We know that the Fear Lord or Dream Lord or whoever that was was supposed to be an incarnation/aspect of the Doctor - Matt Smith more or less directly said so in that episode.
In fact, I've been thinking that's what Moffatt was aiming at for a while (and RTD before him), with the Doctor's darkness coming out
Then I just lot a crapload of respect for both of them (and RTD couldn't stand to lose much more of mine.)
It makes no sense to limit a show in the 2000s to plot points created decades ago! None whatsoever. I've also seen people touting "well, if there's someone between 8 and 9, that makes Matt 12 and thus there are no more regenerations! Because the BBC is totes going to to fold their tentpole show because the writers want to respect a limit created 30 years ago.
Gaahhhh... I'm dumping on you because I haven't gotten the outrage all out yet. Sorry. But it really does boil down to already having had a bellyful since 2005 of old school fans insisting that it makes creative and business sense to stick to every single detail from the entire run of the show.
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In fact, I've been thinking that's what Moffatt was aiming at for a while (and RTD before him), with the Doctor's darkness coming out
Then I just lot a crapload of respect for both of them (and RTD couldn't stand to lose much more of mine.)
It makes no sense to limit a show in the 2000s to plot points created decades ago! None whatsoever. I've also seen people touting "well, if there's someone between 8 and 9, that makes Matt 12 and thus there are no more regenerations! Because the BBC is totes going to to fold their tentpole show because the writers want to respect a limit created 30 years ago.
Gaahhhh... I'm dumping on you because I haven't gotten the outrage all out yet. Sorry. But it really does boil down to already having had a bellyful since 2005 of old school fans insisting that it makes creative and business sense to stick to every single detail from the entire run of the show.