Find Out What Happened to the 8th Doctor in BBC’s Prequel
November 14, 2013 by dracs
The 50th anniversary episode of sci-fi's longest running TV show Doctor Who is fast approaching and some answers are finally starting to appear as the BBC release a prequel mini episode entitled The Night of the Doctor.
What's got me so excited about this? Paul McGann is back as the 8th Doctor!
Wow, he's looking rather more ragged than he was in the movie. I mean yeah it was bad and all, but I didn't think it would leave the Doctor like that.
The prequel, written by Steven Moffat, sees the 8th Doctor attempting to save the pilot of a crashing ship. Fairly everyday stuff for the Doctor, right?
Except this time, upon discovering that the Doctor is a Time Lord, the pilot refuses to be saved.
It turns out that the Time War between the Time Lords and the Daleks has almost destroyed the universe and while the Doctor has remained aloof from it until now, its consequences have led to him being feared and hated as much as any Dalek.
They end up crashing, falling into the hands of a mysterious group of women, apparently Time Lords themselves. And the rest you shall have to watch.
This little prequel sets a decidedly dark tone for the upcoming anniversary special. More importantly, it provides us with some solid answers to things which fans have been asking since the show's return in 2005.
It is so cool to see one of the classic Doctors return to the role. It was unfortunate that Paul McGann's time as the Doctor (on television at least) was limited to the pretty awful movie, especially considering how good he was in the subsequent audio productions. Still it is good to see his Doctor given a proper send off and set the stage for the feature length special.
Is anyone else psyched about the 5oth Anniversary special?
That was amazing! I love how they’re tying everything together and not just the shows but even the audio books!! Awesome! And those women were the Keepers of the Flame last seen in The Brain of Morbius in 1976!
Thanks I was wondering if they had appeared before. Still fairly new to Classic Who. By the way Patrick Troughton, greatest Doctor by far
i’m a Pertwee man myself but I do like all the early Doctors
As someone who hid behind the sofa when Pertwee was fighting the Daleks I can say that even now all these years later a little bit of wee came out when watching that mini episode.
Always have loved Dr Who and always will.
Tom Baker is the Dr that I look most fondly upon.
They were the Sisterhood of khan – same lead actress as in the Brain of Morbius (4th Doctor story). The name checking of his companions by the 8th makes Big Finish’s audio plays canon for me!
Really amazing what they managed to get into 7 minutes. Loved it!
just over a week to go 😀
..And a URL for some of us on the wrong continent:
http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2013/11/watch-new-doctor-mini-episode-night-doctor/
Paul McGann and that movie were in fact my first introduction into the world of the Doctor so I suppose he was my Dr whatever other people think of him. I grew up in the years of isolation before his return with only the odd few minutes of a black and white episode to keep me connected so this 7 minutes is brilliant. Andy Foster sculpt me the 8th doctor now please?