Category: Fourth Doctor

The Quirks of Regeneration – The Doctor’s Character Arc Part 1

Regeneration, it’s one of the core tenants of Doctor Who and a great way to recast the main actor whenever they want to call time on their run. Yet, for being such an integral part of the show, we know surprisingly little about the process. We know it changes a Time Lord’s appearance and personality, emphasising some characteristics while downplaying others. It also makes a newly regenerated Time Lord erratic and temperamental while their new personality sets itself. We know there’s supposed to be a limit to the number of times a Time Lord can regenerate, but we also know this can be overridden. That’s really it for concrete facts, the rest is just speculation and fan theory, which brings me to today’s post.

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The Invisible Enemy

Through a quirk of fate, the Doctor ends up being infected by the Nucleus of the Swarm, who want to take over the universe through spreading a virus.

With new friends, Professor Marius and K9, Leela must find a way to save the Doctor before it’s too late!

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Past Lives

The Time War. The Doctor has been injured and brought to a Time Lord field hospital. His body glows with energy, but this is no regeneration into a future form – instead, the Doctor’s past faces begin to appear as he flits haphazardly between incarnations…

Staggering to his TARDIS, the Doctor sets out to solve the mystery of his ‘degeneration’. Who has done this to him? How? And why? From the Earth to the stars, across an array of familiar times and places, he follows clues to retrace his steps, encountering old friends and enemies along the way. Tumbling through his lives, the Doctor must stop his degeneration before he loses himself completely…

Settling as his Fourth incarnation, the Doctor goes in search of the Monk, with a vague memory that he had something to do with his ‘degeneration’.

On Earth, the Monk is meddling, bringing Sarah Jane Smith to the future UNIT HQ to steal a device for an alien race. The Doctor must help Kate Stewart and Osgood foil an invasion before he can confront the Monk about what he knows…

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