A thought about Gallifrey and future stories

[pbellosom]

On these forums I have long argued that the Doctor should not get to return to Gallifrey as that would ruin the mystery of the Time War. However I think I may have proof that at some point the Doctor will be able to return, regardless as to whether it appears on screen or not.

Basically the Ten Doctors comic recently

Spoiler:

revealed that the villain behind it all is the Valeyard, as he is the only Time Lord who would have knowledge of the Time War being the Doctor's final incarnation.

(spoilers for the comic).

This got me to thinking, the Valeyard was on Gallifrey during the sixth Doctor's time, surely this means that at some point before his final regeneration the Doctor will be able to return to Gallifrey's past?

[Gate-builder]

Thats a good point, I never thought of that before. It could be possible that the time war changed the future though so we might not see it happen. It would make a cool episode though

[pbellosom]

Thats a good point, I never thought of that before. It could be possible that the time war changed the future though so we might not see it happen. It would make a cool episode though

But the Valeyard came from the Doctor's future. How could that have been altered?

[hydr0san]

But the Valeyard came from the Doctor's future. How could that have been altered?

People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect... but actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly.... timey-wimey.... stuff.

[Ice Wolf]

But the Valeyard came from the Doctor's future. How could that have been altered?

Usually in regards to Timelords that would be correct, but the Valeyard crossed his own timeline thereby altering his own past (which was i believe his point). Due to this events have been altered. We don't know what happened in the Doctors future pre the Valeyards interference. Crucial events could have happened differently. In the Valeyards timeline the Time War might have gone differently. Its a butterfly effect a small change in the past can have drastic changes in the future.

[The_Carpenter]

On these forums I have long argued that the Doctor should not get to return to Gallifrey as that would ruin the mystery of the Time War. However I think I may have proof that at some point the Doctor will be able to return, regardless as to whether it appears on screen or not.

Basically the Ten Doctors comic recently

Spoiler:

revealed that the villain behind it all is the Valeyard, as he is the only Time Lord who would have knowledge of the Time War being the Doctor's final incarnation.

(spoilers for the comic).

This got me to thinking, the Valeyard was on Gallifrey during the sixth Doctor's time, surely this means that at some point before his final regeneration the Doctor will be able to return to Gallifrey's past?

The Valeyard isn't the Doctors final incarnation. He is the distillation of the Doctors dark side that is created during the Doctors regeneration from 12 into 13. At least that what the classic series had to say on the matter