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Post by martinw8686 on Oct 3, 2023 17:53:12 GMT
I've recently finished Time War 1, which would appear to be during the 8th Doctor's final era. They mentioned the Doctor staying out of the War.
It occurs to me that The Doctor is a big part of the Time War story and he would be involved in some capacity.
The Timelords were actively trying to recruit the 8th Doctor or manipulate him, I would like to see some storylines exploring the Gallifrey perspective of the political machinations involved in trying to use the Doctor.
If War Room has reached the point where the War Doctor is involved then we definitely need to see his involvement, after all, his exploits became the stuff of legend.
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Post by sherlock on Oct 3, 2023 19:09:07 GMT
The difficulty is he can’t really meet Leela in person, given Casualties of War, and she’s the main lead of War Room. I suppose they could do another premise like Remnants where the other Time Lords go off world without her. Can’t imagine he’d take much of a liking to any of them.
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Post by grinch on Oct 3, 2023 19:12:35 GMT
Personally, I think the Eighth Doctor considering his status as a conscientious objector is already too heavily involved in the Time War. So I’m not sure if having him appear in the main Gallifrey series would be effective.
As for the War Doctor? I think it would be more fitting if he was always off screen so to speak. Spoken of in hushed whispers with a lot of his actions (especially the horrific ones) being talked about but never actually seen.
Would work really well I think with the idea that many different factions even within Gallifreyan society have a different perception of the War Doctor. A bogeyman, a psychopath or even a hero.
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Post by martinw8686 on Oct 3, 2023 20:31:09 GMT
The difficulty is he can’t really meet Leela in person, given Casualties of War, and she’s the main lead of War Room. I suppose they could do another premise like Remnants where the other Time Lords go off world without her. Can’t imagine he’d take much of a liking to any of them. I'd forgotten about the Leela issue. I've also got a few sets to get through until I reach War Room so the cast may be quite different to where I'm at. I'd still like to see an occasional guest appearance, perhaps the Doctor's scenes taking place away from Leela. It would be interesting to have the Doctor in a kind of antagonist role. |
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Post by shallacatop on Oct 3, 2023 20:54:49 GMT
I still think the Time War is missing a “hub” range which is where the various strands crossover. It’s probably not as relevant now, as Gallifrey and the War Master are seemingly the only one that’ll continue into next year, but when we had Gallifrey, Susan’s War, War Doctor, Eighth Doctor & War Master ongoing, it seemed a perfect opportunity. War Room is the closest to such a range, at least the first set (not heard the second yet), and is all the better for it, but it’d be nice to get a feeling that the Doctor - whether Eight or War - is actively doing work in parallel. We’ve had a couple of references but they feel fleeting and disparate, rather than conjuring any imagery. References to the War Doctor as described above would be great, in lieu of any actual appearances.
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Post by Kestrel on Oct 19, 2023 3:40:31 GMT
...I still haven't given up hope for more Susan's War or 8DTWs. Would love to see at least one big release that brings all the Time War characters together. Seems like a big missed opportunity that hasn't already happened.
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Post by martinw8686 on Oct 21, 2023 22:23:32 GMT
...I still haven't given up hope for more Susan's War or 8DTWs. Would love to see at least one big release that brings all the Time War characters together. Seems like a big missed opportunity that hasn't already happened. An interconnected story drawing all the ranges together for an Endgame style event would be really cool. Gallifrey War Room War Doctor or 8th Doctor TW Susan's War The War Master Other Potential Time War characters The individual ranges need not have too heavy an arc, just the mention of an impending threat to investigate. I know I'd be all in for this idea, it's what I was hoping Once & Future would be. |
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Post by lidar2 on Oct 24, 2023 12:56:06 GMT
I think given BF's love for X meets Y crossovers, I think a meeting is inevitable at some point. The only unknown is whether it is Eight/War appearing in Gallifrey or characters from Gallifrey appearing in Eight's or War's own range.
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Post by martinw8686 on Oct 26, 2023 8:07:00 GMT
I've done my far share of moaning about x meets y but sometimes it does make perfect sense for these meetings to happen. The Doctor should pop up occasionally on Gallifrey (range or vice versa).
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Post by mbt66 on Oct 29, 2023 16:43:30 GMT
...I still haven't given up hope for more Susan's War or 8DTWs. Would love to see at least one big release that brings all the Time War characters together. Seems like a big missed opportunity that hasn't already happened. We all hoped Big Finish had a plan to bring the Time War ranges together with a big crossover release years ago. |
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