#Scream of the shalka
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broke: the doctor having two hearts represents “one being happy, one being sad” (sorry 13. it’s cute but like…)
woke: the doctor having two hearts symbolises the idea that he cares about everything twice as much
bespoke: the doctor has two hearts because, to quote paul cornell writing the shalka doctor, he “doesn’t like the military but has so many friends in it; he says he doesn’t kill but then… exterminates thousands”. always of two minds about any decision, any impossible choice. he’s completely human and completely alien. completely merciful and completely ruthless. contradicts himself constantly. breaks his own rules, sets new ones, repeat. the #1 hypocrite. two hearts like the two guards at the door of that riddle — one always lies, the other always speaks the truth — but not even he remembers which one is which
#before anyone says it. yes i KNOW all time lords have 2 hearts im not new here. im specifically talking about what the 2 hearts represent#from a DOYLIST perspective not in-universe… in universe he is NOT the only being with two hearts; obviously. but he IS the protagonist. the#show is about him. so that’s essentially what i’m discussing here#dw#doctor who#doctor who meta#the doctor#scream of the shalka#kitty.txt
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classic doctor who: the doctor and the master have some sort of a complicated relationship. they were once friends, now they are rivals. every second writer wants to make them brothers
modern doctor who: soo the nature of their relationship is definitely something more than just ex-friends... they have a certain tension that we love to explore. every writer ships them
doctor who wilderness era: yeah you got it right they fucked. OBVIOUSLY
#this is mostly about curse of fatal death and scream of the shalka#but i am sure there should be more examples xx#i remember someone wanted to write a book where it would be mentioned that these two were married on gallifrey#they weren't allowed but STILL....#doctor who#new who#classic who#dweu#cofd#scream of the shalka#thoschei#how should i even tag it
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In Boom, the Doctor recites a poem about the moon and the President's wife. This is intriguing, considering that Missy told Clara that she had cared about the Doctor "since the night he stole the moon and the President's wife" in The Magician's Apprentice. However, in Hell Bent, the Doctor claimed that that story had been a lie. Instead, it had been the President's daughter and that he had lost the moon.
Later on, in Rogue, we saw an image of the Shalka Doctor among the Doctor’s other faces. This is relevant because the Shalka Doctor had fallen in love with the President's daughter while he was on Gallifrey, but she had been killed by an alien race. The Master had aided the Doctor in repelling this alien race but had lost his physical body in the process, leading to the Doctor building him an android body. As a result of the President's daughter's death, the Doctor and the Master were sent on dangerous missions by the Time Lords that retreated into the Matrix. The transfer of the Master's consciousness into an android body ties into The Time of the Doctor, when the Doctor mentioned that he had had an android boyfriend. In this essay, I-
#where was i going with this again#dw spoilers#doctor who spoilers#spoilers#doctor who#dw#dr who#new who#scream of the shalka#shalka doctor#shalka master#twelfth doctor#missy#eleventh doctor#fifteenth doctor#rogue#boom#the time of the doctor#hell bent#clara oswald#the magician's apprentice
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[image description: Top text reads, "Died 2003. Born 2024". Below on the left is an image of the Doctor, voiced by Richard E Grant, from the 2003 animated episode, Scream of the Shalka. On the right is an image from the 2024 episode Rogue, of a blurry face that looks like it could be Richard E Grant. Bottom text reads, "Welcome back Richard E Grant as the Shalka Doctor". end description]
#i swear im not crazy it looks like HIM!! IT DOES!!!!#doctor who#dw spoilers#rogue#shalka doctor#richard e grant#dw speculation#spoilers#season 14#series 14#s14#the doctor#meme#scream of the shalka#dweu#wilderness years#rtd2
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Doctor Who: Rogue | Shapeshifter
"And if I've only got five vexels, then I beg of you: look!"
+ silly bonus:
#Doctor Who#DW Spoilers#Rogue#Fifteenth Doctor#Dimensions in Time#Doctor Who Spoilers#not going to tag everyone#but also...#HOLY SHIT LOOK WHO'S THERE#Shalka!Doctor#Scream of the Shalka#the timeline Implications!#also War and Fugitive too :)#DWEdit#Gifs
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I love the Big Finish Twitter
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SHALKA FANS... WE WON...
#scream of the shalka#shalka doctor#doctor who#the doctor#ELEVEN WAS TALKING ABOUT THE ROBOT MASTER WHEN HIM AND CLARA WERE TALKING ABOUT FAKE BOYFRIENDS AND GETTING RID OF A ROBOT#thoschei#ROBOT WIFE MASTER IS CANON
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How I sacrificed everything to beg Russell T Davies to canonize Richard E Grant's Doctor
Several years ago, when it was announced that RTD would be returning to Doctor Who, this trend started of people commenting on his photos "Like this comment if David Tennant is coming back," "Like this comment if Donna is coming back" etc.
So I decided to comment: "Like this comment if you're going to canonize Richard E Grant's Ninth Doctor." And so, he liked my comment. And then he blocked me. And for years now, when I tell people that RTD blocked me on Instagram I have to stop and explain the whole story.
Anyways, last night this happened:
That's an image of Richard E Grant in a lineup of all the TV Doctors, including Hurt and Jo Martin. According to people who worked on the show, it's a special photo taken of Grant just for this scene.
So thank you Russell, it was worth it.
Incidentally, I just want to explain that I was a big DW fan before 2005, so I saw Scream of the Shalka at age 6 and was really dejected when Dad explained it wasn't going to continue. I've long head-canoned that the Richard E Grant Doctor is out there somewhere, with Time War shenanigans accounting for it all. Here's my custom Shalka Doctor:
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THREE YEARS OF THEMASTERGIFS (November 5, 2020)
Dearest, I've been thinking. We need your TARDIS. We can't go up, but we can go down.
#dwedit#doctor who#parallels#multi#classic who#the time monster#time flight#the curse of fatal death#scream of the shalka#utopia#the doctor falls#the magician's apprentice#the timeless children#delgado!master#ainley!master#pryce!master#shalka!master#jacobi!master#simm!master#gomez!master#dhawan!master#ours#by lanie
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for @graintourette
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"One of the most exciting things about ROGUE is the consequences of the scene below - enough to make hardcore fans scream! #DoctorWho"
#doctor who#Doctor who spoilers#Unbound doctor#The Valeyard#scream of the shalka#Peter Cushing#rowan atkinson#The curse of fatal death#The wilderness years#Big finish#Classic doctor who#Classic who#doctor who speculation#fifteenth doctor#Doctor who rogue#Rogue#doctor who memes#Doctor who meta#certified banger
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scream of the shalka will be canonised friday night just trust me (manifesting)
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#i made this at like 3 am#so. voila I guess.#doctor who#dw#dr who#new who#the toymaker#fourteenth doctor#shalka doctor#shalka master#scream of the shalka#the giggle#thoschei#doctor x master#doctor/master#doctor who memes#memes#dw memes
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Imagine you're watching TV for a show you've not only worked on for a good period of your life, but even tried to make a revival that ultimately never went anywhere. Imagine you're watching and they're doing this heroic powerful moment for the lead and suddenly YOUR version crops up without you knowing and WHAT?!
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