Who is the Doctor?
That’s the question of the ages, asked time and again throughoutDoctor Who’s 61-year tenure.
Could the Doctor have been telling the truth?
It’s entirely possible the Doctor wasn’t exaggerating when he claimed to represent life.
According to the Timeless Child retcon, the Doctor too originates from beyond this universe.
This could well be his nature;the Doctor could actually be the god of life.
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He has a potentially unlimited lifespan - true immortality.
The Doctor puts things right by breathing on the butterfly, bringing it back to life.
The Doctor has infinite regeneration energy - meaning he can theoretically turn back death anytime.
The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor, joined by new companion Ruby Sunday.
There is, however, precedent for the idea.
Why hasn’t the Doctor ever done anything like this before?
Simply because he didn’t know how to do so.
Death is no longer a constant when the Doctor is around.
Rather, he was stating the truth, and we finally know what the hero ofDoctor Whoreally is.
