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{{quote|When they came <nowiki>[to America]</nowiki> to launch ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'', I went along to this screening in LA and journalists put their hands up, and one of the first questions was, "What will happen when he reaches the thirteenth regeneration?" There's a fascinating academic study to be made out of how some facts stick and some don't – how Jon Pertwee's Doctor could say he was [[the Doctor's age|thousands of years old]], and no-one listens to that, and yet someone once says he's only got thirteen lives, and it becomes lore. It's really interesting, I think. That's why I'm quite serious that that 507 thing won't stick, because the 13 is too deeply ingrained in the public consciousness. But how? How did that get there?|[[Russell T Davies]]<ref>[http://www.sfx.co.uk/2010/10/26/interview-russell-t-davies-talks-about-that-sarah-jane-adventures-line/ Russell T Davies talks about THAT Sarah Jane Adventures line], SFX</ref>}} | {{quote|When they came <nowiki>[to America]</nowiki> to launch ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'', I went along to this screening in LA and journalists put their hands up, and one of the first questions was, "What will happen when he reaches the thirteenth regeneration?" There's a fascinating academic study to be made out of how some facts stick and some don't – how Jon Pertwee's Doctor could say he was [[the Doctor's age|thousands of years old]], and no-one listens to that, and yet someone once says he's only got thirteen lives, and it becomes lore. It's really interesting, I think. That's why I'm quite serious that that 507 thing won't stick, because the 13 is too deeply ingrained in the public consciousness. But how? How did that get there?|[[Russell T Davies]]<ref>[http://www.sfx.co.uk/2010/10/26/interview-russell-t-davies-talks-about-that-sarah-jane-adventures-line/ Russell T Davies talks about THAT Sarah Jane Adventures line], SFX</ref>}} | ||
However, events depicted in Steven Moffat's ''[[The Time of the Doctor]]'' confirm the twelve-regeneration limit for Time Lords, and of the Doctor in particular, with the events of ''Time'' exploring the impact this has on the character having finally reached his limit, the Doctor facing his final death of old age until the Time Lords send him the [[regeneration energy|energy]] for a new regeneration cycle. | However, events depicted in Steven Moffat's ''[[The Time of the Doctor]]'' confirm the twelve-regeneration limit for Time Lords, and of the Doctor in particular, with the events of ''Time'' exploring the impact this has on the character having finally reached his limit, the Doctor facing his final death of old age until the Time Lords send him the [[regeneration energy|energy]] for a new regeneration cycle. Several characters express a lack of knowledge over how many regenerations the Doctor currently has including the Doctor himself, ([[TV]]: ''[[Kill the Moon (TV story)|Kill the Moon]]'') [[Rassilon]] who had a hand in giving him the new regeneration cycle ([[TV]] ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'') and [[The Master]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'') Currently, a number has never been given for the number of regenerations the Doctor possesses in this second cycle. | ||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
