MOFFAT!!!!!
Ok theories.. and my opinion on some of them.....
1. What about the restoration field in the Pandorica and the "reset" of the universe? Could that have possibly "reset" his regenerations as well?
Me: No. The universe didn't "start over" it just started... it was the big bang. We didn't get a redo on history.
2. River gave all of her regenerations to save the doctor. He must have more than 12 now if he got all of hers.
Me: She'd have 10 left if she wasn't anything between Melody and Mels but then Melody regenerates in the 60's so she would have HAD to have done at least one more to grow up in the 90s with Amy and Rory. So that takes it down to 9 that we know of. Let's say one was used to heal the doctor from the poison... that leaves 8. I will take that.. but Moffat says "count the regenerations" so I don't think he is going with this VERY OBVIOUS way out.
3. The Hartnell Doctor was "renewed" at the end of The Tenth Planet. The Troughton Doctor was a rejuvenated version of the same man. He had his appearance changed at the end of The War Games. The first time we saw the Doctor "regenerate" (from Pertwee to TBaker) was at the end of Planet of Spiders.
Me: Renewed = regenerate. Splitting hairs. I can see counting the 2 to 3 since it was done the way it was... but not 1 to 2... that counts.
4. I guess that John Hurt's doctor is actually a really aged Eight. I know he's said he doesn't age naturally, but it's not like he can't choose to.
Me: In a classic episode there is a couple of old time lords talking to one another about their upcoming regens because they do age... it just is slower than human.... Matt Smith aged 200 years and looked the same in "The Impossible Astronaut"/"Day of the Moon" between his invited self and his shot self.So Hurt could be an Aged version of 8. I thought that as soon as the Name of the Doctor was over. It is where I went right away. another thing... if he can change his looks via the 2 to 3 doctor theory says without regenerating, then he may have just changed his face because he couldn't stand to look at himself anymore after what he had to do. Anyway this is where a missing regen is.
5. The "Logan's Run" theory: 12 regens is an artificial limit imposed by the Time Lord to control population, or to prevent Time Lords from possibly loosing their grip on reality caused by living too long - when the biological fact is that they have many more re-gens.
Me: I like this theory. I think it is a lot like when 10 saves Adelaide in Waters on Mars. He was playing with a fixed point and it back fired. But because he is the last one left... can't he make his own rules. I would like to think if this is the case that it comes with consequences. Like maybe his regens could possibly have some sort of hindrance like when an older woman gives birth the risk of birth defects increase. Maybe that is the reason there was a limit in the first place. Not saying his next regen would have to have some malady but maybe its a possibility because his DNA and body has changed so much already it begins to put a strain on him. Maybe it would be a mental thing. It might start driving him mad. I mean REALLY MAD. Could be interesting.
6. "The Doctor’s Time Lord adversary the Master used up his entire allocation but was handed a new regenerative cycle after taking possession of a non-Time Lord body and later having it restructured (it's a long story)."
Me: The doctor we know would never take the body of someone unless there was no hope for the survival of that person anyway because it would be like murder. It is an option but I just don't think its in character... remember how weird and evil it was in the movie for the master to take over that guy. He started Rotting... it was not good.
7. Perhaps Moff is referring to Brain of Morbius?
Me: this has become my FAVORITE one. Theory is that 4 was actually 13 but only the 4th televised life of the doctor. maybe the first 8 were boring. He got to 9 (Hartnell) and decided to live life to the fullest and stole a TARDIS and got the heck outta dodge. Morbius shows 4th all of his past faces and there were 8 before Hartnell popped up. "How many lives have you lived?"
This would also explain why the watcher had to help 4... why else would he need the help of a watcher?? He has regenerated on his own perfectly fine before and since. That would therefore make 5th the 1st regen of this new life. and that would make Matt 7 instead of 11. giving him PLENTY TO WORK WITH FOR THE FUTURE. Hell add the Mels/River theory and we have a good 15 Regenerations left.
I digress, I really almost hope this one is it. Hartnell might have had a "mid-life crisis" Could have gone by "The Garbage Man" before (just an example for laughs please don't go off about that, y'all)... but BECAME the Doctor the moment he decided to take that TARDIS. That was when his life truly started for him.
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