Unfortunately, they’ve become so relatively commonplace that the impact has been dulled a little for me.
However, through the eyes of the audience, it’s never happened.
Instead, they could be the Seventeenth or even Eighteenth Doctor.
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Not revealing which regeneration the guest actor is playing would add an extra layer of excitement and intrigue.
Even the episode’s title promised not-so-gently that David Morrissey’s character was in the Doctor’s future.
Alas, he was nothing but a human with false memories of being the Time Lord.
The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor, joined by new companion Ruby Sunday.
The first time, I found an odd sense of joy in being fooled, butDoctor Whodid it again.
Again,Martin’s Doctor was not a coming regeneration, but rather one that had long passed.
With any luck, all these teases are leading to something more definite.
When an ex-Doctor actor comes back, their successor has often won over the audience by then.
Future Doctors may present the opposite issue.
The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor, joined by new companion Ruby Sunday.
