The Doctor's death: Difference between revisions

However, this same problem has caused problems for {{w|suspension of disbelief}}. For example, [[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'' sets up the expectation that the [[Eleventh Doctor]] will die in the [[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|series finale]]. Though this left fans speculating about how the Doctor will evade death ''this'' time — with theories ranging from "[[Eleventh Doctor (Ganger)|the Doctor used his Ganger]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who-series-6-the-loose-threads-still-to-resolve-2/|title=Doctor Who series 6: the loose threads still to resolve|author=Brew, Simon|date of source=6 June 2011|website name=Den of Geek|accessdate=12 January 2022}}</ref> to "the Doctor we've been following ''is'' the [[Ganger]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/doctor-who-season-6-5-things-to-remember-about-the-story-so-far/|title=Doctor Who Season 6: 5 Things To Remember About The Story So Far|author=McMillan, Graeme|date of source=27 August 2011|website name=CBR|date of source=12 January 2022}}</ref> — the weight of the Doctor's true, final end would act on no one, because, to anyone engaging with the material, the Doctor's death could only spell one thing: the end of the programme.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://reprog.wordpress.com/2011/04/29/a-spoileriffic-doctor-who-question/|author=Several authors|title=Responses to "A spoileriffic Doctor Who question"|date of source=29 April 2011|website name=The Reinvigorated Programmer|accessdate=12 January 2022}}</ref>

The Doctor's death was teased by the title of the fifth episode of ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', "The Death of Doctor Who", which ultimately referred to the destruction of the [[First Doctor]]'s [[Robot Doctor|robotic duplicate]]. Years later, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] made his appearance in ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' story ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]'', which featured his staged funeral.