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In the scene where the new Doctor meets Pigbin Josh's grandfather he mentions how he recognises his face and hints that he may have subconciously chosen it for a reason. Assuming he never met John Frobisher, he's probably thinking of his encounter with That Roman Guy Who I've Forgotten The Name Of. So the question is...why that face?

• Could it be a way of warning himself that danger is coming, what with 'Volcano Day' in the Pompeii episode?
• Could it indicate that soon he'll have to make a terrible choice, like he did when he went to Pompeii?
• Could it be something to do with the Doctor's family? The roman guy had a family, I guess...
• Or, maybe the Doctor did meet John Frobisher at some point, and his choice of the face is to remind him of times when he's turned his back on the world like he did during the 456 incident? 213.249.213.20^{talk to me} 13:48, August 24, 2014 (UTC)

Maybe there was just something about Caecilius(the Roman guy) that the Doctor admired he took his face to honor him. The thing where he "knows something is coming" is also a good theory. Jedted ☎ 02:47, August 26, 2014 (UTC)

Well one reason that it might have something to do with what happened in Pompeii is the way Moffett had The Doctor in Deep Breath keep saying that he thought something was familiar, but couldn't quite place it. That would suggest the Doctor cannot remember everything. But while one would hope those things were limited to the obscure, recall he walked for a long ways through the catacombs before he realized the statues should have 2 heads. Every once in a while the Doctor has to forget about something for plot purposes.

That said, I wonder if it is a warning about the danger, or a hint at how to resolve it. If its about Galifrey, the problem to me is that with putting the whole place in a pocket, he has already done better than he could in Pompeii, where he just saved one family and left the rest to die. As he did in the Library, with Galifrey (and this could be significant) he saved them all.

Perhaps that's not it at all. Perhaps, now that he has solved the chief mystery of the Impossible Girl, it's time to leave her to live her own life. And somehow this visage will ease that along. Phil Stone ☎ 04:02, August 27, 2014 (UTC)