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evviejo · 1 year

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the thirteenth doctor & gender

#dwedit #doctor who #the doctor #thirteen #thirteenth doctor #jodie whittaker #the woman who fell to earth #demons of the punjab #the witchfinders #spyfall part one #spyfall part two #fugitive of the judoon #war of the sontarans #the ghost monument #my gifs #thirteen*

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sapphichymns · 1 year

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ssaalexblake · 1 year

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Demons of the Punjab // The Power of the Doctor

#dw shit #thasmin #doctor who #yaz x 13 #chibnalledit #yasmin khan #mandip gill #jodie whittaker #13th doctor #thirteenth doctor #i created this #the power of the doctor #demons of the punjab #so much imagery i want to cry

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thefiresofpompeii · 3 months

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fucked me up … yaz sitting there aware of what is to come being unable to do anything to protect prem because that would jeopardise her family’s history… just observing the tragedy run its course… sensing a theme this series. “you have to bear witness to the events you have to watch them play out don’t look away don’t interfere don’t intervene”

#ough…#demons of the punjab #dw #jamie catches up #doctor who #doctor who series 11 #yazmin khan #thirteen #thirteenth doctor

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i-eat-danger-for-breakfast · 1 month

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13 and Yaz in Demons of the Punjab

#doctor who #13th doctor #chibnall era who #jodie whittaker #thirteenth doctor #13th doctor quotes #chris chibnall #doctor who series 11 #yasmin khan #demons of the punjab

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ancientfrozenglaciershark · 3 months

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Umbreen: “You remind me of someone I met once a very long time ago.🧐”

Doctor: “Y’know, I’ve just got one of those faces!” **Smiles Scronchily**

Umbreen: “It is you!!!”

Doctor: :O

#13th doctor #thirteenth doctor #doctor who #dw #nuwho #the doctor #chibnall era #demons of the punjab #dw dialogue:)#dw thoughts:)

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13thdoctorposts · 1 year

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Demons of the Punjab already hits hard, but boy oh boy does it hit harder on a rewatch when you now know that Yaz’s fate in love will ultimately parallel Umbreen. I’m not sure I was emotionally ready to rewatch the episode.

Also this era was so good at doing small call backs, like this with the wrist holding. I don’t know if this was actually intentional but I wouldn’t be surprised because rewatching the whole era over a short period of time there does seem to be lots of really little nods and callbacks in the episodes sometimes it’s really subtle but it’s there and you may not have pick it up on a first watch. All I can say is totally worth a rewatch! Even for the inevitable heartbreak

#13th doctor #thasmin #thirteen x yaz #thirteenth doctor #yaz khan #yasmin khan #demons of the punjab #doctor who series 11

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oreo102 · 20 days

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What's your favourite episode of 13's run and why?

Ok! I surprisingly enough do have a favorite episode… but it’s by such a small margin I’ve made an executive decision to talk about 2 other of my favorites episodes and then a few honorable mentions and why I love them

I’m half sorry for how long this is, I’m fully sorry for the fact that it took a while to actually put my thoughts to words

We’re starting with my absolute favorite because that’s what was asked lol. The Power Of The Doctor is my favorite episode, the plot is fun but it’s really the characters that make me love it so much! Every character that shows up is used really well.

Yaz is absolutely the star of the episode. I love her in every episode but especially in this one she shines a lot. She takes charge so well and really does fill the docs shoes with flying the tardis and making the plans and all that jazz. Her interactions with everyone is amazing to watch but especially the master, their dynamic is so interesting to me! Mandip also does a great job portraying emotions in this one- her anger at the master, and sadness about 13 regenerating in particular is one of my favorite parts. Also yaz with a gun is hot, and I fully believe she woulda shot the master if he gave her a reason so this episode would be in my top five just for that

Speaking of the master! This is 100% his best appearance. The dancing, the outfit, his interactions with yaz being a mix of cruel and endearing, in a way? Maybe that’s not the right word… interesting at the very least. The way he talks to her like they’re friendly, like they both know the doctor very well… kinda like they’re two sides of the same coin, in a way?

13 is lovely in this episode. A) I ADORE the navy version of her coat and am so happy they brought it back in the inbetween cliff (or whatever that was) B) her regeneration might just be one of my favorite scenes, even if it pains me to watch (ignoring 14’s existence for this) and the hologram is so smart (btw does yaz still have that? Do you think it activates still?) also love the fugitive doctor appearance even if it was hologram form. Her comforting yaz, their conversation, the icecream <333333

Love ace and Teagan and vinder, they’re all great but especially ace is SO FUN and I love her interactions with graham(did they flirt?) who btw, I love that he was right back! Too bad Ryan isn’t there tho, it’s fun to see how the dr leaving affects the companions, the bitterness Teagan holds is definitely a really fun bit that I’m glad they included. Also Kate is amazing as she always is! Dan wasn’t that bad either but I’m still glad he didn’t stick around

Also! I really like the plot! I saw someone complain about having all 3 cybermen, daleks and the master in the same episode but honestly it was just super fun- and the master was really the main villain with the cybermen and daleks as minor/background/subvillains. I much approve fun plots over anything else and having the master dance to Rasputin is very fun!

Onto The Woman Who Fell To Earth!

Yes, 13’s first and last appearance are my favorite episodes! This will be much less in depth but I did recently rewatch this one so it’s as fresh in my mind as the first.

I really like how… snappy they all are, in a weird way? The fam kinda mellow out through the series, especially Graham. Theyre all somewhat aggressive in this one and it’s very fun! It’s too bad grace died… she’d have made a great companion

Also the plot, the plot is great. 13 making her own sonic, not remembering who she is but knowing she has to help people, picking up the first humans she sees (which she has a habit of throughout the series, lol), being super smart! Just lovely! Also her in a suit is hot

“I’m calling you yaz, cuz we’re friends now.” Is 100% one of my favorite quotes too

Also Swiss army sonic should’ve been a running gag, it’s funny! I think that’s everything- my thoughts on this episode are very disconnected but oh well

My third favorite: the witch finders!

I’m not actually sure why I love this episode so much? Actually yes I do, soaked 13 is hot- that’s not the only reason tho, promise.

The fam is great, as always, but especially yaz this episode. It portrays how kind she is really well! 13 experiencing sexism and being pissed about it is also really cool, I kinda wish we got at least one other episode where it happened but I understand why we didn’t . Also the king being gay for Ryan is funny as fuck and I didn’t notice it my first watch

The background(side?) characters are also really good- the possessed lady is a fun antagonist, and the king is wonderfully incompetent at his job.

Also 13 telling them not to interfere and then immediately interfering is fantastic. I don’t think I have much to say about this one? I just really like it

Honorable mentions!

The timeless children, solely for the scene with Graham and yaz being family and for yaz being halfway to the portal by the time Graham is done asking who’s first- tbh this is my least favorite appearance for the master and I think the cybermasters are stupid so

Arachnids in the uk I love yaz’s family, i love jade, i love that the bitch ceo gets schooled by women in stem and yaz’s mom, i like that when asked if she and the doctor are together yaz’s response is “we’re [just?] friends!” But when asked the same about ryan it’s a very emphatic “no!”, I love “more of the universe… more time with you.”

Demons of the punjab “we can’t have a universe with no yaz!”, young umbreen is so much like yaz it’s amazing, i love yaz in this episode (this, ive realized, doesn’t say much, I love her in every episode), the plot is really fun and again i love yaz’s family

The legend of the seadevils my beloved gays. The characters are all really fun, the plot is great, all the thasmin moments I love and they hurt my heart, and Dan has a stupid outfit!

Eve of the daleks once again: my beloved gays! The plot is so fun, and even though the side characters aren’t my favorite I still really like them

Fugitive of the judoon FUGITIVE DOCTOR MY BELOVED <333333 also Jack is cool

Oh also My least favorite is resolution because it’s boring. Ok I think that’s everything… hope you don’t regret asking!

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justahumblememefarmer · 4 months

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Ultimate Doctor Who Poll Round 2 - Matchup 1

Episode Summaries under the cut

11: Demons of the Punjab - Season 11, Episode 6: Yaz asks the Doctor to take her back in time to learn more about her grandmother's life. They arrive shortly before the Partition that separated India and Pakistin, and just in time for her Nani's wedding, to a man who is not her grandfather. The political divide of Partition causes tensions in the grooms family, including his brother, who has sold them out and is responsible for the murder of several people. The groom decides to hold his brother off and tells Yaz's Nani and her family to escape, while he stays behind and is killed. The Doctor and her family take off in the TARDIS, as interfering would wipe Yaz from existence.

139: The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky - Season 4, Episodes 4 & 5: Martha calls the Doctor to return to Earth where she is working with UNIT to investigate alien involvement in the development of GPS units that have caused several deaths. The Sontarans have used the GPS's to convert cars around the globe into emitters that will alter Earth's atmosphere to adapt it into a Sontaran clone bay. The Doctor destroys the gas to save the Earth and the Sontaran ship is destroyed.

(Beat #118: Love and Monsters in Round 1)

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evviejo · 4 months

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thirteen's era appreciation: 345/?

#dwedit #timelordgifs #chibnalldaily #doctorwhoedit #doctor who #graham o'brien #yasmin khan #demons of the punjab #bradley walsh #mandip gill #13seraappreciation #my gifs #graham*#yaz*

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queerestqueertoeverqueer · 2 years

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SHIT, I FOUND A DEMONS OF THE PUNJAB PARALLEL WHICH ONLY ADDS TO THE 'WHY DIDN'T THEY KISS'

-LEAVING THE PERSON YOU LOVE WHILE THEY HAVE TO FACE SOMETHING PAINFUL AND DANGEROUS ALONE:

-CUPPING THEIR FACE WHILE THEY CRY ABOUT IT:

BUT WHAT'S MISSING CHIBS? OH YEAH!!!!!!

#i did say if i saw a single DotP parallel i would cry #i was right i'm crying #demons of the punjab #the power of the doctor #doctor who #prem and umbreen #thasmin #thirteenth doctor #yasmin khan #dw parallels #jodie whittaker #mandip gill #robin is in mourning :(#dw #tpotd

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aletterinthenameofsanity · 2 months

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Feelings about Bringing Back Moffat For RTD2 + Other Writers I Think Should Get the Chance

Whelp, just found out that Steven Moffat is going to be writing an episode of Fifteen and I'm just like...eh? about the whole prospect. Like, not as terrified as I once might have been but like...hoping he grew as a writer. Because even though I vastly prefer his one-offs to his overarching season ideas...let's not pretend that you couldn't see the warning signs looking back. The focus on either women as mothers (Doctor Dances) women companions as operating in service/deference to the Doctor (Empty Child/Blink) or women as the Time Traveller's Wife (Girl in the Fireplace, Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead). Empty Child/Doctor Dances, Blink, and Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead are all fantastic episodes and I think Blink is the strongest one-off (though let's all remember that the ending was suggested by Gatiss, not Moffat) though I will adore Empty Child/Doctor Dances until I die (though let's not forget that Jack Harkness was an RTD invention).

I really hope he learned his lessons through writing latestage Clara and Bill as companions, but I'm honestly just as scared of his racial undertones as am of RTD's. Let's not forget that both of the black companions under Moffat (Bill&Danny) were both dehumanized/turned into Cybermen in order to service Clara and the Doctor/Missy's arcs (though Bill's ending is far better handled in terms of giving Bill her own ending than Danny's, imo), just as RTD really callously handled Martha's treatment, especially in historical episodes. That is not to say that I don't have some hope due to how Bill's race was handled in Thin Ice, but let's just say I'm cautious about getting super excited like some people are.

All of which is to say...I want Toby Whithouse to write a one-off in the RTD2 Era. Or many. I want his examination of the fucked-up and complicated psychological aspects of the Doctor/Companion relationship and even the Doctor themself (I mean he is the one who wrote School Reunion, God Complex, A Town Called Mercy, Under the Lake/Before the Flood, and Vampires of Venice).

ALSO more women and writers of color. I want to see what kind of new voices in sci-fi can be brought to the table and explore more aspects of their experiences, especially as it pertains to historical/future episodes. I'm done with pretending that Demons of the Punjab wasn't one of the best episodes of Doctor Who, and that was specifically because an Indian writer (Vinay Patel) was brought in to write it. (Also, can we see Vinay back as well? He also wrote Fugitive of the Judoon which was another banger. He's also really good at exploring character feelings/implications of time travel/memory.) I also think that Joy Wilkinson, who wrote the Witchfinders, could be a fun choice as well. I really liked the Witchfinders and I'm curious to see how she might tackle a subject matter like that again.

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thefiresofpompeii · 3 months

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oh she knows. she knows more than anyone.

#you don’t know how refreshing it is to see good writing again. fascinating aliens that act as foils to some aspect of the doctor i missed #that so much from the past era #raah good episode #jamie catches up #demons of the punjab #dw #jamie.txt #thirteen #thirteenth doctor

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3lostyears · 5 months

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demons of the punjab is still the only episode post-2008 i would put in my top 10 doctor who episodes. one of the only episodes that has managed to make me tear up, and so thematically relevant for all of modern day doctor who.

“[our ancestors] died unwitnessed, unsaved.”

the Thijarian are incredible aliens, up there with the ood for their emotional impact for me, and i really hope they’re brought back at some point.

#demons of the punjab #doctor who #thirteenth doctor #i am white so idk if there are critiques i’m missing #certainly it wasn’t quite as good as i remembered but when it hits it hits #i respect 13/yaz shippers but idk how that is so much of what people talk about re this episode

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bowtiesarecool11 · 1 month

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