Forum:The Doctor's Species

Should all incarnations of the Doctor be described as "half-human" on the pages, because I've never thought of him as being half-human, apart from the Eighth Doctor?--GingerM 18:00, 6 February 2007 (UTC)


 * If we're going to have a discussion about this, then I think we should have all the "for" points and all the "against" points about all the Doctor's incarnations being half-Human or not. Only problem is, I don't know where to start... 19:05, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Half-Human before the Eighth Doctor: Against

 * The Doctor turned temporarily human in the Seventh Doctor novel Human Nature. that might have affected his biodata or whatever.
 * The Master seems as surprised as anyone at the news (unless the Doctor did a really good job of hiding the evidence).
 * Alternative fan theory, that Grace Holloway's DNA "infected" him during the operation prior to his regenerating.

Half-Human before the Eighth Doctor: For

 * The Doctor said "half-human on my mother's side", meaning he didn't get his human half via some artifical means but naturally.


 * That might be a good way of setting it out, but what about after the Eighth Doctor? Or just "Not only the Eighth Doctor"? Other points:
 * In the TV movie the Doctor had only recently regenerated, so how could he have known whether he was half-Human in just that incarnation so soon?
 * However, Gallifreyans could have a second sense about it.
 * The Tenth Doctor said that calling himself Human was "optional" for him in The Runaway Bride, perhaps saying that he could say his Gallifreyan or Human side was his and still be right.
 * However, it could be saying that he was only half-Human in one of his incarnations, that is why it is optional (if you get what I mean). Or it might not have anything to do with it.
 * Some of the Doctor's incarnations (such as the Fourth and Tenth) had a great liking for Humanity - even the Fourth Doctor described it as "irrational" in The Ark in Space.
 * However, this doesn't explain some Doctors' dislike for Humankind (such as the Ninth, who refered to Humans as "stupid apes" in Father's Day.
 * ...and so on. 20:13, 6 February 2007 (UTC)


 * I don't think the Doctor regarding humans a certain way counts as evidence. --***Stardizzy*** 20:17, 6 February 2007 (UTC)


 * No, I suppose I just have this idea that some people tend to prefer something because they are something. Bias, basically. 20:19, 6 February 2007 (UTC)