Bevendre
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‘The Night of the Doctor’ Mini Episode is here!
The Bringer of Darkness, the Oncoming Storm, the Doctor, the Warrior - A Time Lord! The 50th Anniversary features Matt Smith, David Tennant and a mysterious incarnation played by John Hurt. Only one appears in the mini episode, The Night of the Doctor. But which?
Watch the Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor Prequel NOW. Via BBC
BEST DOCTOR
BEST DOCTOR
BEST BEST BEST 8 8 8 8 AAASDFJGFADMGFDNGHA I AM SO HAPPY HE FINALLY GOT BACK IN THE CINEMA EVEN IF IT’S SHORT THAT MAN DESERVES MORE ATTENTION
HE IS SO UNDERRATED
*SOBBING*
Hey look, a classic Doctor!
As terrible as it is that the Classic Doctors who carried the show until its reboot aren’t in the 50th, and some at least feel snubbed by this, people need to understand that there are reasons for it.
It is not an easy thing to write an episode of a popular series. It is not easy to write several versions of the same character in the same scene. It is not easy to introduce a significant part of the audience to a version of that same character who not only hasn’t been around for DECADES, but whose actor has not touched them in the same time and may have aged in body and mind to a point that performing what once came easily would be difficult if not impossible.
It is a sad thing that Colin Baker, Peter Davidson and other classic Doctors cannot be in the 50th for whatever reason, but that does not change the fact that it is a celebration of 50 years of Doctor Who, even if it doesn’t feature the Doctors from all 50 years equally.
Until you have seen it, don’t judge it. If you’re so offended that the writers are using characters familiar and popular to the general audience, instead of reintroducing characters that have not been in more than 20 years, then I think you should keep it to yourself and maybe reconsider what it is to be a fan of a series in its entirety. -
One of the most aggravating things I see on tumblr is people complaining about specials and changes in shows. Most notably of late is the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special. While some are more than justified in being disappointed that only 10 and 11 will be in it, as well as John Hurt, (8.5?) I’m getting sick of the complaints that it’s just the 8th year anniversary special instead of the 50th because of it.
If you love a show enough to call yourself a fan, then you should be able to trust the writers enough to put out a decent product. With the 50th there are reasons why there are only 2 Doctors, and they will be made as clear as anything else in Doctor Who when it happens. Given the cast involved, it may even go back to the Meta-Crisis plot point dropped off in Series 4 of New Who, and I’m fine with that.
Trust Moffat and the other writers, even if you don’t like them, give the anniversary special a chance, and for the love of all that’s good understand that just because Classic Doctors won’t be back doesn’t mean that they have been abandoned in favor of the new.