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Originally Posted by Chris
Some thoughts on the above ...
1. Speculating on a comeback for the Rani has become almost an in-joke in fandom. I would say the chances of it happening are remote. There are other far more interesting former adversaries that they could bring back.
2. Yes, Hurt does count, the General in the war room on Gallifrey counted him when he said "all 13 of them" were encircling the planet.
3. There has been an in-universe explanation for beating the 13-life limit since the 20th anniversary in 1983. The Master was offered a "whole new life cycle" in return for rescuing the Doctor from the Death Zone on Gallifrey. Whatever needs to be done, I would speculate, needs Time Lord medicine. That would tie in with the Doctor's new mission to "find Gallifrey". It might also be addressed by another trip to Karn; as we saw in the mini episode the other week, the sisterhood is pretty handy with Time Lord medicine.
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Hmm ... If the Mirror's "source" knows what they're talking about, they're actually planning to artificially bring forward the regeneration "problem" to this Christmas, by saying David Tennant actually played two regenerations (after that business with the Daleks and his spare hand). If you add Hurt and Tennant-2 to the rest, then Smith is indeed the 13th and final face. So he's either going to find Gallifrey with indecent haste, or else the Moff has dreamed up something entirely different.
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Actually you are right, and I did think of the reset the regenerations thing in the Five Doctors. After all, if they are willing to give The Master a whole new set of regenerations for merely saving the Doctor, what would the Timelords give to the Doctor for saving their entire civilisation?
As for the speculation about who Orla Brady is playing, it is just that: speculation. Personally, I'd far rather see Romana back in some form or another (after all, she is a time lady and in many ways, superior to the Doctor) than the Rani. Mind you, it might be interesting to have an evil Time Lady. Maybe they could make it Romana and say she was turned evil by her experiences in e-space, or the time war (assuming that any Gallifreyan other than the Doctor is left with any memory of the time war)?