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** In particular the Master. In "The End of Time", {{spoiler|it was revealed the drumming in his head (that had tormented him his entire life and led to him being [[Ax Crazy|totally unhinged]]) was in fact put there by Rassilon for his own purposes.}}. At that point, some just really wanted to give him a big damn hug, so when he {{spoiler|went out in a vengeful blaze with that "[[Redemption Equals Death|get out]] [[Ho Yay|of the way]]" it didn't help at all.}}.

*** Or given the events of {{spoiler|The Doctor's Wife}} is it in fact the will of {{spoiler|Thethe TARDIS}}?

** The Beast, from "The Impossible Planet"/"The Satan Pit". Is it actually the Whoniverse's version of the Devil, who fought before time against the followers of God, the Disciples of Light, and has inspired all the devils in every religion? Or is the Beast simply an incredibly powerful and evil being who lies to cash in on fears of religion's Satanic figures, so that the scared humans are more easy to defeat and influence? There's evidence for both, and by the end even the Doctor doesn't seem completely sure.

** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z57Wktiu5Qc This] [[YouTube]] video of a Doctor Who Confidential offers one for Madame Kovarian: a woman "of a certain age" who never had any children of her own. It seems to be suggesting that not only will {{spoiler|Melody/River}} be raised to be a weapon, but also that Madame Kovarian intends to make {{spoiler|Melody/River}} into something of a [[Daddy's Little Villain|Mommy's Little Villain]].

** Eleven in general in comparison to both Nine and Ten. {{spoiler|It's shown in series 6 he still has guilt for what he did to Rose, Martha and Donna as well as the loss of the Time Lords, however.}}.

** Series Six has followed in suit, and the Spoilers [[Wild Mass Guessing]] page had to be broken down into folders sorting the different type of speculation- e.g. {{spoiler|Thethe Silence, Rory's Death, who is River, etc.}}.

** The little girl in "Day of the Moon" being forgotten about only to {{spoiler|find herself sick and dying in New York}} could be bad enough, until you realise {{spoiler|this is a young River Song ''and'' the baby Amy was pregnant with. It also leads into the attempted murder of the Doctor.}}.

* [[Holy Shit Quotient]]: The series does outdo itself constantly in this area due to thrills and scares, but very few can compare to {{spoiler|the sudden reemergence of the ''TIME LORDS''}} in the final scene of ''The End of Time'' Part One, {{spoiler|and their [[Title Drop]] of just what they plan to do.}}.

* [[Internet Backdraft]]: The reveal that the person cast as the companion for series 7 is {{spoiler|appearing to be another white woman}} had several fans upset, to say the least. It [[Unfortunate Implications|doesn't help]] that the previous potential companion was {{spoiler|a woman of color who was killed off.}}.

** In series 5's "The Big Bang", {{spoiler|Rory spends 1894 years alone guarding his in-suspended-animation fiancee in a giant metal box keeping it safe from outside influences, following it wherever it is taken and writing himself into the myths and legends of a dozen civilizations in the process.}}.

*** Then in Series Six he has to deal with {{spoiler|all his memories of 2,000 years threatening to overwhealm him, the constant suggestion that Amy prefers the Doctor over him (she doesn't), his wife dissolving into goo, then his ''child'' dissolving into goo, and then the revelation that River is his daughter.}}. Poor guy.

** Series 6 is hinting very strongly that the Doctor is going to die For Realsies This Time {{spoiler|and it in fact begins with a future version of the Eleventh Doctor apparently getting shot to death and cremated}}. Since this would bring the entire series to an end, all but a few are pretty convinced he'll get around it somehow—the question lies in what the 'somehow' in question will be.

* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: So ''very'' many. The Master pretty much takes home the gold, though. Davros gets the silver. {{spoiler|Madam Kovarian gets the bronze}}.

* [[Most Wonderful Sound]]: The characteristic TARDIS dematerialisation sound {{spoiler|created, according to River Song, by the Doctor leaving the brakes on. ([[I Meant to Do That|He claims it's deliberate]]).}}. Of course, this raises the question as to why Romana and the Master had it happen to them, but River could have just been messing with the Doctor.

*** And now {{spoiler|anything that captures the image of a Weeping Angel ''becomes'' an angel. You have one on your television screen? It might just come out and get you, so ''don't look away.'' And if you stare at it too long, you might get one in your head. "Don't blink, don't look at it."}}

** Gangers. Human clones with the same memories. So how are you going to tell the original and the copy apart? Well, you can't, unless the Ganger is incomplete and has that smooth, transparent face. Just hope you won't be seeing it in the mirror. And then there's the twist of "The Almost People": {{spoiler|who's to say that '''you''' aren't unknowingly piloting a ganger right now, separated from all your friends and family who don't even know you're missing?}}?

** River Song also gets accusations of this because she's obsessed with the Doctor. On the one hand, it's a [[Justified Trope]] due to her {{spoiler|being brainwashed to kill him her entire life.}}. On the ''other'' hand, she also {{spoiler|broke time itself and endangered the universe because of it.}}

* [[Rescued From the Scrappy Heap]]: Donna Noble, thanks to a lot of character development. {{spoiler|Unfortunately all undone at the end of series four.}}.

* [[Robo Ship]]: Doctor and TARDIS. [[Ship Tease|Hinted at]] at various occasions, especially during the tenth and the beginning of the eleventh Doctor's tenure. {{spoiler|Now, '''[[Doctor Who/Recap/S32/E04 The Doctor's Wife|official, in-universe canon]]'''}}.

** Francine Jones, Martha's mother. She's rude to just about everyone right from the get-go, and ends up {{spoiler|selling out the Doctor to Harold Saxon, a.k.a. the Master.}}. Luckily, it doesn't keep, but the fans weren't terribly happy with her for all of that.

* [[Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped]]: Sure, ''Vincent and the Doctor'' was basically a [[Very Special Episode]] about depression - even the monster that provides the plot can be read as a metaphor for Van Gogh's mental illness - but it was handled so maturely that it falls squarely into this category. {{spoiler|Even knowing that his paintings will be incredibly famous and loved in the future, Vincent still kills himself, because it's not a matter of cheering him up: he's got a ''disease'' that nobody in his time understands.}}.

** [[Eldritch Abomination|Prisoner Zero]] can be this when it's not trying to scare people. {{spoiler|Especially when you hear its [[Snake Talk|voice.]]}}.