Theres nothing concrete to base this theory on but there's a certain something telling us that, this series, the Doctor is going to kill someone. Not as an act of anger or revenge but one of pragmatism. Looking at the situation as a whole and deciding that (as distasteful as it may be), directly killing the villain is best solution. This is an occurrence that crops up incredibly rarely in Doctor Who because the broad characterisation of the Doctor is of an absolute pacifist. The man who abhors violence. Never carrying a gun. as Davros said. But depending on the circumstances, he can be spurred on to pick up a weapon and start mowing down his enemies. The only time weve seen this happen recently was in 2012s Dinosaurs On A Spaceship when the Doctor targeted villainous trader Solomons ship with missiles fired from Earth after he killed all of the Silurians onboard their ark and gleefully announced his plans to break Nefertiti. A shocking resolution but one that gave the story a lot more edge. If the Eleventh Doctor can be driven to committing a cold-blooded murder (albeit a justified one) then so can the Twelfth, considering that hes being promoted as much more serious and less benevolent. The trailers are strongly playing up the Doctors much darker personality and of course theres the Am I A Good Man? moment to make us wonder what kind of lengths the new Doctor will go to save the day. Until proved otherwise, the smart moneys still on him killing someone.
JG Moore is a writer and filmmaker from the south of England. He also works as an editor and VFX artist, and has a BA in Media Production from the University Of Winchester.
