@drdai – thing is, with Moffat’s use of time travel, it’s entirely possible that the Doctor hasn’t yet met his stalker. 😀

As @Arbutus says, the only pre-existing character who has ‘stalker’ written all over him is the Master. There’s also a long running (dating from BG Who) subtext that the Master and the Doctor fancy each other; as I’ve said a…[Read more]

@drdai    I love this term: a moffhint!   Well done.

@Brewski   Absolutely agree re the Valeyard, I have no interest in going there.

@janetteB   Except… the Doctor always said that he would have sensed the presence of time lords who still existed. Would he not have sensed his own granddaughter?

And if Missy were the Rani, she would indeed hav…[Read more]

ScaryB

love the QE I as Missy theory – you nearly have me convinced

Lol, thanks! 🙂 When it comes to findings parallels, I love going for the absurd. I almost went with “Missy is Adric” again, but decided calling her Miss A was too much. 😉

Something else occurred to me: Now that there are leaked scripts floating around out there, the awful thing…[Read more]

Welcome @drdai, great 1st post, I love how people here are so engaged that they read through every post, not just dive in 🙂

What you said sparked a thought in my head (what I think we are now calling a Moffart 😉 )

This could explain why he is frustrated (he may not remember a lot from his past regens, hence his first words as capdoc do you know…

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@drdai

Is there any major plot point in the hartnell episodes that shows the dr who he really is?

I think it’s an interesting question about the reference to The Daleks, and filters into the “Am I a good man” debate.

I’d argue his first encounter with the Daleks probably did show the Doctor “who he was” – or at least it showed the audience, and…[Read more]

@pedant and @pufferfish seem to be in perfect harmony with the Skids (thanks to both of you)

@drdai Welcome. And well done on wading thro 274 posts!! Maybe you’re right – the Doctor starts a regeneration cycle looking older then gets progressively younger (more or less).

@Brewski love the QE I as Missy theory – you nearly have me…[Read more]

@drdai    Welcome! I like your DOCTOR acronym, very nice. The episode the Doctor refers to here is the second ever serial, from back in the Hartnell era, called either The Dead Planet, or The Daleks, or The Mutants. It’s where the Doctor travels to Skaro and meets the Daleks for the very first time. You should check it out, I’m sure it’s av…[Read more]