Wednesday, December 20, 2023

What If... the Doctor's moral compass had never formed? (Part 2)


Last time, we had seen a Doctor who had not taken on Ian and Barbara as companions. As a result he alienated his granddaughter Susan, who voluntarily chose to leave the TARDIS and her grandfather behind. He regenerated not long after, finding himself with new companions in the form of Vicki Pallister, Steven Taylor, and Sara Kingdom. Also, when we last left them, the last of their number had filled the Meddling Monk with so many holes that he whistled on the way to the ground, Sara knowing something that the Monk has yet to do and trying to prevent it... which might have worked, if the Monk were not a Time Lord and thus a regeneration had begun...

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

What If... the Doctor's moral compass had never formed? (Part 1)


Well, it is the 60th anniversary and there's no way I'm gonna finish (or even start, in some cases) the stories I wanted to do to celebrate. Blame real life, it happens.

However, I do have enough time to shoot the breeze and talk about a continuation of a What If? scenario that I've already done - namely a universe where Ian and Barbara never investigated their strange pupil Susan Foreman. That's right, this is technically "What If Ian and Barbara never investigated Susan?" Part 5, but I decided to spin it off into its own for reasons that will become clear soon enough.

Spoilers for Classic Who below the cut. You've been warned!

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

What If... the Trickster never reset the Timeline? (Part 3)


Last time, we ended on a bit of a sour note indeed. With his plan to reset the timeline blocked off by two of his older brothers, Gabriel found himself having to work to prevent the Apocalypse itself.

...he failed. Despite some changes in the timeline everything, as Gabriel of the Prime Timeline might say, inevitably went down the same road. Sam still killed Lilith, which still released Lucifer. The Apocalypse is nigh... and the Devil is rising.

So, what happens next? Well, as of this writing, I still haven't finished Season 4, but don't worry... I'm still going to mercilessly dig into spoilers for the show I haven't yet reviewed.

You have been warned!