DOCTOR WHO Exit Update, DOCTOR WHO & SHERLOCK Finale Similarities ‘Explained’

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Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has teased some more details about the ‘heartbreaking exit’ in upcoming series of Doctor Who.  He also explains why the recent Doctor who and Sherlock finales ended in similar fashion.

The following contains Doctor Who Series 6 and Sherlock Series 2 finale reveals that might be considered spoilers if you’re yet to see both.

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Speaking to the University Observer, Moffat issued an update on the upcoming seventh series of Doctor Who:

“We just had our official day commencing pre-production on Doctor Who, so as for knowing when it’s actually going to be shown is a little bit optimistic. But we’ll definitely show it, and I’m pretty sure it will be the autumn.”

Many Whovians are already bracing themselves for Amy and Rory Ponds’ heartbreaking exit, with Moffat teasing:

“I’m writing that right now, the big Rory and Amy heartbreaking finale. It will be quite heartbreaking. I think you’ll be in trouble watching it.”

Moffat, who’s also co-creator of the BBC’s Sherlock, explained why both series finales had a similar conclusion, with both the Doctor and Holmes faking their deaths:

“We always knew we were going to have to do Reichenbach, and yes, indeed, I did have the Doctor faking his own death – though by slightly more elaborate means! The problem is, I’m in charge of both shows, and what I can’t ever do is not do something in one show because I did it in the other. Ninety-nine per cent of the audience haven’t a clue who I am or know that I work on both of them, so you just ignore things like that. They are two swashbuckling geniuses; they’re always going to be doing similar things.”

Source: Univesity Observer

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