The Doctor is trending towards getting younger with each successive regeneration. Will the final change usher in Dr Who: The Boyband years?
While I cannot recall any of Matt Smith's roles the BBC news article gave me some measure of comfort. I shall trust to Stephen Moffat's ability as a writer and a producer to see it right.
Discounting Sylvester McCoy, the line of best fit probably supports that. But isn't that reasonable? When he was young, he aspired to be old and wise (but was actually just sulky and prone to tantrums). When he gets old, he aspires to be young and impulsive (but is actually wise and weary).
Discounting the Morbius controversy, he's got another two natural regenerations after this; twelve regenerations plus his original body makes 13 lives for common male Timelords (females, at least aristocratic ones, appear to have either an unlimited supply of regenerations, or a casual attitude to wasting them; cf. Romana). But one Timelord has exceeded this; The Master. He is known to have the ability to steal regenerations from other Timelords and, prior to series 27, aimed to steal the Doctor's remaining regenerations. With the rest of the Timelord race dead, it may be that the surviving Timelords have inherited all the regenerations of their fallen compatriots. The Master certainly didn't have any trouble regenerating the last time we saw him.
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Date: 2009-01-03 06:43 pm (UTC)While I cannot recall any of Matt Smith's roles the BBC news article gave me some measure of comfort. I shall trust to Stephen Moffat's ability as a writer and a producer to see it right.
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Date: 2009-01-04 08:38 pm (UTC)Discounting Sylvester McCoy, the line of best fit probably supports that. But isn't that reasonable? When he was young, he aspired to be old and wise (but was actually just sulky and prone to tantrums). When he gets old, he aspires to be young and impulsive (but is actually wise and weary).
Discounting the Morbius controversy, he's got another two natural regenerations after this; twelve regenerations plus his original body makes 13 lives for common male Timelords (females, at least aristocratic ones, appear to have either an unlimited supply of regenerations, or a casual attitude to wasting them; cf. Romana). But one Timelord has exceeded this; The Master. He is known to have the ability to steal regenerations from other Timelords and, prior to series 27, aimed to steal the Doctor's remaining regenerations. With the rest of the Timelord race dead, it may be that the surviving Timelords have inherited all the regenerations of their fallen compatriots. The Master certainly didn't have any trouble regenerating the last time we saw him.