In the wake of the Chris Kreider trade, it got me thinking about why certain parts of this fanbase clings to Kreider like a life raft, but will be so willing to cast out other players like Mika Zibanejad after a down year.
According to a new joint interview with writers Steven Moffat and Russell T Davies, thinking of the Doctor as segmented incarnations isn't really how they approach writing the character at all. In fact, instead of the great differences between incarnations, (that fans love) to debate, Moffat and Davies seem to indicate that they never aim to write the Doctor particularly differently and that thinking of the character as a constant is the paradoxical secret to making each version feel authentic.