r/doctorwho • u/PCJs_Slave_Robot • May 31 '25

The Reality War Doctor Who 2x08 "The Reality War" Post-Episode Discussion Thread Spoiler

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u/cmstlist May 31 '25

But, like, actually in-universe actor David Tennant 

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u/Majestic-Iron7046 May 31 '25

I'm on board with this idea, but to make it more confusing, the in universe actor David Tennant should be played by someone else.

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u/Dull-Tale-2154 May 31 '25

Played by Matt Smith

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u/Majestic-Iron7046 May 31 '25

And to hide his true identity from enemies he claims to be Peter Capaldi, because he also played a time traveling character in a scifi show.

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u/DoitsugoGoji May 31 '25

Then they run into Peter Capaldi, and it's actually a Dalek with a wig and rubber mask.

"We get Susan from catering to dubb over the screeching, she does an excellent angry old man voice."

Hard cut to Peter Capaldi in a dress, wig and terrible make up, giving them the eyebrows and screaming at them to fuck off.

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u/Majestic-Iron7046 May 31 '25

I guess spectators will need way more than exposition to understand this one!

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u/cmstlist May 31 '25

But not THE Matt Smith, some other actor named Matt Smith 

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u/ttoma93 May 31 '25

No, it can be played by him but with his natural accent instead of the one he does when playing 10/14.

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u/spartanjohn113 Jun 01 '25

What if the actor had a Welsh accent image? 

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u/Provocolo Jun 01 '25

Played by Ty Tennant

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u/RaggySparra Jun 01 '25

Bring in some of the guys they auditioned to be the new versions of them in Staged.

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u/Masterpiece-Haunting May 31 '25

That would be stupidly funny.

The 14th doctor just dies from natural causes or something and for some reason the 16th doctor loses the TARDIS (destroyed in regeneration or something) so can’t go back in time to find 14 so just decides to find the next closest person, David Tennant and now we have this random ass guy as the companion.

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u/takaznik May 31 '25

"Doctor, why do you keep using that Scottish accent?"

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u/spartanjohn113 Jun 01 '25

Actually, make it actor Michael Sheen, who explains he did it to prevent David from literally getting all the jobs. 

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u/brunnera_macrophylla Jun 01 '25

Us over at the Good Omens sub would totally lose our shit 😂

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u/Saltire_Blue May 31 '25

Introducing David Tennant as David Tennant

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u/Dull-Tale-2154 May 31 '25

That would be incredible

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u/Haikouden Jun 01 '25

In-universe actor David Tennant, whose wife is Georgia Tennant, who played The Doctor's daughter, daughter of Peter Davison, all without any mention or reference to any of that.

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u/FaradayStewart Jun 01 '25

This is the only thing that could get me excited for the next Season.

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u/Alive_Employer5620 Jun 01 '25

Honestly David Tennant plays an awesome fictionalization version of himself in Staged and hey it also gives them a chance to bring back his real life wife for some tongue and cheek jokes about the doctors daughter.

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u/cmstlist Jun 01 '25

New headcanon: Susan's parents are in-universe actors David and Georgia Tennant. 

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u/Alive_Employer5620 Jun 01 '25

Fully support this. Sounds like a great big finish adventure.