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seaweedstarshine · 1 year ago

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I love Amy's Choice and I love The Day of the Doctor Novelization, but something that only clicked for me recently — is that the reason the Eleventh Doctor is able to instantly recognize and brush past the Dream Lord when he appears — is because for as long as he's had this body, he's been hallucinating the War Doctor’s voice taunting him in a very similar way (minus all the jokes).

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Of course at the end of Amy's Choice, the Doctor sees the Dream Lord reflected in the console, looks distressed, and says nothing, and I just. I love how Moffat used that novelization to flesh out so many different elements he included in his run.

#where DID you pick up this cheap cabernet act? bc normally when you're around im hearing a lot of 'no more'#eleventh doctor #11th Doctor #war doctor #dream lord #Doctor Who #Amy’s Choice #Day of the Doctor novelization #New Who #also. at the end #the doctor wasn't trying to hide his damage when he dismissed Amy. 'sorry- I thought it was obvious? the dream lord was me'.#11 doesn't hide it for other people. he tries to ignore it for his own sake. he wants to FORGET - not regret - but his brain won't let him #in that vein i truly think he just does not realize the self-harm comment in this episode is awkward to say #the doctor #(eleventh) doctor is neurodivergent tag #I can't express how important the eleventh doctor's psychosis is to me.#the way its depicted in the novelization- the way he mistakes who's speaking during a phone conversation- realizes its not the #coal hill headmaster- starts shaking- tries and fails his usual mental trick- finds a book to stare at till Clara can be with him #words by seaweed #btw I do think the 'dream lord is the valeyard confirmed' theory for the reflection is fun!! but also unlikely

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