ysobelle wrote: Jul. 29th, 2008 04:32 pm (local) I think Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat debated the idea a bit, but the history of regeneration is a bit fuzzy. Mainly cos I'm not sure anyone ever thought the show would still be around 45 years later to hit that point. The implication was that it was a social construct from Gallifrey. I'm not sure it was ever explained more deeply than that. And remember, the Doctor looked into the Time Vortex, too. He didn't go nuts. Well, not murderously so.
The only other way of looking at Rose is that 10 truly believes she's the only one with whom he can entrust 10.5. And if you go back and watch 9 again, he really is a much harsher, more violent, grief-stricken Doctor. I'm not sure how 10.5 has started from that point again, unless it's because he has some of Donna's...er...more strident notes woven into his personal harmonics. But still, 10 promised Rose he'd never leave her like that ("School Reunion"). Ooops.
I'd like to think 10 would trust 10.5 with a TARDIS. And remember, there IS one in the alternate universe: it's what fueled the primitive time machine that shot Donna through to her own death in "Turn Left." It has to still exist somewhere, right? And if 10.5 has Rose with him, I'd think 10 would think the TARDIS a decent risk.
As for piloting it, no, it's never been seen before. In fact, when 10 tells everyone that it's meant to be piloted by six Time Lords, it's the first time that's ever been explicitly revealed. Supposedly. Though it makes eminent sense given its architecture. And, as the Doctor himself says, the ridiculous gyrations he has to go through to go out for milk.
Yes, Tom Baker has apparently been in talks to come back, but it might all come to naught. It'd be interesting! But that's not who I meant. Someone else. Someone we'd expected to see again.
And now that you're caught up, so to speak, are you going to come join us?
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Date: 2008-07-29 08:34 pm (UTC)Jul. 29th, 2008 04:32 pm (local)
I think Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat debated the idea a bit, but the history of regeneration is a bit fuzzy. Mainly cos I'm not sure anyone ever thought the show would still be around 45 years later to hit that point. The implication was that it was a social construct from Gallifrey. I'm not sure it was ever explained more deeply than that. And remember, the Doctor looked into the Time Vortex, too. He didn't go nuts. Well, not murderously so.
The only other way of looking at Rose is that 10 truly believes she's the only one with whom he can entrust 10.5. And if you go back and watch 9 again, he really is a much harsher, more violent, grief-stricken Doctor. I'm not sure how 10.5 has started from that point again, unless it's because he has some of Donna's...er...more strident notes woven into his personal harmonics. But still, 10 promised Rose he'd never leave her like that ("School Reunion"). Ooops.
I'd like to think 10 would trust 10.5 with a TARDIS. And remember, there IS one in the alternate universe: it's what fueled the primitive time machine that shot Donna through to her own death in "Turn Left." It has to still exist somewhere, right? And if 10.5 has Rose with him, I'd think 10 would think the TARDIS a decent risk.
As for piloting it, no, it's never been seen before. In fact, when 10 tells everyone that it's meant to be piloted by six Time Lords, it's the first time that's ever been explicitly revealed. Supposedly. Though it makes eminent sense given its architecture. And, as the Doctor himself says, the ridiculous gyrations he has to go through to go out for milk.
Yes, Tom Baker has apparently been in talks to come back, but it might all come to naught. It'd be interesting! But that's not who I meant. Someone else. Someone we'd expected to see again.
And now that you're caught up, so to speak, are you going to come join us?
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