Spoilers Doctor Who s15 (or 2) [[spoilers!]]
- Thread starter Morrus
- Start date
Enevhar Aldarion
Hero
I would have to find the original quotes, but I am pretty sure I read they only used grandfather and granddaughter in the show because in the 1960's it was unseemly for a young woman to be traveling with an older man she was not related to. So originally they were not supposed to be related at all. Susan could still be another Time Lord, or at least Gallifreyan, but not his relative?
Enevhar Aldarion
Hero
Most people think that is just a "bait and switch", as the end credits only said "introducing Billie Piper", not "introducing Billie Piper as the Doctor". I think it is more of a placeholder until they figure out if Gatwa is coming back or not. We could easily get a Christmas Special with Billie and at the end another regeneration with either Gatwa coming back or the next actor who will be the Doctor.
Ryujin
Legend
Well Gatwa is officially done, so it sure looks like it'll be Piper in any upcoming specials.
Necropolitan
Hero
No, from what I've read that was a retcon created after they reshot The Reality War to account for Gatwa leaving. They needed a reason for The Doctor to regenerate so they scraped together the Poppy plot. It's part of why the episode's such a nonsensical mess.
Ruby was supposed to still be the Companion in the 2nd season, which is why Belinda didn't get an actual story arc and then got shoved in a box for most of The Reality War before being rewritten as a doting single mother.
Tonguez
A suffusion of yellow
Susan is Galifreyan and she is related to the Doctor, but she might not be a Timelord (the subject has never been officially addressed). Now how the Doctor and Susan are related is a point of debate
- she might be an actual granddaughter (the rest of the Doctors family
are/were deceased) - she might be adopted
- she might be a younger generation of the Doctors 'House'
- she might be granddaughter of The Other
I think its more them waiting to see what the BBC bosses can negotiate with Disney and if they approve another season. Piper is definately a placeholder - but it looks more like RTD getting media/fan interest high as a negotiating tactic
trappedslider
Legend
I don't think we're going to get any specials this year due to how long it may take to get the rest of casting, a story and a deal in place.
Also Gatwa is the second doctor not to face the Daleks, the first being the Eighth Doctor at least on screen.
Necropolitan
Hero
But seriously, it's hilarious how The Doctor never even tried looking for Rogue.
Also, don't forget the line about the border between Norway and Sweden have an expansion. Bad Wolf Bay was in Norway.
Ryujin
Legend
I was going to say, "Or is it?", but it's on the Atlantic coast.
Similar Threads
