Considering the 45-year history of Doctor Who and the fact that there are so many holes in the plot that it's become positively net-like. Furthermore, Gallifreyans are limited to 13 lives and this will be #11, so the producers had better make this regeneration count. Look, genetics shmenetics. A regeneration allows for virtually limitless body choices. Witness by Romana's "trying on" of various bodies during her regeneration (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regeneration_(Doctor_Who)#Romana.27s_regeneration) in 1979's "Destiny of the Daleks". Black, shmack. The new Doctor could be a hip, edgy skateboarding turtle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jpod) if the powers that be so desired. That said, I predict that said turtle would be so damaging to the series that in order to save it, the Doctor would have to instantly regenerate as a group of lesbian Billie Pipers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Piper) and make a point of only visiting tropical beach-like planets. So for the greater good, bring on the turtle!
Reconcile? Retcon? Don't be silly.
Date: 2008-12-30 10:15 pm (UTC)