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Again, this is the fundamental point of the comic. There's interviews on this and everything.
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Another, unrelated account stated that one version of the [[Eighth Doctor]] who had recently encountered [[Spring-heeled Jack]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Curious Tale of Spring-Heeled Jack (comic story)|The Curious Tale of Spring-Heeled Jack]]'') had dreams in which he had adventures with young versions of John and Gillian. The Doctor believed that he dreamed this world to envision a reality where "villains are naughty, not evil", "people never die", and "promises are never broken". | Another, unrelated account stated that one version of the [[Eighth Doctor]] who had recently encountered [[Spring-heeled Jack]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Curious Tale of Spring-Heeled Jack (comic story)|The Curious Tale of Spring-Heeled Jack]]'') had dreams in which he had adventures with young versions of John and Gillian. The Doctor believed that he dreamed this world to envision a reality where "villains are naughty, not evil", "people never die", and "promises are never broken". | ||
However, by one reading of this account, the world of John and Gillian potentially was real, as | However, by one reading of this account, the world of John and Gillian potentially was real, as both Eighth Doctors dreamed of each other, meaning the [[2-D universe|"Spring-heeled Jack" reality]] could be the dream world. ([[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]]. ([[POEM]]: ''[[The Five O'Clock Shadow (poem)|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]]'') | ||
