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To avoid spoiling anyone else...under the cut we go...

But before we do...let's just savor the headline I saw, "Moffat explains Billie Piper's role in Day of the Doctor!"

You should never have to explain what you just did. Real writers don't need to have spin doctors working the newspapers to explain their plot holes.

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Well, everyone is doing it...so why not?

Obviously, there will be spoilers for S7 under this cut, and a few casting spoilers for the anniversary, too. But I know nothing concrete beyond those, so I'm not going to seriously spoil anyone who reads the papers.

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Okay, let's just tell you there will be spoilers and go on from there...

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Spoilers! And grumbling, below the cut....

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So, some of my friends have told me they are now watching and enjoying Doctor Who again, because of the changes this season. Others have had questions about my new fic Idle & Blessed and how all of it works. I've done a bit of explaining within the fic, but maybe not enough to clarify it all.

I thought my thoughts on things, my view of New Who Now, which I am applying to the canon as well as to my fic, might help people to see where my head is on Doctor Who. I sent this explanation of I&B to a friend via PM, but realized that you all might like to see it, too. So...

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Well, well, well, well, well...and, also, hmmmmm?

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Okay, you can read this. But, I might have figured out what is going on with S7. So, consider yourself warned! If you read this it might spoil you. Then, again, I've been wrong many times before...

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As some of you have heard before, I don't think the current Doctor is the REAL Doctor. I believe that Matt Smith's sudden change from manic unwatchable to suddenly somewhat tolerable isn't just caused by Matt and Moff waking up one day and thinking, "What have we done?" No, I think, that like Amy's childish personality in their first season, this change of personality is meaningful.

Basically, all of this dressing differently, changing the TARDIS theme, acting less like an irresponsible child is a sign that we are not dealing with the REAL Doctor. But instead we are dealing with, most likely, the FLESH Doctor. And Clara is the ideal companion, because she is the REAL Doctor's interface. Which would be brilliant as it would allow all of the "Doctor should be female" people a chance to have a pseudo-female Doctor. This will also fit in with the Anniversary as previous Doctors will be accessed as we work out the REAL Doctor's problem. And, also, it will address "Why the Doctor picks certain people to be his companions," which Moff said Clara would address.

Things to look out for now: Does the Doctor know anything he didn't know before the FLESH consumed him? How does Clara reflects past companions. Already, she was working at the Rose and Chalice in her ordinary guise. Rose being a pretty serious link to the past companions. I'm not sure about the chalice part there. And that would make the know her as a child thing not as annoying as it appears at first blush, because that would be a reference to Amy. Also, her River-like hopping in and out of time is like River. On the other hand, maybe I've just had a good idea here...and I hope Moff is going to do something similar, but I'm way off base. We will see. My fearless prediction has been made, at least.

Rae

Here's a huge surprise...I liked it. There's been a lot of restraint this season and it suits me. But, of course, that probably means something.( Read more... )