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From: Melissa Hollingsworth <thetruemelissa@gmail.com>
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Verily, in article <103vo65$1254$23@gallifrey.nk.ca>, did 
doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca deliver unto us this message:
> 
> Save doctor Who! Retcon the Timeless Child!

I've only heard of that indirectly, so it's easy to ignore. :)

This show wasn't originally supposed to be about how superduperspecial 
and important the Doctor is. He's a madman in a blue box. In earlier 
iterations, it was clear that the Doctor was just some guy -- a Time 
Lord, but not a very highly placed one, just some guy who stole a TARDIS 
and ran off to see the universe. He has made a name for himself in some 
corners through his actions, but he's not the freakin' Chosen One.

The scariest take on the Time Lords remains The War Games. I was also 
okay with the reboot's take that there'd been a Time War and Gallifrey 
and Skaros were both gone. That was killer, actually. It respected the 
old show while also providing a fresh direction for the new one.

Now... I'm not sure what's going on now. I guess the Doctor is the key 
to the universe or something. I don't want to watch that mess.



-- 
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always 
depend on the support of Paul.
--George Bernard Shaw