Doctor Who
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RTD ’s newest term asDoctor Whoshowrunner has already fix one affair that the New show has always get ill-timed about the First Doctor . Doctor Who has been on the air for over 60 age , going through 18versions of the Doctor inDoctor Who – 15 of whom are prescribed , numbered regenerations . The original show scat from November 1965 to December 1989 . In 2015 , showrunner and head writer Russell T. Davies , better know as RTD , revived the show on the BBC .
Since then , Doctor Whohas kick the bucket on to other showrunners , with each expand the traditional knowledge and introducing new plot line . Because the show has stretch on for so long , there are manythingsDoctor Whofans can never agree on . This includes the rules of regeneration and the Doctor ’s age . However , since Russell T. Davies has taken back over as showrunner , many component ofDoctor Whohave already been clarified and fixed . One such constituent involves the show ’s portrayal of the First Doctor .
Doctor Who is a show that thrives on mystery and dangerous undertaking , but some of the mysteries throughout the show have gone unresolved for far too long .
How Doctor Who Gets The First Doctor Wrong
The First Doctor Isn’t The Oldest Doctor
Within theDoctor WhoUniverse , William Hartnell ’s First Doctor has always been treated like a wise and experienced Time Lordwho is the idealistic version of the medico . This is especially prevalent in the advanced era , called NewWho . However , in realism , they are the young interlingual rendition of The Doctor show onscreen , besides the Fugitive Doctor and the Timeless Child iterations . Since the computer storage of these previous Dr. were removed , though , the First Doctor is basically the youngest available memory for the Time Lord . This make them the least experient and most jejune generation .
This mistake makes sense from a ordered perspective . In a normal timeline , a fiber inclose in 1963 – the First Doctor – would be one-time than a character introduced in 2023 – the Fifteenth Doctor . However , this does n’t lend oneself to the Doctor if each regeneration is a sequel of the last . In this fount , the sometime reading of the Doctor would always be the fresh one . Additionally , company conflates long time with wiseness . William Hartnell is the oldest worker to play the Doctor of the Church , get going the role at 55 long time of geezerhood . As such , it ’s easy for that social bias to seep intoDoctor Who .
“The Giggle” Finally Understood The First Doctor
Doctor Who’s 60th Anniversary Special Clarifies The First Doctor’s Hubris
If Fifteen is an one-time man , the First Doctor would be the equivalent of a teenager in comparison to the current looping , despite the younger Doctor ’s organic structure being physically old .
While NewWhohas treated the First Doctor like a salvia for quite some time , theDoctor Who60th day of remembrance particular , " The Giggle , " finally understands the grapheme . During a conversation about the first risky venture with the Toymaker , the Fourteenth Doctor say , " When I was new , I was so certain of myself . " This assertion acknowledge that the First Doctor act like they were exceedingly wise and sound ; however , it also points out that the belief is misadvise . Instead , the youthful hubris work the First Doctor more like a foolhardy teenagerwho believes they ’re untouchable .
This sentiment is further solidified by theending ofDoctor Who ’s 60th day of remembrance peculiar . After the bigeneration , the Fourteenth Doctor and the Fifteenth Doctor are discussing Fourteen leaving the TARDIS . Fifteen say , " Off you down , Old Man , " causing Fourteen to react with , " You ’re the old man . You ’re older than me . “This promotes the idea thatthe Fifteenth Doctor is old than the Fourteenth Doctor , even though they ’re newer . If Fifteen is an old man , the First Doctor would be the equivalent of a teenager in comparison to the current iteration , despite the young Doctor ’s body being physically former .
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The Disney era of Doctor Who has result in a perplexing enumeration formula that set out with Ncuti Gatwa ’s first season as the Fifteenth Doctor .
The First Doctor Highlights An Ambiguity Doctor Who Has Never Solved
The Doctor’s Maturation Is Ambiguous In Doctor Who
The characterization of the First Doctor brings up a doubtful publication thatDoctor Whohas never clarified – how maturation works for The Doctor . The most coherent reply would be that a younger - corporate regenerate Doctor is only younger in trunk but more experienced in intellect than the old re-formation . This is what theDoctor Who60th anniversary especial implies . Alternatively , each Doctor could go through their own mental development from the time of regeneration . In this circumstance , the most experienced Doctor would be the one who lasted the long before regenerating .
In either instance , William Hartnell ’s First Doctor would n’t take the title of the most experient Doctor .
There are two versions of the Doctor that could take this title . The first possibleness would be the Eleventh Doctor , who lived 300 years between their first appearance and theDoctor Who50th day of remembrance extra , " Day of the medico . " Adding in the 900 years on Trenzalore , The Eleventh Doctor ’s total lived years would be around 1200 yr .
One detail regarding RTD ’s role in Doctor Who season 14 not only breaks a long - black market run , it ’s cause for worry heading into the show ’s new earned run average .
instead , if all the copies of the Twelfth Doctor fromDoctor Whoseason 9 , episode 12 , " Hell Bent " count , this re-formation would be the longest - lasting MD by a landslip . In this single installment , The Twelfth Doctor and their copies spend 4.5 billion years entrap inside the confession telephone dial . That routine also does n’t enumerate the quietus of their lifespan withinDoctor Who . In either case , William Hartnell ’s First Doctor would n’t take the championship of the most experienced Doctor .
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