#doctor who hot take

[truebluewhocanoe]

If your multi-Doctor story isn't either 1. Characterizing or interrogating the character of the incarnations involved through the interactions between the Doctors or 2. Noticeably changing the status quo, then you shouldn't be doing a multi-Doctor story

Fanfiction excepted of course y'all go off and have fun

[briarlovesclara]

"Lindy Pepper Bean should be held accountable for murdering someone" and "by putting Ricky September on a pedastal you are falling into the trap of glorifying and romanticizing the idea of the 'good white liberal' when, in fact, his activism was mainly performative and he didn't strive for actual change while benefitting from the system to extreme success" are two statements that can and should coexist

[bixels]

What did/do you like about Pharah?

Uh, gameplay-wise, I really love characters in shooters who rely on three-dimensional movement techs. Chaining together hover and jump to stay in the air for as long as possible and keep momentum is so satisfying, and picking enemies off from the sky made me feel like a bird of prey. I was a good Pharah main.

Story-wise, there unfortunately isn't much to canonically go off because Pharah is so underutilized and neglected. Her personality's pretty boilerplate "heroic hero" (she's literally inspired by Captain America).

But it's the crumbs/bits and pieces that I really latched onto. Pharah's a confirmed lesbian; her short story with Baptiste implies she harbors a crush on Mercy (fucking thank you.). She's biracial Egyptian/First Nations. She has major mommy issues, having grown up both admiring and resenting Ana. She's the bridge between Old Overwatch, inspired by the idealized heroes who surrounded her childhood, and New Overwatch. She's one of the only inter-generational characters in the cast; someone whose experiences span the gap, which is why I seriously believe Pharah would make a great main character.

There isn't much to go off of, though; she's a very uncomplicated character (she's a soldier for a private military corporation, lol.). But that just means she's a blank slate character, so I've seen fanfic writers run wild and create some really interesting takes on her. My favorite interpretation of her's a dense, herbo gym-bro type (a lot of her liens are about work outs, exercising, and playing sports) who's easily excitable under her seemingly self-serious, armored visage. We see how she tends to gloat and hype herself up when she's on a streak too, so Pharah definitely has a competitive and boastful side under her more professional and militant performance.

Now Mercy? Mercy is a real complex character.

[cosmic-hoboandthehighlander]

A study in how absolutely breathtakingly gorgeous the Third Doctor is in Day of the Daleks

[aq2003]

really love how throughout a lot of smith and jones martha is really skeptical and apprehensive towards ten (+ one of my favorite exchanges between them - "what, people call you 'the doctor'?" "yeah?" "well, i'm not. far as i'm concerned, you've got to earn that title."), not taking everything he says at face value, even doubting the fact he's an alien until over halfway through the episode.. And like. i really truly think the thing that wins her over isn't him kissing her or any of the other insane mixed messages he manages to send, it's this scene here, where he /earns that title/ in her eyes:

(+ david's bit in the commentary, where he says: "[the doctor] has actually sacrificed himself, and - i would say, that that final act of selflessness is what finally, eventually, welds martha to him. [...] and she now returns it. she returns that act of selflessness.")

this is what their relationship is built on. it isn't about martha being the second-best replacement to rose or a rebound or whatever. bc it isn't really about rose. it's about doctor-in-training martha meeting someone (quite literally, "the doctor") whose ideals she aspires to, and doing her best to be the same person to him as he is to everyone else. it's about ten in return admiring her intelligence and inquisitiveness and how she cares for human life, recovering his compassion, letting himself lean on her for support - and then remembering at the most inopportune moments that he's supposed to not need anyone and be on his own forever. And around in their little nightmare loop they go where they save each other over and over until one of them breaks

i've seen ppl look at martha and go "why she does she admire/why is she so in love with ten if he acts like that to her?" or something along those lines and like. it's not just the fact she's in love with him (in fact i'd argue she actively tries to push it aside post-gridlock). it's the fact that she knows he's the kind of person to put everyone else's lives/well-being over his own. she trusts him to save her when she's in trouble even though it's been like two days at most that they've known one another bc she recognizes that same "deep all-encompassing drive to help others" in him. and she also recognizes, much much earlier than him, that he needs someone to save him, especially when he's unwilling to save himself. and yeah for a bit she thinks he returns her feelings and is just playing hard-to-get, but she realizes pretty early on that this probably isn't the case, and i think that realization fully solidifies here:

(this is when she's listening to ten talk abt gallifrey). And idk it might just be me but i think this expression isn't just her empathizing with his loss. it's also guilt, for wanting something from him that he's clearly unable to give when he's wracked with so much grief. (and you see it in the next episode, where tallulah asks if they're together and martha says for certain that they're not, and that he doesn't know about her feelings for him. she keeps everything to herself bc she now knows that when he shut her flirting down at the end of 3x01 it was the genuine reaction of someone who a) isn't interested and b) is scared of getting close with someone else again)

freema described their dynamic as "she's keener than him" and i think about this all the time. martha doesn't really take what ten throws at her. what she does instead is constantly poke holes in his already-failing front of "i will show someone the wonders of the universe so i can ignore what is wrong with me". what she does is stand up and fight him when he tries to go off on his own. what she does is put aside her well-being in favor of helping someone - just like what she saw him do for the people in the hospital when they first met. tldr, that's the doctor and his doctor and rip martha you would've loved who's gonna save u now by rina sawayama

[nipuni]

Doctor Who report! We finished S8 and we loved it, Twelve is great! This season started really strong for us, we loved "Listen" and there were many fun episodes!! sadly the "kill the moon" episode also happened and it was such a mess that we are going to pretend it never did lmao I'd rather talk about what I loved instead and that is Missy!! HELLO?? I always enjoy The Master so this was such a treat!! I love her I hope she comes back next season!! Clara's and Danny's character development on the other hand we didn't enjoy as much and we felt it kind of went downhill since the moon episode but I'm curious to see where Clara's arc is going from here. I love Capaldi so damn much!! Also the 60 anniversary special is coming out tomorrow and we are so excited!! 😭 I need to draw so many things about this show already but things keep getting in the way AAA I have a ton of deadlines, a few events to attend to and a trip on top of it all next week so I'm losing my mind but I will have some art and stuff to share soon I promise!! I hope you are all doing well, I love reading your comments and opinions and I'm very grateful for the messages!!

[expectiations]

The Doctor and River Song

-> The Angels Take Manhattan, Doctor Who Series 7 Episode 5

[andi-o-geyser]

so i actually don't think we need the tragic backstory of the woman who tortured and killed children for the fuck of it!! just my opinion tho 🤪

[fanchonmoreau]

New Doctor Who was just extremely cringe but in the exactly the way it should be. Like this is show I have chosen to love, yes it is Like This. Embarrassing. I will watch ten more.

[nat-20s]

IF THE DOCTOR HAS A BUILDING WITH A MORTGAGE THEN CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS CAN FIND HIS HOUSE

RIP to 14 he's about to get his door kicked in by the universe's biggest flirt but also RIP to Jack because 14 might actually flirt back rather than just seem vaguely annoyed/amused and I'm not sure he can handle that lmaooo

[normiedoctorwho]

Doctor who hot take incoming. A lot of people are like, “Doctor who has always been left where the heck did all these conservative complainers come from? I bet they’re fake fans,” and while I do understand this sentiment, I also think new who does have a more conservative bent in some areas than classic. This is an American perspective so take it with a grain of salt.

In s2’s tooth and claw, the Doctor and Rose, with help from Queen Victoria herself, fight a werewolf in one of the queen’s castles in Scotland and the Koh-i-Noor diamond saves the day.

Meanwhile in classic who s16’s the Pirate Planet, the Doctor, Romana, and K9 find a planet that travels across the universe pillaging and capturing other worlds all to prop up/extend a nearly dead queen’s life and increase her power. They save the day by destroying the bridge, as in what is controlling and allowing the planet to move like this, and the queen herself.

In new who, the spoils of colonialism and imperialism save the day.

In classic who, destroying the mechanisms of colonialism and imperialism saves the day.

I’m not saying this was an intentional shift. But it is noticeable and why I think some conservatives have gravitated towards New Who specifically.

And I realize the counter argument is that this is s2, there are 11 other seasons you can look at where they grew past this. But based on what I’ve seen so far I’m honestly not sure about that. (I just finished Hellbent) But that’s a whole other argument that can be saved for another time. My point is that in new who’s most popular era, the 10th Doctor, this is the subtext, intentional or not. And I am not trying to say classic who is some bastion of leftism. My point is more there is a nationalist bent in new who. So it’s not a stretch to see why it’s got conservative fans.

[halfbakedideas]

the tardis turns off her translation matrix for a day or however long, just for shits and giggles. leaving the temple-nobles to discover that fourteen’s been speaking gallifreyan the entire time…

[eszera15]

the whoniverse is making my bisexuality worse

[mwagneto]

something something. rose using the fact that the doctor never mentioned sarah jane as 1) a way to insult her 2) something to get insecure about wrt her own relevance to him vs donna using the fact that he never mentioned mel to highlight how he never shares anything and never stops even though he desperately needs to just Talk About His Shit

[gloamses]

getting targeted content where there’s a video like “tfw you’re 24 and trying to hide your forehead wrinkles at the bar 😩” with a response video of a woman going “omg don’t worry here’s a skincare routine and don’t be afraid to ask your dermatologist about botox”

instead of the only valid response which is “you are twenty fucking four you don’t fucking have forehead wrinkles in the first place and even if you did visible signs of aging are not the devil and it’s legitimately unfortunate that you’re wasting your time and losing your peace stressing about imaginary flaws that the beauty industry made up to make people as insecure as possible. the passage of time is inevitable, physical aging is natural, and if you don’t accept that sooner rather than later you’re going to hate yourself when you start showing real signs of aging, which you will, because the passage of time is inevitable” like I’m not blaming anyone for HAVING these insecurities they are constantly perpetuated in our society but I have zero patience for influencers who build their brand by validating the insecurities of fuckign 24yo women so that they can get those views and sponsors or whatever. you are a vulture and a menace

[starlightseraph]

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there are so many things to take into account regarding how to stop this genocide, and it will be complicated because people and their emotions are complicated. it is, however, very simple to understand that this is wrong. unfortunately we can’t just flip a switch to have those in charge stop killing people just like that. implementing lasting change won’t be easy or fast, it will require institutional overhaul around the world. i don’t know exactly what the answer is, but i do know what it’s not. occupation, genocide, invasion, these will not bring peace or happiness to anyone.

may we have a revolution for the liberation of all! 🍉

[to the one anon who messaged me after my first fundraiser post and was like “you know they hate queers in your beloved palestine,” kindly fuck off. there are queer palestinians. thousands and thousands. like, statistically, one quarter to one third of people are queer, no matter where you are in the world. and, yes, there are many queerphobic palestinians, some violent, as there are literally everywhere on earth. i’m aware of this. i know that some palestinians would find me disgusting. that doesn’t mean i want them to be fucking genocided. if your morality is so transactional that you’ll happily let a people get butchered en masse without even trying to help, then idk how you can sleep. my belief that an entire group has a right to not be collectively tortured isn’t dependent on what they think about me. ¡df bombs don’t magically spare all the people you think are virtuous . they get killed along with all the people you consider unworthy. so yeah, fuck anyone who’s been violent towards queer people, but that doesn’t mean i’m gonna abandon an entire people and watch them be wiped off the face of the earth.]