Heaven Sent - Does the doctor die every day?
This story of the Doctor Who episode "Heaven Sent" takes place over an outstandingly long period of time, seeing the Doctor stuck in a recursive cycle during which he repeatedly perishes and comes back to life. In the following episode, Hell Bent, it is estimated that this cycle lasts for four and a half billion years,
My question is, if Doctor dies today, and he gets back tomorrow without the knowledge of the previous day, shouln't he met freshly died body, not the skull instead? Shouln't he felt that the skull is recent not old?
I mean..okay, after one billion year it's ok to see skulls, but after one day?
Best Answer
It was a fantastic episode of Doctor Who. The storyline was amazing.
My guess would be that the burning of the body at the end of each loop cycle in the episode makes the skull indistinguishable from that of an old one. There was simply too much trauma to the body/skull.
In answer to how often the doctor dies, I would guess that each loop cycle takes days/weeks to complete before it's reset again.
All of the above is just my own opinion/guesswork. Let me know your thoughts.
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Does the Doctor die in Heaven Sent?
The figure mortally injures the Doctor, disabling his regeneration. He crawls back to the teleportation chamber, and burns his body as a catalyst to restart the teleport, aware that due to the resetting rooms, a copy of himself is inside.How long did the Doctor spend in Heaven Sent?
Heaven Sent sees the Doctor trapped in a Gallifreyan confession dial, with the following episode establishing that he was locked inside for over 4-and-a-half billion years.Does the Doctor remember Heaven Sent?
He says he can remember 'it all' at the end of every cycle, which leads me to believe he can remember every second of it, but some people think that he only has memories of the last iteration.\u201d Moffat answered: \u201cWell technically, it shouldn't be possible that he remembers.How does the 12th Doctor die?
The Twelfth Doctor was electrocuted, blown up and shot by Mondasian Cybermen. Despite that, he willfully stopped his regeneration and decaides not to change, and might've stayed that way had he not received a visit from the First Doctor.Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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