14th Doctor Announced

[Dragonus45]

Jupiter Ascending has Looms?

It might have. I went into that one really honestly trying to like it and I still barely remember anything about it.

[Eldan]

From how I remember it, the main character was just accidentally an exact genetic copy of the Queen of the Universe. I don't think there was ever much more of an explanation than that.

As for looms, I can't really see the galactic aristocracy as portrayed giving birth the normal way. On the other hand, they believe an exact genetic copy is in fact a spiritual reincarnation, too, and has all the rights of the previous copy, so I can't help but think that if the aristocracy could clone themselves on death, they would.

[Psyren]

Here's what Cartmel thinks about the Timeless Child and how it relates to his Caramel Marzipan.

I agree with a lot of this. Chibnall took the "overexplain the Doctor" mantra from Moffat's era and dialed it up past eleven. Never mind the Doctor being special because they were the brilliant objector from the Time War, now they're special because they were the source of every Time Lords' power from the very start? And now with Chibnall dipping out, we're going to either be left with any attempt to explain that being half-baked, or none at all.

The part I definitely disagree with however is his dislike for the screwdriver. It's not only eminently practical for the Doctor to have such a tool, it's a brilliant bit of identity for each incarnation from a marketing and merchandising perspective, right up there with the Doctor's choice of outfit.

[Fyraltari]

The part I definitely disagree with however is his dislike for the screwdriver. It's not only eminently practical for the Doctor to have such a tool, it's a brilliant bit of identity for each incarnation from a marketing and merchandising perspective, right up there with the Doctor's choice of outfit.

The screwdriver is a bit overused. The Doctor seems to rely on it for almost everything these days. I'd like them to fiddle more with stuff going forward, rather than always pull-out the magic do-anything tool.

[Caledonian]

The part I definitely disagree with however is his dislike for the screwdriver. It's not only eminently practical for the Doctor to have such a tool, it's a brilliant bit of identity for each incarnation from a marketing and merchandising perspective, right up there with the Doctor's choice of outfit.

Yes, but it can be overused. The TARDIS is rarely the direct solution to a problem. The Sonic Screwdriver no longer has clearly-defined abilities and tends to be used as a magic wand.

[Psyren]

The screwdriver is a bit overused. The Doctor seems to rely on it for almost everything these days. I'd like them to fiddle more with stuff going forward, rather than always pull-out the magic do-anything tool.

Yes, but it can be overused. The TARDIS is rarely the direct solution to a problem. The Sonic Screwdriver no longer has clearly-defined abilities and tends to be used as a magic wand.

I think demoting it from Elder Wand to tricorder is fine.

[Anonymouswizard]

The screwdriver is a bit overused. The Doctor seems to rely on it for almost everything these days. I'd like them to fiddle more with stuff going forward, rather than always pull-out the magic do-anything tool.

Remember when it was destroyed because the writers were relying on it too much? Back then it wasn't even appearing in every story, as it seems to now.

Yes, but it can be overused. The TARDIS is rarely the direct solution to a problem. The Sonic Screwdriver no longer has clearly-defined abilities and tends to be used as a magic wand.

To be fair, that ship kind of sailed when Pertwee used it to open a door. Although as it was the door to a lab he was using I suppose 'he's just using it's turning powers to activate hidden circuitry' is valid.

But the fact that they felt they had to introduce 'deadlock seals' to defeat the sonic screwdriver drives me nuts. You could defeat the Classic Screwdriver with a maglock or the fact that using it for lockpicking took time.

Plus the Doctor would never just put it down and wander off in the new series.