Russell T. Davies Doesn't Want Doctor Who to 'Unwrite' Chris Chibnall

Of all the moves made with Doctor Who in recent years, few proved as divisive as “The Timeless Children”—the season 12 finale that saw Jodie Whittaker’s 13th Doctor face the Master on their homeworld, and discover the truth behind the Time Lords’ origins. But as much as new eras of the show like to play with past stories, incoming showrunner Russell T. Davies doesn’t want to mess with this story in particular.

“Let’s stare that question right in the eye. I’m not going to unwrite my good friend Chris Chibnall’s work on ‘The Timeless Children,’” Davies told SFX magazine in a new interview. “I’m not going to deny what he wrote. I’m going with it. It’s absolutely fine.”

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Of course, for a TV show that’s been around for 60 years now, Doctor Who has constantly introduced, undone, and redone tons and tons of what could be considered “canon” for a show that is about constantly evolving and changing. Davies’ own decision during his first tenure as showrunner to have the Doctor orphaned by a devastating Time War that wiped out Gallifrey and the Daleks was retconned during the events of “The Day of the Doctor.” If Davies wanted to return to that plotline and do something with it—or change certain elements like the Master’s eradication of the Time Lords (again!)—that wouldn’t be inconsistent with just what Doctor Who has done for decades now.

But would he need to? The whole point of “The Timeless Children,” even with this seemingly earth-shattering revelation, was that the Doctor didn’t care they had this whole background to unknown to them—they were instead freed by the mystery and idea that there was more about themself to discover, and carried on being who they are in the moment. Instead of wondering whether or not a new showrunner will come along and nix a past story, maybe it’d be better for fans to take a similar step and just... not get so wrapped up in what is and isn’t canonized in amber.

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