Agreed. Not that I didn't enjoy John Hurt's performance... but honestly, seeing McGann!Doctor in the Time War would have been utterly amazing and heartbreaking - Eight gradually warped into the 'War Doctor' by events vs. being made to specifically regenerate into a 'warrior'.
Of course I also think Eccleston should have been in the special. I'm actually a little irritated about that - we could have had five Doctors on screen in that special, and the whole of the plot was right up Nine's alley. He would have had a lot to contribute to the story. (OR AT LEAST GOTTEN A NEW VOICE CLIP FOR HIS 'CAMEO' IN THE 13 DOCTORS SCENE DAMN YOU MOFFAT.)
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Of course I also think Eccleston should have been in the special. I'm actually a little irritated about that - we could have had five Doctors on screen in that special, and the whole of the plot was right up Nine's alley. He would have had a lot to contribute to the story. (OR AT LEAST GOTTEN A NEW VOICE CLIP FOR HIS 'CAMEO' IN THE 13 DOCTORS SCENE DAMN YOU MOFFAT.)