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9 January 2016 at 16:35 #50056
I was thinking about how “Bad Wolf” and Fenric ought to be connected (thank you @phaseshift for pointing it out).
Suppose Rose Tyler is one of the “wolves of Fenric” – a descendent of those tainted by Fenric and a pawn in the ancient evil’s plot to re-emerge and defeat the Doctor. Since she helped the Doctor, ater sacrificed herself, and then became trapped in an alternate dimension, we could say she did not help Fenric with his goal. So, she is a wolf of Fenric, but she didn’t do a good job – she is a bad wolf.
30 August 2015 at 20:07 #42185@ania We have seen the Master survive so much worse than a lasor blast. And, if my theory is anything close to correct, Missy is the 8th regeneration, so there is plenty of story-weaving wiggle room.
30 August 2015 at 19:08 #42183The logic-lover in me has come up with a time-line for the Master. It allows Pratt and Beevers to play the 13th iteration and Ainley to be a body that cannot regenerate.
First, there is Delgado. Second, there is Ainley. This version of the Master is a time-lord, not a Trakenite. (Later, the near-death Master will choose Tremas’s body because of its close resemblance to a former iteration.) An unknown number of regenerations later, there is Jacobi, who flees the Time War. The only official regeneration we have seen is from Jacobi to Simms. It is implied that Simms could regenerate, but chose not to, then was forced back to life. Simms seems to re-enter the Time War. It is here that he joins war effort and does the various crimes against Daleks for which he is executed. Tripple is after Simms, then the weird snake thing, then a human body take-over makes the Master played by Roberts. Roberts falls into the engine of the TARDIS. The 8th Doctor travels to Gallifrey, where the TARDIS is repaired and prepped for battle. Durring this repair, the Master escapes the TARDIS engine, somehow reassembling himself as a Time-Lord with at least two (possibly 4) regenerations left. Alternatively, he could take over the body of one of the TARDIS mechanics, giving him as many regenerations as that body had left. At some point, this allows the Master to later regenerate into Missy, and later his 13th self.
18 August 2015 at 15:55 #41893I just learned that Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) was also present in Fires of Pompeii as a sooth-sayer. Heavy face make-up, massive robe, and a bit part made her difficult to spot. Perhaps this incident will morph into the Fires of Pompeii connection? After all, Amy did have a facination with Roman soldiers and it was her imagination that allowed the Dotor to re-enter the universe after he slipped through a crack in time.
14 August 2015 at 21:42 #41836OH! You can also use head cannons to defend your ship!
14 August 2015 at 21:40 #41835Head cannons are used to blow people’s minds. (Pun enforced)
14 August 2015 at 16:29 #41824@crieshavok and @purofilion
Peter Capaldi also played Head Office Secretary in a tumultuous Torchwood piece, “Children of Earth.” While the Doctor didn’t interact with this character, I’d be disappointed if no one in the show acknowledged this connection – especially since UNIT is back in the picture.
Also, Peter Capaldi isn’t the only Doctor Who actor that was previously a different charactor. Colin Baker played Commander Maxil and Lalla Ward played Princess Astra then Romana II. I feel that whatever explanation Moffat puts forth should bother to incorporate these instances as well. Romana actually had a rather drawn-out scene where she was testing out different bodies before settling, whereas the Doctor’s regenerations have been relatively rapid. I always attributed this to a female vs. male ability, but now that’s been broken. I thought maybe it was a difference between choosing to regenerate or being forced because of impending death.
12 August 2015 at 18:40 #41763I was encouraged to put one of my theories here.
We know from Trial of a Time Lord that all TARDISes up-load their adventures to a place called the Matrix. (We also know from that set of episodes that Time Lords can tamper with the Matrix and alter / add stories.)
We know from a number of episodes that a TARDIS is sentient. In this way, a TARDIS is a witness, not a recording device. When it shows adventures, it is telling a story, complete with its own prejudices, objectives, and assumptions.
Part 1 of my theory: After the trial demonstrated how unprotected the Matrix was, the Time Lords moved the Matrix off-world and put other safe-guards in place. We (on Earth, in this part of the multi-verse) are intercepting adventure stories that the Doctor’s TARDIS was up-loading to the Matrix. Because the TARDIS is telling a story, it makes sense that it would gloss over details and boring bits. It is also possible that parts are exaggerated and details changed for dramatic effect.
Part 2 of my theory: It takes more than exaggeration, and skipped details to justify the multitude of inconsistencies or simply dumb stories that Doctor Who has presented over the years. Again, as a sentient being, it is possible that the TARDIS could succumb to senility, delusions, loss of sobriety, and dimentia. It is also possible that the TARDIS is lying to protect a secret.
Sometimes I watch Doctor Who episodes with the volume on low, pretending that the subtitles are highly suspect. It doesn’t save every episode I dislike, but it works for me most of the time. It has allowed many of other head cannons (my own and others) to thrive long after the TV show “proved” them wrong.
12 August 2015 at 15:54 #41758@bluesqueakpip and @jimthefish
I know that Missy has to be the Master because the TV show said so. My theory makes no sense given the reveal, and it wouldn’t make sense for Romana to lie about who she is. Clearly, my idea is no longer a viable theory, just head cannon.
Often, I put the volume on low and pretend the subtitles are slightly incorrect. My idea changes none of the main action, and it makes me happy because I get to watch a true Time Lady, not a Time Lord in “female form.”
The tag-line of this site is “Theories even more insane than what’s actually happening,” and I feel that’s what I just put forth.
I have other wild ideas about Doctor Who. I’m looking for the right place to air them. Where is it?
12 August 2015 at 14:32 #41755I think it would be fun to see the Doctor as a female – or more androgenous. I find androgenous characters fun. I just really, really liked how the Master was treated and ended with John Simm. Also, I really miss Romana. Doctor Who has done very little with companions turning into enemies.
12 August 2015 at 14:20 #41753I still can’t accept Missy as a regeneration of The Master. I assert that there is a much better story. The Master deserves to stay dead; there are many other Time Lords to resurect.
So, here is my theory (which still works in-spite of the reveal in Dark Waters): Missy is a regeneration of Romana. Romana, with her socio-political ties to E-space, had ways to escape the Time War. She was Lady Romana, then Madam President, then demoted to who knows what when Rassilon was given reign. Her role in the Time War is undefined. K-9 always reffered to Romana as ‘Mistress,’ which makes the nick-name Missy easily explained. War changes people, and regeneration changes Gallifreyans – so this intriguing personality displayed by Missy is better explained as a never before seen side of Romana rather than a feminine version of the Master.
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