Short division

[scarfman]

The fundamental difference between 20th century Doctor Who and 21st century Doctor Who is that in 20th century Doctor Who the Doctor did not need or want a family. A (grand)daughter surrogate, certainly, but not a whole family. Perhaps only because the Time Lords were still out there, but.

The fundamental difference between Davies Doctor Who and Moffat Doctor Who is that Davies seemed to believe the Doctor is not to be allowed to acquire a family and then keep them.

Comments

[daibhid-c.livejournal.com]

We don't know if Moffat believes he should be allowed to keep them; we just know he's been allowed to keep them so far.

"The final days of the Ponds are coming. I'm not telling you when or how, but that story is going to come to a heartbreaking end."

[scarfman]

Unless he's getting rid of River at the same time, the Doctor will still have family.

[alawston.livejournal.com]

River must be on her way out as a screen character at some point in the next couple of years - she's used up her regenerations and they've been as lucky to get as much of Alex Kingston's time as they have.

[scarfman]

The Doctor will still have had the Ponds for some two and a half years of air history and some two centuries or more of his own life, and River for even longer. That's longer than the Tylers, Joneses or Nobles were in his life.