Talk:Christmas with the Plasmavores (short story)

Which Doctor?
I don't believe the Doctor's identity in this story is nearly as obvious as the editor who added it to the page seemed to in their edit note. From the story:

". . . there was something in his wide, wild eyes and frantically orbiting hands that made Catherine think alien as well . . . "Salt," he said dramatically, "can overload a Plasmavore's circulatory system. . . The Slabs are down," he said, and Catherine could swear there was disappointment in his voice. "Did I do that? I don't think I did that.""

- Christmas with the Plasmavores

I don't deny that the Fourth Doctor definitely is a great fit for this, but I don't think he's the only possible fit.

If for example, something additional to this in the story had identified the character as the Tenth Doctor, would anything in the above description make anyone bat an eye and say, "Hold on; that doesn't sound like Ten." I really don't think it would.

I believe we need to leave the Doctor for this story ambiguous. Schreibenheimer ☎  15:22, 22 January 2022 (UTC)