Doctor Who: Explaining Time Lord Society
Even the most casual fans of Doctor Who know that the Doctor heralds from a race of aliens known as Time Lords. Hailing from the planet Gallifrey, Time Lords have a long history in the Universe and have gone through many changes to become the feared rulers of time and space known across the galaxies.
Time Lord society can seem complex coming at it from an outside perspective. For fans of the revival series, the Time Lords have been a largely absent, almost mythical species, the name of which strikes fear into the hearts of aliens everywhere. Howver, for those who have been fans of the show since the 60s (or anyone familiar with the classic series), Time Lords are a little less mysterious, often appearing onscreen and becoming involved in stories. How did the Time Lords become the people audiences know today, and how does their society work?
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In the beginning, there was the planet Gallifrey, its people were known as Gallifreyans. Despite looking, for all intents and purposes, identical to humans, Gallifreyans had a different biological makeup, with two hearts, two or three brain stems, and a respiratory bypass system. When it comes to Gallifreyans becoming Time Lords, there are some conflicting messages throughout the series and extended media.
In some audio dramas, it is suggested that Gallifreyans and Time Lords are separate evolutions, the species diverging at some point in history. However, in the show, rhe Eleventh Doctor explains that Gallifreyans all became Time Lords due to their exposure to the Time Vortex and the Untempered Schism. The Untempered Schism is described as a gap in the fabric of reality, time, and space, and actually forms an important
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