#David that’s not very eleventh Doctor of you

[davidtennan-t]

*barking noises*

#yes I’m the one barking #david tennant #love how the bow tie obviously came off straight after the show finished #David that’s not very eleventh Doctor of you #bafta 2024

[queerestqueertoeverqueer]

if you could watch an episode of doctor who again for the first time, which would you pick?

#i'm asking you pretending i'm all wise but i haven't even picked one😭😭 #i'll throw a few names around #eve of the daleks #definitely oh my god what i would give to feel the feelings i felt when 'have you ever told her?' again #journey's end #especially the scenes of them all in the TARDIS #the husbands of river song #the day of the doctor #mostly because i watched it at the age of 7 when i was not on the internet at all and so i DIDN'T FUCKING KNOW DAVID WAS RETURNING #so yeah i would very much like to experience that level of whatthefuck again fdjhhfdjhjfd #doctor who #dw #nuwho #classic who #thirteenth doctor #twelfth doctor #tenth doctor #eleventh doctor #thasmin

[renniethedwstan]

Eleventh Doctor.

I have a hot take, I think Eleven is better than Ten.

Reason?.......I'm not telling you guys the reason because it's just my opinion, and everyone is allowed opinions, so please just be respectful.

Also, just to clarify, I don't hate Ten at all. I love the Tenth Doctor era so much because Ten is my first Doctor, and he introduced me to Doctor who. but Eleven is the reason why I'm still obsessed with Doctor who.

#eleventh doctor #doctor who #matt smith #tenth doctor #david tennent #i just think Ten is a Doctor people always watch first because hes pretty so that means people always end up missing out on nine #then because they like ten so much they sometimes become very closed minded and have to much high expectations #yes its okay to have expectations but people wanting David Tennant back permanently as the doctor because they don't like the writing #or casting is a bit stupid. just enjoy the show mate #and if you dont like the new writing or casting just switch it off stop bloody moaning #Doctor who is for everyone and not everyone is going to like the same thing #and certainly not everyone wants to have david back just becuse youre feeling nostalgic and cant handle change #just accept that #i love eleven because hes the kind of doctor that acts happy but really hes just really good and putting on a face #hes super dark and his stories are absolutely amazing #some are scarily underrated like why is no one talking about these more #even though there was some romace in elevens run it wasn't constantly and i actually liked river #i cant stand s2 rose #she became so boring in s2 which sucked because i loved s1 rose she was so sassy and spunky #in s2 she just becomes......idk theres nothing she just becomes annoying #i used to love tens era as a kid but as ive gotten older the more ive actually gone......ughh cant be arsed to watch #and thats because its just....it takes a lot of effort for me to watch ten #and almost every person ive met saying ten is their favorite #doesn't helo at all especially when they say they only watch ten and completely ignore the others #it just makes me so bloody annoyed like if youre gonna watch it WATCH THE OTEHRS TOO AND DONT SKIP NINE #im so sorry for that rant im just so tired of hearing about ten #i just wanna hear people talk about 9 #11 #12 #and 13

[nat-20s]

There's a poll going around on which Nuwho Doctor you could take in a fight and I don't wanna limit it to just choosing one so here's my very official and correct ranking of in Doctor vs Me who would win:

Twelve: Twelve straight up can and probably will beat me to death. Please do not make me fight Doctor Disco she has a guitar and he WILL use it like a steel chair against me. Also there's a decent chance I deserved it.

Nine: Can beat me to death but I'm PRETTY sure I could talk her out of it. For as much as Nine is a Bitch TM (EXTREMELY complimentary) I think I COULD be like "cmon man you don't wanna kill me :( aren't you tired of going apeshit?? don't you just want to be nice??" and he'd be like yeah okay :/

Fifteen: The only nuwho Doctor that I know actually goes to the gym and has a consistent workout. They would absolutely beat me in a fight but I think it'd be like a bar fight where we would go out for drinks and become best friends afterwards. I have a broken nose and I'm just like "oh yeah that came from my good buddy The Doctor :)!"

Thirteen: This is the most even match I'm not sure either one of us would win as much as we'd both be walking away with some serious wounds. We are both short kings and both of us would fight absolutely NASTY. There is a LOT of biting and hair pulling and scratching and kicking involved. One of us is leaving with a torn off earlobe and I genuinely do not know which one of us it is.

Ten: King of having a glass jaw. This Doctor gets knocked tf out SO many times. Like sure he's scrappy and Much taller than me but also every time I see David Tennant I'm like. Yeah I could probably pick that man up and throw him a good few feet. She gets a few good hits in but ultimately I am winning this fight.

Eleven: I am so sorry to both the Eleventh Doctor and to Matt Smith but they are EASILY the most punchable doctor. His face and clothes and demeanor all add up to an extremely specific type of like male computer science/physics double major that brings out the fucking worst in me. I am turning into a chimpazee that you made eye contact with. There is a 75% chance I'm straight up killing that man. I want cool house mother Doctor Disco and that regeneration is happening MUCH sooner.

Fourteen: From a physical standpoint? The Doctor I straight up could win in a fight easiest. As i stated with Ten I'm pretty sure I could pick him up and throw him but Fourteen wouldn't fight back. She is NOT scrappy her rage is burning out in seconds he is so so sad and wet. Wet paper towel of a man. I could take 'em down. I would feel so so so bad about it though.

#doctor who #the doctor #im sorry 11th doctor fans but the more i think about him the more primal rage is activated within me #he didn't do anything specific his Vibes just make me angry

[doverstar]

reading your posts about your time watching doctor who reminded me of the first time i discovered doctor who, mainly, the eleventh doctor. i was going through such a tough time, and one day i just decided to watch doctor who to see what all of the fuss was about and started 'the eleventh hour.' it was pure magic to me. everyone has their doctor, and matt smith will always be mine. he was great! i loved how eccentric and warm he could be. i loved how he was just so sweet and kind to all of his companions, and i loved that undercurrent of darkness that was always bubbling under the surface of his character. matt smith was brilliant and i really, really wish they'd bring him back as the doctor in some way. i miss him so.

I so enjoy your blog and I was delighted to get this in my inbox. I loved reading this and picturing how you discovered the show; if anyone else wants to share their own DW experience with me, please take this as a sign! Commiserating over loving and missing the Doctor, feeling like he really is your friend (silly but true), is very cathartic to me. Nine was my first, and so was Rose. I didn't know anything about the show at all when I started in that basement bedroom, went in completely blind. I know what you mean by pure magic! I thought Christopher Eccleston would be the Doctor forever, and I was totally in love with him. I thought he was the reason everyone loved the show (I hadn't even seen Matt Smith's face yet, that's how in the dark I was at the time!). When he changed into David Tennant, I'll never forget how strong my feelings were. The revulsion and despair were huge. I was a lil teenager wrapped up in a zebra-patterned blanket downstairs, outraged that the 40-something with the big ears had transformed into hot young hair man. When Harriet Jones pleaded for the Doctor's help and Rose started crying in the kitchen, I was a mess. No television show that I can recall inspired in me such realistic emotions before Doctor Who, not like that! It took me so long to get used to Ten, and even now I still look at him and remember how hard it was to get used to him. Felt like someone had forced me to move homes or something. And when I finally got caught up to the show on live television, Matt Smith was finishing off his first season, and oh, he was so easy to love. Even as an adult now, his variation feels so safe. I love everything about him, the childish energy, the old man movement, the rhyming way he talks, and when he's angry, he reminds me of Eccleston. I'm like, That's him! That's the Doctor! I rewatch that era for Matt alone. When Clara looks at him regenerating and whispers "Please don't change," I cry every time. She's right. We were all saying it. Also reading your I miss him so totally made me stop and actually get emotional too - that says it all about the Doctor, about that time in my life (yours too, sounds like!) Eccleston to Smith. I miss him so.

#got a little dramatic there #but that era of my life is so comforting and good to look back on and your words opened the freaking floodgates #it's fiction but it's such a good story and it means so much to people and has so many true themes in it #good versus evil. all life has value. do what's right even when everyone else just runs away COME ON- #if you're reading this I want you to tell me how you discovered the show and who was your doctor and what it was like. let's be nostalgic #let's give credit where credit is due for a really wonderful story spanning 60 years! #doctor who #dw #asked #answered #wiitzend #ask doverstar #bbc #david tennant #christopher eccleston #rose tyler #timepetals #eleventh doctor #eleven #rose #matt smith #ten #nine #chris eccleston #billie piper #ninth doctor #tenth doctor #11 #10 #9

[corallapis]

hello!! sorry, i just finished watching new who and i am DYING for more thoschei content. i know classic who has more obviously but i heard there are like also books and audio dramas and comics and infinite other stuff (?) and i was wondering if you could recommend like a list of things to stream in order to get to know more of these two idiots (affectionate) as i am a bit lost in between all the content. or if you could point out a source where i can look that up for myself, it would be great as well! thank you so much in advance <3 and sorry if this seems silly i am v new to the fandom rip

hey anon!! no need to apologize, i'm honored this ask ended up in my inbox! :) and it's not silly at all, there's a LOT of stuff out there. which is wonderful! but can def be a bit bewildering, too.

i'd definitely recommend classic who as a place to start! don't feel like you need to go in headfirst w/ s1e1 tho. just jump in wherever interests you! if you'd like a slightly more curated d/m list:

terror of the autons/the mind of evil/the claws of axos: okay, so it was almost impossible for me not to just rec “all the three & delgado eps,” so have the first three & feel free to continue on if you find yourself loving them (you will)

the keeper of traken/logopolis/castrovalva: a proper lil trilogy of stories that gives us four -> five & beevers -> ainley

survival: the final dw ep! seven & ainley 😼

for some not-really-classic but still on-screen essentials:

the tv movie: aka “the enemy within.” eight & roberts 🐍

scream of the shalka: an animated webcast that at one point rly was the canonical ninth doctor. shalka!doctor (r. e. grant) & shalka!master (jacobi. yes, again. or previously, rather.)

the curse of fatal death: a comic relief sketch written by moffat which features a het version of d/m getting together romantically (now why does that sound familiar?)

for audios, here's a couple that are both standalone & very d/m-focused:

master: seven & beevers. a great audio ft. an origin story that is probably one of the most talked abt things on tumblr, so def check this one out!!

the last line: ten & jacobi. when you're on trial, who do you call for help? your best enemy, of course

blood of the time lords: four & dreyfus. a must-include for me personally bc it has one of my fave d/m concepts ever :)

for books, once you're in the deep end all the novelizations of the classic d/m eps can have great tidbits. some original story recs:

the dark path: two & “koschei.” another origin story that gave us that name for a pre-master master, written by our d/m comrade-in-arms david mcintee

harvest of time: three & delgado working together & confronting the past w/ a lovely dose of master angst

the infinity doctors: infinity & the magistrate <3. don't let these names or its timeline placement intimidate you, just go into it with the idea that this is an au (ish) where the doctor & the master both returned to gallifrey & you'll enjoy yourself!

and finally some comics:

flashback: another origin story which i've uploaded here :)

the eleventh doctor year two: the eleventh doctor confronts the time war ft. my fave lil guy the war child master!

doctor who: missy: aka “the master plan.” missy breaks delgado out of stormcage while pretending to be a version of the doctor he hasn't met yet

hopefully these will get you started! for even more, the main resource i use when looking for d/m stuff is the theory timelines for the master & the master's incarnations on the wiki! i just poke around & click links until i find something that sounds interesting! enjoy!!! :)

#doctor x master #dw #for tv: fmoviez.to / for audios: audiobookbay.is / for books: annas-archive.org / for comics: readcomiconline.li #or various drive folders you may find floating around

[zonzolik]

Watching Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour - it's my first not-David-Tennant DW episode so we'll see how it goes

The intro is awful, the previous one was way better

Loving the level of unhingedness

These two are a great team, the girl's scared of nothing!

The only-liking-very-specific-food is so real of him

Did the Prisoner do something to little Amelia? I hope it didn't

Thought the police officer was grown Amelia at first

That girl's dumb. And that snake's disgusting.

IT IS AMELIA

"I'm the Doctor. I'm worse than everybody's aunt." is the most iconic introduction.

Floating spiky eyes. Very normal occurrence.

"believe me for 20 minutes"😭

This creature is creepy. I don't like it.

Her watching him undress unashamedly 🤩 I'm loving this girl

Also cute new outfit Doctor, you slayyy

Didn't know TARDIS could repair itself, it's prettyyy

Why can't he just come back on time?! It's not that hard when you've got a time machine!

Oh he's so madman with a box

All the figures and drawings she did over the years 😭

A WEDDING DRESS. AND SHE'S GINGER. She's gonna be important.

Conclusion: I like 11th Doctor

#doctor who #the eleventh hour #11th doctor #amy pond #matt smith #thoughts no one asked for

[denimbex1986]

'You might expect a season finale to be shrouded in secrecy, with plot points and even the full cast list concealed so as to not to spoil viewers' enjoyment of the climax, but in fact it's the middle instalment of Doctor Who's "mini-season" of 60th anniversary specials that's proving to be the most mysterious.

Even before it aired on Saturday (25th November), we were familiar with the broad strokes of opening episode The Star Beast – an adaptation of the 1980 comic strip of the same name, featuring the cute but not so cuddly Beep the Meep, and reuniting the Doctor (David Tennant) with former companion Donna Noble (Catherine Tate).

We've also seen a fair amount come out around the trilogy closer, The Giggle – it'll feature the return of the villainous Toymaker, last seen on television way back in 1966 and now played by Emmy-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris.

Though not officially announced, trailer footage and interview teases have also pointed to appearances from UNIT, their leader Kate Stewart (Jemma Redgrave) and their scientist advisor Shirley Anne Bingham (Ruth Madeley).

But we know next to nothing about episode two, Wild Blue Yonder, which airs this Saturday (2nd December) – showrunner Russell T Davies has called it "weird" and "scary", but the brief plot synopsis that's been released is impressively vague: "The TARDIS takes the Doctor and Donna to the furthest edge of adventure. To escape, they must face the most desperate fight of their lives, with the fate of the universe at stake."

Besides Tennant and Tate, only one additional cast member has been confirmed – Susan Twist, who'll play a character named "Mrs Merridew".

The key art for the episode (see above) suggests the inclusion of a robot, though it's unclear whether it'll be friend and foe.

The trailer released shortly after broadcast of The Star Beast, meanwhile, also seems to delight in keeping things ambiguous, revealing only that the Doctor and Donna have landed in a mysterious space-age location, where they encounter "life signs" and are menaced by an unseen threat...

Doctor Who fans, of course, abhor a vacuum, so the lack of information about Wild Blue Yonder has sparked rampant speculation. Why the secrecy? What's being hidden?

Fan theories have included suggestions that the episode is set entirely within a TARDIS – with the Doctor's ship landing inside another time/space machine – or that all this cloak and dagger is concealing a huge surprise return, with names put forth including Carole Ann Ford as the Doctor's granddaughter Susan and Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor.

There's also a school of thought that the episode will feature an early appearance from Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor, and even Millie Gibson's new companion Ruby Sunday.

We know for a fact that the events of Flux, the Doctor Who series arc aired in 2021, will be dealt with "very slightly" in the episode, which has led fans to guess at everything from some involvement from The Division to a story set during "the Dark Times" (an age of chaos and monsters that predated the Doctor's reality).

To be clear, all of this is just guesswork at this point. In fact, Tom Kingsley, director on Wild Blue Yonder, has sought to play down the rumours while acknowledging that the plot is "a TOTAL SECRET".

Describing the episode as "weird and exciting", he added: "Fan PSA: the story of Wild Blue Yonder isn’t a secret because there are any surprise returning actors or villains. It’s just because we thought you might find it fun to watch it without knowing what’s going to happen next. Promise!"

Couldn't that rationale apply to any other episode, though? Adventures that weren't/aren't being kept under wraps to the same degree?

Perhaps the biggest clue we have to latch on to comes via David Tennant. Speaking to Total TV Guide, he said: "The second script is unlike any Doctor Who I’ve ever seen.

"I don’t want to give too much away, but I was always aware of the casting that was going to be part of the episode. That was something that Russell was very specific about. I just didn’t imagine it would… manifest itself in the way that it does..."

Could this piece of casting be the cause of all the covertness? If we take director Kingsley at his word that Tennant and Tate will be the only series veterans appearing, then perhaps it's not a returnee we should be expecting but some other familiar face – a big name actor whose casting is yet to be announced? Or just a particular type of performer?

Clearly, whoever it is, or whoever they are, said casting has a significant impact on the plot...

"I love humans," the Eighth Doctor once commented. "Always seeing patterns in things that aren't there," - it does feel, however, as though something is definitely afoot here.

Just three days to wait until the exact nature of that secret is revealed...'

#Doctor Who #60th Anniversary #Wild Blue Yonder #David Tennant #Catherine Tate #Donna Noble #The Star Beast #Beep The Meep #Miriam Margolyes #The Toymaker #Neil Patrick Harris #Tom Kingsley #Susan Twist #Mrs. Merridew #Russell T. Davies

[akajustmerry]

sorry if you’ve been asked this already but out of the doctor who’s you’ve watched how would you rate them best to worst?

hello!! purely subjective based on which doctors I enjoy the most from best to worst:

Eleventh/Twelfth Doctors - honestly these guys are just My Doctors™. I watched them at very formative times in my life and borrowed bits and pieces of them for my personality and gender

Ninth Doctor - Christopher Eccleston is owed for Doctor Who being EVERYTHING it is now. No exaggeration!

14th Doctor - this doctor is like "what if the 10th doctor wasn't a cunt and also had all of 11/12's Big Heart Behaviours™?" delightful! way too much nostalgia bait in his eps tho so...

8th Doctor - Paul Mcgann is so underrated honestly. My man set the TONE for modern doctor incarnations. Does he get any flowers for that? No. Also campy as shit.

3rd, 4th, 5th Doctors - I grew up watching these guys on VHS with my dad. I've honestly never revisited but remember them mostly fondly.

1st, 2nd, 6th, 7th Doctors - honestly just haven't had access to enough of their episodes to have an opinion on them!

10th Doctor - I love David Tennant in ways detrimental to multiple social movements, but I've also never encountered a character so Infuriating. I just hated all this Doctor's relationships and emotional immaturity. sure it's an intentional part of the character I still hate it tho lol. the racism, especially.

13th Doctor - I wrote a whole article on why I hated 13's era and meant every word. Whatever the a over Doctor's faults, at least they weren't doing Nazism and character revisionism with zero personality. White feminism in the most offensive way possible.

hope this makes sense <3

#doctor who #anon

[adventure-showdown]

What is your favourite Doctor Who story?

ROUND 1 MASTERPOST

synopses and propaganda under the cut

Born Again

Synopsis

The Ninth Doctor has just regenerated into his next incarnation. But will Rose trust the Doctor now that he has a brand new face?

Propaganda no propaganda submitted

Tardisodes

Synopsis

prologues for each of the episodes in series 2

Propaganda no propaganda submitted

Time Crash

Synopsis

After saying his goodbyes to Martha Jones at the end of Last of the Time Lords, the Tenth Doctor accidentally pilots his TARDIS into the path of... the Fifth Doctor's TARDIS! As the current Doctor muses over aspects of the Fifth, the Fifth Doctor becomes increasingly worried as their combined TARDISes threaten to rip a hole in space and time the size of Belgium!

Propaganda

its so funny to me that David tennant met his father in law before his wife (anonymous)

Space/Time

Synopsis

The Eleventh Doctor is doing repairs on the TARDIS with Rory Williams' help, but thanks to Amy Pond they make a mistake that could leave them trapped in the TARDIS forever.

Propaganda

bi amy so real (anonymous)

The Naked Truth

Synopsis

The Doctor makes you an offer you can't refuse… bid for his costume for Children in Need!

Propaganda

i desperately want to know what was going through moffat's head when he made this one (anonymous)

Night and the Doctor

Synopsis

When Amy is woken in the middle of the night by the TARDIS telephone, she learns the Doctor carries on a very active social and adventuring life while his companions sleep. She tries to piece together how the fate of the Commonwealth could possibly be affected by the Doctor, an unseen River Song, an unnamed Prince of Wales and a British Queen who has been turned into a goldfish. To the Doctor's horror, she has killed a Warrior Chief in the form of a fly while he was out. She tries to stop the Doctor to have a serious conversation. However, he calls for Rory as it's "his turn" to handle her emotions. Amy begins to tell Rory off for this, but the Doctor's horrified scream stops her - he's got the wrong goldfish. He's got three hours before the pet shops open now to find the Queen with River.

Propaganda no propaganda submitted

#round 1

[cina-full-moon-xanadium]

What’s your ranking of the doctors

it's very basic due to my very disjointed and lacking exposure to showa dr who which i must fix soon. so:-

9 and 10 are what i grew up with so between the insane nostalgia and the actually insane quality of the writing (not biased not biased) they are my favourites. it's really hard to go wrong with an ageless god who lost his people rediscovering the beauty of the universe through the eyes of ordinary people

11 much like his seasons i'm very mixed on; i like a lot of his series 5 stuff where there was a fairytale theming going on and they started to make him much more genuinely alien and detached from humanity compared to how 9 and 10 could literally just feel like dudes (not a bad thing either way, either option is an interesting portrayal for different reasons) and they started to confront his morality and influence in series 6 and 7, but a fair bit of it falls flat for me. series 7 eleventh doctor in particular i really dislike i found him annoying to watch

12 is slowly becoming my favourite. everything i just said about 11's best traits being when he's written as truly alien and engaging with the ideas of his influence on the universe and the morality involved? 12 is all that in fucking HYPERDRIVE and it has a lot of charm and a much higher feeling of genuine honesty to it when he is portrayed as an actual old man with a lot of anger and sarcasm to how he does things; which of course also harkens back to doctor who's beginnings and provides a very sharp contrast to the other 3 main doctors since the revival. Very strong case for being my favourite

13. sigh. oh 13. where did it all go wrong girl. it's difficult to say anything about her because i don't think they ever truly landed on a solid characterisation or vision for her; and much of it feels like nostalgia-pandering David Tennant tablescraps and the most severe militant inaction ever put to television, with a very lacking performance which i absolutely cannot blame Jodie for because I don't know what the hell I'd do with those scripts either. I REALLY wish I could say something like "even if I didn't like this era I at least have fond memories of 13 herself" but tragically I think she's the worst doctor there's ever been and it's absolutely criminal

Fugitive/Ruth, conversely, I actually really liked what was shown of her and like many at the time I felt she was a far more compelling Doctor than 13 and the one I'd rather be following! It's a bit harder to go back to her now you know it's setting up the timeless child nonsense but for a single episode, wow; I really do wish this is what we got

War I really liked; I think if you are genuinely going to show the time war and do a story about it this was the best path to go and is a great transition between classic and modern doctors. Really solid bash at it

7 I really love what I've seen of. Token classic doctor mention here but I have seen a fair bit of him and I really am in love with his whole mysterious gait and have been for over a decade

I generally like all the others but haven't seen enough to really say anything on (i have seen the TV movie but ages ago). I really like 3's vibes!

14 is a fascinating decision and I'm looking forward to seeing where they go with him

15 IS GOING FUCKING CRAZY RN I NEED HIS RUN TO BE SO REAL YOU HAVE NO IDEA

[basmathgirl]

I’m a casual Doctor Who fan. I’m not too deep into the lore, I never watched Classic Who, I don’t watch interviews or bts footage and I only watched the entire series one single time. Therefore it is quite possible that the answer to my question is common knowledge among the fans and I just missed or forgot it.

Time and again I read about the Doctor being asexual, and sure you can conclude that from the things the series shows or rather not shows. So my question is: was it ever directly stated at any point that he, that time lords in general, are asexual? Because frankly speaking when I first read this notion somewhere online I was a bit surprised, especially because of the many flirty innuendos made by River Song. Besides I ascribed the fact that we never saw anything explicit to the show’s wish to appeal to a wide demographic.

Hello kind Anon

Ah, I can understand your confusion, because some things need to be defined properly, rather than you having to find out purely due to reading some obscure book or other.

Now, I may have watched Doctor Who from the very start, but I never read any of the books (I never felt they were aimed at me, nor appeared in the local library), heard the audios, or touched fanfiction until 15 years ago. But some things were always implied by the programme.

One of these was that Time Lords were asexual because they didn't need or use sex to reproduce. Probably too high and mighty for all that. I've no idea when I first heard about them using looms instead; it's just been there in my mind.

It was R.T. Davies and Steven Moffat who decided to 'sex up' Doctor Who by introducing love interests for the Doctor. Reinette and River Song being Moffat's creations, of course. It was also Moffat who decided that any child conceived in the Tardis is a Time Lord, not a topic that had ever arose before so it was never pondered. He also did horrendous things to that pregnancy which we are all meant to skip over and ignore (he must have been lovely to his wife when his kids were born *snorts my scorn* and yes, as a person who has given birth, I really resent the way he treated Amy's abduction) so have never properly considered what practicalities that meant. Apart from limited, finite lives. And don't get me started on the BS about River only being born to love the Doctor! Is that how Moffat truly sees women? What a prat.

But I digress. The 50th anniversary interviews with the old Doctors was funny because Colin Baker in particular was disgusted by the idea of the Doctor being in love with a human; a lower species. "Why?!" he demanded to know.

When the topic of a love interest for the Doctor was brought up in an interview with David Tennant, he stated that the Doctor is asexual. So it sort of became fact after that.

By being asexual, the Doctor is never a threat to children, the original target audience (despite loads of middle-aged men claiming it's all for them). they can trust his care and follow his instructions without fear. He's always been like a friendly onscreen uncle, and is a powerful role model. I suppose that's why it's always been implied rather than stated that the Doctor is asexual.

Well, it was, until River Song entered The Library and flirted with the Doctor as though we were expecting it. I personally was not. And she later snogged the Eleventh Doctor, as well as boasted she'd snogged a few other people. Fortunately, it never got more explicit than that.

River's flirtiness brings up more questions than answers. As you say, she represents diversity to appeal to a wider demographic; a space formerly occupied by Captain Jack Harkness.

But is this Time Lord behaviour? Hmm. I'm inclined to say: no.

#kind Anon #the Doctor is asexual #David Tennant #quote #Time Lords use looms instead #of needing sex #... #I also obviously have problems with Moffat's writing #so sue me #at least I remembered to put in a big ol' 'The' #to show how big the Library is #River never got to wear the Time Lord outfit #or look into the Abyss #like the Master was shown to do #hmmm

[doctorwhogirlie]

Doctor Who: At The Proms (2010)

So I don't often watch The Proms, but there are Doctor Who episodes, so naturally I am going to watch. (Warning, I'm typing as I'm watching so this could be rambly) Also this is just the Highlights I'm watching!

So this one starts with a small making of, which is fun. Karen Gillan is presenting, which is perfect, because I am in love with Karen Gillan.

I'm really excited for this Prom, because I love this series, Matt Smith's first series, its utter perfection.

Gosh, that first piece of music introducing the 11th Doctor is just amazing, it feels new, does that make sense, I always felt like going from David Tennant to Matt Smith was a big change and this music describes it perfectly.

I love the piece of music that plays at the end of Matt Smith's first episode it's literal magic. And you know it's for the eleventh doctor. Oooo they have silurians running round the hall, and Judoons! The Judoons look a little silly not gonna lie. And the not vampires from Vampires in Venice, they are creepy, aren't they.

More Cybermen, yay! They look wicked.

Oooo one of the Daleks are here, one of the Ironside ones! And a white Dalek! Love those colourful ones.

Ooo the Doctor's here! On the screen. Wibbly Wobbly ExplodyWoddey <- Genuine Quote.

Oh! The Doctor's actually here, love that. He climbed out from the floor. I really love his Doctor.

Oooo Arthur Darvill is here, I love him, love Rory. Lovely Rory.

I love Amy's theme, it's one of my favourites. Its genuinely one of the most beautiful pieces of musics I heard and it feels like the Doctor and Amy's friendship.

Oh we get to see all the Doctor's on the screen! Not me crying. I get tingles every time I see the second doctor, is that weird, he is just my favourite.

Matt Smith's back! Suited up (insert heart eyes) He seems like a very nice man.

They're playing music from The Big Bang and the Pandorica opens now, its very nice, very relaxing. And seeing the montage of the series on the screen is very cool.

And getting to hear theme, eleventh doctor style is brilliant, alongside with all the monsters coming out again!

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Frodo, Gandalf, and Gimli!

Frodo: Describe a gift from someone important to you that is "a light to you in dark places"

my best friend in high school drew me a realistic drawing of The David's head with the words "veni vidi amavi" above it after I got back from Italy. even though we don't talk anymore it's one of my favorite gifts I've ever received

Gandalf: Describe a hobby/pastime/way to have fun that people don't usually expect someone like you to have

I'm not entirely sure but I think one is cooking and baking

Gimli: Remember Gimli talking about the Glittering Caves? Gush about an interest that is very special to you, but which you don't have in common with your best friend

ooh I'm going to go with doctor who, she's seen some of it but isn't as into it as I am, it's one of my all time favorite shows!! it means so much to me and was a big part of my life growing up and the eleventh doctor is one of my comfort characters <33

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It's such a fun story about how I got into Doctor Who. I was in highschool (around 2007-2008). I'm not sure of the exact date since back then there was a huge delay when the episodes aired in the UK and in Canada. My math teacher kept talking about this sci-fi show and he kept talking about it and it piqued my interest a little. Eventually I was flipping channels (or actually I think this was when you still went to that channel that scrolled through all the stations and showed what was on) and saw Doctor Who was about to be on so I thought 'oh hey. I should check this out!' and put it on. So... that very first episode I saw was 4x12: Stolen Earth... yeah. To say I was confused is an understatement, but 16-year-old me was so intrigued by the characters and setting. The tall, dark-haired man in a suit that said funny things, the creepy robotic voices coming from the transmission, planets in the sky!?, and I could feel there was lots of context I was missing out on. Therefore, after watching Journey's End the following week, I borrowed series 1-4 from the library and was completely caught up by the time The Next Doctor aired. I actually think I started with series 2 not understanding the regeneration thing, but I got there in the end.

I remember when Matt Smith was announced as the next Doctor. (17-year-old me was smitten (and I still am)). I was in grade 12 when Eleventh Hour came out, and I immediately liked his Doctor. I loved the new opening titles, and as soon as he said 'basically run' I was sold to him being the Doctor. By the Pandorica speech in the season finale he became my favourite Doctor. I remember seeing the series 6 premiere with my family and we were all freaking out. I also saw the 50th anniversary special at the movie theatre in 3D!

Fast forward 3 years to Time of the Doctor, I was not ready for him to go. I cried. To this day I still can't watch the behind the scenes stuff for that special.

I couldn't connect to Capaldi in series 8 and I stopped watching the show before the end of that series. Over the years I heard bits of information about what happened over the years.... I remember not being sure about a girl being the Doctor at the time since I also was uneasy about Missy... and then last summer I saw a clip with David Tennant returning and I went '...what!?'. And that re-sparked my interest because WHY is he back!? So I've been rewatching the show from series 1 to current since July 2023 and getting myself all caught up. I saw the 60th specials and Church on Ruby Road, but I'm still working through the Flux season currently, and I regret not watching the show over the years. Capaldi became my second favourite Doctor by the end of his run (I cried just as much as when Matt regenerated), and Jodie is a lot of fun so far There's still a few surprises in her run that I've managed to avoid spoilers about, so I'm looking forward to this last stretch.

That's the end of my story.... but fun tidbit, I got the rest of my family into the show. Their first episode was Silence in the Library.

I especially like that your teacher got you interested in it! I can't imagine Stolen Earth/Journey's End being your introduction to the show; that would have been so weird and so confusing for me. I'm super impressed you decided to catch up and watch the show! It's no surprise you were/are smitten with Matt Smith's Doctor. I'm the same way, especially the older I get. How can you not love him? He was absolutely magical. I got my whole family into the show, too! They loved Silence in the Library, but I remember I actually got my parents interested first with Blink, but I realized my siblings liked it when I saw them watching Fear Her with enthusiasm. This show is so much fun. Thank you for sharing! Loved this.

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my thoughts after watching Doctor Who vs Women

Okay, so I just finished watching the amazing video essay Doctor Who vs Women by verilybitchie on YouTube and it made me realise two things that I just wanted to get out :)

The first thing is how I look at fictional characters.

When you ask me who my favourite doctor is I can't just give you an answer right away. I always have to clarify some things first and the essay by verilybitchie kind of highlighted this in my mind, which I find funny.

I first have to state that my favourite era is RTD's era, because it's the best written one. Then I have to state that David Tennant is one of my favourite actors (because I'm silly and feel like I betray him otherwise). And then it comes out that 11 is my favourite Doctor. But why is that? One of my favourite parts about the Doctor is that he's such an asexual being. But the eleventh doctor suddenly is sexually attracted to women. How is 11 then my favourite? This brings me to how I look at characters. This isn't the first time that I adore a character but am appalled by the uncharacteristic thing he does.

A very simple example of this is Luke Danes from Gilmore Girls. In season 1 he says something about golf being bad for the environment. I'm a biologist so I loved him for that comment. But later it's written that his hobby is fishing, which to me makes zero sense if you care about the environment. In my mind I just put it in my "no" box and I decide for myself that it's not him.

I create a version of the character in my mind who I think they are. If the writer makes the character do something that I think is uncharacteristic I just don't really view it as cannon. I just say that it's the writers fault and not the character's.

Anyway, that's on how I look at fictional characters, which I think is funny and a bit silly and I know lots of people don't agree with it. But that doesn't matter, cause it makes my own viewing experience better haha. All in all, I think Matt Smith played the doctor very well, but Moffat made some choices for the character that I very much not agree with and I realise I'm very capable of ignoring that.

The second thing I want to talk about is more tied to the actual essay of verilybitchie.

So, yes, I think we can all agree that Moffat writes women and couple dynamics to feed his own fetish. It's not even hidden in his seasons. But I don't like how Amy is always given as THE example of this, as if she is the most 2d character ever. When I watched it I definitely didn't experience her that way (I experienced River much more so). Looking back at her, yes, she was very much written to fullfill Moffat's own fantasy and I very much view her as waisted potential.

The way she acts makes a lot of sense for a girl who didn't have a nice home life and then met a very magical man that then left her again while promising he'd be back in five minutes. She has abandonment issues and is insecure in her relationship with Rory because of it. I also don't like it when people say she didn't love Rory. The whole arc is that she shows love differently than he does. She starts out as someone who is troubled and childish because of her childhood. Over the seasons she grows up.

Yes, the sexual assault of the doctor was very weird and bad and incredibly awful to watch (I physically cringe away from my screen every time I watch it), especially since it was just brushed over. Again, I view this very much as a writer's mistake and not as Amy's mistake, but that's my way of looking at fictional characters xD and I completely understand if you hold her accountable for it.

But now I wonder if the complexity I see in Amy is just something that I see in her and wasn't something that was intended by the writers. Not that it matters, cause it's art and art is about how the viewer interprets it, right?

What I hate the most is how I feel like out of all the companions she is put through the most. Her memory of people she loved is wiped multiple times. She gave birth in the most ffed up circumstances and then lost her child and then realised she grew up with the child! (God, I hate that story line). This is all a lot, but there are no signs that she's actually mentally messed up about it, which makes absolutely no sense. She (and Rory too btw) just take the information as it is and continue their lives. This all really irritated me about that era.

Ironically, I also love this era even though it has so many faults. The little family the doctor created for himself with Amy and Rory is so incredibly special to me. The dynamic the doctor had with that couple definitely comes second place for me when it comes to doctor companion dynamics (Rose and the Doctor on number 1). Rory is also my favourite companion and my favourite Doctor Who episode is Dinosaurs on a spaceship. [I mainly love the episode cause it's just really funny and fun, very much a comfort episode]

So yeah, even though I think Moffat made some very(!) bad writing choices, he did give me my favourite companion and episode. Who would have guessed there is nuance to almost everything?

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