Doctor Who
Summary
Jodie Whittaker ’s farewell toDoctor Whoallowed the Eighth Doctor ’s most famed appearance in dealership canon to be gently made fun of , and it find with Paul McGann present . In her finale episode , Whittaker ’s Thirteenth Doctor total face - to - nerve with an telling number of former actors to work the Doctor , and an telephone exchange between two of them was a coy nod to McGann’sDoctor Whomovie .
Ofall the thespian to play the Doctor , Paul McGann ranks somewhere near the bottom of the ranking when it comes to his sentence spent on filmdom . However , he was still the latest in along line of actors to redefine the Doctor . Although he has barely featured within the franchise ’s flagship property , McGann ’s Eighth Doctor has been used quite munificently inDoctor Whonovels , cartoon strip , and even audio adventures . However , most fans will know him from his 1996 television set movie .
medico Who ’s titular Time Lord has regenerate many times over the years , but the summons has been triggered by a wide array of injuries .
Doctor Who’s “The Power Of The Doctor” Poked Fun At The 1990s Movie
The Seventh Doctor makes a sly criticism of the Eighth in Whittaker’s final episode
Paul McGann’sDoctor Whomovieserved as the histrion ’s introduction to the franchise , and it made some factious changes and additions to the universe of discourse ’s continuity . At the time of its departure , the movie was the most unparalleled installment in theDoctor Whofranchise- and for more than one grounds . The outlier condition of both the moving picture and its leading man is referenced by a line of dialogue from Sylvester McCoy ’s Seventh Doctor in " The Power of the Doctor . " When Eight tell Thirteen , " I do n’t do robes , " Seven retorts with , " There ’s always one . Has to be different . "
He was the first Doctor to have a amatory brush with his fellow , and the only MD to be " half - human . "
However , Seven ’s response could be in reference to more than Eight ’s refusal to don the appropriate attire . McGann ’s Doctor up until that detail had differed greatly from the other iteration of the Time Lord . For instance , McGann is still the only Doctor to come along in a movie . In gain , he was the first Doctor to have a romantic encounter with his comrade , and the only Doctor to be " half - human . " As such , the Eighth Doctor was indeed " unlike " in various fashion from his previous regenerations .
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Despite McGann ’s storied history withDoctor Who , " The Power of the Dr. " marked his first appearance in the independent show outside the exercise of archived footage .
The Eighth Doctor Is Less “Different” Now
Modern Doctor Who has rectified the issues with McGann’s version of the Time Lord
McGann ’s Doctor may have been strange at the time of the picture coming out , butthere have since been other Doctors who also vary from the classical understanding of the character . For representative , John Hurt ’s War Doctor , who canonically came after Paul McGann ’s Eighth , was brought in only for the level for theDoctor Whoanniversary special . There is also the Fugitive Doctor to consider , played by Jo Martin during Chris Chibnall ’s time as the showrunner . Martin ’s Doctor was from even before the very first translation of the Time Lord , which was a major reorganization for the title character ’s timeline .
Paul McGann raise great controversy as the Eighth Doctor , but 27 years after the fact , Doctor Who is still comply the factious precedent he fix .
In summation , the Eighth Doctor ’s claim of being " half - human , " although nonsensical , can now be explicate by theToymaker tampering in the Doctor ’s past . Therefore , this particular piece of confusing canon no longer needs to raise the eyebrows it once did . So , whilethe Seventh Doctor ’s playful excavation at Eight was exact to a academic degree , the disparity between McGann and his fellowDoctor Wholead role player is small than ever .
The classic era ofDoctor Whois uncommitted to well out on Tubi . All the 2005 revitalization - era episode can be find on Max , but all the episodes from 2023 onward are on Disney+ .
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