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<blockquote data-quote="Mouseferatu" data-source="post: 5220055" data-attributes="member: 1288"><p>I realize that it's part of the fun of being a fan--I do it myself, constantly <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />--but I think a lot of people are overthinking this.</p><p></p><p>I don't pretend to have the slightest clue what Moffat's going to pull out of his hat, but I know this:</p><p></p><p>Moffat, while very much a Doctor Who fanboy from back in the day, is also a professional storyteller. And I guarantee, he's well aware of the requirements of a TV program and audience.</p><p></p><p>In other words, the solution to what's going on is <em>not</em> going to require the sort of in-depth knowledge of Dr. Who history that many fans are delving into. It's going to draw on the mythology introduced in the <em>modern</em> series (Eccleston and onward), and/or on information that can be <em>clearly and succinctly</em> communicated in the course of the single remaining episode of the season.</p><p></p><p>And no more. There's absolutely no way he's going to start pulling out obscure characters/historical details that will leave half the audience scratching their heads and wondering where the hell that came from.</p><p></p><p>If a theory as to what's happening next episodes <em>requires</em> that the viewer be a die-hard fan of the <em>older</em> Doctor Who series in order to undestand, than I can all but guarantee that theory's wrong. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mouseferatu, post: 5220055, member: 1288"] I realize that it's part of the fun of being a fan--I do it myself, constantly ;)--but I think a lot of people are overthinking this. I don't pretend to have the slightest clue what Moffat's going to pull out of his hat, but I know this: Moffat, while very much a Doctor Who fanboy from back in the day, is also a professional storyteller. And I guarantee, he's well aware of the requirements of a TV program and audience. In other words, the solution to what's going on is [i]not[/i] going to require the sort of in-depth knowledge of Dr. Who history that many fans are delving into. It's going to draw on the mythology introduced in the [i]modern[/i] series (Eccleston and onward), and/or on information that can be [i]clearly and succinctly[/i] communicated in the course of the single remaining episode of the season. And no more. There's absolutely no way he's going to start pulling out obscure characters/historical details that will leave half the audience scratching their heads and wondering where the hell that came from. If a theory as to what's happening next episodes [i]requires[/i] that the viewer be a die-hard fan of the [i]older[/i] Doctor Who series in order to undestand, than I can all but guarantee that theory's wrong. :) [/QUOTE]
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