A synopsis of Series 7B episode 8 has surfaced on Gallifrey Base that I thought I'd share with you. At this point there's no way to know for sure how true this is, but it certainly sounds like the sort of story Steven Moffat would write:


What do you all think?

So where wouuld that leave his adventures with Martha, donna rose e,t,c would they all change too

Not completely sure. It's one of those things people seem do be focusing on right now, since an image came out of John Hurt wearing Eccleston's black leather coat. The synopsis above makes changes like this possible, though how it would affect the later Doctors remains to be seen.

Presumably the Doctor, after he regenerated, still met Rose, Donna and Martha just as he always did? In this scenario, Rose's adventures would have began slightly differently but very little else would be impacted.

It does explain alot and that things will b changed which is y rose is able to return

I call BS because how would 9 be different but not 10

Oh please, there is absolutely NO WAY that the current Who team would allow preview screeners of the finale to air this far in advance - and yet that is the only way such a detailed 'synopsis' could emerge at this early stage (when post-production may very well still be underway). This is almost certainly just a fan theory masquerading as fact, nothing more. Nice theory mind.

As I said earlier, that line of speculation is completely separate from the synopsis I quoted, but is becoming increasingly likely the more people think about it. The synopsis simply explains why changes like that one might be able to occur.

In reality it's more likely that with Eccleston's continued refusal to reprise his role a decision has been made to replace him with an actor who will.

But again, the Eccleston/Hurt thing is pure speculation. The synopsis seems to have simply come from nowhere, and in light of last night's episode (seeing the world from beginning to end, Clara's body being out there somewhere) just seems completely right to me.

Who posted this originally?

A poster called onetruepurple over on GB posted this up, but claims he found it posted elsewhere on the internet, so right now the original source is unknown. The ongoing discussion is in the Spoiler & Speculation Thread.

everything would b different, that's prob what the 50th is about

i like the theory its nice to speculate

On a ban till the 5th so can't view it myself.

It does sound very plausible and fits with what we know and would make great sense of who/what Clara is (an ordinary girl split across time). I always have thought she was sent to the Doctor on purpose to save him - makes total sense that future River would give her his phone number so this could happen.

I can't actually find ANYTHING wrong with it off the top of my head so if it is made up someone's done it quite carefully.

The only thing not explained there is why River would reveal his name although the prophecy for Trenzalore says that it's impossible to lie there - which could be the very reason SHE is brought.

This is either spot on or an EXTREMELY good fake.

It's reason such as this I tend to repost the really juicy stuff here

I don't like it at all. Too much saving of the universe again. Trouble is, having saved the galaxy and the universe and all of time and space so often, the writers run out of ways to make an even bigger finale. So this time, it's all the alternate time-streams as well. Can't we have a finale where if any saving has to be done, it's just one person, say, Clara?

Any other stuff worth mentioning popped up these last few weeks? A lot of it doesn't get reposted here. Heard about The Doctor's Trainers John Hurt claim but not much else.

I haven't been online a whole lot recently so I'm not sure yet. I'll have a poke around for the next couple of hours, but I don't think anything else like this has popped up, the forum would be covered in threads about them otherwise

If I find anything good I will post it up here.

if this was correct does that mean the time lock keeping everything secure would also be unlocked?
meaning the Time lords would return?

Fan fiction is just appalling.

https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/3975738624/h3B1404E8/

The Great Intelligence can't kill the Doctor full stop so what makes you think time travel would enable him to kill the Doctor a million times. Otherwise you are basically saying all the previous incarnations of the Doctor aren't worthy enough to defeat the GI? They should be as equal to Matt Smith's Doctor and able to thwart him at every opportunity.

Wonderful!

Whilst I do think that whatever splits Clara in her different lives hasn't happened yet, this episode synopsis for The Name of the Doctor would alienate about 90% of viewers and Steven Moffat knows that.

So, if this turns out to be true,

Wow. I really hope this rumour is bullshit...

Why do you say that? What do you think would be so alienating about it? Genuinely interested to know what you think is so controversial about it because I honestly don't see it's that outlandish imo (depends how you interpret certain elements I suppose but...)

Also, I have to admit it fits REALLY nice with Moffat's assertion of 'you'll never guess what she is!' about Clara.

If she really is just an ordinary girl then no we never would've bloody guessed that! Rule 1: Moffat is a giant troll. He'd SO do that.