Who should replace Peter Capladi as The Doctor? This has been the question since the announcement of the actors pending departure alongside show runner Steven Moffat in January.
If you are following us on our social media feeds or via cangeek.com then you know this is a question we have been posing each day for about a week now. From Dwayne Johnson and Bruce Campbell to Amanda Tapping and Barak Obama we've been having some fun as we suggest the various realistic and unrealistic possibilities.
However yesterday there was a revelation of sorts, with the closure of Steven Moffat's tenure as show runner for Doctor Who wouldn't it be nice if they also concluded the story arc created during The Day Of The Doctor? If even for a short time bring back The Curator, bring back Tom Baker!
After all, thanks to Mr. Moffat the character of The Curator is now canon.
When The Day Of The Doctor aired on November 23rd 2013, fans were introduced to a new world of possibilities with a story arc that has, in my opinion yet to be concluded. We finally witnessed the horrors of the last great time war, and with the introduction of John Hurt as The War Doctor we also learned that even the greatest of heroes is capable of faltering.
And with Matt Smith's announcement in June of that same year that he would be leaving the series at the conclusion of the Christmas special, we were introduced to the furious eyebrows of the thirteenth doctor - Peter Capaldi!
With all the Doctors banding together there would be one clear outcome - Gallifrey Falls No More!
The final few minutes of the fiftieth anniversary special would also be monumental and would lay the foundation for the return of previous doctor who actors when Smiths eleventh doctor would come face to face with Tom Baker as The Curator! During their exchange of dialogue the curator would explain to the doctor that in the years to come he might find himself revisiting a face or two, but only the old favorites.
And with Capaldi recently confirming on the BBC's Graham Norton show that he has already filmed his regeneration sequence the internet is on fire with speculation that the Scottish actor might be leaving early into series ten with a regeneration brought about by an encounter with the Mondasian Cybermen, so what about this years Christmas special?
Steven Moffat has confirmed that he will helm the series until the conclusion of this years special, so will the next doctor begin his journeys under Moffat or will we see Capaldis doctor come full circle and exit the series more or less were he began?
The RadioTimes recently suggested that Capaldi would join forces with the first doctor (played by David Bradley) during the holiday special to confront the Cybermen and that this encounter would lead to Capaldis regeneration.
What if however this were to happen much earlier on in series ten? What if The first and the Thirteenth doctors encountered the Cybermen before joining forces in the defense of Gallifrey, a battle that would lead to the current doctors next regeneration - The Curator!
The Christmas special would be an ideal opportunity to tell the story of how Tom Bakers Curator came by the painting of "Gallifrey Falls No More" and would be a perfect gift to longtime fans before creating a scenario for another regeneration sequence into whomever new show runner Chris Chibnall selects.
One can only hope.....
One thing is for sure, with the return of both Michelle Gomez and John Simm, the reintroduction of the Mondasian Cybermen, rumors of David Bradley reprising his role as the first doctor, and the departure of both Steven Moffat and Peter Capaldi, the possibilities are endless over the next few months.
Its a good time to be a Whovian!!!
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