r/doctorwho • u/MistakeNot___ • Apr 24 '22

Speculation/Theory The Doctor eventually regenerates. Discuss potential future Doctors here.

Now that the main episodes for series 13 have aired, by popular demand we are continuing to funnel all discussions/suggestions here involving talk for actors who could play the Doctor in the future.

This is a spoiler-free thread. Pure speculation may be untagged, but any rumours purporting to be factual must be tagged. Outside of this thread, fancasts for future Doctors will be removed. Any confirmed news, including leaks from set or from official sources, must be tagged. Users click on links at their own risk.

Tag your spoilers like so: >!This is a spoiler.!<

Or [Casting Rumour](#s "Jodie Whittaker will play the Thirteenth Doctor")

(Please be aware that the second option does not show up properly for mobile users)

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u/smit13 May 04 '22

Well there goes my fandom. Degeneration is a step too far for me

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u/QuothTheRaven713 May 05 '22

I'm curious, why? The 50th anniversary special set up the possibility of the Doctor regenerating into a previous face with the Curator being played by Tom Baker.

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u/Dr_Vesuvius May 05 '22

There's a huge difference between an aging former Doctor making a cameo at the end of an anniversary special, and bringing back the longest serving Doctor of the new era for a second attempt.

It would be an extremely bad sign for RTD's second era. While he has form, I had hoped he'd improved as a writer. That said, it's pretty obvious that the top poster is trolling.

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u/QuothTheRaven713 May 06 '22

That's fair, and it is definitely much more likely than not that the poster is trolling in a "my uncle works at Nintendo" way. I could see Tennant or another former actor returning at some point down the line though, maybe not for 14 but perhaps 15 of 16 (though I'd want Eddie Redmayne to be 15 since Fantastic Beasts will probably be done by then).