Finally, a Female Doctor

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When I went to my first convention in 2013, I saw so many Doctor Who references. I went to that same convention a year later, and it was a lot of fun seeing a Dalek rolling around the floor and knowing what it was. When I started watching Doctor Who, I got hooked on Christopher Eccleston’s sass, and ever since, I have called myself a fan. However, once Matt Smith left the role, I felt disconnected from the fandom because Peter Capaldi didn’t charm me as the other doctors had. In my excitement about this announcement, I wanted to do a quick blog tag describing some of my favorite components of the show. 

My Doctor:

Fans of Doctor Who often refer to their favorite Doctor as “My Doctor”. This is the Doctor that got them into the series or who carries the most sentimental value. The Ninth Doctor (played by Christopher Eccleston) introduced me to the series and I appreciated the chemistry that him and Rose (played by Billie Piper) had throughout his whole run of Doctor Who.

Favorite Creature:

[Image shows a woman holding to a white marshmellow like plushie. The plushie has two black eyes, no nose, and a black smile with a little tooth on it]

The Adipose is my favorite creature in Doctor Who! This episode is fun to watch because it relates to my major and the Doctor comes back to meet with Donna (played by Catherine Tate). In the photo above, I have a stuffed adipose that I purchased at a Doctor Who convention in 2015.

Creature I Fear the Most:

Weeping Angels are the scariest creatures in Doctor Who because even though they don’t physically harm you necessarily, transporting you back in time away from your family would take a mental toll.

Favorite Doctor Who Character who was also in the Harry Potter Franchise:

There’s a running joke that a lot of British actors who were in Harry Potter can also be seen in various Doctor Who episodes. The most infamous example is David Tennant who played the Tenth Doctor also plays Barty Crouch Jr. in the Harry Potter film franchise.

I think my favorite example is Rory’s dad (played by Brian Williams) who also played Arthur Weasley in the Harry Potter films.

Favorite Color of Dalek:

BLUE 🙂

Episode that Made Me Cry Ugly Tears:

Doomsday, Blink and Angels in Manhattan all made me emotional.

Doctor Who Cosplay Inspiration:

I want to cosplay Amy Pond with the red plaid shirt and tally marks from The Silence because that would be easy to do. I also would love to do a female Eleventh Doctor cosplay with the blazer and a tight black skirt.

I cannot wait for Jodie Wittaker to take over the franchise. It’s odd that there’s been so much backlash to this announcement. If male fans don’t want to watch the show, then so be it!

13 thoughts on “Finally, a Female Doctor”

  2. I love that 9 is your doctor! He’s my husband’s favorite as well. (I switch between 9 and 10 mostly) You should totally do the Amy Pond, red plaid, cosplay. I’ve done it and through out the Halloween party I wore it to, I kept adding tally marks to my arms and then acted surprised to see them…so silly. XD

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  3. I heard the news this morning, but what I really thought was absolutely crazy, was the complete outrage about the fact that a woman was now chosen to play the doctor. People are already condemning this, and saying this will be the end of the show altogether. I have to say….why? People haven’t even seen this yet, how do you know? It surprises me that there are so many narrowminded people out there. I am not a huge fan of Doctor Who, but I do like the show. Having a woman play the doctor now, just makes for a really refreshing change 😊

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      • Lol 😂Okay bye is pretty much the right response. The fun thing I always think when I read reactions to news like this is how do people even know this will be horrible? Nobody has seen a single scene from this one yet. And I really think it is a very cool concept to finally have a woman playing this iconic role. Can’t wait to see how this will turn out: I really look forward to this 😊

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  4. Seeing that the newest regeneration is a female may actually be the motivation I need to catch up. I am woefully behind – I haven’t started with Capaldi’s seasons yet!!

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  5. Love this list! Nine is such an amazing Doctor. I came into the series with Ten, so he’s my favorite. Peter Capaldi’s Doctor didn’t charm me either. He came across as cruel and cold to Clara in the first season, and I kinda forgot about the second/third year he was Doctor. I’d like to go back rewatch those to prepare for Jodie though! 😀

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  6. I must have missed this post…A Doctor Who, such a good concept for a TV series (and the few books I read as a kid were pretty great too). I have to say my favourite Doctors were Sylvester McCoy and Tom Baker, though the more recent ones were good too. Sylvester McCoy because he was like the Batman of Dr Who – every story he was in was happening by his design, if I recall. Though they never quite turned out his way, as he wasn’t infallible, however I just kinda liked that the plot of his Dalek story was he lured them to London to wipe them out. Tom Baker I liked because of the crazy eyes. I have to say I liked the Peter Capaldi Doctor, but was a bit disenchanted with the writing. He was interesting, particularly in his first series where he was moralising over good and evil, but his stories were really poor. So, consequently, I missed the last series. I feel I should try and track it down so I can watch the next series as I am curious about Jodie Whittaker, but I suspect I would lose something in translation if I don’t know what went before. As ever, great post

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