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Summary
Doctor Whoseason 14 , sequence 6 , " Rogue , " pay visual protection toevery actor who ’s played the Doctor , but Jon Pertwee ’s holographical avatar looks far older than he did during any of his show within the dealership . Thankfully , there ’s a viable account for whyPertwee ’s old age in the spectral trope does n’t align with his fourth dimension as the Third Doctor . The pick feels intentional and suggests a handful of possibilities for the actor ’s looping of the Doctor in the approximate future .
Jon Pertwee ledDoctor Whofrom 1970 to 1974 , and he was the first actor to meet the Doctor to delight the benefit of being shot in color . He was unbelievably authoritative and much more engineering - orientated than his two predecessor . His cameo in " Rogue " is implausibly fleeting , and while it did n’t really make him a extremity of theDoctor Whoseason 14 mould , it was expectant to see him come back in any form . However , there ’s clearly more to Three ’s brief role than is obvious , and it all comes back to his apparent old age .
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Jon Pertwee’s Third Doctor Looks Older Than He Should In Doctor Who Season 14’s Hologram Scene
The Third Doctor looks the oldest he’s ever been in “Rogue”
When Ncuti Gatwa ’s Fifteenth Doctor is showing his former faces to Johnathon Groff ’s Rogue inDoctor Whoseason 14 , episode 6 , the audience is treated to a parade of recognizable figures who have led the show or have at least appeared as the Doctor . Among these is Jon Pertwee , but not a rendering of the worker with whichDoctor Whofans will be familiar . Pertwee looks notably older than he did during his rivulet on the show . Even when he returned to reprise the role in 1983 ’s " The Five Doctors , " he still look young than how he ’s represented in " Rogue . "
" The Five Doctors " was Jon Pertwee ’s final canon appearance as the MD , although the twentieth - anniversary special was actually produced forChildren in Needrather thanDoctor Who . Either way,“Rogue " seemingly depict the Third Doctor at a point much later on in his lifetime than ever before . However , what does n’t make sense is that he never take care so sometime when he regenerate into Tom Baker ’s Fourth Doctor - so there may be other strength at dramatic play .
The Third Doctor’s Older Hologram May Be Caused By Doctor Who’s Bi-Generation Twist
Pertwee’s Doctor may have survived the events of his “final” episode
Theending of theDoctor Who60th - day of remembrance specialsintroduced theshocking wrench of bi - generation . A unconscious process that ’s hardly understood , even by the Doctor , bi - generation let for David Tennant ’s Fourteenth Doctor to recuperate from his injury while spawning another version of himself who was fully autonomous . This was how Ncuti Gatwa ’s Fifteenth Doctor entered the ruffle . Showrunner Russell T Davies has been very vocal about his own theory thatthe bi - generation shot in " The Giggle " was n’t an apart incidentand that it happened to all Doctors up and down the timeline . If so , this could excuse Pertwee ’s age yield in " Rogue . "
Returning to classic episode of Doctor Who comes with some very unintended trouble that especially stand out when seen through a modernistic crystalline lens .
Just as Fourteen survived his bi - generation operation and break down on to live his life , Davies ' hypothesis proving true would have in mind that Jon Pertwee ’s Third Doctor would also have remained in existence while engender Tom Baker ’s Fourth . Then , Four would belike have gone on to live a spirit very like to the one that ’s shown inDoctor Who , whileThree would have hazard off and started a new branch of the Doctor ’s complex timeline . This would produce a sorting of Doctor multiverse , creating unexampled stories .
While Davies ' hypothesis has n’t been establish as canyon , his condition as theDoctor Whoshowrunner have in mind his ruminations have a great pile more weight unit than the average person .
While Davies ' hypothesis has n’t been found as canon , his status as theDoctor Whoshowrunner means his reflexion nurse a great wad more weight than the fair person . If he ’s correct , the Third Doctor could have lived a much longer lifethan the version that ’s live toDoctor Whofans . Although Time Lords mature much slower than humans , they do become visibly older over metre - as evidenced by Matt Smith ’s Eleventh Doctor in " The Time of the Doctor . " So , the version of Three shown in " Rogue " could be the bi - generated version , which lived on to create an alternate timeline .
The Third Doctor’s Hologram May Be An Alternate Version
This version of Pertwee’s Doctor may never have appeared in Doctor Who
There is another possibility to paint a picture that perhapsthe hologram of Jon Pertwee is showing a adaptation of the Third Doctor from another reality altogether . This is plunk for by the fact that the set of holographic Doctors includes a face belonging to someone who has never been shown to take on the Doctor in alive - action . Sandwiched between William Hartnell ’s First Doctor and Tom Baker ’s Fourth is aface that looks very much like Richard E Grant . If it is him , then this could have huge implication for theDoctor Whouniverse .
Although Grant has never fiddle the Doctor on - screen , he has voice a adaptation of the Ninth Doctor in an animatedDoctor Whoseries called " The Scream of the Shalka . " As such , this version of the character is often refer to as the Shalka Doctor . “The Shalka Scream " was put into production just before 2005’sDoctor Whorevivalwas confirm , but it aired after Christopher Eccleston was announced to take to the screen door . For a short while , there was some discombobulation about whether Grant or Eccleston would make the championship of the Ninth Doctor , but Grant ’s translation was finally paint with the non - canon encounter .
" The Shalka Scream " first publicise in later 2003 , and Eccleston’sDoctor Whodebut was in 2005 .
The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor, joined by new companion Ruby Sunday.
If Richard E Grant ’s Shalka Doctor is being re - established asDoctor Whocanon , then the alternate world of the animated show could be collide with the principal body of the enfranchisement ’s lore . likewise , the old version of Jon Pertwee ’s Third Doctor could also be getting dragged intoDoctor Who ’s main persistence , with bismuth - propagation altering the trajectory of his life and how it interact with that of Ncuti Gatwa ’s variant of the Time Lord .
Doctor Who’s Hologram Scene May Be Setting Up A Third Doctor Cameo
Pertwee’s son could be set to inherit the role of the Third Doctor
All the other former live - natural process Doctors during the holograph scene in " Rogue " look very recognizable as their several versions of the character . The succession is even accurate enough to include two version of David Tennant - although they both depend suspiciously like the Tenth Doctor rather than one being the senior Fourteen . Pertwee is the only one who looks notably older than he was for any of hisDoctor Whoappearances , which feel like a specific choice to make unless he ’s coming back to the show soon .
Rumors have been whirlpool for a while now that the Third Doctor will return to the show , perhaps played by Sean Pertwee , boy of the original actor . TheGothamactor is in his early sixties , and so he ’s roughly a decade older than his father was when he debuted as the Third Doctor back in 1970 . However , he could still do a convincing job , with the family resemblance wait on as a immense vantage . The aging - up of Three in " Rogue " goes far beyond Sean Pertwee ’s current appearance , but it could still be a hint tie in to an upcomingDoctor Whocameo .
Episode
Disney+ Release Date
" Space Babies " & " The Devil ’s Chord "
May 10
" Boom "
May 17
" 73 yard "
May 24
" Dot & Bubble "
May 31
" Rogue "
June 7
" The Legend of Ruby Sunday "
June 14
" Empire of Death "
June 21
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The latest MD Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor , joined by unexampled companion Ruby Sunday .
