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As Doctor Who fans wait for the return of Doctor Who, perhaps now is a good time to revisit the ending of the finale from last season.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CCTPpI8XAJg<\/a>\n

They kept us wondering what the \u201cfirst question\u201d might be for long enough. Now that we know that the question<\/em> is \u201cDoctor Who?\u201d what do you think the answer might be? Why has the Doctor been running from it? Why would a religious order be devoted to that question and to preventing it from being asked and answered?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"