Russell T. Davies Doesn't Want Doctor Who to 'Unwrite' Chris Chibnall

Of all the moves made with WatchThe M3 MacBook Pro: Made Dark for Halloween CCShare SubtitlesOffEnglish “The Timeless Children” revealed that the Doctor was not actually a native of Gallifrey, but a mysterious orphan who found themselves sent through a portal to the world, where they encountered a native scientist named Tecteun. Discovering in a tragic accident that the child had the ability to totally cellularly regenerate their body when facing a mortal injury, Tecteun experimented on the child until they could discover a way to splice the ability into their own body—creating the rise of the society that would become the Time Lords of Gallifrey as we always thought we knew them. And of course, because the Time Lords suck, they wiped these memories from the Child and forced them to re-regenerate to wipe the secret from official record... only for that child to grow into the person we know as the Doctor.AdvertisementAt the time, the story was so divisive the BBC actually released a statement from its complaints department supporting the creative choice. “We wholeheartedly support the creative freedom of the writers and we feel that creating an origin story is a staple of science fiction writing. What was written does not alter the flow of stories from William Hartnell’s brilliant Doctor onwards–it just adds new layers and possibilities to this ongoing saga,” the statement read in part.Advertisement“We have also received many positive reactions to the episode’s cliff-hanger. There are still a lot of questions to be answered, and we hope that you will come back to join us and see what happens, but we appreciate that it’s impossible to please all of our viewers all of the time and your feedback has been raised with the program’s Executive Producer.”Of course, for a TV show that’s been around for 60 years now, Doctor Who has constantly introduced, undone, and redone tons and tons of what could be considered “canon” for a show that is about constantly AdvertisementBut would he need to? The whole point of “The Timeless Children,” even with this seemingly earth-shattering revelation, was that the Doctor didn’t care they had this whole background to unknown to them—they were instead freed by the mystery and idea that there was more about themself to discover, and carried on being who they are in the moment. Instead of wondering whether or not a new showrunner will come along and nix a past story, maybe it’d be better for fans to take a similar step and just... not get so wrapped up in what is and isn’t Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest

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