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03-18-2022, 06:14 AM
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The Doctor regenerates into faces he's already seen
A fan theory (https://www.reddit.com/r/doctorwho/comments/1jp6zy/theory_the_doctor_subconsciously_regenerates_into/?sort=top) posted by Reddit user u/theklinik on the r/DoctorWho subreddit suggests that the Doctor subconsciously regenerates into the form of people he's encountered in the past. As the theory recounts, The Doctor has chronologically encountered his future selves on many occasions, such as when the First, Second, Third, and Fifth Doctors all met in the episode "The Five Doctors." Though the show has established that only the latest iteration remembers multi-Doctor events, it could be the case that the younger Doctors subconsciously chose their future selves' faces when they eventually regenerated.
Perhaps the most credible piece of evidence, however, was when Matt Smith's Eleventh Doctor regenerated as Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor. Capaldi had previously appeared as a Roman man named Lobus Caecilius, who was saved from Pompeii's destruction by David Tennant's Tenth Doctor. The Twelfth Doctor realized early on that he had subconsciously chosen the face of Caecilius as a reminder to himself that it was his duty to save people. This was arguably an outright confirmation of the theory, though it was only explored in the context of a single regeneration.
While this "Doctor Who" theory hasn't yet been proven beyond Capaldi, it could be true for the Time Lord's other past lives. It's certainly an exciting proposition for fans who like to speculate about the future. Perhaps viewers have already seen the face of the Fourteenth Doctor (https://www.looper.com/787442/actors-who-could-be-the-next-doctor-on-doctor-who/) on the show and they just don't know it yet.
The Doctor regenerates into faces he's already seen
A fan theory (https://www.reddit.com/r/doctorwho/comments/1jp6zy/theory_the_doctor_subconsciously_regenerates_into/?sort=top) posted by Reddit user u/theklinik on the r/DoctorWho subreddit suggests that the Doctor subconsciously regenerates into the form of people he's encountered in the past. As the theory recounts, The Doctor has chronologically encountered his future selves on many occasions, such as when the First, Second, Third, and Fifth Doctors all met in the episode "The Five Doctors." Though the show has established that only the latest iteration remembers multi-Doctor events, it could be the case that the younger Doctors subconsciously chose their future selves' faces when they eventually regenerated.
Perhaps the most credible piece of evidence, however, was when Matt Smith's Eleventh Doctor regenerated as Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor. Capaldi had previously appeared as a Roman man named Lobus Caecilius, who was saved from Pompeii's destruction by David Tennant's Tenth Doctor. The Twelfth Doctor realized early on that he had subconsciously chosen the face of Caecilius as a reminder to himself that it was his duty to save people. This was arguably an outright confirmation of the theory, though it was only explored in the context of a single regeneration.
While this "Doctor Who" theory hasn't yet been proven beyond Capaldi, it could be true for the Time Lord's other past lives. It's certainly an exciting proposition for fans who like to speculate about the future. Perhaps viewers have already seen the face of the Fourteenth Doctor (https://www.looper.com/787442/actors-who-could-be-the-next-doctor-on-doctor-who/) on the show and they just don't know it yet.