BBC’sDoctor Whohas never been afraid toreturn to its pastwhen the position calls for it . Usually , this come up in the material body of bringing back sure-enough friends or foes , or a plotline from not that long ago , but the newest trip-up back to memory lane aim to add together some vividness to an significant part of the franchise .
originally today , BBC revealed it ’ll be re - releasing 1969 ’s “ The War Games , ” the final 10 - part black - and - clean serial that made upDoctor Who’ssixth time of year . That ’d be noted on its own , but the web ’s going the supererogatory step by pose it in color for the first time . In the series , the Second Doctor ( Patrick Troughton ) and Companions Jamie and Zoe learn an unknown hollo the War Lord has pick soldier from Earth history and brainwashed them into struggle each other so he can use the survivors as an U. S. Army to conquer the galaxy . In the decades since , it ’s been dub one of the most importantWhoepisodes , and we were pretty eminent on the cliffhanger for itspenultimate episodeback in 2010 .
But this new version of “ War Games ” is n’t just getting a splatter of colouration , it ’s also coming with an update score and visuals . Interestingly , those changes may also affect how the Doctor regenerates into Jon Pertwee ’s Third Doctor . Whereas theoriginal versionis a trippy , almost nightmarish chronological sequence as he ’s forced into his new look and pleads for the transmutation to stop , the trailer for the technicolor airing hints at a process more in line with the show ’s now default glowing flames around his body .
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While this makes gumption on a practical level and provide consistency with whatDoctor Whohas become now , it may also go against the point of the medico ’s regeneration at the meter . Unlike most of the transformations in former seasons , this is a punishment for breaking the Time Lords ’ non - interference linguistic rule : it has to be horrifying for both him and the consultation , particularly since this was also our first time seeing other penis of his race .
If the idea of BBC changing this regeneration does n’t sit right with you , currentDoctor Whoshowrunner Russell T. Davies said the black - and - white “ War Games ” will be approachable in its original form on BBC iPlayer . The non-white version will get to the platform and air on tv set on the same sidereal day : December 23 .
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