So, back to the topic of the Valeyard...
We know that Moffat is a fanboi and likes to drop references (needlessly IMO) to details from the old series that would likely be missed by a lot of the newer fanbase. However, since the "prophecy" of the Great Intelligence in "The Name of the Doctor" of a dark future for the Doctor, coupled with what seems to be a slightly amoral streak in #12, has a few of us wondering, will we see the Valeyard emerge soon? Now, given what I said above, that line from "NotD" may be nothing more than a red herring, another example of Moffat not being able to help himself. Yet, considering that this was a character who was the Big Bad for a whole season of the Sixth Doctor, it doesn't seem quite so easy to dismiss.
Up-thread, YingJanshi gave his speculation on who the Valeyard might be. Now it's my turn. And, now that we know more about the Doctor's hidden past during the Time War and the correct counting of his regenerations, it makes a certain sense.
We know from the old series that the Valeyard is supposed to emerge somewhere between the Doctor's 12th and 13th incarnations. We now know that after #8, the War Doctor was the "real" 9th Doctor, even if he didn't use the name. So that means..
War Doctor-->actual 9th
9th Doctor (Eccleston)-->actual 10th
10th Doctor (Tennant)-->actual 11th
10.2 (Tennant after "Journey's End")-->actual 12th
<--so, who goes here?
11th Doctor (Smith)-->actual 13th
Who goes in the space between "10.2" and "11"? Somebody who has all the Doctor's knowledge and memories (at least up until his creation), but who lacks the crucial ability to regenerate? Somebody who's already demonstrated a bit of an aggressive streak?
Not too hard to figure out... ;)
cheers,
Gabe