Doctor Who's Timeless Child Retcon Is Officially Pointless
Doctor Who's Timeless Child retcon is officially pointless. Chris Chibnall's tenure as Doctor Who showrunner was remarkably controversial. At the heart of the controversy was his unexpected decision to rewrite the franchise's lore by revealing the Doctor is not a Time Lord at all; rather, she is in fact the Timeless Child, a being who originated from beyond this universe and who became the base genetic code for the entire Time Lord race. Chibnall originally came up with the idea of the Timeless Child back in the '80s, when he was just a fan watching the classic series; it's loosely inspired by hints from the Sylvester McCoy era that the Doctor was "more than just a Time Lord," seeded into the narrative by script editor Andrew Cartmel.
The Timeless Child has divided the fanbase. Some have been willing to see how things pan out, especially in the upcoming Doctor Who Centenary Special, where Chibnall is expected to draw the threads of his stories together at last before bowing out. Others have rejected the idea outright arguing it essentially turns the Doctor into something she was not — a god who can never be truly killed. Ironically, even Andrew Cartmel isn't a fan; his so-called "Cartmel Masterplan" was all about restoring a sense of mystery to the Doctor, whereas he feels the Timeless Child is too concrete.
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Both Chibnall and Thirteenth Doctor Jodie Whittaker are due to depart after the upcoming Doctor Who Centenary Special. In truth, it feels as though their time is already wrapping up; Doctor Who Magazine #577 contains a final interview with Chibnall discussing his time on the show, and spinoffs are being announced in other mediums featuring
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