DOCTOR WHO Reveals New Sonic Screwdriver Set To Be Used By David Tennant's Fourteenth Doctor

@AC1 - It definitely wasn't retired during Chibnalls run lol

@1stDalek - yeah or come up with some other reason to nerf it so it's not some magical device that can do literally whatever the writers need it to do to resolve the plot

@Cap1 -
I've no familiarity with Ncuti, he portrays himself as extremely flamboyant and seems to enjoy showing off his chest but I've seen nothing of his acting. He slipped away from RTD and began to spout political and social stuff at his Doctor Who announcement/reveal interview so I'm worried he's using it as a platform and that he's not really invested in the character. Especially seeing as he's recently compared his life experiences of surviving a genocide to the Doctor to claim that he is the Doctor purely because the Doctor experienced the Time War...

RTD Doctor Who was also of its time and appealed primarily to a young/teen audience, I still go back and revisit episodes but the quality was not perfect, lots of Deus ex machina's such as Win Button on Dalek Command Ship, Ghost-WIFI David Tennant, Reverse Time, Suck every Dalek/Cyberman into the Void, God-Like powers from the Tardis, etc... It may not hold up as fondly as most the old diehard fans remember. It's also unclear if RTD's skills as a writer will have been retained after over a decade.

You also have RTD's political and social views, at the time those were more accepted however we are now in a much more divided world on a lot of factors, if you lean too far in your political or social commentary you risk alienating some of the audience nowadays. You also have those who were firmly against the Doctor changing race or sex and you won't get that audience back for more than maybe Tennant's specials.

The Timeless Child plotline also severely damaged the show to the extent that a lot of fans who put up with the Jodie Era won't come back unless that aspect is retconned as the view it as an insult to the legacy of the show written by what they view as the weakest writer the show has had in modern times - Chibnall.

Just a lot of factors that may impact it.

@Cap1 -
None of my remarks on him were critiques, just observations of how he is presenting himself before we've got to see him in the role. These initial impressions can be crucial to how people perceive his IRL character and personality and can influence whether people would end up giving him a chance to see how his Doctor is portrayed.

As for sharing political or social views, he's allowed to... that said, perhaps during his first interview as the Doctor it'd have been better to be as neutral as possible in order to show the character can appeal to as wide an audience as possible.

"things are going back to how they were"

The primary concern is that the message of the specials could easily be the opposite, that you 'cannot go back to the way things were' and need to keep moving forward. That the past is in the past and revisiting it will only bring you heartbreak. The theory is that the main villain is the Toymaker, so it would be a direct commentary on the fans just wanting to play with the old and being trapped in the past rather than accepting the idea of moving forward. Donna being the Doctor's primary regret and now he's being tempted to relive the past with adventures with her.

Tennant coming back demonstrates RTD wants to reclaim the old audience, that audience is long gone and not touching this franchise with a 10ft pole. The only way they even temporarily show up is for Tennant but I don't see a reason why they wouldn't drop it immediately after. If the appeal is Tennant, nostalgia... why stick around for a very different form of Doctor Who for Series 14.

There's also rumors that the specials are going to end by effectively having the Doctor want to die, his famous catchphrase potentially being turned into "I want to go" or "I'm ready to go" the idea of him letting go of the Doctor before regenerating by choice. In concept it works well, but in execution it's the most popular Doctor committing suicide solely to let a new version take over. It's debatable how well this would go over with people if it happens.

@WarMonkey - The Timeless Child will never be brought up again. Chibnall himself had 13 throw the plotline down a literal drain, hopefully never to be seen again.