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From: Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org>
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Subject: Re: [NEWS] Fugitive Doctor is "officially" first incarnation
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2025 23:41:46 +1100
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On 31/01/2025 6:53 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
> Your Name wrote:
> 
>> For those interested in The Doctoress nonsense seasons, the
>> Fugitive Doctor is (according to the actress) an incarnation
>> of Doctor Who that predates William Hartnell's version ...
>>
>> Jo Martin Was Officially Told Her Doctor Who Incarnation
>> Is the Real First Doctor
>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> [Snip]
>>
>> Now, the actress has shared a surprising revelation: she was
>> originally briefed that she is the actual first incarnation
>> of the Doctor. Step aside, William Hartnell.
>>
>> Martin said, "All I know is that when I took the job and
>> they were trying to explain my Doctor to me, I was told how
>> it was going to work - that I was the First Doctor. So, I
>> was like, 'Okay!'"
>>
>> So that's the end of that mystery. Or is it?
>>
>> Martin reflected on the opportunity to expand the character
>> beyond her brief appearances on television in the latest
>> audio dramas. "It's lovely because we can dive a bit
>> deeper. On TV, she seemed very decisive, very strong; she's
>> fearless and has no hesitation. Whereas in the Big Finish
>> audios, because we've got more time, we see many sides of
>> her."
>>
>> Fans will have to wait and see if the TV series ever
>> returns to the Fugitive Doctor's story, but if Jo Martin is
>> the real First Doctor, who knows what this means for the
>> numbering. As if it    wasn't messy enough!
>>
> <https://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/jo-martin-reveals-first-doctor-103463.htm>
> 
> Oh no... now you've gone and done it!
> 
> The "there are no pre-Hartnell Doctors" brigade could wave away
> the Morbius 'Doctors' - mainly thanks to Terrance Dicks - but
> they'll throw a hissy fit over this!!!
> 
> Cries of #FAKE NEWS and Bogus! will be thrown around in response
> to this shocking revelation.
> 
> Not that they could find an exact placement for Jo Martin's
> Doctor anyway... it is much easier to just say the show ended in
> 2017 to avoid having to deal with such stuff.
>But .... Hang on ..... Didn't JoDoctor come along several Gazillion 
regenerations after The Timeless Child (Sorry, I HAD to mention 'her'!!)??
-- 
Daniel70