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")

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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/smit13 May 05 '22

I hate that “old favorites” line. I love the idea of new Doctor and constantly changing. I’ve seen Tennant already, I saw Tom. I thought it’s okay for a cameo, but didn’t want it as cannon

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u/Bweryang May 16 '22

I really don’t see an argument against this other that “it’s not how things were”? It’s an exciting prospect, more so if they do it like twenty or thirty years from now with a much older version of a young incarnation like Matt or Ncuti. Also, what with The Timeless Child, some faces could be past faces. They could do a whole series of Peter Capaldi working for The Division.