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Based on her [[Zodiac]] sign, she was born in July or August. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Secrets of the Stars]]'')  
Based on her [[Zodiac]] sign, she was born in July or August. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Secrets of the Stars]]'')  


For a brief time in [[2009]], she had been taken over when Martin Truman invoked Leo. ([[SJA]]: [[Secrets of the Stars|''Secrets of the Stars'']]) During Christmas [[2010]], she, along with the rest of the human race, was transformed into a duplicate of [[The Master]] during the speech of Barack Obama trying to get Earth out of the recession. ([[DW]]: [[The End of Time|''The End of Time'']])
For a brief time in [[2009]], she had been taken over when Martin Truman invoked Leo. ([[SJA]]: [[Secrets of the Stars|''Secrets of the Stars'']]) During Christmas [[2010]], she, along with the rest of the human race, was transformed into a duplicate of [[The Master]] during the speech of Barack Obama trying to get Earth out of the recession. ([[DW]]: [[The End of Time|''The End of Time'']])  


===Stories covered===
===Stories covered===
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*Trinity Wells is one of only two characters, as well as the only named character, to have appeared in ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Torchwood]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. The other one is [[French Newsreader]], played by [[Anthony Debaeck]].
*Trinity Wells is one of only two characters, as well as the only named character, to have appeared in ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Torchwood]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. The other one is [[French Newsreader]], played by [[Anthony Debaeck]].
*Russel T. Davies revealed in Doctor Who confidential for [[DW]]: [[The End of Time|''The End of Time'']] that he had originally planned for the Doctor to meet Trinity Wells in the special, but the scene was cut.


===Naming Problems===
===Naming Problems===
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[[Image:MalLoup.jpg|thumb|left|If this caption is to be trusted, this reporter's name is "Mal Loup".]]
This reporter's name is the subject of some ambiguity. Her name has only been seen in a [[Wikipedia:chyron|chyron]] once. In [http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/doctorwho/ram/usnews?size=16x9&bgc=CC0000&nbram=1&bbram=1&lang=en-wl one account] of the [[Slitheen]] infiltration of the British government by the [[Slitheen]] in ''[[World War III]]'', her name was seen as "Mal Loup", a vague French translation for "[[Bad Wolf]]". This in-universe citation, however, was only seen on an official, but in-universe, BBC website, not in the episode as broadcast. Likewise, the name "Trinity Wells" comes only from the credits of her appearances in ''Turn Left'' onwards, not the episodes themselves. It's possible the appearance of the Mal Loup name in this instance was a manifestation of the [[Bad Wolf meme]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]'')


Alternately, in real life it is not uncommon for individuals in the public eye to change their names, either due to marriage or other reason. It's quite possible that the newscaster used the name Mal Loup at one point (possibly influenced by the Bad Wolf meme) and later adopted the name Trinity Wells.
There had been much speculation over the name of Trinity Wells, which was seen as Mal Loup in one account; however, it was revealed by Russel T. Davies that she was offically unnamed until series 2; following this, he decided to name her Trinity Wells. The name of Mal Loup (aka Bad Wolf) is by dafult an obvious manifestation of the Bad Wolf meme, as explored in [[DW]]: [[Turn Left|''Turn Left'']], in which the word appears everywher ein many forms.
[[Category:Human newsreaders|Wells]]
[[Category:Human newsreaders|Wells]]
[[Category:21st century individuals|Wells]]
[[Category:21st century individuals|Wells]]

Revision as of 01:00, 29 December 2009



Trinity Wells, possibly known as Mal Loup, was an American newsreader. She reported several alien encounters for an American news network known as "AMNN".


Profile

Based on her Zodiac sign, she was born in July or August. (SJA: Secrets of the Stars)

For a brief time in 2009, she had been taken over when Martin Truman invoked Leo. (SJA: Secrets of the Stars) During Christmas 2010, she, along with the rest of the human race, was transformed into a duplicate of The Master during the speech of Barack Obama trying to get Earth out of the recession. (DW: The End of Time)

Stories covered

Alternate Realities

In the timeline known as Donna's World, she announced the March of the Adipose in the United States. She survived the events of this timeline. (DW: Turn Left)

Behind the scenes

Naming Problems

There had been much speculation over the name of Trinity Wells, which was seen as Mal Loup in one account; however, it was revealed by Russel T. Davies that she was offically unnamed until series 2; following this, he decided to name her Trinity Wells. The name of Mal Loup (aka Bad Wolf) is by dafult an obvious manifestation of the Bad Wolf meme, as explored in DW: Turn Left, in which the word appears everywher ein many forms.