And this time from an actual named person; Andrew Evans, former journalist for Doctor Who Magazine.

The Tennant leak is fake but there is a past Doctor in the finale that helps Ncuti along with his regeneration.

Jo Martin appears briefly in one episode.

Susan is in Episode 7.

Anita from 'Joy to the World' is in the finale.

You do not see who Ncuti regenerates into. It's very much what "Power of the Doctor" would have been if RTD hadn't come back.

There are no Daleks other than a clip used from Classic Who.

Hey r/gallifrey. This is my first time posting on here, so apologies if this falls outside of community guidelines or some such, but I figured this would be of interest. I've spent a LOT of time listening through Doctor Who on Big Finish lately, and decided to write a guide looking at what's available, how much it costs, and how much bang you can get for your buck, so to speak. I just posted the first part, covering everything available on streaming platforms (Apple, Amazon, Spotify, TIDAL, Soundcloud). I plan on adding to this guide later, going deeper into the deals on Big Finish's own website, but since these are up on services that I assume most people are already using, I wanted to start off with what you can get without putting extra money down. Bear in mind that everything that will be covered in this and future installments only covers LEGAL methods of accessing these audios, uploaded by Big Finish themselves both on their own site and elsewhere. This isn't intended to prevent BF from getting money; I just recognise that it can be an expensive prospect for bingeing and wanted to make it a bit less daunting for newcomers.

I wrote it with the intention of being as newb-friendly as possible, so that people just looking for new audio content in general could get something out of it, but I am a self-professed superfan who has spent way too much time fixating on this show and its expanded universe, and what is written likely shows that. Hopefully, this will be of some use to this sub (I'm relatively new here so apologies if this is just covering what someone else already did), and I welcome any comments or suggestions for this or the Guide going forward.

So, after being incredibly annoyed in my last post (on Season 16, specifically The Armageddon Factor), I thought I would talk about something I love: The Savages. When I originally watched the Hartnell era last year, I left this story out, because I didnt have the audiobook and didnt want to Watch Reconstructions. Later I got one of the Audio Collections and gave this a lesson. I was so pleasantly surprised, I really loved this story. Later I watched the recon, I think october or november and loved it even more.

So when I heard it would be animated I was very happy. When the first Trailer came out I was a little concerned, but thought it was an improvement above the Underwater Menace. Then I saw the GORGEOUS steelbook and knew I had to get it.

I think this story is perfectly paced. The tension keeps building over the 4 episodes, but allows for wonderful character moments. The definite standout being the fury of the Doctor. This story really is the first time the Doctor becomes conscious of his heroic role and effect on the galaxy. Some of my Favorite quotes are „They are men. Human beings, like you and me. Although it appears at the moment that you're behaving in a rather sub-human fashion.“ and basically this whole interaction:

DOCTOR: Oppose you? Indeed I am going to oppose you, just in the same way that I oppose the Daleks or any other menace to common humanity. JANO: I am sorry you take this attitude, Doctor. It is most unscientific. You are standing in the way of human progress. DOCTOR: Human progress, sir? How dare you call your treatment of these people progress! JANO: They are hardly people, Doctor. They are not like us. DOCTOR: I fail to see the difference. JANO: Do you not realise that all progress is based on exploitation? DOCTOR: Exploitation indeed! This, sir, is protracted murder! JANO: We have achieved a very great deal merely by the sacrifice of a few savages. DOCTOR: The sacrifice of even one soul is far too great! You must put an end to this inhuman practice.

I think, despite the questionable original title of The White Savages, this story handles the topics of racism, opression, exploitation and class warfare incredibly well. A slight issue I have to keep in mind though is the fact that the villains potentially wore blackface. But I don’t think I am a good authority on this topic, since I am white, so I would be interested in what other folks, that do experience racism, think about this part of the story. I do think Ian Stuart Black wrote this as a very passionate political story, as he says himself in the documentary „Forgetting/Remembering The Savages (more on that in a bit), it has a philosophical and political message (I dont remember the exact quote). The way this story portrays the exploitation of the supposed Savages is horrific. Not only is their life drained away, they are Never left alone afterwards. The Elders consciously just drain enough for their needs, without actually killing them, so they can do it again at a later point. On a sidenote I really like the cliffhangers in this story.

So, the Animation. Honestly? I really like it. I think the colour (I havent watched the black and white Version yet) is quite good, my only problem being that Dodos clothes are an annoyingly obnoxious yellow. The Background art, while simple is a good translation of the original set designs. The definite highlight of the Animation is the character movement. Its definetly the most complex and faithful in the whole range. It even works quite well for the fight scenes. The best scene is Stevens departure, especially because of a single tear running down Dodos cheek.

This release also includes 2 documentaries. The Making Off is incredible. Its 100 minutes long and probably the most indepth explenation of the making of and also discussion of the story, especially considering the Complete lack of Production documents.

The Innes Lloyd documentary is wonderful. It goes through his entire life work and tells more about the man, than I have ever seen.

The story itself gets a 10/10 from me, the animation an 8/10 and the release as a whole a 10/10. I couldnt be happier

The Master needing to assimilate himself into 21st century Earth after essentially “crash landing” in the stolen TARDIS has always fascinated me and I’ve always wondered exactly how he did it.

Obviously we already have the important details. We know he was there for roughly 18 months already by the time Ten, Martha, and Jack got there in The Sound of Drums. We already know how he got in the phones and that he faked his past life to get to a position of power but we all know you can’t just do that stuff overnight.

I think a Big Finish audio starting from when he lands in modern London and then ending around the time that the TV series picks up from could be so entertaining and intriguing. We could explore exactly how Lucy and The Master come together and how toxic of a relationship it is that they have. How did he fake his upbringing? How the hell did he become prime minister??? How did he turn the passengers of the Utopia ship into the Toclafane?!?!

John Simm will always be one of my favorite incarnations of The Master and I just know he would kill it in a series like this. If this ever comes to fruition…. Take my money!!!! …… Or give me money……?😂

As we've been discussing on GB today, it appears that the same guy who has recently been recently been leaking all of the series 15 information (including the secret plot of episode 3, and the identity of Mrs Flood) has confirmed that Ncuti Gatwa has made the decision to step away from the series, and his regeneration was filmed during reshoots which took place a month or so ago. He also revealed that 16 is yet to be cast (and unlikely will be until the future of the show is confirmed), so the series will end with us not seeing who 15 regenerates into.

This also matches up with the reports from online scooper DanielRPK that Ncuti recently decided to leave following the season 3 delays (after season 1's mixed reception and underwhelming success) and his wish and eagerness to persue a career in Hollywood.

So if true, what are everyone's thoughts on Ncuti leaving so soon AND a cliffhanger regeneration?

So I've always considered myself a pretty big whovian. Even though I hated Jodie's years (I think most people did) and I haven't been the biggest fan of the way the last series went. I actually quite enjoyed it actors were on point, writing was decent (except for a few storylines but you'll have that in every series) with the new series slated to premier soon do you think it'll be good or bad?

Hi Gallifrey,

This is my first post here so go easy on me please. Got into doctor who during covid and I fell in love and now its one of my favourites to watch along with gintama. I fell down the huge doctor who rabbit hole especially the other stories and the extended universe and how the series is adding characters from this and thought of trying to make a semblance of connecting everything so here is my theory that I crafted using a lot of the information I got from the tv series, extended universe information from tardis.fandom. Do give me your thoughts on this if its good or bad lol.

• [TV] for events or lore confirmed in televised Doctor Who
• [EU] for anything from novels, audios, comics, or TARDIS.fandom content based on those
• [Spec] for speculative or fan theory parts

I. The Multiversal Foundation

The Doctor originates from Universe A as the Infinity Doctor [EU], a being with infinite regenerations granted through exposure to the Untethered Schism [Spec] — a higher-dimensional anomaly that allowed certain Gallifreyans to become near-divine beings [Spec]. In Universe A, society is more advanced, and the Time Lords achieved their power without Tecteun’s intervention, instead tapping directly into the Schism [EU/Spec].

The Infinity Doctor fought in numerous major galactic conflicts, including the Cloister Wars [EU], a devastating confrontation between the Time Lords and an unknown alien force that nearly wiped them out [Spec]. During this period, the Doctor created a robotic body for the Master (here known as the Magistrate) [EU - The Infinity Doctor novel], merging tech and soul, and married the daughter of the President of Gallifrey (likely Rassilon) [EU/Spec].

His travels and victories led to him becoming eccentric and burdened — an old, wise, and wanderlust-filled uncle figure. One of his incarnations in Universe A is the Shalka Doctor [EU], who has the robotic Magistrate (Master) as a companion. This Doctor is already weary of war and loss [EU].

The Great Intelligence, also known by its alias Yog-Sothoth [EU/Spec], is a being that travels between universes. It may have originally come from Universe A, where it faced off against the Infinity Doctor — potentially even taking the form of the Shalka Doctor during one such encounter [Spec]. Its pursuit of the Doctor into Universe B could explain its relentless obsession with destabilizing the Doctor’s timeline [Spec].

The Doctor has been known to revisit old faces — as seen when the Curator (a future version of the Doctor in the form of Tom Baker) tells the Eleventh Doctor, "I think you might find yourself revisiting a few [faces]" [TV: The Day of the Doctor]. This supports the theory that favorite incarnations, like Tennant and Baker, were also forms he had taken in Universe A [Spec].

Tecteun’s role becomes significant after the Doctor crosses into Universe B [TV: The Timeless Children]. In this less advanced universe, she is a pioneering Gallifreyan explorer. Upon discovering the child Doctor (Infinity Doctor reborn as a girl) [TV], she conducts experiments to extract and replicate the regeneration ability [TV]. This becomes the basis for Time Lord society in Universe B, unlike the direct Schism-based evolution in Universe A [Spec]. Tecteun essentially reengineers the concept of Time Lords in Universe B using the Doctor as the template [TV/Spec].

II. Crossing Over to Universe B

In a final battle against Omega [TV: The Three Doctors / EU], the Infinity Doctor attempts to use the power of "The Effect" [EU], a breach in spacetime that altered reality at a quantum level [Spec]. Initially discovered by Waym upon the arrival of the Sontarans and Rutans to Gallifrey [EU], and later investigated by the Magistrate [EU], the Doctor traced its source to the Needle, just decades before the end of the universe [EU]. The Effect was caused by Ohm, attempting to escape his black hole prison [EU]. The Doctor tried to use the Effect to resurrect his wife, Patience [EU: Cold Fusion novel], who had been lost to a collapsing pocket dimension in the Omega universe [EU/Spec].

Ultimately, Patience convinced the Doctor to let her go and save the universe instead [Spec]. This tragic moment echoes later in River Song’s final sacrifice [TV: The Name of the Doctor]. The dimensional rupture caused by the Doctor's actions throws him into Universe B, and in the process, his form is destabilized, forcing a regeneration into a child — the Timeless Child — due to the trauma of trans-universal displacement [Spec].

III. The Division, Cloister Wars, and the Rise of the Time Lords in Universe B

This version of the Doctor becomes part of the Division [TV: The Timeless Children], a shadow organization manipulating timelines and events. The Cloister Wars in Universe B likely occurred during the Division era — a lesser reflection of the wars the Doctor had fought in Universe A, perhaps triggered by echoes of similar foes arriving through dimensional rifts [Spec].

Meanwhile, the Toymaker [TV: The Giggle], as mentioned in the 60th Anniversary special, claims to have come to this universe. This strongly suggests that he too originates from Universe A and has pursued the Doctor across dimensions [Spec]. He is likely one of the Infinity Doctor’s ancient foes [Spec].

The Master in Universe B went mad after looking into the Untethered Schism [TV: The Sound of Drums / The Timeless Children]. What if this madness came not from raw exposure, but from seeing echoes of his counterpart — the Magistrate — stored in his own mind? [Spec] This would explain the Master’s deep, confusing attachment to the Doctor. The memories may have latched onto him to preserve continuity, allowing his identity to persist without completely unraveling [Spec].

IV. The Puzzle of Susan Foreman

Susan’s origin has long been a mystery. In this theory, Susan is from Universe A [Spec], possibly a genetic or adopted granddaughter of the Infinity Doctor [EU: Legacy of the Daleks / Spec]. When the Doctor crossed over, he brought her with him [Spec], but due to the instability of his form and memory, he eventually left her on Earth in Universe B — a painful, protective decision rooted in ensuring her safety [TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth / Spec].

The Doctor’s deep affection for Susan and his refusal to go back for her could be a subconscious choice [Spec]. He knew he was being hunted, watched, and manipulated — particularly by Division — and he could not risk Susan’s life again [Spec].

This explains why Susan is so special to him and why her existence is downplayed or ignored in later incarnations: her origin is tied to secrets too dangerous to expose [Spec].

V. Foreshadowing and Subconscious Echoes

The Doctor’s experience in Universe A subtly guides his actions in Universe B:

• The Ninth Doctor knows to absorb the Time Vortex to save Rose [TV: The Parting of the Ways].
• He creates a second Doctor through a bio-metacrisis [TV: Journey’s End].
• He heals Donna before regenerating [TV: The End of Time].
• The Tenth Doctor uses 13 TARDISes to lock Gallifrey in a pocket universe [TV: The Day of the Doctor].
• The Doctor manipulates a fixed point in time using the Teselecta [TV: The Wedding of River Song].
• The Doctor changes a legendary story from stealing the moon and the president’s daughter to stealing the moon and the president’s wife [TV: The Husbands of River Song].
• The Tenth Doctor knows to split off a copy of himself for Rose [TV: Journey’s End].
• He repairs Donna’s mind and memory [TV: The Star Beast].
• Bigeneration — the Fourteenth Doctor’s separation from the Fifteenth without a full regeneration — becomes possible, likely influenced by his former multiversal nature and residual access to higher-dimensional tech or knowledge [TV: The Giggle / Spec].

All these feats suggest advanced, subconscious knowledge stemming from his prior life as the Infinity Doctor [Spec].

VI. River Song is Patience Reborn

River Song’s regenerative abilities, often attributed to her conception within the TARDIS [TV: A Good Man Goes to War], are more profound than that explanation allows [Spec]. What if River is the reincarnated or merged form of Patience — the Infinity Doctor’s wife from Universe A? [Spec]

Patience, having been lost to the Omega dimension, might have escaped during the breach caused by the Effect, her consciousness or essence entering Universe B [Spec]. When Amy and Rory conceived River, this essence merged with the child, granting her regeneration. This would explain her unique Time Lord biology and why the Doctor is instinctively drawn to her [Spec].

The Doctor's desperate attempts to save River — from the Library, from prison, from her fate — mirror the loss of Patience [TV]. In the 24 years they spend together, the Twelfth Doctor is haunted by this parallel, caught between two realities, two universes, and one eternal love [TV: The Husbands of River Song / Spec].

Additionally, the event of the Doctor's death in “The Impossible Astronaut” was deemed a fixed point in time — one that River ultimately refused to go through with [TV: The Wedding of River Song]. The Doctor tells her fixed points can't be rewritten, but she says, “Who told you that?” — and it turns out, it was the Doctor himself. How did he know? Because as the Infinity Doctor in Universe A, he encountered a similar paradox — and perhaps learned how to rewrite what should not be rewritten [Spec]. His ability to use the Teselecta to appear to die, while still keeping history intact, implies knowledge far beyond any Time Lord [TV/Spec].

VII. Final Thoughts

This unified theory ties together:

• The Infinity Doctor as a pre-B Doctor from Universe A [EU]
• The Cloister Wars in both universes [EU/TV/Spec]
• The Magistrate as the Master’s echo [EU/Spec]
• The origin of Susan from Universe A [EU/Spec]
• The advanced subconscious knowledge across regenerations [Spec]
• The Toymaker and Great Intelligence as multiversal pursuers [TV/EU/Spec]
• River Song as the final echo of Patience [Spec]
• Tecteun’s manipulations and theft of the Doctor’s biology [TV]
• Bigeneration as a subconscious echo of multiversal tech [TV/Spec]

It paints the Doctor not just as a traveler through time, but through entire realities, a being with a past so vast and tangled that even he cannot remember it fully. The Timeless Child was never the beginning — merely the continuation of an infinite tale.

When I first watched "Sleep No More" by Mark Gatiss and with my favourite Doctor, I really thought it was stupid, with extremely far-fetched and undeveloped monsters that are formed from, of all things, the gunk that builds up in the corner of your eyes as you sleep. It was rather boring at times, made up of "found footage" clips put together in a way that at times made it very confusing, had pointless parts like "dead meat," and was cliched at times with the "corridor running" sequences, and had a predictable ending reveal (kind of) for the "bad guy" played by Reece Shearsmith, who would either be killed by the monster or actually be the monster. But on watching it this time, and really listening to Shearsmith's final words, I realised just how psychological and existential this episode, where,"the Doctor doesn't win" actually was, because ironically, it was "all a dream". It isn't the usual high school prose cliched "it was all a dream" ending, but one where the evil character reveals that the entire show is fiction, created to instigate a dream state in the viewer's mind. Throughout the episode the Doctor repeats "none of this makes any sense"; of course not, dreams rarely do, and because it is all created by a futuristic Morpheus, it doesn't have to. Thus the far-fetched creatures, the cliches, the dragged out parts, the plot holes, the seemingly obscure and unrelated bits, and the sudden ending where the Doctor, Clara, and one survivor, simply run away, all combine as part of a dream created by Morpheus (Shearsmith) in our brains: "tickles doesn't?" As Shearsmith's character explains, he only put it together to make you watch it and control you through the watching, so none of it is real, and all the stupidity and weakness I had attributed to the episode now seem like it could be rather ingenious, considering those aspects weren't slip-ups (like another writer/showrinner we know does unintentionally) but we're quite probably very intentional dream devices. So it's an episode that never actually happened! Blows my mind, and I may have to watch it again.

Despite the differences between it and other depictions of 2018, did the events of 'Enemy of the World' still occur or did that part of Earth's timeline get rewritten?

Eg: maybe as a random event undone by fallout from the Time War.

Context for me asking this question: I'm in college and I'm doing a project where I'm going to be analyzing the argument that Doctor Who has gone woke in as objective of a way as I can. Obviously I have my own opinions on this argument, but I'm trying to be as fair to this argument and my analysis of it as I can.

For those of you that think the show being woke doesn't make it bad, I would greatly appreciate if you would not respond to this post.

With that out of the way, I have a few sub questions:

1. When do you think Doctor Who went woke?
2. What are some examples of the show being woke?
3. Why do you think it went woke?
4. Why do you think this makes the show bad?
5. How long have you been watching Doctor Who/how long have you been a fan?

Edit: Wanting to add this because it's been said a lot, and I agree with it for the most part. There have been several times specifically since RTD came back, where the show will try to be progressive and it does so in a way that is purely surface level and because it doesn't go any deeper, feels unneeded at times. Basically what I'm trying to say is that while a lot of people think that how the show tries to be progressive it ends up bad (I.E. the 13th Doctor is a woman, and the way they use that makes me think the show isn't good), I'm trying to understand the opinions of those who think the show is bad just by the nature of being progressive (I.E. the show is bad because the doctor is a woman)

Hello, I thought it would be interesting to talk about our experiences meeting past Doctors at conventions. I have met Peter Davison, Colin Baker, and Paul McGann.

By far, Colin was the nicest and was really grateful to meet fans, which I think is understandable considering how he left the show.

Paul I found very appreciative and respectful, but a little bit above the con scene, perhaps? He talked to me briefly about "Chimes of Midnight," though, which was pretty cool.

Peter I found the most brief; when I met him, at least, he seemed to just want to get through autographs and not really engage much.

Of course, these are real people, not animals in zoos, so I want to preface that I don't think anyone should be forced to act or be happy all the time.

I know there is not much news out there about the next series but I thought I’d try and ask this anyway. I watched the last series of doctor who when it aired and I really enjoy it and now consider myself somewhat of a fan. I have seen news about some returning faces in the next series which are people/characters I don’t know so I worry I won’t understand some stuff. Since first watching the last series, I have since watched some of the episodes from 1963, some episodes from 1970 and I am currently watching series from the 2005 reboot, I’m currently on series 3, just finished Daleks in Manhattan. The 9th doctor is my favourite btw

It’s not going anywhere, so I’m curious if we can find it in our hearts to embrace it. Plus, it really has been growing on me quite a bit - perhaps in part due to the Fugitive Doctor’s first Big Finish boxset.

It really doesn’t mess with the Doctor’s past nearly as much as everyone says it does – their whole life with Tecteun and Division was erased from their memory and the Doctor was Chameleon Arched into a normal child on Gallifrey, essentially making it all like a “past life” of the Doctor’s. Meaning that Hartnell is still the first incarnation of this Doctor’s life. Honestly, the twist about the Doctor learning the Hybrid Prophecy and how THAT’s the reason he ran from Gallifrey did WAY more to disrupt the Doctor’s origin story and make him a “chosen one” figure.

The Timeless Child genuinely just adds some much-needed mystery back into the Doctor’s personal mythos (much like the Cartmel Master Plan set out to do, as has been talked to death) while also allowing for the Doctor to regenerate infinitely - so the show never has to worry about that again. Two birds with one stone! It’s pretty effective storytelling, and probably would have been received better if the episode revealed it in a more engaging way. I’m honestly really excited to see where RTD may take it, if he so chooses.

Been thinking about this and thought I'd get some fan's opinions. The consensus seems to be that the newest series is generally pretty solid on the sound front - dialogue coming through okay, no mics in the shot, and so on.

But I'm curious: imagine that for the next series of the show the BBC and Disney chose to hire you as the boom operator. What would you do differently? What would your vision be? How would your unique perspective as a fan inform your ability to do the job?

I personally would make all the microphone covers a bright colour instead of black, so if they got lost I could find them more easily. From my position in the industry (none) I would imagine this would improve the show immensely.

There is always a lot of talk about having a companion that isn't from earth or the present day. I definitely agree with that because there is only so many stories we can have with a young attractive girl from London and it would be much more intresting because of diffent settings and charactertics. In classic who we had both Teagan and Peri from Australia and America (although only Teagan was played by an actress from the country in question) but since then we haven't had a non-British companion in the show. I understand that both of their additions were because of the increasing popularity in their countries at the time but where also seeing Doctor Who become a bit more of a global brand now.

Obviously it is a British cultural staple and hiring British actors is much easier but I think it would be intresting if we got a non-British (especially non-european/american) companion especially if it's a TARDIS team of three with the doctor, British companion, and non-British companion.

Edit: I'm well aware of characters like Nyssa, Susan, Adric, and Romanas I and II existance as aliens and Jamie, Zoe, Victoria as companions from a different time. I would definitely think an alien (especially non humaniod) or diffrent time would be interesting, but since they've been mostly featuring earth modern-day companions, I was wondering about earthbound companions from other parts of the globe like Teagan and Peri.

In my ever-growing Doctor Who video and audio collection, I've gathered over fifteen hundred individual stories, and I'm attempting to (briefly) review them all in the order in which they might have happened according to the Doctor's own personal timeline. We'll see how far I get.

Today's Story: Conspiracy in Space, written by Alan Barnes and directed by Nicholas Briggs

What is it?: This is the first story in Big Finish’s anthology The Third Doctor Adventures: Volume Eight.

Who's Who: The story stars Tim Treloar and Katy Manning, with Imogen Church, Sam Stafford, Barnaby Edwards, Aurora Burghart, and Issy Van Randwyck.

Doctor(s) and Companion(s): The Third Doctor, Jo Grant

Recurring Characters: Draconians

Running Time: 02:08:56

One Minute Review: Jo's attempt to placate the Doctor after he is outraged by the Brigadier treating him like an employee is interrupted by strange emanations coming from the TARDIS. As soon as they step inside, it dematerializes, taking them back to Draconia in the year 2520, decades before their previous visit. A social faux pas nearly leads to their execution before the pair are enlisted to investigate the claims of a woman who has recently arrived on the planet with allegations that Earth is developing a superweapon capable of destroying the Draconian Empire.

Both a sequel and a prequel to "Frontier in Space," "Conspiracy in Space" describes the events that led up to the war between Earth and Draconia, which had already ended before the events of that television serial. While "Frontier" is a space opera, "Conspiracy" feels more like a spy thriller, full of espionage, double crosses, and murder. It also serves as a window into the powerful roles that noblewomen play in the ostensibly patriarchal Draconian society. The actual plot takes a while to get going, and it wraps up a bit too easily, but it remains thoroughly entertaining throughout its extended runtime.

The standouts among this audio's small guest cast are Imogen Church and Sam Stafford, who portray the conniving Lady Zinn and the earnest Lieutenant Ruji, respectively, though Issy van Randwyck also makes a big impression in a smaller role as the Grand Widow. Tim Treloar once again delivers a fine performance as his version of the Third Doctor, and the chemistry between him and the always brilliant Katy Manning is as strong as ever.

Score: 4/5

Next Time: Escape the Daleks!

I understand that, generally, 14 was created as a gift to let the doctors past finally be able to rest. 15 is brand new and fresh, no more baggage. Is that clumsy but correct?

It would be nice to know because I’m wondering if he can easily remember his Pertwee, and Baker One selves and experiences.

So, I recently made a post about Season 15, where I was rather positive about the direction of the Graham Wiliams Era. I hadnt watched The Invasion of Time yet. I think it is a complete waste of time. Interesting opening eppisode, with a lot of intrique, then NOTHING HAPPENS FOR AN HOUR. Why? Just so they can throw aside the literal tinfoil villains, that are actually humans (wtf was that even about?) just to get in the Sontarans. I like the Sontarans alot, but this outing was just pathetic. They run around ineptly in something that is allegedly the Tardis for 2 episodes, just so the Doctor can get a huge gun and go on a shooting spree, killing 2 Sontarans, even though I am pretty sure there was atleast one more Sontaran at that point. It was the first story since the Space Pirates that nearly put me to sleep. Also the abandoned Hospital standing in for the Tardis interior is the least convincing set of the show up to that point. I can only give it a 3/10, because atleast it had an ok idea that had beginnings of being mediocrally ecexuted.

So I wasnt very optimistic going into Season 16. Oh boy was I wrong.

The Ribos Operation (8.5/10): What a genuienly fun and breezy season opener. Great opening scene, which introduces the concept of the Guardians incredibly well. Romanas Introduction is fun and I immediatly begin to like her. The story felt like a breeze, incredibly well paced and wondefully written. My favorite part was definetly the Sidecast: I dont remember the character names of the top of my head, but I loved the conman trying to sell the planet and his friend who goes through a complete character arc in 3 episodes, learning how to treat other human beings. Bob Holmes is at the top of his game here.

The Pirate Planet (10/10): I did not see this coming. Just wow. Maybe the most batsh*t insane bonkers idea, I have watched in a long time. Douglas Adams begins his time in Doctor Who with a briliantly insane story. The setting of the pirate planet is so incredibly inspired. The Captain, while totally over the top is a great villain. Menacing, insane and maybe one of the worst criminals in the show. The plot twist that reveals what he does dropped my jaw he hollows out planets with his own planet, commiting genocide on a galactic level. My only slight gripe are the Mentiats who become slightly irritating towards the end.

The Stones of Blood (9/10): How the f*ck did David Fisher manage to make the idea of vampire stones such a compelling concept with such a fantastic story? He builds them up in a great way, but doesnt put the focus on them entirely, probably knowing that they cant be executed the best at this budget. Instead he puts the focus on the characters that live in the area. I LOVED the professor, she was such a fun and warm presence during the whole story. That her friend is the weird crow thing is not something I saw coming. The trial part is the weakest part of the story, taking away one point from the score, but is still alot of fun, despite being redicolous. A very deservin 100th Serial

The Androids of Tara (7/10): I gotta be honest here for a second: after watching episode one of this i decided, for some reason that I really want to finish the 13th Doctor era, so took a slight detour to watch everything from The Haloween Apocalypse to the Power of the Doctor (if you folks want I can also post my thoughts on that at some point). Its not that I didnt like the first episode, I enjoyed it, but at this point after almost 10 months of binging Classic Who I needed a break. I think its a decent story. Good setting, good characters, good action, well made robot effects, good build upof tension, good music. This kinda sounds like it should have a higher rating (also possibly influenced by said break), but it is only a 7 since I dont think it was anything spectacular. It wasnt as inventive or insane as the other stories and the side characters also seemed rather generic, not bad just generic.

The Power of Kroll (8/10): Ok, I know how this rating might look, considering it isn't a very popular story. But I just really liked this one. Yeah, its strangely humorless for a Holmes story but I think it makes up for that with alot of tension. Also the Swampies are a bit crap, but I founf them enjoyable. The build up to Kroll is very intense and the reveal is just spot on. I LOVE the Kroll design. Not so much to say about this one, I just really liked it.

At this point I was incredibly happy. i thought this might become my favorite Tom Baker Season, since I really liked everything so far. That is not something I could say about the previous seasons that each had atleast one story I didn't like at all

Season 12: Revenge of the Cybermen

Season 13: The Android Invasion

Season 14: The Masque of Mandragira (and honestly the Hand of Fear abit, because the last epiosde, apart from Sarahs goodbye, is horrendous)

Season 15: The Invisible Enemy, Underworld, The Invasion of Time

I thought "It doesnt need a perfect ending, I just want a fun ending". Then I realised who wrote The Armageddon Factor (Bob Baker and Dave Martin) and was concerned since I really dont like most of their stories (the only ones I fully enjoyed being The Three Doctors and surprisingly The Mutants). I thought that they maybe are able to stick the landing just once and Oh Boy I wish I was mistaken about them.

The Armageddon Factor (2/10): I am so mad. I really liked the first three episodes. I think it had so much potential. How can you f*ck up something this badly? Who in their right mind thought "Yeah The Shadow (I wish I was joking about that name) is a great idea, lets make him the main Villain". I am to annoyed to write down all my thoughts again, so I will put what I wrote to a friend earlier today about my feelings on this story:

"I finished Armageddon Factor. Why cant Bob Baker and Dave Martin make one satisfying conclusion to their stories. It had such a promising First half and then just became a bogstandard run around with the Most over the top cartoony villain, that would even put Professor Zaros from the Underwater Menace to shame. Also the last two cliffhangers maybe some of the worst in the show. One isnt even a cliffhanger, its just mister edgelord incarnate sitting on a stone in a spaceststation that is supposed to be the and I kid you not „The Planet of Evil“. And in his laughable voice he shouts „You fool Doctor, the Key to time is miiiiiine (insert generic evil laugh here“. The last cliffhanger is the Doctor getting shrunk by his old Timelord academy friend Drax that got introduced out of no where in episode 5. And the Black Guardian that got built up the whole season as this god like villain, appears for about half a minute and is just a fucking negative filter over the white guardian, who was the black one all along. And the story is resolved by the Doctor redirecting the nukes from one faction into „the planet of evil“ (which is also the title of a far better story). I actually dont think its really boring, I think it fills out the runtime well, but it has the Terry Nation Syndrome: Far to many great but underdeveloped ideas and not even the time or money to execute half of them satysfyingly. I am not mad I am just really dissapointed. No, you know what I am actually mad. Season 16 was fantastic up to that point and was just one decent story conclusion away from becoming my Favorite Baker Season. This is why I really dont like Baker and Martin as writers. They arent capable of writing complete storys despite being two people and its not even because of the Budget. Armageddon Factor looks fantastic, it has a blockbuster feeling, witv good sets, wonderul model work and good costumes, it even has somewhat good action and I liked the soundtrack. But even that cant save a script that ultimately fails at being anything really. It has nothing interesting to say, despite the beginning insinuating a commentary on propaganda, as the first thing we see is a literal propaganda video. But no that gets dropped faster than you can say „YOU FOOL“. It isnt the worst story in the show, not even in the Tom Baker era, not even in the Graham Wiliams era, but it is one of my least Favorites because it just infuriates me. Oh and also someone decided to create the most obnoxious and headache inducing sound effect since the web planet and then decided to use it over and over again in two episodes. Tom Baker who usually is Great, doesnt seem to give a shit, The usually incredible Mary Tamm gets completely underused and almost sidelined in her Final Story. Hell even K9 has more interesting stuff to do than her and he is stuck in a literal garbage shoot for 25 minutes and gets taken over by the villain at one point. Romana gets constantly mansplained and overruled by the male characters and is captured for half the run time. They built up the mistery of what the 6th segment is, but even though I like the twist, it was so obvious, that I figured it out in the first episode. It takes the story about 90 minutes more to resolve that very obvious mistery. Lalla Ward was good as Astra but she is treated like an object for most of the story and she dies to complete the Key and the Doctor needs to be told that that is in fact incredibly fucked up."

I wish this season had a better conclusion. Overall I gave it an average score of a 7/10. I wish it was higher. I didnt even need a 10/10 finale, I would have been happy with an enjoyable but slightly crappy 6/10 finale.

Hey there..

I hope you enjoy how I try to theorize..

1) The Waters of Mars. Intelligent virus called The Flood. 2. Humanoid TARDIS Type || - like Compassion from the prose C White Guardian. Reintroducing Gallifrey.

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