I wanted to write a new series on BizarreBrunette that was cosplay-centered. This post sat in my drafts for months because I couldn’t come up with a name that wasn’t corny. I didn’t want that to stop me from writing, so I’m calling this series Cosplay Reflection for now. Since I have been cosplaying for twelve years, there are a lot of characters and cosplays to choose from. I decided that every now and then, I will take time to reflect on a cosplay I have done in the past. After going through old photos, I settled on revisiting my Amy Pond cosplay I did for Minnesota Fan Fest in 2017.

I chose to cosplay as Amy Pond (played by Karen Gillan) from the TV show Doctor Who. Amy was a companion to The Doctor, and she would travel across space and time through each episode. In the episodes The Impossible Astronaut and Day of the Moon, the group meets The Silence, a species where, if you look at them, you forget that you did. Amy uses a marker to tally her skin as soon as she sees them, so when she soon forgets, she will still remember. In this episode, Amy is seen with several tally marks across her face.

With my cosplay reflection posts, I will break down each cosplay based on a series of prompts. Why did I choose this cosplay? How easy was this cosplay to put together? When did I wear this cosplay for the first time? Do I still wear this cosplay, and would I cosplay from this fandom again?

Why did I choose this cosplay?

In 2017, I was still watching Doctor Who regularly, so that’s probably why I picked this cosplay. Amy Pond is a classic companion, and her banter with The Doctor (played by Matt Smith) came off as natural. This episode is memorable, and I felt it was easy to recognize if you were a Doctor Who fan.

How easy was this cosplay to put together?

This was one of the easiest cosplays because I put it together with clothes I already owned. At that time, I had just graduated from college and moved into an apartment. I couldn’t spend much money on cosplay at the time, so thrifting made a lot of sense. I still own this shirt and tend to wear it more often in fall.

When did I wear it for the first time?

I wore this cosplay for Minnesota Fan Fest, a convention that no longer exists. If you care to hear about the background, I wrote a blog post specifically about Minnesota’s Convention History, where I talk about Fan Fusion in greater detail.

Do I still wear this cosplay?

In full transparency, I have not cosplayed as Amy Pond since Fan Fusion. I don’t have a specific reason why. If I had to guess, I’d say it’s for two reasons. The first reason is that I haven’t watched Doctor Who in a long time. I dropped off when Peter Capaldi became The Doctor. There wasn’t anything wrong with Capaldi; I wasn’t as interested in his series. I like to cosplay characters that I love, and it’s not that I don’t love Amy Pond anymore, but I haven’t watched her series in a bit. The second reason is that what I’m prioritizing with cosplay is different. Now that I have been utilizing wigs and colored contacts, I want to cosplay more elaborate characters. Amy Pond is pretty simple, which is fine, but I’m gravitating towards characters that provide a challenge.

Would I cosplay from this fandom in the future?

I would say not right now. I don’t have another Doctor Who character that I would want to cosplay as. This could change as I want to rewatch Doctor Who sometime in the future.

This is the only picture I have from the one time I cosplayed as Amy Pond. This might be a cosplay that stays in the past, but never say never.