From Newsgroup: rec.arts.drwho.moderated
From Address: daibhidchenedelh@aol.com
Subject: Re: The way River Song won't be fixed

On 10 Sep 2011, Guy Clapperton  wrote:

> On Sep 7, 11:57 pm, solar penguin  wrote:
> 
>> IIRC in The Impossible Astronaut, we were also told specifically that
>> it was the real Doctor who died, not a duplicate or copy - but that
>> hasn't stopped fans ignoring that bit of exposition and speculating
>> that it was a Flesh duplicate instead.
> 
> we were, but not necessarily by someone who'd know for certain. Rule
> One, the Doctor lies. So, if the agent (whose name escapes me) who
> gave the information that this was the real Doctor had the Doctor as
> his source of info, the whole thing's suspect.

Even taking him at his word, IIRC, we weren't told "not a duplicate or 
copy" we were just told "this *is* the real Doctor".

And what were we *continually* told about the Ganger Doctor?


-- 
Dave
Demons run, when a good man goes to war...

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