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maraslesbian · 1 year

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i watched the power of the doctor yesterday and i wrote a whole rant/meta about it, more particularly about 13 regenerating into 10, because i wanted to iron out my thoughts about it. i wasn't gonna post it but i spent way too long on it and this is my house after all so here we go

okay so, first of all, i wasn't very surprised by the regeneration, i was kind of expecting it to be honest (at least i entertained it as a strong possibility, given that they'd announced ten was coming back for the 60th anniversary), but i was still hoping they wouldn't go there and i was disappointed to see that they did.

there are three main reasons why i thought this was disappointing.(little disclaimer : i don't pretend to have any objectivity here. this is purely my feelings about this whole thing)

the first reason, and maybe it's just that i don't like when things that are established as a tradition don't happen like they always did before, but i can't help it, is that i feel like it somehow "cheapens" the regeneration, both for jodie and ncuti.

we won't see fourteen in thirteen's clothes. we won't get the last line / first line parallel with jodie and ncuti. there won't be this sort of traditional passing of the baton from one doctor to the next and that makes me really sad. regenerations are always heartbreaking (at least for me, and i cry my eyes out pretty much every time), but there's also a great joy in seeing the new doctor, the new face, hearing their first line, having this first glimpse of who they might become ; and this mayfly regen of ten robs us of that.

like, thirteen means so much to me, for a whole array of reasons that i won't get into here, and i can't quite put into words how sad i am to see her go. but i'm also very excited about ncuti gatwa being the next doctor, and i would have been SO HAPPY to see him and hear him as the doctor for the first time.

instead i was just like "eh. okay."

it honestly kind of feels like bad fanservice, and that brings me to the second reason i don't like this regen, which is more about the symbolic implications of that choice : to me, it feels like a bad, almost cruel irony to have jodie, who got so much shit on account of being the first female doctor, regenerate into the one doctor that all the people who spent her entire run moaning that she "ruined" doctor who, idolize and often consider to be the best (new who) doctor. it almost feels like proving them right in a way, like saying to them "see ? we know you didn't like the past seasons very much, so we're bringing back the doctor who that you love". i know that's probably not how they intended it, but to me, that's lowkey how it comes across and i HATE IT. and don't get me wrong, i love david tennant and i like ten a lot (i'm more about the sad doctors now, but he's probably what made me fall in love with the show when i first watched it) ; and it's not like i don't have my qualms with some of the writing in thirteen's era (because i certainly do, but that's a question for another day), but i really wish they'd done things differently with this regeneration.

the third reason i think this was a bad choice has more to do with the writing itself : i don't think it makes a lot of sense in terms of character development. thirteen's attitude towards her regeneration (she rejects it at first, then accepts and embraces it) when it happens is one of peace and appreciation of the present, (the "blossomest blossom" line is from an interview of dennis potter when he was dying of cancer), and of hopeful and total openness to the future ("to doctor whoever-i'm about-to-be : tag. you're it." what a perfect last line for her).

overall i really love that, i love her last conversation with yaz and her last scene, i think it makes a lot of sense for her character, given all that she has been through, and it's a beautiful conclusion to her journey. but in that context, given how joyful and curious she is about her future, to me it just does not make any sense to have her regenerate into a past iteration of herself. it goes totally against the character development she underwent in the past season and during the episode, and against what she is feeling in that moment. i get that it was also due to them bringing back ten for the 60th anniversary special, and depending on how that's explained and dealt with in the special it might make a little more sense, but it still completely clashes with her state of mind and the general emotional momentum of that scene. i imagine some people might have enjoyed that emotional whiplash, but it left me feeling very underwhelmed, especially since that was something i knew could and was even likely to happen.

it's frustrating because on the whole i really liked the episode (it's very intense and a little rushed and messy at times, but that's pretty consistent with chibnall's style for this past season), i think they managed (surprinsingly) well with all of the characters they brought back, it has some really cool ideas (LOVE the master trying to become the doctor, and sacha dhawan does a phenomenal job as always), and there are some truly beautiful and moving moments ; i really want to love it sincerely and unreservedly, and i can't help feeling a little bitter about this decision.

#doctor who #doctor who spoilers #dw spoilers #the power of the doctor #tpotd spoilers #the power of the doctor spoilers #mara talks #this got LONG lmao #i have a lot of feelings about this #im still excited about ten and donna coming back for the 60th anniversary #because i love them #but i wish they hadn't done it that way #i can't help but feel like they did jodie dirty #and that doesn't sit right with me #anyways #gonna go eat dinner now

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carnivalcarriondiscarded · 8 months

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people practice w Them <3

#posting this and then shoving my head into a hole Bye #i am! Not Confident!!! in my people scribbling abilities!!#but im trying!!! im fucking trying!!!#i already see improvement #not enough to make me go 'wee the masses are gonna love this'#but enough that i can fathom posting. i can handle it. i can do this #if i dont do it now then i never will!!!!#im still gonna scream into a pillow rip it apart and then eat the stuffing!!!!#ah... the mortification of Existing... of Being Perceived...#it is ever present and inescapable! youd thing id be used to it by now!!!#ill be on my death bed asking people to leave the room so that i can die w/o feeling horribly self conscious and Seen #no seriously every time i think about my potential death and or coma should that happen #i prematurely cringe at the Attention. people potentially crying at my bedside Eugh No Thank You Please Do That Elsewhere #either call me a loser and drop off a single flower or leave me be <3 #THIS IS A WELCOME HOME SCRIBBLE POST. IM SORRY I FORGOT #scribble garnish #uh um uh so uh wally and barnaby am i rite fellas-#in my mind they're picking up takeout for dinner <3 #yeah no im not tagging it with a fandom tag. i dont want to be perceived As We've Established #im somewhat satisfied with that first wally.... swag <3 #& do i have major gender envy for barnaby? yeah #im not used to drawing people but i should be... i need to be...#THERE ARE GUYS I WANNA DRAW! mine and others!!! ngl mostly mine!!!

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ofmdee · 2 months

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i've been seeing my gifs get reposted on twitter lately, and i'm p sure people are getting them off of my tumblr, so i wanted to make a post and say please don't do that, i have a twitter account & an entire directory of things i've posted, you can easily rt or qrt them from there!

i'd rather people didn't repost my stuff at all, but if you do, at least acknowledge that you got it from me? gif making isn't simple, and gifs don't just appear out of nowhere, someone had to take time out of their day to make them. and the entire process of making them, and making them look GOOD, takes work!

and yes it's a labor of love, but seeing other people benefit from your labor kinda sucks?

a gif before/after editing, for example!!

i know i'm not saying anything that hasn't been said before, but this has been bothering me so. here we are!!

pls don't repost gifs!!!!

reblog/retweet the heck out of them, by all means! it's easier than making your own post, anyway!! 😉

okay, got that out of my system, i hope. carry on!

#mine #xoxod #sry but this has been BOTHERING ME #i dont mean to be like lecture-y or whatever but i genuinely get the feeling that #some people dont truly realize that gifs don't just leap fully formed onto the internet #at least that is what i like to believe #rather than someone doing it maliciously #but im too nervous to Actually confront reposters so you get me kinda vaguing to the void #ok im gonna go eat dinner now

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wizards-and-t · 2 months

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Reaching for you, wherever you are

or, a quiet night in quadratum

#kingdom hearts #strelitzia #kh4 #reaper kh #ninja kh #nobodies kh #kh #homegrown #art!#we are reaching critical levels of brainrot here folks #and im operating entirely on rule of cool here #although i still think it would be cool if strelitzia had some connection to the nobodies #something something larxene and marluxia wanting to look after her #even when they cant be with her directly #i could probably have cleaned this up more/spent more time on it #but ive gotten sick of looking at it so here we are #im gonna go eat dinner now

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cakemoney · 2 months

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when my depression gets bad my life somehow manages to generate comedy on its own. for example, i accidentally ordered twice as many grapes as i intended when i got groceries delivered this week, so i've been plagued by grapes for days, constantly eating them to try to get through them before they get mushy. it is simply so many grapes. i am eating from a huge bowl of grapes right now. and at the same time, i watch the party in fantasy high: sophomore year spend their day in kei lumennara,

#laughs awkwardly #dimension 20 #i was gonna be like 'maybe i don't like grapes that much. maybe i'll just throw them out when they go bad'#but now i have to commit to the bit. i have to eat grapes for breakfast lunch and dinner #in my defense some of the grapes were already not very fresh when they were delivered. that's the urgency

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thornswoggled · 25 days

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on chises family, "a storm brewing in the east," and future arcs

hello im back from two years of not posting on this sideblog to spitball a theory thats been burning a hole in my brain since i caught up with the manga. all loose speculation, id be extremely interested to hear thoughts on this

now that fumiki is back in the picture, id like to theorize that yuuki hatori will soon follow. for the purpose of this theory im going to skip all the reasons why yori is absolutely fumiki. imo theres no point addressing all the evidence here, but id be happy to summarize if not. more attention being paid to chises life in japan, chise wondering why her father "abandoned his role," and elias expressing curiosity over the circumstances that led her to meet seth are all hints towards yuukis story coming to light

one thing TAMB does that i love is how tertiary characters are facsimiles meant to help us understand our main characters. for example, all the "toxic" pairs we see in season 1 that we are meant to compare and contrast elias and chise to, all in various ways that help us understand the ways their relationship might evolve. these minor characters may seem unimportant, but are preparing us to accept developments in the main cast. i believe there are two characters in the college arc that are prepping us for yuuki hatoris story - seth noel and adam sargent

lets first address fumiki, who ill just call yori. yori seems to have mastery over his eyes, which "have the power to bind [fae]" according to gabriella. this is a power both he and yuuki have, which protects chise and chika for a time. however, chika implies in chapter 19 that he didnt always have this ability, or perhaps didnt have the sight at all until he became involved with her. which is strange, considering yori has a "family business" important enough to require he study abroad to train for:

lets run with the idea that yuuki started off with weak or nonexistent powers. have any other men in this series been booted from their families because they lacked the skill?

its possible that this "family business" (assuming yuuki didnt found it himself, and that yori doesnt just mean the church, which i dont think he does because he seems specialized in exorcism) eventually learned that yuuki acquired his binding powers, as well as a child with the same ability. again, are there are other men who are forcibly dragged back into their family, to the detriment of their young daughters?

theres a few reasons why i think such care and time was put into the backstory of philomelas family. chise has done much of the character growth thats possible for her at this time, and attempts to "fix" philomela as a way of fixing herself. she projects on her, and for good reason too, since we are meant to compare them almost 1:1. i believe that the amount of time sunk into adam sargents story is meant to warm us up to understanding yuukis situation, regardless of whether we are meant to forgive him for his abandonment. seths story, too, introduces us to the idea of magical families booting their unworthy kin. which leads us to:

going back to the screencap for the beginning, lets give yuuki the benefit of the doubt and assume hes being truthful when he promises hell be back for the girls one day. this phrasing is really interesting, and i feel like it implies yuuki knows the place hes going is too dangerous for them. assuming hes returning to his family, or to some sort of organization (which i say because yori is part of the conclave/church), perhaps hes afraid that theyll be taken advantage of. or... maybe he was just lying! there is very little we understand about the church, so there are all manner of reasons why yuuki and yori may have ended up involved with them

so, great, okay. fumiki is here, and yuuki may be coming soon. under what context might he show his face? i have some ideas, but this soon into the arc everything is too subject to change. im also not convinced any of this will be addressed in the fiendbane arc. after all, yori was first introduced at the beginning of the college arc, and is only now becoming relevant. so all of this may only be laying the groundwork for yuuki to return in another arc, if not this one, which appears to have a lot cooking already with the dragon, the new mage, etc. but then again, we get oberons little prophecy:

i think we all understand this is japan, right. like, it has to be. it doesnt seem that oberons phrasing in the JP text matches what the great wall of china is called in japanese, but i dont think we are meant to interpret it any other way. what else could it mean, hadrians wall? cmon

all of this focus on chises family, past, and meeting with seth are perhaps warming us up to these people and places becoming relevant when the storm breaks. and i believe yori and yuuki will be the ones to involve chise in it all. now, at this point its clear yori doesnt know who chise is, and is just as likely to not know he had a sister at all. but i think this guy knows:

now... i double checked, and im almost certain this is not seths bodyguard. they have similar hair and fashion, but seths bodyguard parts his hair to the side. its been so long since yuuki has appeared in the manga that its impossible to know for sure if this is him, and im not confident at all that he is. they share some qualities for sure, but that doesnt mean much in this medium. he certainly has yoris swooping hair, at least, so if hes not yuuki he might still be related to him. in the same family business, perhaps? all we know is that hes been here before, and may have been keeping tabs on them in the same way the church does

the use of "wrest" in the above panel is notable here. to wrest is to forcibly take something, and what kind of "blessing" would they want to seize from elias' possession? maybe a useful slay vega that yuuki failed to disclose? if, IF this is yuuki, his demeanor has changed much over the years, and perhaps he is more willing to put chise to use now that he knows where she is. its possible yuuki is making good on his promise, and really is coming back for his daughter like he said he would. we have, after all, seen in chapter 99 how liam and isaac are both unwilling to return to their homes, and the sudden development of philomela being taken in by the scrimgeours. again, philomela is meant to be a near 1:1 chise dupe, so its compelling that we are just now seeing her spirited away to join another family without warning. again, developments among secondary characters prep us for developments among the main cast

again, too soon to tell, and the next chapter is coming soon, so theres a chance this will all immediately blow up in my face. however, we have already seen chise get scouted by another mage, and elias considers how frightened he is that chise will desire something "he cant provide." so how catastrophic would it be if she was also compelled to rejoin her family, searching for answers and closure in a way elias cannot understand? personally id love to see it, though itll be a long way off

do you think yuuki is coming back? do you think yori is a red herring? let me know. ill leave you with this

#the ancient magus bride #mahoutsukai no yome #tamb #mtny #this took like two hours to write im gonna go eat dinner now #original

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todayisafridaynight · 5 months

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they were out of line for this. by the way.

#snap chats #LIIIIIIIIKKKKKEEEE STOP YOU BETTER STOP #reminded myself to make this post after that other ask..... heh...#i feel like i did call attention to this before. 🧍‍♂️ idk i think about it a lot..#too late lamers im doing it again because it still makes me scream and want to eat metal #this family is disgustingly intertwined with each other im going to throw up #like the more obvious parallel with ichi and the arakawas is him going out for new years dinner with arakawa. or attempting to #buuuuuttt this one is almost shot-for-shot the same bit and its OUGH. STOP. im GOING insane #theyre fam whether they like it or not </3 #wahh...... lad8 come soon i wanna see these two's relationship progress. or whatever weird situation it'll be in #i wonder why jo even points ichi to akane... is it to REALLY close that chapter of their lives for good ?#is it some feeling of responsibility for what happens to ichi now that arakawa's gone ?#is it guilt for keeping ichi from the truth of his birth parents for this long ? wowzers...#ok bye im gonna go be sick elsewhere

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bananacatmeow · 8 days

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go kill yourself your energy is so annoyinhhhgggg~~~

what s up with you uoy dont act mature at all how tf are you sixteen bro youre like a little kid shtfu

and why fo you even have so many followers i have better content than you and youre not worthy of it i have less than you you just reblog stuff and get likes for it thats so childish haha

and why do ypi have so many friends on here get a life ew

pls dont im very self destructive

LMAO THIS IS SO HILARIOUS BECAUSE WHY DO ALL HATERS LACK THE COMMON GRAMMAR AND SPELLING

also if you don't like my energy, you could block me :D simple <3

WDYM WHY DO I HAVE SO MANY FRIENDS DO YOU THINK I KNOW HOW I PULLED THEM??? IM LITERALLY THE MOST SOCIALLY AWKWARD PERSON TO EVER PERSON BRO PLS YOURE ASKING THE WRONG QUESTIONS HERE

my top original post has over 26000 likes and its a reply to a twitter post this is how tumblr works bestie. if you dont like it you can sign off <3 not that hard!!

ALSO WHY ARE YOU COMING AT MY ENERGY LIKE BRO WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO GENUINELY ASKING BECAUSE I seriously don't want to act like a middle aged victorian man-child on coca!n3 who was divorced by his really awesome wife and now feels the need to be bothered by anything and everything on this planet. (oh wait isnt that how youre acting right now? silly!!)

really, the only one acting immature right now is you. like who gave this kid mom's cellphone guys 😞 cmon little guy its time for your afternoon nap 😞😞😞☝🏻

(iPad kid vibes lmao .. are you secretly eleven years old?! gasppp)

#anon hate <3 #thanks anon!#i love how this person takes so much time to send me hate #like are you obsessed with me or what #or are you... gasp #jeALoUS ?!?!?!?!#NAUURRRRR #anyways #have fun being a little hater <3 #youre literally not needed here <3333 #please go away!! <3333 #gonna go eat dinner now cs i just COOKED #help no im kidding im actually going to eat dinner now 😭

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skyloftian-nutcase · 1 year

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Prompt: Twilight forgot to eat and has been running on empty for an extended period while dealing with chronic pain..?

Twilight felt out of sorts, and he was starting to get a little confused about it.

His entire body had been aching for the last few days, which wasn't surprising considering how often he'd been transforming between wolf and Hylian forms. The constant shifting of bone structure did eventually catch up to him. He figured he'd be in pain.

But why did he feel so unfocused and tired? Was this how Sky felt all the time?

Glancing at the person in question, Twilight saw that he was sleeping soundly, curled inward by a tree stump while everyone else chatted away over dinner.

"Rancher. Rancher."

Jumping, Twilight turned and saw Wild staring at him, holding a bowl of curry.

"I said did you want dinner? I'm pretty sure you skipped breakfast and lunch," Wild said. "Are you feeling okay?"

Oh. Had he skipped breakfast and lunch? He remembered dragging himself out of his bedroll late this morning and therefore he hadn't really made time for breakfast. And he'd gone on patrol for lunch.

Oh.

Wild held out the food with a look that brooked no argument. Twilight sheepishly took the warm bowl and appreciated how it eased the pain in his fingers. "Thanks, Champion."

Wild gave him a smile. "Anytime."

#you ask skye answers #lovely anon #linkeduniverse #linked universe #lu twilight #lu wild #writing prompt game #writing #I told myself I wouldn't eat until I wrote this so Twi and I could be in the same boat lol #so yay now I'm gonna go eat dinner #no curry sadly

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that-was-anticlimactic · 3 months

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we're gonna bury the body

“Shinsou-kun! It has come to our attention that you and Kaminari-kun are having, ah, romantic relations.” He sat down after that, leaning forward with his elbows on his knees.

Hitoshi raised a brow. “Uh, yeah. We did announce it to you guys last week. Got a problem with it?”

He really doubted anyone would, seeing as there were, what, four or five other class relationships, but there was some hardened glint in Iida’s eyes that made him think, yeah, they’ve got a problem with it.

“No, we don’t have any problem with it,” Kirishima said kindly, though there was an edge to his voice. “Unless, well, you give us a reason to have a problem.”

[or, shinsou and kaminari start dating, so the entirety of class 1-a decides to give shinsou the shovel talk bc they live for chaos]

💥4,507 words | shinsou-centric, shinkami, class 1a friendship💥

#corey writes:)#what is this lol #how did i wrote a 4.5k word fic about the SHOVEL TALK lol #n e ways #bnha #my hero academia #bnha fanfiction #shinkami #shinsou hitoshi #class 1a #kaminari denki with tourette's #iida tenya with tourette's #okay that's all imma tag for now i want to/should eat dinner lol #this is wild guys #cannot believe i actually wrote this iugfcghjoiu #i have one other bnha fic that i may post sometime soon but idk iuytfrdftgyhui i wanna HARDCORE edit it first haha #anyways gonna go eat now bye ily'all

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midnights-wish · 24 days

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they're both maxed!! thank you so much for helping!! ♡♡♡

#im gonna go eat dinner now #but if you need help lmk #ill get to you as soon as im done eating! :)#boop #boop o meter #my diary

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cowlovely · 2 months

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best nuwho episodes to show to someone who has never seen doctor who, but wants to get into it*

*i’m working off of very specific criteria here. this can’t just be another “best episodes” list, because an episode being good doesn’t necessarily mean it would make a good introduction to a series. for this reason, there will probably be very few episodes past s6 or so on here, as i feel like that’s around the time that many doctor who episodes become too steeped in the show’s own history/overarching plotlines to make the most effective starting points (definitely at least partially moffat’s fault lol)

1x01 rose — maybe too obvious a choice, but this episode is the pilot for a reason.

—pros: does a very good job establishing nuwho’s version of the doctor, as well as thoroughly and effectively introducing us to rose and her life; the autons are a good and fun choice for the first threat.

—cons: is definitely not AS good as some other episodes of the show, so maybe not the best if you only have one episode to show someone and you want to make the most of it

1x06 dalek

—pros: establishes one of Thee enemies of the series, demonstrates 9 and rose’s values, sets up/explains a bit of the time war in an easy to understand way, has a great emotional core

—cons: i genuinely can’t think of any

1x09/1x10 the empty child/the doctor dances

—pros: fabulous storytelling all around with plot, themes, and pacing, emotional but with a happy ending, great blending of tone throughout, and a complete standalone story

—cons: it’s always a bit of a risk to start with a two parter

2x04 the girl in the fireplace

—pros: great creature design, fun storytelling devices, pretty self contained as far as references/lore go, fantastic performances from everyone but especially from sophia myles

—cons: has some of steven moffat’s worst writing attributes, including 10 feeling out of character in several spots, and reinette being very clearly a Moffat Woman in many ways (though this is in my opinion somewhat saved by myles’ great acting)

2x08/2x09 the impossible planet/the satan pit — i really debated putting these ones on here, but this story was MY introduction to the series so. clearly it’s very effective

—pros: really immersive story and setting, great cast of guest characters/actors, another self contained story (as far as i remember), introduces the ood

—cons: another two parter, might be a bit intense as a first story for some people, 10 and rose’s dynamic/significant moments in this might not hit the same way for someone who hasn’t seen other episodes

3x01 smith and jones

—pros: new companion episode, so the audience gets things explained to them at the same time as martha, fun little mystery at the center, interesting conflict/non-antagonist antagonists, good chemistry between tennant and agyeman, the hole rose left emotionally can be felt but doesn’t cut into the story as much as it does in the runaway bride

—cons: is again maybe not one of the standout episodes of the whole series (but is still very solid)

3x03 gridlock — might be a bit controversial since i didn’t include new earth, but i’ll explain

—pros: really interesting setting and plot, and while i think seeing new earth first gives interesting context, i don’t think it’s necessary to enjoy or understand what’s happening in this episode, and it’s kind of cool to come at this one from martha’s pov. showcases a lot of different kind of creatures/people, has a really satisfying and emotional conclusion, has the doctor reintroduce the concept of gallifrey and what happened to it

—cons: could definitely have some confusing elements if you haven’t seen new earth, in particular novice hame and the face of boe, and the effect of the city being the way it is in gridlock could be a bit diminished without the context of 2x01

3x10 blink

—pros: considered to be one of if not the best episode of the series, and with good reason. carey mulligan KILLS it, the mystery is incredibly compelling from start to finish, and the weeping angels are undoubtedly one of the best additions to the series. this episode is crafted damn near perfectly

—cons: while this episode is incredible, i don’t think it’s actually the best possible intro to the show that many people think it is; it’s not a good microcosm of the show as a whole in terms of structure and tone, and the doctor is really hardly in this episode at all. it makes the episode really gripping and intriguing if you’re already familiar with the show, but i actually think that effect is slightly dulled if you’re somebody who isn’t. this doesn’t mean that it would necessarily be the WORST introduction to the show (i’m still including it on the list after all), but i also don’t think it’s the best

4x08/4x09 silence in the library/forest of the dead

—pros: do i have to keep mentioning the episodes are really good? anyway these are really good. really highlights donna’s complexities, story is tense and emotional and intellectually engaging all at once, introduces river/touches on relationship dynamics with a time traveler, great and genuinely scary monster

—cons: another two parter, river’s introduction and the emotional weight of her and 10’s dynamic might not hit the same if you don’t know the doctor as a character either, and the same goes for donna’s plotline in these episodes (it was really difficult in general to pick ANY donna episodes because so many of the ones that feature her are really tied up in series lore of some kind 😭)

4x10 midnight

—pros: genuinely SO brilliantly written, acted, and edited it is ACTUALLY crazy. i’m biased because this is my favorite episode of the series, but i really think it’s such an all around tight story, and definitely one of the more self-contained ones of the show (especially considering this is a one-off monster we don’t even really hear about afterwards, let alone see again). and really i cannot hype up the writing and acting in this episode enough—if you’re really into sociology as a focal point in your sci-fi this episode will be for you

—cons: kind of similar to blink in that this episode isn’t very emblematic of what the show normally is—both in its bottle setting and the fact that the doctor is totally solo for the majority of the runtime, which is not the norm. i love it, and i think it works really well for the episode, but it’s still an outlier (the tone is also more serious than most eps). and also as minor as they are, there are still a few lore moments/references that might be confusing if this were someone’s first episode (rose’s face coming through on the bus screen, for example)

5x01 the eleventh hour

—pros: new doctor, and similar to smith and jones in the new companion factor. great story, episode is filled with lots of great energy, and this really showcases some of moffat’s better attributes as a writer/showrunner, particularly the kind of fairytale vibe he brings to doctor who; first episode of nuwho with a new showrunner, so it kind of intentionally comes off as a bit of a soft reboot

—cons: while it IS a bit like a soft reboot, this is one that kind of rolls with the assumption that you sort of know the deal at this point when it comes to the doctor as a character. i wouldn’t say it’s necessarily confusing, but i could see it potentially being a bit annoying for a new viewer, or just not as effective as an episode. also this was made in 2010 by moffat, and it shows (the sherlock editing, in particular)

5x02 the beast below

—pros: continuing the fairytale vibe, engaging setting and mystery, absolutely heartbreaking in the best way possible, self-contained story

—cons: viewer might feel a bit lost if they don’t know anything about the doctor and amy or how they met. kind of pro british monarchy :/

5x08/5x09 the hungry earth/cold blood

—pros: introduces the silurians (to nuwho at least), has really good guest characters/dynamics, conflict is compelling and very nuanced (feels closer to a classic who episode if that’s something that compels you), and this is something i’ve refrained from mentioning so far, but these episodes in particular have absolutely fantaaaaaastic makeup/SFX, costuming, and production design

—cons: two parter (take a shot every time i say this), the dramatic conclusion of this one might be confusing and/or fall flat if you aren’t familiar with amy and rory or the overarching plot of the season, and i could definitely see some people finding these episodes boring with all the political talk (i definitely did as a kid)

6x09 night terrors

—pros: very self-contained (as far as i can remember), perfectly straddles the line of horror and sci-fi, has a good emotional core, and 11 with kids is almost always an a+ for me

—cons: honestly can’t really think of any? again maybe not like. an AMAZING episode, and it may have references to past episodes/events in it that i can’t remember that might be confusing to a new viewer

6x11 the god complex

—pros: GREAAATTTT episode hook that really quickly and effectively drops you into the setting and overall vibe of the episode, some great one off characters, encompasses a lot of doctor who’s themes and different blends of genre

—cons: the second half of the episode pretty significantly focuses on amy and her fears/insecurities related to the doctor, so much so that it almost made me not include this episode

7x07 the rings of akhaten

—pros: this episode is so good. great intro to clara’s character (despite it not being her first one), great setting, great alien designs + worldbuilding, great music, and oh my GOD the monologues…the damn monologues…chef’s kiss

—cons: the doctor’s monologue probably won’t have the same effect for a new viewer that it does for people who are already fans, but honestly it’s so good that i don’t think this is that big a deal

9x03/9x04 under the lake/before the flood

—pros: very similar vibes to the impossible planet/the satan pit, but honestly i think i’m even more compelled by this story than i was by that one. i LOVE all the moving parts in this, i love the characters, i love that we’re underwater, and i love that it’s GHOSTS!!

—cons: two parter (shot!), and specifically a two parter that—while i love it to bits—drags a bit more than other two parters that i’ve included on this list. a new viewer may also not totally get (or maybe even be put off by?) 12 and clara’s dynamic

10x01 the pilot

—pros: i’ll be honest i wouldn’t say this is one of my FAVORITE episodes or anything, but it’s still very solid, and i DO think it could make a good introduction into the series for someone

—cons: has multiple allusions to other characters/arcs that will probably feel kind of weird to a new viewer

eve of the daleks special

—pros: time loop lovers come get your juice!!! this episode fucks, it’s probably my favorite from chibnall’s era? top three at least for sure. features the daleks without being too steeped in the Lore/having them overshadow everything in the episode

—cons: this episode is an atypical structure flr the show, and is kind of like. is About 13 and yaz’s relationship, which will probably be kind of odd if you haven’t seen any of the show before

honorable mentions, aka episodes i really wanted to include, but which had one too many cons to justify: 1x02 the end of the world, 1x08 father’s day, 2x01 new earth, s3 xmas special the runaway bride, 3x08/3x09 human nature/the family of blood, s4 special the waters of mars, 5x07 amy’s choice, 5x10 vincent and the doctor, 5x11 the lodger, 6x04 the doctor’s wife, 6x05/6x06 the rebel flesh/the almost people, 6x10 the girl who waited, 10x10 the eaters of light, 11x06 demons of the punjab, 12x08 the haunting of villa diodati, 60th special wild blue yonder)

that’s it so far!! i may add onto this when we get more episodes with 15, we’ll see!

(also i promise i’m not as biased towards early seasons nuwho as this list implies, i was just trying to be as objective as i could possibly be with the criteria that i set 😭 (while obviously still being subjective to my opinions) a lot of the later seasons just don’t have very many easy entry points 😔 (which is i’m sure at least partly why the show is being soft rebooted with 15))

#ivy.txt #doctor who #nuwho #finally made this after wanting to do it for AGES #similar to my doctor who spreadsheet in that i don’t really expect anyone/many people to really read this #but if you do and you find it helpful then that’s awesome!!#the honorable mentions are mostly episodes i really like but that i didn’t feel fit the criteria well enough #there are also some episodes that are kind of the opposite #where i think they would work as an entry point to the series #but that i personally didn’t believe they were good enough as episodes to recommend as firsts for anyone #anyway!! god this took forever. i’m gonna go eat dinner now

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