John Hurt as the Doctor?

[Archae]

Just watched the end of the 7th season on BBC America.

Yes, just what I said.

[SteveG]

1. Just saw the same thing,

Wow! though I have to think if they get someone of that stature, he will likely (unfortunately) be the last Doctor.

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2. My guess is that he'll do an episode or two portraying the first Doctor before he ran away. n/t

[SteveG]

3. did a little research

This is for the big 50th anniversary episode, which will have several of the Dr.'s in attendance. should be interesting.

[winter is coming]

4. Ah, of course. Looking forward to it. n/t

[pokerfan]

5. I'm guessing that he's the Valeyard

and that #10 and #11 will be combining forces to fight him in the anniversary episode.

[MrMickeysMom]

8. Remind me of when Valeyard came into the series, will ya?

I like your theory, too.

[winter is coming]

9. Here's the 411 on Valeyard.

http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Valeyard

[MrMickeysMom]

10. Wow! I did not know this...

This is what comes from intermittently watching it through the years. Thanks for the awesome geek-domness of it all!

[pokerfan]

11. Yeah

it's pretty amazing that over fifty years and countless writers/show-runners that there is any semblance of a coherent mythos.

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12. I didn't know it, either. That was just something that turned up when I did a search. n/t

[MattBaggins]

6. This is going to be epic

[MrMickeysMom]

7. Wow... what an ending...

John Hurt may have the season as "The Doctor", but there's got to be an alter thing going here.

Ah, another cliff-hanger, indeed!