cyborgkoala:

coelasquid:

commanderdudebro:

shejestsatscars:

enochianrage:

If so, why did I not know this????

Yes. It’s true.

you know I was always wondering

if each new timelord born of the old one (regenerations) had thirteen regenerations
wouldn’t that solve the problem 

From what I’d heard, they said “13” was a number they pulled out of their ass once upon a time because they thought the show would never last that long, added that there is no iron clad continuity in Doctor Who because wibbly wobbly timey wimey and all, and said that they fully intend to retcon it.

I’ve had this debate with people before.

This is Doctor Who we are talking about, where the laws of the universe wibble and wobble. The Master has been brought back from non-regeneration death, his Wife gave her ‘all her regenerations’, and while that saved him once that may have done more, and somehow he’s re generations could have been recharged during the Bad Wolf incident, when he briefly got the power of a God. 

Or there’s the whole thing where he didn’t exist for a brief period after the Pandorica box. I still don’t understand how the roman legion thing happened in this timeline. 

Season six was all about the doctors death as a fixed point in time- and well, look how that ended.

they’ve also already had him say, in one of the episodes of Sarah Jane Adventures that Eleven showed up on, that he could regenerate 407* more times. So the 13 regenerations issue has been quietly swept under the rug.

*this may not be the right number. I may be remembering the lyrics to Chameleon Circuit’s “Traveling Man” instead.

(Source: daughter-of-a-badass)

1. randumproductions reblogged this from coelasquid and added:

   My friend, who’s a hard-core whovian, explained that rule has very recently been changed, by some sneaky sneaky business...

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5. paintitstrange reblogged this from coelasquid and added:

   I think they’ll be able to get around this by the simple fact that Riversong gave the Doctor all her regenerations, so...

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7. kid-rocket reblogged this from coelasquid and added:

   I actually remember hearing that they are gonna end it at 13.

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10. misterkevo reblogged this from imthefuckingkhaleesi and added:

    Eleven also states, in ‘The Sarah Jane Adventures’, that he can regenerate 507 times. Which RTD has said could be taken...

11. rhube reblogged this from coelasquid and added:

    It was imposed by the Time Lords (to limit power, I think). Now the Time Lords are gone. I do really hope they at least...

12. ravyolo reblogged this from coelasquid and added:

    In the “Death of the Doctor” SJA two-parter, the Doctor mentioned he could regenerate 500 times. Chances are that he was...

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14. isthatwhatyoucalllearning reblogged this from coelasquid and added:

    i heard it was already retconned in one of the DW novels, which are canon

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16. simonbobx reblogged this from coelasquid and added:

    I hope they do something equally ass-pullish when they extend his lifespan. It should be the cheesiest, lamest excuse...

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    There was also River using her remaining regenerations to heal the Doctor, so no telling how that will factor into it,...

20. iammissanna reblogged this from thetalee and added:

    There are also tons of ways to get around that number. I’m pretty sure it’s a legal restriction, not a biological one....

21. randomredux reblogged this from asariboyfriend and added:

    The Master already blew this to hell back around the time of the Fourth Doctor. A lot of his motivation around that time...

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25. cogswithnooil reblogged this from coelasquid and added:

    They have a way to go past the 13 regenerations anyway because of how River Song saved his life in “Let’s Kill Hitler.”...

26. sourwolfwrangler reblogged this from asariboyfriend and added:

    The problem with reconning it is that it destroys all of the old Master plotlines as the Master’s sole motivation was...

27. thetalee reblogged this from cyborgkoala and added:

    they’ve also already had him say, in one of the episodes of Sarah Jane Adventures that Eleven showed up on, that he...

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30. leonkevlar reblogged this from coelasquid and added:

    Wait what!? So there’s gonna be only 2 Doctors left before the show totally ends or are they just gonna retcon it after...

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33. cyborgkoala reblogged this from coelasquid and added:

    I’ve had this debate with people before. This is Doctor Who we are talking about, where the laws of the universe wibble...

34. afgurri reblogged this from coelasquid and added:

    The Master has already had more than 13 regenerations.

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36. asariboyfriend reblogged this from coelasquid and added:

    I bet the doctor is a special snowflake

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39. imthefuckingkhaleesi reblogged this from coelasquid and added:

    ^yep

40. wimoh reblogged this from asariboyfriend and added:

    Not entirely, each Timelord has 13 natural regenerations. But some criminals have their remaining lives taken away and...

41. greenekangaroo reblogged this from coelasquid and added:

    Also, once upon a time the first Doctor (at least I believe it was number one) said the he was on ‘incarnation number...

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43. coelasquid reblogged this from asariboyfriend and added:

    From what I’d heard, they said “13” was a number they pulled out of their ass once upon a time because they thought the...

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