Ross from Friends, a cow, and 3 other things Dr Who could have regenerated into that would have made more sense

At the end of this series of Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor regenerated into Billie Piper because nobody could be arsed to come up with something that made more sense.

But imagine if they could! 

Here are 5 other things the Doctor could have regenerated into that might have made more sense than an old companion from twenty years ago.

Ross from Friends

Dr Who stands in the doors of the Tardis, as the regeneration light fades we see the face of David Schwimmer as Ross from Friends. He looks around, a little confused and then shouts “we were on a break.”

With the Doctor regenerated as Ross from Friends, the Tardis is a 90s coffee shop, and he has a series of hilarious yet slightly homophobic adventures through the universe with Ugly Naked Guy as his companion.

A cow

There is nothing in Doctor Who lore that says the Doctor must take humanoid form. So, for his 16th iteration, he becomes a cow. 

After the regeneration light clears, Dr Who lets out an excited ‘Moo’, defecates loudly into space and then trots back in the Tardis which has become a luxurious space-cow shed. 

Dr Who quickly gains a nice farmer for a companion and they spend the series having agricultural adventures in space.

This would have the ground-breaking bonus of featuring the first Doctor to be milked on the show (the controversial Peter Davidson milking scene was only made available years later as a DVD extra).

Hootie & The Blowfish

Instead of regenerating into a single humanoid, the Doctor regenerates into four different men, in the form of ridiculously named nineties rock sensation Hootie & The Blowfish.

As the regeneration concludes, Hootie & the Blowfish launch into a spirited version of their 1994 hit Hold My Hand. Their time as the Doctor is the most rock and roll incarnation, with the Doctor’s adventures often including playing rock music to middle-aged men in smaller capacity venues than would have been expected in the 1990s.

Geoffrey Howe

As the regeneration light fades we see a face familiar to fans of 1980s British politics, former Chancellor of the Exchequer and Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe.

Controversial as Lord Howe of Aberavon died ten years ago, so it would need to be the first entirely CGI Doctor Who, but it would be worth it to see the Doctor as a fiscally conservative minister from the 1980s.

He would travel the galaxy reducing inflation throughout time and space and fostering growth in the business sector.

A random bloke Russell T Davies bet in the pub a couple of weeks ago

After the regeneration ends, an unfamiliar man stands in the entrance to the Tardis and mutters “Erm…hello…erm, I’m the Doctor Who”.

The next series would comprise of a series of disappointing adventures cobbled together at the last minute that don’t really make any sense.

This would be the closest regeneration to the version that was decided on.