Vyvyan Basterd
Adventurer
****40+ year old spoilers ahead***
I just watched The War Games, the final serial for the second Doctor, Patrick Troughton.
I've always scoffed that the Doctor from the American TV movie actually counted as a Doctor, especially since the Doctor from the older movies is not counted. But the argument is that we see Sylvester McCoy regenerate into the actor from the TV movie. Fine.
But, at the end of The War Games Patrick Troughton doesn't die and does not regenerate. The Time Lords merely change his appearance for his exile on Earth. He was even able to choose what he would look like after the transformation, although it seemed he couldn't chose so they instead chose for him.
So, since regeneration is touted as the reason the American TV movie Doctor is a Doctor and the older movies Doctor are not, wouldn't that make John Pertwee the second actor to play the 2nd Doctor? That would put us at the 10th Doctor now.
I just watched The War Games, the final serial for the second Doctor, Patrick Troughton.
I've always scoffed that the Doctor from the American TV movie actually counted as a Doctor, especially since the Doctor from the older movies is not counted. But the argument is that we see Sylvester McCoy regenerate into the actor from the TV movie. Fine.
But, at the end of The War Games Patrick Troughton doesn't die and does not regenerate. The Time Lords merely change his appearance for his exile on Earth. He was even able to choose what he would look like after the transformation, although it seemed he couldn't chose so they instead chose for him.
So, since regeneration is touted as the reason the American TV movie Doctor is a Doctor and the older movies Doctor are not, wouldn't that make John Pertwee the second actor to play the 2nd Doctor? That would put us at the 10th Doctor now.