Doctor Who, Retcons, and Why We All Need To Chill

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I love the round things. Ahem.

So, the Doctor Who season finale, “Timeless Children” dropped like, well…

…let’s just say it made a splash.

I’ve heard normally quite sensible people exclaim that Chibnall “completely disrespected the show.” That he “turned the Doctor into a Mary Sue.” That he’s a talentless hack who just wanted to change everything.

If you haven’t watched the episode, go watch, I’ll be waiting…

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Still there? Okay.

So What Happened in Timeless Children?

Here’s what we seem to know. The Master was so angered by something he found in the Matrix that he destroyed Gallifrey. (How is not explained, and the behavior seems remarkably out of character).

He drags the Doctor to the ruins and shows her what he found.

And what the Master claims to have found is evidence that the Doctor is not, in fact, a Time Lord. Rather, she is an extradimensional alien whom the Time Lords used as the genetic source for the ability to regenerate.