XPost: rec.arts.drwho   
   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   On 2025-10-22 11:29:12 +0000, Daniel70 said:   
      
   > On 22/10/2025 7:57 am, Your Name wrote:   
   >> On 2025-10-21 18:06:58 +0000, Tim Merrigan said:   
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   >>> By this calculation they have 6 regenerations left, unless the writers   
   >>> come up with another gimmick to give them more.  Oh!  Wait! They have,   
   >>> with the Timeless Child they have infinite regenerations!   
   >>   
   >> But that's a mis-calcualtion. If you take the show back to it's   
   >> *proper* version, then Jo Martin, Jodie Whittaker, and Ncuti Gatwa   
   >> don't count at all. There's also no evidence that Billie Piper is the   
   >> new Doctor (semi-permanent or temporary). Paul McGann doesn't count   
   >> either and possibly neither does John Hurt.   
   >>   
   >> Then there's Peter Cushing, although he's a different "Doctor Who"   
   >> entirely ... supposedly.   
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   > "Billie Piper is the new Doctor (semi-permanent or temporary)"   
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   > What's the difference between "semi-permanent" and "temporary"??   
      
   Semi-permanent would be the main regenerations that stick around for a   
   few season.   
      
   Temporary would be a one-off regeneration that quickly regenerates   
   again, for example during a Christmas Special.   
      
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