The Seventh Doctor
17. Is The Doctor Much More Than A Time Lord?
In an attempt to restore a bit of mystery to The Doctor, The Cartmel Master Plan was unleashed. Created by Andrew Cartmel, Ben Aaronovitch and Marc Platt aspects of the Doctor's true nature were hinted throughout the 25th and 26th seasons. In "Silver Nemesis," Lady Peinforte shakes her head when The Doctor is described as a Time Lord and in a scene cut from the broadcast version of "Remembrance of the Daleks" the Doctor claims to be "far more than just another Time Lord." The plan would have culminated in the revelation that The Doctor was one of the founders of Time Lord society alongside Rassilon and Omega, and that Susan Foreman was not really his granddaughter. The cancellation of Doctor Who meant that this storyline was dropped and many of the ideas contained in the plan were never carried forward. With the mystery surrounding The Doctor's name, perhaps there might be something to the idea that the Doctor is more than a Time Lord.
16. Whatever Happened To The Rani?
Like Susan Foreman and the Meddling Monk, this is another Time Lord who has disappeared from Doctor Who. When last we saw her, she was cornered by a dinosaur, but was that the final end for the villain responsible for offing the 6th Doctor? Was she eventually laid low by one of her schemes? Did she use up all of her regenerations and the Time Lords never bothered to offer her a few more? Was she drafted into and killed in the Time War?