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'''The Thirteenth Doctor''' was the last, female incarnation of [[The Doctor|the Doctor]]. With the Doctor now [[regeneration|regenerated]] into a woman, she abandoned her [[companion]] [[Emma]] and "his" previous plans to marry her. | '''The Thirteenth Doctor''' was the last, female incarnation of [[The Doctor|the Doctor]]. With the Doctor now [[regeneration|regenerated]] into a woman, she was abandoned by her [[companion]] [[Emma]] and "his" previous plans to marry her were cancelled. However, both the Doctor and [[The 17th Master|the Master]] found each other much more attractive than before, and walked off together as a pair. | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The inclusion of a woman as the 13th Doctor addresses longstanding fan speculation that the Doctor could at some point change sexes while regenerating, a theory at one point supported by [[Tom Baker]]. | *The inclusion of a woman as the 13th Doctor addresses longstanding fan speculation that the Doctor could at some point change sexes while regenerating, a theory at one point supported by [[Tom Baker]]. | ||
*Fans had for years, thought [[Joanna Lumley]] a candidate for the role of the Doctor, should they ever cast a woman in the role. (She had earlier played Sapphire, a non-human time detective in the cult fantasy series ''Sapphire & Steel''.) The script gave her name as "The (Female) Thirteenth Doctor". | *Fans had for years, thought [[Joanna Lumley]] a candidate for the role of the Doctor, should they ever cast a woman in the role. (She had earlier played Sapphire, a non-human time detective in the cult fantasy series ''Sapphire & Steel''.) The script gave her name as "The (Female) Thirteenth Doctor". | ||
[[Category:Non-canonical Doctors]] | [[Category:Non-canonical Doctors]] | ||
