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'''"John and Gillian's world"''' was the setting of [[First Doctor|Dr. Who]]'s adventures with his [[grandchildren]] [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Land of Happy Endings (comic story)|The Land of Happy Endings]]'')
'''"John and Gillian's world"''' was the setting of [[First Doctor|Dr. Who]]'s adventures with his [[grandchildren]] [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Land of Happy Endings (comic story)|The Land of Happy Endings]]'')


Accounts differed as to whether these adventures took place in [[the Doctor's universe|reality]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beware the Trods! (short story)|Beware the Trods!]]'', ''[[The Man Who (Nearly) Killed Christmas (short story)|The Man Who (Nearly) Killed Christmas]]'') and John and Gillian were truly the Doctor's grandchildren ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Klepton Parasites (comic story)|The Klepton Parasites]]'', et al.) or simulacra, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Five O'Clock Shadow (short story)|The Five O'Clock Shadow]]'') or if they took place in the [[Land of Fiction]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Conundrum (novel)|Conundrum]]'') or the Doctor's dreams. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Land of Happy Endings (comic story)|The Land of Happy Endings]]'')
Accounts differed as to whether these adventures took place in [[the Doctor's universe|reality]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beware the Trods! (short story)|Beware the Trods!]]'', ''[[The Man Who (Nearly) Killed Christmas (short story)|The Man Who (Nearly) Killed Christmas]]'') and John and Gillian were truly the Doctor's grandchildren ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Klepton Parasites (comic story)|The Klepton Parasites]]'', et al.) or simulacra, ([[POEM]]: ''[[The Five O'Clock Shadow (poem)|The Five O'Clock Shadow]]'') or if they took place in the [[Land of Fiction]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Conundrum (novel)|Conundrum]]'') or the Doctor's dreams. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Land of Happy Endings (comic story)|The Land of Happy Endings]]'')


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Another, unrelated account stated that the [[Eighth Doctor]] had [[dream]]s in which he had adventures with a version of John and Gillian. These dreams helped the Doctor unwind by suggesting a less complicated reality where "villains are naughty, not evil", "people never die", and "promises are never broken". However, despite the second claim, the Doctor, in the dream, was seen to intentionally destroy a number of apparently sentient robots. After one such dream, the Doctor awoke. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Land of Happy Endings (comic story)|The Land of Happy Endings]]'')
Another, unrelated account stated that the [[Eighth Doctor]] had [[dream]]s in which he had adventures with a version of John and Gillian. These dreams helped the Doctor unwind by suggesting a less complicated reality where "villains are naughty, not evil", "people never die", and "promises are never broken". However, despite the second claim, the Doctor, in the dream, was seen to intentionally destroy a number of apparently sentient robots. After one such dream, the Doctor awoke. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Land of Happy Endings (comic story)|The Land of Happy Endings]]'')


In yet another account, John and Gillian did indeed physically exist and travel with the Doctor, but they were mathematically-computed simulacra given reality by [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] based on the Doctor's wishes. They were only two of "thousands" of [[companion]]s whom the Doctor had created out of thin air, perfect and unchanging, to travel at his side without fear of death, in an effort to avoid responsibilities and [[anxiety]]. These evading techniques led to the creation of a psychic entity known as the [[Five O'Clock Shadow]], which the Doctor ultimately escaped by using the same TARDIS functionality to give life to perfectly angst-free versions of [[Dr. Who (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|himself]] and [[Susan (The Five O'Clock Shadow)|Susan]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Five O'Clock Shadow (short story)|The Five O'Clock Shadow]]'')
In yet another account, John and Gillian did indeed physically exist and travel with the Doctor, but they were mathematically-computed simulacra given reality by [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] based on the Doctor's wishes. They were only two of "thousands" of [[companion]]s whom the Doctor had created out of thin air, perfect and unchanging, to travel at his side without fear of death, in an effort to avoid responsibilities and [[anxiety]]. These evading techniques led to the creation of a psychic entity known as the [[Five O'Clock Shadow]], which the Doctor ultimately escaped by using the same TARDIS functionality to give life to perfectly angst-free versions of [[Dr. Who (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|himself]] and [[Susan (The Five O'Clock Shadow)|Susan]]. ([[POEM]]: ''[[The Five O'Clock Shadow (poem)|The Five O'Clock Shadow]]'')
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