#tpotd

[yournewlodger]

Okay, so here are our options:

1. David Tennant is the Fourteenth Doctor because the Jodie Whittaker's Doctor regenerated into him.

2. Ncuti Gatwa is the Fourteenth Doctor because Ten3 does not count.

3. Sacha Dhawan is the Fourteenth Doctor because Jodie Whittaker's doctor regenerated into him.

4. Jodie Whittaker is the Fourteenth Doctor due to the existence of the War Doctor.

5. Peter Capaldi is the Fourteenth Doctor due to the existence of the War Doctor and the time David Tennant regenerated into himself.

6. Matt Smith is the Fourteenth Doctor due to the existence of the War Doctor, and the time David Tennant regenerated into himself, and Jo Martin’s Doctor.

7. David Tennant is the Fourteenth Doctor due to the existence of the War Doctor, and the fact that he regenerated into himself, and Jo Martin's Doctor, and the existence of TenToo.

8. TenToo is the Fourteenth Doctor for the above reasons.

9. Donna Noble is the Fourteenth Doctor for the above above reasons.

10. Both David Tennant and Ncuti Gatwa's Doctors' true numbers are unknowable due to the existence of The Timeless Child.

11. Both David Tennant and Ncuti Gatwa's Doctors' true numbers are unknowable due to the existence of The Timeless Child, and the uncountable amount of times The Twelfth Doctor died and was reborn in Heaven Sent.

12. Both David Tennant and Ncuti Gatwa's Doctors' true numbers are unknowable due to the existence of The Timeless Child, and the uncountable amount of times The Twelfth Doctor died and was reborn in Heaven Sent, and all Doctors seen in noncanon materials are actually canon (Peter Cushing films, Scream of the Shalka, Curse of the Fatal Death, etc...)

13. Both David Tennant and Ncuti Gatwa's Doctors' true numbers are unknowable for all of the above reasons and also because pseudo-Doctors such as The Valeyard and The Dream Lord are also The Doctor.

14. The above is true, but The Doctor is simply a title, and anyone who claims to be The Doctor is also The Doctor. Jackson Lake is The Doctor. Clara is The Doctor. Missy is The Doctor. Graham is The Doctor. Every actor who has played The Doctor are also The Doctor.

15. The above is true, but due to The Egg Theory everyone else is also The Doctor. We are all The Doctor.

16. None of the above is true because no Doctor after the Revival is canon.

17. None of the above is true because no Doctor after the First Doctor is canon.

18. None of the above is true because there is no Fourteenth Doctor. The number was skipped for some reason.

19. The numbering system is flawed and useless to current canon, and we should switch to identifying Doctors by their actors, as we do with The Master. (Example: Hartnell!Doctor)

20. The above is not true because we would still need to find a way to differentiate the 3 - 4 Doctors played by David Tennant.

21. All of the above is technically true, and Russell T Davies should put it up to a poll and see who wins, and we must all commit to the democratic vote.

#doctor who #fourteenth doctor #david tennant #ncuti gatwa #sacha dhawan #jodie whittaker #the power of the doctor #power of the doctor #tpotd #potd #doctor who spoilers #dw spoilers #tpotd spoilers #potd spoilers #note: this is in no way making fun of any people who are upset that ncuti gatwa is not the fourteenth doctor #i wholeheartedly agree that all of this could have been handled better #and that it's unfair to count ten3 if we don't count war etc #this is mostly just a satirical post to poke fun at the show itself #and its complicated canon #and also a genuine concern with the split in the fandom over this question #lodger speaks

[moonah-rose]

The Master in Power of the Doctor:

#tpotd #doctor who #the master #the power of the doctor #dw #sacha dhawan #dhawan!master #friends #joey tribbiani

[elllayelich]

one last sunrise 🌅

prints

#doctor who #thirteenth doctor #jodie whittaker #tpotd #the power of the doctor #doctor who art #my art

[zagreuses-toast]

Ok so I loved this line during the regeneration

I was wondering if it was a poetry reference, because 13 has had a few of those before. It turns out it's from an interview of the writer Dennis Potter, while he was dying of cancer, describing how much more strongly he felt connected to the present

"and looking at it, instead of saying "Oh that's nice blossom" ... last week looking at it through the window when I'm writing, I see it is the whitest, frothiest, blossomest blossom that there ever could be, and I can see it."

I just read the whole interview and god, what a thing to connect to thirteen in her last moments, what a thing for her to think of. It really ties into her desire to live in the now and not the past or future, her request to yaz, "can't we just live in the present" . It is just making me bawl my eyes out now thinking about the doctor thinking about this particular interview when regenerating, because she doesn't get a future, or really a past, she only has her now as herself, her past and future belong to someone else. Here's another bit from the interview that is making me go insane

"And we forget or tend to forget that life can only be defined in the present tense; it is is, and it is now only. I mean, as much as we would like to call back yesterday and indeed yearn to, and ache to sometimes, we can't. It's in us, but we can't actually; it's not there in front of us. However predictable tomorrow is, and unfortunately for most people, most of the time, it's too predictable, they're locked into whatever situation they're locked into ... Even so, no matter how predictable it is, there's the element of the unpredictable, of the you don't know. The only thing you know for sure is the present tense, and that nowness becomes so vivid that, almost in a perverse sort of way, I'm almost serene. You know, I can celebrate life."

Of course she went into it smiling and joking, it's now!! Her life!! She's celebrating!!

"But the nowness of everything is absolutely wondrous, and if people could see that, you know. There's no way of telling you; you have to experience it, but the glory of it, if you like, the comfort of it, the reassurance ... not that I'm interested in reassuring people - bugger that. The fact is, if you see the present tense, boy do you see it! And boy can you celebrate it"

You can read the interview here

#dw spoilers #doctor who spoilers #thirteenth doctor #thirteen #tpotd #the power of the doctor #doctor who #chibnall you mad lad what a reference to pull #making me cry trying to read up on it #what an interview to choose #what a connection to pull #ITS SO MUCH #i dont know anything else about this guy aside from what was in the interview but man

[whooo-eee]

i can’t express how mad i am that david tennant is 14. but ig i will try.

(disclaimer: i love david dearly as an actor and person, although his doctor is not my favourite)

jodie deserves a proper farewell, a moment to be remembered before all anyone thinks about is david’s return (the point of revealing the new doctor beforehand is so that the final episode is about celebrating the former doctor’s run)

ncuti deserves proper hype around the start of his run (and if his entrance into the show is mixed up in david’s specials then it’s not the same as the normal hype leading up to a new doctor’s series)

it feels like they’re just trying to pull back old audiences who stopped watching bc of chibnall and jodie (which feels quite an obvious and cheap trick, and also quite irritating that david’s run is viewed as ‘the good old days’)

the whole point of regeneration is that each doctor is new. like i get revisiting the old faces or whatever but tennants had his run, i don’t get why they should bring him back via regeneration (i could add a lot to this but i will refrain)

edit: so i did not explain this as well at first, i posted it when i was upset just to get it out there and see who agreed, so i’ve added some edits in brackets to clarify a bit. tbh if you get it then you get it, and if you don’t then that’s fine enjoy the specials and everything. jodie was my doctor and if david is yours then i’m happy for you.

#little rant ig #i don’t expect anyone to read it #for context i love david tennant he’s just not my favourite doctor #dr who #doctor who #the power of the doctor #tpotd #potd #jodie whittaker #13th doctor #mandip gill #thasmin #david tennant #tenth doctor #thirteenth doctor #chris chibnall

[the-bi-fangirl-biatch]

unironically some of the BEST shots in the history of doctor who, I'm not joking

#the composition the colour the set up i just UUGGGHHH I WANNA CRY AGAIN #look at them #and im not saying this just bc it's featuring thasmin ok #just look at those shots #jodie's and mandip's acting in *that* scene is spectacular #the 'trying to make her laugh but we're both still crying' is too muchhhhh #no one talk to me (someone pla talk to me) #AND THE REGENERATION AT SUNRISE?!?!?! WHEN HER JOURNEY STARTED AT MIDNIGHT #full circle fr fr #tag talk #thasmin #doctor who #thirteenth doctor #yasmin khan #yaz khan #jodie whittaker #mandip gill #tpotd #potd #power of the doctor #the power of the doctor #yaz x thirteen #yaz x 13 #thirteen x yaz

[thirteensfavoritetoy]

“Longest gap between TV appearances as the same character”

He last played the part over 57 years, 3 months, and 28 days before Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor.

Bless him.

#doctor who #thirteenth doctor #13th doctor #the power of the doctor #tpotd #william russell #ian chesterton

[captnbas]

🅰️ce!!

#ace mcshane #dorothy mcshane #dw ace #dr who fanart #doctor who fanart #power of the doctor #seventh doctor #tpotd #artists on tumblr #13th doctor #nuwho #old who #peapappa draws #basil draws

[praxeus-13]

I will never get over this image, it’s just gonna live rent free in my mind for the rest of my life

(From here)

#MY FAVES #I LOVE THEM SO MUCH #LOOK AT THEM!!! #13th doctor #doctor who #dhawan!master #thirteenth doctor #the power of the doctor #doctor who spoilers #the master #jodie whittaker #sacha dhawan #doctor who centenary special #the power of the doctor spoilers #tpotd spoilers #tpotd

[legok9]

Guardians of the Edge

#doctor who #classic doctor who #classic who #8th doctor #7th doctor #6th doctor #5th doctor #the power of the doctor #tpotd #13th doctor

[queerestqueertoeverqueer]

if only chibnall just let jodie and mandip write thasmin scenes themselves...

#thasmin #tpotd #the power of the doctor #mandip gill #jodie whittaker #yasmin khan #thirteenth doctor #doctor who #chris chibnall #dw

[skaifayaheda]

Anyway so I’m low-key obsessed with this because I like to think that that’s indeed The Doctor pushing back agains his hijacking

#I know the gifs are crap #I'm making do with shitty online gif converters #I miss photoshop guys #doctor who #dw #the power of the doctor #tpotd #potd #the master #dhawan!master #yaz #yazmin khan #thirteen #thasmin #ish #kinda #cause seriously wHY does he go so soft #it's driving me nuts #dw spoilers #mine. #or does he just want to be looked at the way he knows yaz looks at the doctor #which #yknow #fair enough #anywho I needed to externalise this

[master-missysversion]

Au where 13 survives after TPotD and decides she wants to keep the outfit

#doctor who #13th doctor #thirteenth doctor #yazmin khan #yaz khan #tpotd #the power of the doctor #sorry i forgot the celery fbdndn

[wykart]

Finally finished this tribute to The Power of the Doctor. What a great finale—what an awesome Doctor! I really, really enjoyed this era of the show, and I’ve loved being a part of the fandom along the way.

#seriously though I got into fanfic when this era started and developed my art style a lot. so thanks to everyone who has enjoyed my stuff! #doctor who #dw #tpotd #the power of the doctor #thirteenth doctor #yasmin khan #fanart #digital art #my art

[elliesgaymachete]

Seriously though the amount of pure unadulterated joy I felt the moment Yaz shoved the Master out of the TARDIS, locked him out, and started piloting it ON HER OWN while referencing all her little post it notes? Unparalleled

#yasmin khan #doctor who #tpotd #best companion you cant change my mind

[valc0]

"I need clothes"

#dhawan!master #sacha dhawan #art #fanart #my art #art:dw #dwart #doctor who fanart #dw fanart #doctor who art #thoschei #best enemies #thirster #thirsacha #thirwan #spydoc #is that it? #shoot! I forgot the earring #lets count how many people are gonna point that out and call them nerd #tpotd #the power of the doctor