He was very Doctor-y. But not very One-ish. From what I've seen of One he was grumpy, dismissive of humans, and not one for getting involved. Also he never said 'Hmmm?'
Also it was a Gatiss script. Of course Moffat would be involved but...
Still, he filled a very Doctor-y role, esp when it came to Clara. If we get a guy with a Beatles haircut & a recorder next week I'd say your theory is GO! :D
He wasn't necessarily un-One-ish. Somewhat less grumpy, to be sure, but he still didn't seem too far off to me.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think we got a name anywhere in the episode. Just "Professor." Which, funnily enough, is what Ace called the Seventh Doctor. And is it really common practice to have a professor on a sub stocked with nuclear missiles? Even the way he dodges the question about it being a mammoth seems suspect to me.
But I could easily be jumping at shadows. (I blame the Bad Wolf...and Torchwood...and Harold Saxon...and the Doctor-Donna...and the four knocks...and the exploding TARDIS...and the Silence...and Melody Pond...and lake Silencio...and Clara Oswin Oswald.) And I'm probably inclined toward certain conclusions because of the casting news for the 50th Anniversary
( ... )
Moffat just loves to drive me mad. And then it'll probably something simple, hidden in plain sight again. It'll be something simple, and something that'll answer everything in one go. (I still say Omega.)
Also, Promethia pointed out that the Professor was very much a River-mirror.
Although as you say - it could be anything from coincidence to sneaky stealth-arc.
But surely Eleven would sense him? Unless he was somehow fobwatched or... OK, I give up. If it WAS One, you get all the awards.
OK, I give up. If it WAS One, you get all the awards.
Well, I've never once been correct when I've tried to guess what the series is doing...so there's that.
(I still say Omega.)
Well, there was that reference in Akhaten. (It made me think Mind Robber, but then I saw your post mention Omega and I realized that fit better.) And he was in a previous multi-Doctor adventure...
I think you win all the awards if it's Omega.
Also, Promethia pointed out that the Professor was very much a River-mirror.
A River-mirror? Interesting. I'll have to re-watch with that in mind. I got so stuck on my First Doctor theory that it was hard to see much of anything else.
Which makes this the first Ice Warrior story that I have any interest in re-watching. \o/
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Also it was a Gatiss script. Of course Moffat would be involved but...
Still, he filled a very Doctor-y role, esp when it came to Clara. If we get a guy with a Beatles haircut & a recorder next week I'd say your theory is GO! :D
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think we got a name anywhere in the episode. Just "Professor." Which, funnily enough, is what Ace called the Seventh Doctor. And is it really common practice to have a professor on a sub stocked with nuclear missiles? Even the way he dodges the question about it being a mammoth seems suspect to me.
But I could easily be jumping at shadows. (I blame the Bad Wolf...and Torchwood...and Harold Saxon...and the Doctor-Donna...and the four knocks...and the exploding TARDIS...and the Silence...and Melody Pond...and lake Silencio...and Clara Oswin Oswald.) And I'm probably inclined toward certain conclusions because of the casting news for the 50th Anniversary ( ... )
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It'll be something simple, and something that'll answer everything in one go. (I still say Omega.)
Also, Promethia pointed out that the Professor was very much a River-mirror.
Although as you say - it could be anything from coincidence to sneaky stealth-arc.
But surely Eleven would sense him? Unless he was somehow fobwatched or... OK, I give up. If it WAS One, you get all the awards.
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Well, I've never once been correct when I've tried to guess what the series is doing...so there's that.
(I still say Omega.)
Well, there was that reference in Akhaten. (It made me think Mind Robber, but then I saw your post mention Omega and I realized that fit better.) And he was in a previous multi-Doctor adventure...
I think you win all the awards if it's Omega.
Also, Promethia pointed out that the Professor was very much a River-mirror.
A River-mirror? Interesting. I'll have to re-watch with that in mind. I got so stuck on my First Doctor theory that it was hard to see much of anything else.
Which makes this the first Ice Warrior story that I have any interest in re-watching. \o/
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