on 5/18/2013 9:59 PM:
Yep. And I'm pretty sure that she's moving to D.C., where she will be
hanging around with Agent Gibbs and the gang. :)

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"Can you and your stupid hair let us in?" -- Carlton Lassiter, PSYCH

Ross

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May 20, 2013, 2:41:21 PM5/20/13
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On May 20, 12:40 pm, David Johnston <Da...@block.net> wrote:
> On 5/20/2013 9:44 AM, The Doctor wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > In article <9904a523-aa8f-4d2c-b891-3e7d723a8...@b2g2000yqe.googlegroups.com>,
I think it should be taken seriously. I think the setup that they
describe is, basically, "The Doctor goes down to the repair shop, sees
a TARDIS, feels inexplicably drawn to steal it, runs off and grabs his
granddaughter. Meanwhile, the Intelligence shows up, swaps around the
TARDISes in the bay in order to send him off in one that will give him
mercury poisoning or something. The Doctor comes back with Susan, is
about to step into a TARDIS, when this girl he's never seen before
steps out and advises him to steal the one in the next bay over
instead."

The Doctor

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May 20, 2013, 4:23:56 PM5/20/13
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In article <kndjdc$aej$3...@dont-email.me>,
Did he steal one or did the TARDIS accept him?

The Doctor

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May 20, 2013, 4:24:52 PM5/20/13
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In article <kndlfr$o3m$1...@dont-email.me>,
Jim G. <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
>rochrist sent the following on 5/18/2013 9:59 PM:
>> "The Doctor" wrote in message news:kn9c9k$b7v$1...@gallifrey.nk.ca...
>>>
>>> 8/10 .
>>> So now we know How Clara come to be on Alaska
>>> in the Asylum of the Daleks and in Victorian London.
>>>
>>> All right We even See some past Doctors in action.
>>>
>>> So this is really triggered in 1893 by the Great
>>> Intelligence. This time I hope he is dead for good.
>>> That means the Yeti revival is off:-( ;-)
>>>
>>> So this seance of a conference call , doable?
>>>
>>> Maybe , maybe not.
>>>
>>> Still River is back and so are the dangers.
>>> With River back all hell is bound to break loose.
>>
>> I don't think River is back. I actually think she's gone now, for good.
>
>Yep. And I'm pretty sure that she's moving to D.C., where she will be
>hanging around with Agent Gibbs and the gang. :)
>

And then she might come back like Tennant.

The Doctor

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May 20, 2013, 4:25:27 PM5/20/13
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In article <c85f7f23-98d9-400c...@j4g2000yqc.googlegroups.com>,
Ross <rras...@trenchcoatsoft.com> wrote:
>On May 20, 12:40=A0pm, David Johnston <Da...@block.net> wrote:
>> On 5/20/2013 9:44 AM, The Doctor wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > In article <9904a523-aa8f-4d2c-b891-3e7d723a8...@b2g2000yqe.googlegroup=
>s.com>,
>> > Ross =A0<rrasz...@trenchcoatsoft.com> wrote:
>> >> On May 20, 10:43=3DA0am, doc...@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) wrote:
>> >>> In article <knd574$l8...@dont-email.me>,
>>
>> >>> ~consul =3DA0<con...@dolphinsTAKEAWAY-cove.com> wrote:
>> >>>> 'tis on this 5/19/2013 8:27 AM, wrote anim8rFSK thus to say:
>> >>>>> In article <51987136$0$15982$e4fe5...@news2.news.xs4all.nl>,
>> >>>>> =3DA0 "Wouter Valentijn" <l...@valentijn.nu> wrote:
>> >>>>>> Is there really a contradiction with 'The Doctor's Wife' in which =
>the=3D
>> >> TARDIS
>> >>>>>> matrix stated it was she who stole The Doctor? If this still is an=
> ac=3D
>> >> tual
>> >>>>>> truth, could that still mean that Clara eventually will become tha=
>t m=3D
>> >> atrix?
>> >>>>>> Clara pointed out to what would be become /his/ TARDIS.
>> >>>>> Ooo, good call ...
>>
>> >>>> Well, it still reads to me as the TARDIS letting him take her, like =
>she =3D
>> >> said in the Doctor's Wife, not so much that she implanted a subconciou=
>s dec=3D
>> >> ision to steal and escape in a TARDIS.
>> >>>> --
>>
>> >>> Hmm... What about Clara convincing The First Doctor to steal
>> >>> another TARDIS.
>>
>> >> Given that Clara is EXPLICITLY fixing the things which the Great
>> >> Intelligence broke, Clara's pointing him back at the TARDIS who
>> >> "wanted" him after the Great Intelligence manipulated things such that
>> >> he nearly stole the next one over instead.
>>
>> > Still that overrides The Doctor's Wife.
>>
>> Which couldn't be taken all that seriously anyway. =A0It was always the
>> Doctor went down to the repair shop, walked into a busted TARDIS and
>> woke her up. =A0The TARDIS only "stole" the Doctor in that she determined
>> (repeatedly) where he went in her.
>
>I think it should be taken seriously. I think the setup that they
>describe is, basically, "The Doctor goes down to the repair shop, sees
>a TARDIS, feels inexplicably drawn to steal it, runs off and grabs his
>granddaughter. Meanwhile, the Intelligence shows up, swaps around the
>TARDISes in the bay in order to send him off in one that will give him
>mercury poisoning or something. The Doctor comes back with Susan, is
>about to step into a TARDIS, when this girl he's never seen before
>steps out and advises him to steal the one in the next bay over
>instead."

Him and Susan according to Clara.

Ken Arromdee

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May 20, 2013, 6:18:11 PM5/20/13
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>>I don't think River is back. I actually think she's gone now, for good.

River can appear an unlimited number of times since every time she appears
it can be from before her death.

Making her appear as an image after her death seemed to be a plot device--if
she appeared for real instead of as an image, everyone would be wondering
why she didn't jump in instead of Clara,
--
Ken Arromdee / arromdee_AT_rahul.net / http://www.rahul.net/arromdee

Some fanfic writers really like listening to Evanescence, so they decide to
make all the characters fans of it. Slash fiction is the same, but with
penises instead of Evanescence.

Ken Arromdee

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May 20, 2013, 6:21:21 PM5/20/13
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In article <51987136$0$15982$e4fe...@news2.news.xs4all.nl>,
Wouter Valentijn <li...@valentijn.nu> wrote:
>Is there really a contradiction with 'The Doctor's Wife' in which the TARDIS
>matrix stated it was she who stole The Doctor?

Of course there is. You can stretch the meaning of words to make it true, but
taken the normal way one would take it, it's false.

Superstar writers brought in on long-running series have a habit of not
writing for the long term. It's pretty safe to say that Gaiman didn't
bother considering whether it was a good idea to make that a permanent
part of continuity.

The Doctor

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May 20, 2013, 7:25:27 PM5/20/13
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In article <kne7f3$8l5$2...@blue-new.rahul.net>,
Ken Arromdee <arro...@rahul.net> wrote:
>>>I don't think River is back. I actually think she's gone now, for good.
>
>River can appear an unlimited number of times since every time she appears
>it can be from before her death.
>
>Making her appear as an image after her death seemed to be a plot device--if
>she appeared for real instead of as an image, everyone would be wondering
>why she didn't jump in instead of Clara,
>--

Similar to the Hartnell projection.

The Doctor

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May 20, 2013, 7:26:32 PM5/20/13
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In article <kne7l1$8l5$3...@blue-new.rahul.net>,
Ken Arromdee <arro...@rahul.net> wrote:
>In article <51987136$0$15982$e4fe...@news2.news.xs4all.nl>,
>Wouter Valentijn <li...@valentijn.nu> wrote:
>>Is there really a contradiction with 'The Doctor's Wife' in which the TARDIS
>>matrix stated it was she who stole The Doctor?
>
>Of course there is. You can stretch the meaning of words to make it true, but
>taken the normal way one would take it, it's false.
>
>Superstar writers brought in on long-running series have a habit of not
>writing for the long term. It's pretty safe to say that Gaiman didn't
>bother considering whether it was a good idea to make that a permanent
>part of continuity.
>--

Mind you Moffatt should have spotted this.

Stephen Wilson

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May 21, 2013, 12:24:13 PM5/21/13
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"Ken Arromdee" <arro...@rahul.net> wrote in message
news:kne7l1$8l5$3...@blue-new.rahul.net...
> In article <51987136$0$15982$e4fe...@news2.news.xs4all.nl>,
> Wouter Valentijn <li...@valentijn.nu> wrote:
>>Is there really a contradiction with 'The Doctor's Wife' in which the
>>TARDIS
>>matrix stated it was she who stole The Doctor?
>
> Of course there is. You can stretch the meaning of words to make it true,
> but
> taken the normal way one would take it, it's false.
>
> Superstar writers brought in on long-running series have a habit of not
> writing for the long term. It's pretty safe to say that Gaiman didn't
> bother considering whether it was a good idea to make that a permanent
> part of continuity.

You could argue that it wasn't Gaiman's job to worry about such things. It
was only his job to write a script, and then up to the show's producer and
script editor to make sure there were no obvious conflicts with past or
future stories and rewrite/edit as necessary...


Stephen Wilson

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May 21, 2013, 12:24:58 PM5/21/13
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"The Doctor" <doc...@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote in message
news:knebd7$g2b$1...@gallifrey.nk.ca...
> In article <kne7f3$8l5$2...@blue-new.rahul.net>,
> Ken Arromdee <arro...@rahul.net> wrote:
>>>>I don't think River is back. I actually think she's gone now, for good.
>>
>>River can appear an unlimited number of times since every time she appears
>>it can be from before her death.
>>
>>Making her appear as an image after her death seemed to be a plot
>>device--if
>>she appeared for real instead of as an image, everyone would be wondering
>>why she didn't jump in instead of Clara,
>>--
>
> Similar to the Hartnell projection.

No, not similar at all.


The Doctor

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May 21, 2013, 3:51:17 PM5/21/13
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In article <PcNmt.8598$kF....@newsfe30.iad>,
Mawdryn Undead comes to mind.

Stephen Wilson

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"The Doctor" <doc...@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote in message
news:kngj7l$k3a$1...@gallifrey.nk.ca...
> In article <PcNmt.8598$kF....@newsfe30.iad>,
> Stephen Wilson <stephen.w...@nospam.ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>
>>"Ken Arromdee" <arro...@rahul.net> wrote in message
>>news:kne7l1$8l5$3...@blue-new.rahul.net...
>>> In article <51987136$0$15982$e4fe...@news2.news.xs4all.nl>,
>>> Wouter Valentijn <li...@valentijn.nu> wrote:
>>>>Is there really a contradiction with 'The Doctor's Wife' in which the
>>>>TARDIS
>>>>matrix stated it was she who stole The Doctor?
>>>
>>> Of course there is. You can stretch the meaning of words to make it
>>> true,
>>> but
>>> taken the normal way one would take it, it's false.
>>>
>>> Superstar writers brought in on long-running series have a habit of not
>>> writing for the long term. It's pretty safe to say that Gaiman didn't
>>> bother considering whether it was a good idea to make that a permanent
>>> part of continuity.
>>
>>You could argue that it wasn't Gaiman's job to worry about such things. It
>>was only his job to write a script, and then up to the show's producer and
>>script editor to make sure there were no obvious conflicts with past or
>>future stories and rewrite/edit as necessary...
>>
>>
>
> Mawdryn Undead comes to mind.

Because...?


The Doctor

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In article <r6Tmt.39088$v32....@fx11.am4>,
Of the UNIT Time Line mix up.

glad you asked.

Wouter Valentijn

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The Doctor wrote:
> In article <kne7l1$8l5$3...@blue-new.rahul.net>,
> Ken Arromdee <arro...@rahul.net> wrote:
>> In article <51987136$0$15982$e4fe...@news2.news.xs4all.nl>,
>> Wouter Valentijn <li...@valentijn.nu> wrote:
>>> Is there really a contradiction with 'The Doctor's Wife' in which
>>> the TARDIS matrix stated it was she who stole The Doctor?
>>
>> Of course there is. You can stretch the meaning of words to make it
>> true, but taken the normal way one would take it, it's false.

In a literal linear sense yes.
But the TARDIS matrix has a mind that is far from linear. She has
difficulties keeping past, present en future apart.

>>
>> Superstar writers brought in on long-running series have a habit of
>> not writing for the long term. It's pretty safe to say that Gaiman
>> didn't
>> bother considering whether it was a good idea to make that a
>> permanent
>> part of continuity.
>> --
>
> Mind you Moffatt should have spotted this.

Could be.
But I think he was okay with it.....

Wouter Valentijn

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I think David Tennant won't be playing the actual Doctor he played back
when.
He might be the clone version of him that lives with Rose in that parallel
universe.

See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey%27s_End_(Doctor_Who)

Ross

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On May 24, 1:20 pm, "Wouter Valentijn" <l...@valentijn.nu> wrote:
> Stephen Wilson wrote:
> > "David Johnston" <davidjohnsto...@block.com> wrote in message
> >news:kn9pdn$vj2$1...@dont-email.me...
> >> On 5/18/2013 11:41 PM, The Doctor wrote:
> >>> In article <kn9f0e$sb...@dont-email.me>, rochrist
> >>> <rochr...@charter.net> wrote:
> >>>> "The Doctor"  wrote in messagenews:kn9c9k$b7v$1...@gallifrey.nk.ca...
> Wouter Valentijnhttp://www.j3v.net
>
> Kirk:  "My God, Bones... what have I done?"
> McCoy:  "What you had to do. What you always do: turn death into a fighting
> chance to live."
>
> Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.
>
> liam=mail

It's been noted several times that the pictures of Tennant from the
set of the special show him wearing the the suit that the Proper
Doctor wore, not the one that the Handy Doctor wore.

And of course, a man can only own one suit.

But anyway. given that the cliffhanger left the Doctor and Clara lost
in the Doctor's own timestream, it seems likely that any returning
cast they show will be "a bit of the Doctor's past that Clara and the
(present) Doctor have to interact with in order to extricate
themselves from being lost inside the Doctor's timestream"

Wouter Valentijn

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Ross wrote:
> On May 24, 1:20 pm, "Wouter Valentijn" <l...@valentijn.nu> wrote:
>> Stephen Wilson wrote:

<snip>

>>
>>> Nope, Matt Smith has confirmed he will be staying on for the next
>>> series. John Hurt is only playing the Doctor for the Anniversary
>>> Special, alongside both David Tennant and Matt Smith.
>>
>> I think David Tennant won't be playing the actual Doctor he played
>> back when.
>> He might be the clone version of him that lives with Rose in that
>> parallel universe.
>>
>> See:
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey%27s_End_(Doctor_Who)
>>
<snip>

> It's been noted several times that the pictures of Tennant from the
> set of the special show him wearing the the suit that the Proper
> Doctor wore, not the one that the Handy Doctor wore.
>
> And of course, a man can only own one suit.
>
> But anyway. given that the cliffhanger left the Doctor and Clara lost
> in the Doctor's own timestream, it seems likely that any returning
> cast they show will be "a bit of the Doctor's past that Clara and the
> (present) Doctor have to interact with in order to extricate
> themselves from being lost inside the Doctor's timestream"

Could be...
I was thinking of Clone Doctor because of the involvement of Rose. And Rose
specifically.
No other companions are mentioned. Nothing about Jack, Martha, Donna or Amy
and Rory.

--
Wouter Valentijn http://www.j3v.net

anim8rFSK

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In article <519fbb27$0$15952$e4fe...@news2.news.xs4all.nl>,
I'll forfeit all the others just for those lovely words, "No Donna"

--
"Every time a Kardashian gets a TV show, an angel dies."

Wouter Valentijn

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anim8rFSK wrote:
> In article <519fbb27$0$15952$e4fe...@news2.news.xs4all.nl>,
> "Wouter Valentijn" <li...@valentijn.nu> wrote:
<snip>
>> Ross wrote:
>>> On May 24, 1:20 pm, "Wouter Valentijn" <l...@valentijn.nu> wrote:
>>>> Stephen Wilson wrote:
>>
<snip>
>> I was thinking of Clone Doctor because of the involvement of Rose.
>> And Rose specifically.
>> No other companions are mentioned. Nothing about Jack, Martha, Donna
>> or Amy and Rory.
>
> I'll forfeit all the others just for those lovely words, "No Donna"

Donna made me like David Tennant's Doctor, for the first time. She was the
strongest, the best companion he ever had.

The Doctor

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May 24, 2013, 4:58:59 PM5/24/13
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In article <519f9cb2$0$15895$e4fe...@news2.news.xs4all.nl>,
Wouter Valentijn <li...@valentijn.nu> wrote:
>The Doctor wrote:
>> In article <kne7l1$8l5$3...@blue-new.rahul.net>,
>> Ken Arromdee <arro...@rahul.net> wrote:
>>> In article <51987136$0$15982$e4fe...@news2.news.xs4all.nl>,
>>> Wouter Valentijn <li...@valentijn.nu> wrote:
>>>> Is there really a contradiction with 'The Doctor's Wife' in which
>>>> the TARDIS matrix stated it was she who stole The Doctor?
>>>
>>> Of course there is. You can stretch the meaning of words to make it
>>> true, but taken the normal way one would take it, it's false.
>
>In a literal linear sense yes.
>But the TARDIS matrix has a mind that is far from linear. She has
>difficulties keeping past, present en future apart.
>
>>>
>>> Superstar writers brought in on long-running series have a habit of
>>> not writing for the long term. It's pretty safe to say that Gaiman
>>> didn't
>>> bother considering whether it was a good idea to make that a
>>> permanent
>>> part of continuity.
>>> --
>>
>> Mind you Moffatt should have spotted this.
>
>Could be.
>But I think he was okay with it.....
>

He is now minister of continuity.

The Doctor

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In article <anim8rfsk-725BB...@news.easynews.com>,
No Rose would be nicer.

The Doctor

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In article <519fcee8$0$15961$e4fe...@news2.news.xs4all.nl>,
10x better than ROse.

Stephen Wilson

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"Ross" <rras...@trenchcoatsoft.com> wrote in message
news:d80d64c0-d0b7-4e3c...@r3g2000yqe.googlegroups.com...
On May 24, 1:20 pm, "Wouter Valentijn" <l...@valentijn.nu> wrote:
>>
>> I think David Tennant won't be playing the actual Doctor he played back
>> when.
>> He might be the clone version of him that lives with Rose in that
>> parallel
>> universe.
>>
>> See:
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey%27s_End_(Doctor_Who)
>>
>
>It's been noted several times that the pictures of Tennant from the
>set of the special show him wearing the the suit that the Proper
>Doctor wore, not the one that the Handy Doctor wore.
>
>And of course, a man can only own one suit.
>
>But anyway. given that the cliffhanger left the Doctor and Clara lost
>in the Doctor's own timestream, it seems likely that any returning
>cast they show will be "a bit of the Doctor's past that Clara and the
>(present) Doctor have to interact with in order to extricate
>themselves from being lost inside the Doctor's timestream"

I'm guessing that Moffat will skip all that and begin the special with the
Doctor and Clara already restored and roaming the universe once more.



Stephen Wilson

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"anim8rFSK" <anim...@cox.net> wrote in message
news:anim8rfsk-725BB...@news.easynews.com...
>>
>> Could be...
>> I was thinking of Clone Doctor because of the involvement of Rose. And
>> Rose
>> specifically.
>> No other companions are mentioned. Nothing about Jack, Martha, Donna or
>> Amy
>> and Rory.
>
> I'll forfeit all the others just for those lovely words, "No Donna"

I think the story would get messy if he tried to include too many Doctors
and companions. And expensive...


The Doctor

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In article <ZSRnt.68336$9y3....@fx17.am4>,
At the end.

The Doctor

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In article <_URnt.29513$ru.1...@fx32.am4>,
5 doctors being a good example.

Wouter Valentijn

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The Doctor wrote:
> In article 519fcee8$0$15961$e4fe...@news2.news.xs4all.nl,

<snip>

>>
>> Donna made me like David Tennant's Doctor, for the first time. She
>> was the strongest, the best companion he ever had.
>>
>>
>
> 10x better than ROse.

I concur.

The Doctor

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May 31, 2013, 5:11:36 PM5/31/13
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In article <51a8fb6d$0$16001$e4fe...@news2.news.xs4all.nl>,
Wouter Valentijn <li...@valentijn.nu> wrote:
>The Doctor wrote:
>> In article 519fcee8$0$15961$e4fe...@news2.news.xs4all.nl,
>
><snip>
>
>>>
>>> Donna made me like David Tennant's Doctor, for the first time. She
>>> was the strongest, the best companion he ever had.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> 10x better than ROse.
>
>I concur.
>

Thank you.

Ross

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On May 20, 6:21 pm, arrom...@rahul.net (Ken Arromdee) wrote:
> In article <51987136$0$15982$e4fe5...@news2.news.xs4all.nl>,
>
> Wouter Valentijn <l...@valentijn.nu> wrote:
> >Is there really a contradiction with 'The Doctor's Wife' in which the TARDIS
> >matrix stated it was she who stole The Doctor?
>
> Of course there is.  You can stretch the meaning of words to make it true, but
> taken the normal way one would take it, it's false.
>
> Superstar writers brought in on long-running series have a habit of not
> writing for the long term.  It's pretty safe to say that Gaiman didn't
> bother considering whether it was a good idea to make that a permanent
> part of continuity.

You know that one of the things that The Doctor's Wife made
absolutely, perfectly clear is that the Doctor *thought* that he was
the one who stole the TARDIS.

Which means that however things played out, it would have to be *in
such a way that from the Doctor's perspective, he was the one making
the choice*.

And what we saw was the Doctor making the choice to steal the TARDIS
-- his decision perhaps informed by Clara's input.

There's no stretching or twisting here: if they had shown the TARDIS
stealing the Doctor, *that would have contradicted The Doctor's Wife*
because The Doctor's Wife stated that the Doctor *THINKS* he was the
one who made the choice.

David Johnston

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That's the TARDIS's point of view, which is no more authoritative than
the Doctor's.

The Doctor

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In article <56e6c34f-21b8-4f7d...@y5g2000vbg.googlegroups.com>,
Ross <rras...@trenchcoatsoft.com> wrote:
>On May 20, 6:21=A0pm, arrom...@rahul.net (Ken Arromdee) wrote:
>> In article <51987136$0$15982$e4fe5...@news2.news.xs4all.nl>,
>>
>> Wouter Valentijn <l...@valentijn.nu> wrote:
>> >Is there really a contradiction with 'The Doctor's Wife' in which the TA=
>RDIS
>> >matrix stated it was she who stole The Doctor?
>>
>> Of course there is. =A0You can stretch the meaning of words to make it tr=
>ue, but
>> taken the normal way one would take it, it's false.
>>
>> Superstar writers brought in on long-running series have a habit of not
>> writing for the long term. =A0It's pretty safe to say that Gaiman didn't
>> bother considering whether it was a good idea to make that a permanent
>> part of continuity.
>
>You know that one of the things that The Doctor's Wife made
>absolutely, perfectly clear is that the Doctor *thought* that he was
>the one who stole the TARDIS.
>
>Which means that however things played out, it would have to be *in
>such a way that from the Doctor's perspective, he was the one making
>the choice*.
>
>And what we saw was the Doctor making the choice to steal the TARDIS
>-- his decision perhaps informed by Clara's input.
>
>There's no stretching or twisting here: if they had shown the TARDIS
>stealing the Doctor, *that would have contradicted The Doctor's Wife*
>because The Doctor's Wife stated that the Doctor *THINKS* he was the
>one who made the choice.

Got to love Gaiman.

The Doctor

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Love the debate!

Ross

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Jun 1, 2013, 10:57:47 AM6/1/13
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Yes, but it means that what happened only looks like the TARDIS is
doing the stealing *if you look at it from the TARDIS's point of
view*. It has to happen in such a way that the Doctor can walk away
not realizing that he's been kidnapped by the TARDIS.

The Doctor

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In article <1e0884ee-542b-4f76...@z8g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>,
Ross <rras...@trenchcoatsoft.com> wrote:
>On Jun 1, 1:29=A0am, David Johnston <davidjohnsto...@block.com> wrote:
>> On 5/31/2013 9:51 PM, Ross wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > On May 20, 6:21 pm, arrom...@rahul.net (Ken Arromdee) wrote:
>> >> In article <51987136$0$15982$e4fe5...@news2.news.xs4all.nl>,
>>
>> >> Wouter Valentijn <l...@valentijn.nu> wrote:
>> >>> Is there really a contradiction with 'The Doctor's Wife' in which the=
> TARDIS
>> >>> matrix stated it was she who stole The Doctor?
>>
>> >> Of course there is. =A0You can stretch the meaning of words to make it=
> true, but
>> >> taken the normal way one would take it, it's false.
>>
>> >> Superstar writers brought in on long-running series have a habit of no=
>t
>> >> writing for the long term. =A0It's pretty safe to say that Gaiman didn=
>'t
>> >> bother considering whether it was a good idea to make that a permanent
>> >> part of continuity.
>>
>> > You know that one of the things that The Doctor's Wife made
>> > absolutely, perfectly clear is that the Doctor *thought* that he was
>> > the one who stole the TARDIS.
>>
>> > Which means that however things played out, it would have to be *in
>> > such a way that from the Doctor's perspective, he was the one making
>> > the choice*.
>>
>> > And what we saw was the Doctor making the choice to steal the TARDIS
>> > -- his decision perhaps informed by Clara's input.
>>
>> > There's no stretching or twisting here: if they had shown the TARDIS
>> > stealing the Doctor, *that would have contradicted The Doctor's Wife*
>> > because The Doctor's Wife stated that the Doctor *THINKS* he was the
>> > one who made the choice.
>>
>> That's the TARDIS's point of view, which is no more authoritative than
>> the Doctor's.
>
>Yes, but it means that what happened only looks like the TARDIS is
>doing the stealing *if you look at it from the TARDIS's point of
>view*. It has to happen in such a way that the Doctor can walk away
>not realizing that he's been kidnapped by the TARDIS.

Him and Susan.
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