Doctor Who Spoilers: 10 Story-Line Set-Ups That Will Shape Season 8

3. The Past Is Coming Back To Haunt The Doctor

The actual age of the Doctor is something that€™s been argued for years (not least because he lies about his age a lot), and we know that he spent centuries defending Trenzalore €“ you can easily argue that the 11th Doctor is the longest (and oldest) he€™s been between regenerations. He€™s at pains to point out that he€™s two thousand years old, by the end of Deep Breath €“ although he could be lying again. Whatever his genuine age, that€™s a long time to spend travelling the universe. That€™s a lot of past. This season seems to be making a serious point of referencing older stories and past episodes, much more than is normal even for a Steven Moffat story. We€™re going to go out on a limb here €“ this season of Doctor Who is going to be about the past catching up on the Doctor in a big way. Time will tell what that actually means for our favourite Time Lord, but it doesn€™t bode well for him.