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**Chris** · 15-11-2013, 10:47

They could have, but the risk with throwing too much at a single episode is that it becomes messy. One of the drawbacks of the TVM McGann made was that they devoted the first 20 minutes to giving Sly McCoy a regeneration sequence. It may have been important in the context of fandom but for a drama hoping to win a new legion of fans and thereby secure a commission for a full series, it was a mistake, and a mistake Russell T Davies et al wisely avoided repeating in 2005.

All that stuff about the Sisterhood of Karn is incredibly clever, but it is also too dense and distracting to be included in any feature-length story where it would have no relevance except as the vehicle to explain how and why the 'War Doctor' came to be. Separating it out into a red button mini episode was a very clever move IMO.

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Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,140	Re: Doctor Who : Season 7 They could have, but the risk with throwing too much at a single episode is that it becomes messy. One of the drawbacks of the TVM McGann made was that they devoted the first 20 minutes to giving Sly McCoy a regeneration sequence. It may have been important in the context of fandom but for a drama hoping to win a new legion of fans and thereby secure a commission for a full series, it was a mistake, and a mistake Russell T Davies et al wisely avoided repeating in 2005. All that stuff about the Sisterhood of Karn is incredibly clever, but it is also too dense and distracting to be included in any feature-length story where it would have no relevance except as the vehicle to explain how and why the 'War Doctor' came to be. Separating it out into a red button mini episode was a very clever move IMO.