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New Twist on the Multi-Doctor Idea
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I was thinking about how to make the "traditional" multi-Doctor story fresh and original, which, with all due respect to the opinions of some others here, has been done before...
Why not tell the story from the PoV of one of the earlier Doctors, not the current Doctor. The story could at least begin with the story being told from their PoV, without reference to 11. Sequences of one or more Doctors being abducted from their respective console rooms. Then you'd get to the point in the story where 11 is the main protagonist. Maybe it could involve a future Doctor as well. It wouldn't have to be 12 or even a numbered Doctor, so would avoid casting problems when 11 eventually regenerates.
End the story with some in story explanation as to why we never saw the earlier Doctor's appearance in this story. Maybe their memories are erased. Maybe that would link in with the Moff's current obsession with memory. And maybe that could link with Clara always telling the Doctor to remember? Maybe she's a forgotten companion to an earlier Doctor? Or even 11?
What do you think? Do you have ideas how a multi-Doctor story could be fresh and original?
Why not tell the story from the PoV of one of the earlier Doctors, not the current Doctor. The story could at least begin with the story being told from their PoV, without reference to 11. Sequences of one or more Doctors being abducted from their respective console rooms. Then you'd get to the point in the story where 11 is the main protagonist. Maybe it could involve a future Doctor as well. It wouldn't have to be 12 or even a numbered Doctor, so would avoid casting problems when 11 eventually regenerates.
End the story with some in story explanation as to why we never saw the earlier Doctor's appearance in this story. Maybe their memories are erased. Maybe that would link in with the Moff's current obsession with memory. And maybe that could link with Clara always telling the Doctor to remember? Maybe she's a forgotten companion to an earlier Doctor? Or even 11?
What do you think? Do you have ideas how a multi-Doctor story could be fresh and original?
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The Doctor is usually the man with a plan and to make it interesting something is still missing.
Wo:D
Who is the woman with a plan?:D
The Rani:eek:
The Rani was a rubbish character in two terrible stories 25 years ago, why would anyone want her back??
"I see Rani's everywhere!"
Run Rani Run.
I think it would be interesting to see a sudo multi doctor story where he previous incarnation are fractured from is current ones, into the people that are around him at the time.
I can see how that would avoid casting problems, as long as the actors were able to "channel" the other Doctors. i.e. get their mannerisms and personalities right.
I like that. It could fit with the Moff's current obsession with memory.
Yeah I was thinking that too, and I'm sure there are many actors who could channel the doctor they grew up with. Though we shouldn't let the hard core fans here us talking like this or we may be the ones that have to do the regeneration :eek:
If this was done well, it could be nice to see Matt Smith interact with William Hartnell's Doctor.
Idea: For whatever reason, the Big Bad sends to Doctor into his own subconscious, (maybe Clara could come along), and the Doctor's psyche is broken, with each piece turning into a manifestation of the Doctor's past incarnation. Their age would be explained by saying that due to being taken from so deep within the Doctor's mind that that the projection didn't turn out entirely right (this could also explain the absence of the first three incarnations, which could not be extracted at all due to being so deep and hidden). The process has turned the seven previous incarnations into villainous and twisted versions of who they were, and left the Doctor almost a shell of the man he is. Throughout this whole thing, the Doctor manages to best these twisted versions and recollects them into his mind, restoring who he is, bit by bit (starting with his recollection of his first persona, the Doctor would find himself acting, and maybe dressed like the corresponding regeneration). This would go on until the Doctor had recollected every bit of himself. (This would also be a good excuse to see Matt Smith act and dress like the predecessors).