While not much is known about the 60th anniversary finale, this last episode may ruffle the feathers of dedicated “Doctor Who” fans, according to showrunner Russell T Davies.

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      1 year ago

      Since RTD is a big fan of old Who canon, I’m betting he’s doubling down on the Doctor not being from Galifrey, and having at least a dozen forgotten incarnations before 1. It’s technically already been canon for almost 50 years, but it’s been considered a canon error for most of that time.

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        1 year ago

        I need to watch Jodie’s run to put some of this in context.

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          1 year ago

          Have fun!

          The extra incarnations are originally from a Tom Baker episode “The Brain of Morbius”. It’s a few throw-away moments where a lot of extra faces of the Doctor are shown, besides the 4 that the Doctor is aware of.

          It’s long been considered a continuity mistake, since implying that Baker might be incarnation 10 or so (of the allowed 12) wasn’t a big deal when they didn’t expect the show to run so much longer.

          Later on, Peter Davidson, (5th Doctor) apparently confirms the extra faces as a continuity error when he oughtright says that he has regenerated exactly four times. (In “The Five Doctors”, if I recall correctly.)

          In the relevant episode in Jodie’s season, the same clip from “The Brain of Mrobius” is re-run as an Easter egg for fans who caught the previous “continuity error”. Making it no longer a continuity error.

          There’s more discussion (and spoilers) here: https://screenrant.com/doctor-who-regenerations-timeless-child-ruth-morbius-canon/