the doctor and his boy toy, jamie
I feel like the Master's hypnotised me because I'm on Season 9 of Classic Doctor Who and I've discovered that whenever I'm watching a storyline without the Master present, I can't focus because I'm wondering what he's doing offscreen. For this reason I wish that they'd cut away from the main plot during these stories at random intervals to show the Master just doing the most random, mundane stuff, even if it's building a house of cards or buttering a slice of bread for a sandwich, then they could cut right back to the Doctor once I've got my fix. The writers really did strike gold with the Master, he's my favourite part of Classic Who now, Roger Delgado is amazing.
one fun thing about early doctor who is there hadn't been a billion serials yet so the writers could still get away with calling episodes things like 'the ark' or 'the invasion'. classic one-noun approach. you couldn't get away with that in later doctor who, it can only ever be the deadly assassin or the invasion of time or else we'd run out of doctor who titles real fast
Misread this as "Paul Mcgann joins BTS" and was like damn that's going to revolutionise kpop
classic who's companion intros are so wacky. some of my favourites:
- childish grandad kidnaps teachers after they stalk his granddaughter
- the doctor insults jo to her face, not realising that she's there, when he's informed he's been given a new assistant
- romana, who has been kidnapped by god, psychoanalyses the doctor and accuses him of being senile within about .5 seconds of meeting him
- turlough, an alien disguised as a schoolboy, attempts vehicular manslaughter and tries to kill the doctor after making a deal with the devil, who is a guy with a bird on his head
- peri nearly drowns after her stepdad isolates her on a boat in the ocean. then turlough semi-kidnaps her and she gets chased around by a robot possessed by the master for a bit
- ace's whole backstory is that she caused an explosion so massive it took her to another planet, where she's working as a waitress when she snaps and pours a milkshake over bitchy customer
rewatching some third doctor episodes and dude... i forgot how much of a powerhouse jo is, shes literally knocking men out, tackling people, she shot out this dude's kneecap with his own gun like get it girl i love that for you
Finally some doctor who fanart!!!
the doctor's inauguration as president being framed more like coronation or consecration... delicious
me when i am so totally not god-king of a decadent and corrupt empire
the ninth doctor's he/him butch lesbian swag has captivated me
Doctor Who: A Summary
Today my random Doctor Who opinion nobody asked for is that I think each Doctor should’ve been allowed to curse, except it should be limited to *one* curse word that they could use multiple times.
My classic Doctor Who knowledge is limited, I’ve mostly seen 3/4 and of course 8.
So for this I’ll start with Eight and go forward.
Partially based on conversations with my husband because what else do you talk about at night?
Eight: Hell. ‘Hell no’ ‘What the hell’ ‘Go to hell’ it just fits. Especially with his memory issues and bizarre adventures
Nine: Fuck. Just sprinkle it anywhere. From ‘D’you mind not fuckin’ farting while I’m trying to save the world’ to ‘You’ve got to be fuckin’ kidding me’ in the big brother house…
Ten: Shit/Shite. Mostly used to describe the taste of the random things he licks or the situations he gets himself into. Frequently used phrase: ‘Donna don’t touch that shit’
Eleven: Damn/Dammit. Also sprinkled anywhere. ‘Take them all, dammit!’ ‘Good men don’t need any damn rules. Now’s not the time to find out why I have so damn many.’
Twelve: Fuck. Added liberally. Just. Anywhere. From anger to joy. ‘Hate is always fuckin’ foolish’ ‘Never eat fuckin’ pears’ ‘Do you think I care for you so fuckin’ little that fuckin’ betrayin’ me would make a fuckin’ difference?’
Thirteen: Back to Damn/Dammit. On occasion when necessary. ‘Dammit! If I was still a bloke, I could get on with the damn job and not have to waste time defending myself.’
Fourteen: Hell. He has plenty of what the hell moments. My personal fav and first would be ‘What the hell?! I know these teeth!’
Fifteen: C*nt. Not a word I can stomach out loud, but he’d use it in both the funny complimentary way and the insult way. Examples include ‘Ruby that dress is serving c*nt’ and ‘Lindy Pepper-Bean was a c*nt
(Idk why but that word just gives me the ick, but I know what I’m talking about with this I promise 🤣)
The thing about the TARDIS taking the form of a police box is that it never actually made sense as a disguise, even before it got stuck like that. Because while there were plenty of police boxes on the streets of 1963 London, the TARDIS materialized in a scrapyard.