#the next doctor

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THE NEXT DOCTOR (2008) | THE STAR BEAST (2023)

[sentientsky]

hey rtd what the actual fuck

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uhhhhhhh

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[officialeggsuprise]

Not to immediately talk about the 14 being the curator theory again but this line from the curator:

The Curator : Well, that's entirely up to you. Your choice, eh? I can only tell you what I would do. If I were you...

"If I were you..." Perhaps I was you, of course. Or, perhaps you are ME.

And these lines between 14 and 15

14: You’re me.

15: No I’m me. I think I’m really, really me. Oh I am completely me!

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Is really mmmmmmmm it’s really making me feel more confident in this theory.

[just-a-twinge-of-cosmic-angst]

When someone tells you about a show, and you have to pretend you haven't seen it so you don't spoil anything :

[justahumblememefarmer]

Ultimate Doctor Who Poll Round 2 - Matchup 4

Episode Summaries under the cut

54: The Star Beast - 60th Anniversary Special 1: A newly regenerated 14th Doctor, unsure why he has regenerated to have the same face as his 10th self, lands in London and runs into his old companion Donna Noble, her daughter Rose, and husband Shawn. He tries to avoid contact as the last time he saw Donna, he needed to erase her memory of him to save her life after her DNA was combined with his Time Lord DNA. A spaceship soon crashes, which the Doctor goes to investigate. An escape pod lands near the Noble's residence and Rose meets an alien, The Meep who claims to be on the run from evil alien warriors.

Following UNIT's tracking of the escape pod, the Doctor shows up at the Noble's house, where Donna has discovered The Meep. The Doctor gets more information from The Meep, who says that Wrath Warriors are hunting the Meep for it's fur. The house is then attacked by both Wrath Warriors and UNIT soldier's who seem to be under alien control. While the two groups fight each other, the Doctor, the Nobles, and The Meep escape, but after noticing that the Wrath Warriors weapons deal only non-lethal damage he summons two to question them about the Meep.

The Warriors reveal that Meepkind were turned into evil world conquerors after their sentient sun went insane, and they seek to bring the remaining Meep to justice. The Meep drops it's cute facade and kills the warriors. The UNIT soldiers show up under the Meep's control and take them all to the Meep's ship, which will destroy the Earth upon takeoff. They escape capture and the Doctor goes to stop the ship, but Donna sends her family off and decides to go with him. As the Doctor works on disabling the ship, the room they are in is split in half. Knowing that it will kill Donna, he reactivates her memories, allowing her to help him stop the ship.

She grows weak and accepts her death, but then Rose appears, having been affected by her mother's reactivation and also has the knowledge of a Time Lord. The Doctor realizes that by having a child, Donna was able to share the burden put on her to a more survivable level. They defeat The Meep, who is taken into custody by the Wrath Warriors. Donna and Rose are able to release the Time Lord DNA, saving both their lives while Donna is able to retain her memories. The Doctor plans to take her to see her grandfather, but she spills coffee on the TARDIS console, causing them to fly to a mystery location.

75: The Next Doctor - 2008 Christmas Special: The Doctor lands in London on Christmas Eve, 1851 and meets a man who claims to be The Doctor investigating the Cybermen, who have been responsible for many missing children and murders, starting with the murder of a man named Jackson Lake. The other Doctor claims to be a future regeneration, but he has lost much of his memory and does not remember the 10th Doctor. The Cybermen and their human accomplice, Miss Hartigan, attack a funeral, where they kill most of the attendees but keep alive the owners of several warehouses and orphanages.

While investigating with the next Doctor, he sees that his "sonic screwdriver" is just a regular screwdriver and that his TARDIS is just a hot air balloon. They search the house of one of the Cybermen's victims and discover "infostamps", devices that the Cybermen use to store information. The next Doctor remembers holding one the night he lost his memory and regenerated. The Doctor finally deduces that the next Doctor is actually Jackson Lake. The Cybermen killed his wife and stole his child, but he managed to save himself by fighting them off with a damaged infostamp about the Doctor. The information also beamed into his head, and combined with the trauma of losing his family, caused him to forget his real life and take on the persona of the Doctor.

Miss Hartigan and the Cybermen have been using the stolen children to work in factories building a giant Cyber man warship, the Cyberking. Hartigan sits the throne and takes control of it and the Cybermen and begins to attack London. Lake goes to rescue the children, including his son, from the factory, while the Doctor takes his hot air balloon TARDIS. He uses the infostamps to reverse the conversion on Hartigan's mind and allow her to see what she's become. Her emotions overwhelm the Cybermen and self-destructs the Cyberking, which the Doctor teleports to the Time Vortex to safely disintegrate.

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it's midnight, time to think about Jackson Lake from "The Next Doctor" special and how much of a great (and gay) companion he could've been

he was so enamoured by the tardis, the time lords, the adventures, THE DOCTOR??? There was no fear of the adventure, he stayed behind only because it was a bit too much for him to comprehend. Otherwise, Jackson and Doctor could've been SO GOOD but the writers were COWARDS

I WANT MY INNOCENT DREAMY JACKSON AND MY NEURODIVERGENT SAD 10TH DOCTOR TO BE TOGETHER IN THE TARDIS GOING ON ADVENTURES ANd maybe holding hands a little bit

[the-time-lord-oracle]

Does anyone else think that Big Finish have missed a trick by not doing a series where Jackson Lake and Rosita fight alien threats in 1850's London? I'd buy it!

[halestromthewhoobsessed]

Q Who is a really interesting episode for Q- in his next appearances, the character would soften quite a great deal, but here he’s not quite there yet. He may be seeking the crew’s approval to join them, but he’s quick to switch into vengeful god mode and it’s wonderfully acted

[foolishlyzephyrus]

miss hartigan in the next doctor feels missy-esque to me, perhaps a human prototype. am i only the one that sees the similarity?

[zonzolik]

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor (special) - my incoherent screaming cause I just finished it and it gave me ✨emotions✨

HE WAS THANKED😭😭😭

I suppose in the end, they break my heart😭😭😭

the end was all sweet and christmasy I love iiit

I'm so bi for David Tennant. He is so incredibly beautiful. I only got four episodes left with 10th. I have no idea what I'll do afterwards.

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Top Ten Suicidal Tenth Doctor Moments*

*in no particular order

Smith and Jones: Just TAKING IT when the plasmavore is draining him.

Daleks in Manhattan: Screaming at the Daleks to kill him before it negotiated with them to not kill the others.

Evolution of the Daleks: Hugging a lightning rod during a thunderstorm with the intention of getting electrocuted.

Evolution of the Daleks: Saying that the Time Lord Daleks first blood should be him to quote "baptise them."

The Lazarus Experiment: "The only certainty is that you'll end up alone" GIRL??? IS THERE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT????

Utopia: Asking Jack if he wants to die.

The Poison Sky: Saying goodbye to Martha and Donna.

Forest of the Dead: Literally begging River to let him just die for her.

Turn Left: Actually dying because there was no one there to stop him.

The Next Doctor: "Don't you have anyone to live for?" "😐 *stares at him with his suicidally depressed autism eyes*"

[evviejo]

requested by anonymous >> rosita’s costume in the next doctor

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Doctor Who - S4xE14 - (The Next Doctor) ~ Original Air Date: December 25, 2008

[nortism]

doctor who liveblog pt 23

i won’t lie i’ve been putting this off bc i already miss donna and also these episode r long as hell but i will persevere

the next doctor

- this christmas looks idealic as fuck

- you there boy

- synchronised allons-y

- they’re both called david?!

- hold on i gotta google smth

- good news, david morrissey has no relation to former singer of the smiths and current weird racist steven patrick morrissey

- the other doctor’s companion rules

- not the fucking cybermen again

- why tf is the other doctor sexist ?!

- oh he’s a fake doctor isn’t he?

- i’m obsessed with her outfit

- fuck yeah hot air balloon tardis

- aw all the old doctors on the screen

- i knew he wasn’t really the doctor

- THATS WHY HE WAS SEXIST HE WAS JUST SOME GUY FROM THE 1850S

- oh his poor wife

- yayay rosita!!

- i appreciate the steampunk aesthetic they have going on

- oh his child was stolen

- uh oh giant underwater cyberman

- i think that might have been my favourite xmas episode yet

- i wish rosita could return as a full time companion like donna did after her special, i think it would be cool to have a companion from the past rather than the modern day