The Looms of Gallifrey

created by [deleted] on 10/05/2015 at 12:42 UTC

55 upvotes, 7 top-level comments (showing 7)

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Comment by WikipediaKnows at 10/05/2015 at 13:12 UTC

63 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Marc, stop trying to make looms happen, it's not gonna happen!

Comment by VL37 at 10/05/2015 at 12:50 UTC

12 upvotes, 1 direct replies

It might be possible. It makes sense when you think back to the 50th anniversary special where they showed children during the time war. They've also shown the Doctor as a child too.

Comment by Poseidome at 10/05/2015 at 14:56 UTC

18 upvotes, 2 direct replies

sure, why not. Later novels actually implied that the many different Great Houses on gallifrey all had different kind of looms as representation of their family identities. It actually matches up quite well with the informations given in Lungbarrow: the informations about the looms are given by Leela and she is only familiar with Andred's house, who in turn is implied to belong to a sort of soldier-bloodline. soldiers who are instantly developed as full-grown-ups make tons of sense to me.

Comment by I_throw_socks_at_cat at 10/05/2015 at 21:32 UTC

8 upvotes, 1 direct replies

One of the issues with Doctor Who which I have come to terms with and decided is awesome is the way the writers will change established backstory without even bothering to retcon it.

It's the Burger King of show canons: Have It Your Way.

Comment by AlgeriaWorblebot at 10/05/2015 at 22:00 UTC

4 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Ever since *The End Of Time* I've had children added in to my concept of the looms.

My narrative runs that the Time Lords had a moment of remorse over the pædocide described in *Cold Fusion*, and inserted a neotenous aspect to the looming process.