Howling:Doctor of Intestinal Parasites

So, in "Mummy on the Orient Express," the Doctor said that he was a Doctor of Intestinal Parasites. Not an obvious gag, but this season has brought two episodes of shrinkage: the Doctor inside the Dalek in "Into the Dalek," and the shrinking Tardis in "Flatline." It's a wild speculation and not very likely (or even tasteful), but I think it's worth asking at this point: does the Doctor have someone or something miniaturized inside him, much as he was once inside the Teselecta?

Two possibilities come to mind:
 * Missy and the Nethersphere. Maybe a miniaturized Tardis (presuming that she's the Master) inside the Doctor?  Missy was able to track and view people who died for the Doctor as well as Clara in "Flatline" via her iPad; that would be easier if she were nearby, as she would be if she were inside the Doctor.  It would be a case of having one's worst enemy inside oneself, since the metaphor often seems to crop up in literal form on the show (e.g. the malfunctioning tech in the mummy in "Orient Express," the Doctor inside the Dalek).
 * Gallifrey. It's hidden somewhere in a dimension, but he doesn't seem to know where that dimension is.  Maybe inside, rather than outside: his quest for Gallifrey (which seems to have dropped by the wayside since the special) needs to focus inward rather than outward, and discovering whether he, as the final remaining product of Gallifrey, is truly a "good man" will unlock whether Gallifrey should be restored or locked away forever.

98.180.17.52talk to me 19:21, October 19, 2014 (UTC)