Being hopeful

[elisi]

It's strange, but in my head, the next Doctor is female. Like, that's the default. I have to remind myself that the BBC will probably 'play it safe' and go for yet another straight, white male. Possibly a POC if they're feeling adventurous (nothing against that btw. A POC Doctor would be GREAT), but it'd just be so brilliant if we got a female Doctor. Partly because of the sheer number of comments I've seen, saying 'I'm not sexist, but the Doctor should be male.' Usually followed by 'the show wouldn't work with a woman'.

(If anyone wants to argue with me, I tagged a few posts on Tumblr re why a female Doctor would be good - especially for boys: #female doctor. Please read those first. If your opinion is just a personal preference, well, no need to argue with me.)

Everyone else - those are very good posts, you should read them! :)

More than that though, let me quote Moffat on the subject:
Moffat: "I don’t know why I’m the one who gets the grief for this. I’m the one who put the dialogue into the show to say it can happen. Do you know how it will happen? It will not happen that somebody sits down and says “we must turn the Doctor into a woman”. That is not how you cast the Doctor. A person will pop into the showrunner’s head and they’ll think: “Oh, my God, what if it was that person?” And when that person is a woman, that’s the day it will happen."

And the thing is, the person people are excited about is:



And dammit, I am too. Like, stupidly so. She'd be a FANTASTIC Doctor.

Apparently she is currently filing for the new Han Solo movie, but seriously. Phoebe Waller-Bridge. (AND she was on Braodchurch!) My beloved Fleabag. (Also it'd be hilarious if she was cast. Remember Capaldi and Malcolm Tucker and All The Swearing? Phoebe is worse in Fleabag. *g*) Seriously though, she is funny, whimsical and a fantastic actress. Fleabag is a master class in how to portray someone coping with grief by being outrageous/pretending things are fine.

So there. I'll probably be disappointed.

But hey ho. We can only hope...

Comments

[purplefringe]

I have no idea who it's going to be, but am absolutely, utterly, 100% confident it's not going to be another white dude. It's just not. :-) (and given how the Capaldi rumours all turned out to be true last time, I would not be AT ALL surprised if it was Phoebe WB ! Which would be excellent for many reasons, not least because then maybe more people would start spelling my name right :-P)

AAAAAAAAAAAH NOT EMOTIONALLY READY

[elisi]

Running gout the door, but WATCH FLEABAG!

Regardless of whether she's the next Doctor, WATCH IT!! (it's only 6 episodes. Warning: It's very filthy and will break your heart.)

(more later)

[owlboy]

People are also suggesting Jodie Whittaker but I don't see it tbh? Phoebe Waller-Bridge would make sense tho

[kerkevik_2014]

It's not going to be Nina Sosanya, but hey I'm operatinf at a very low level of hope and expectation anyway. Even that though would leave me disappointed if The Doctor is not a woman this time.

Time for TV to stand up and be counted against the poisonous gamergaters and their ilk.

[promethia_tenk]

I'd never heard of PWB, though I feel like that gif is an audition in itself.

*looks her up* Oh god, she's younger than me . . . Though I guess she would be older than MS was when he got the role.

[owlboy]

everyone is younger than you, eternal cyborg.

watch fleabag

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0uaRaatR64

[elisi]

Ooh you watched? I remember telling you to do so, but never knew if you got round to it.

[elisi]

AHAHAHAHAHA.

Replying to 'old' comments is hilarious.

[elisi]

Time for TV to stand up and be counted against the poisonous gamergaters and their ilk.
YOU SAID IT!

[elisi]

PWB is fantastic. You should watch Fleabag, just because.

It's VERY filthy though. And hilarious. And heartbreaking.

(I did wonder that scenes like this might make them somewhat reluctant to hire her... Like, the excited 8 year old googling and coming across THAT!) (I love it though. Like, stupidly so.)

[sea_thoughts]

Yes, she would be amazing! As long as it's not Kris Marshall, I'll be happy.

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[elisi]

As long as it's not Kris Marshall, I'll be happy.
Lol, I almost wrote that! (Nothing against him, but...)

[elisi]

:D

[alumfelga.livejournal.com]

I have a similar feeling right now. I always supported the idea of hiring an actress to play the Doctor, but after this season's finale, I just sort of expect it to happen with Thirteen. Particularly when there's a new name on betting list that appeared only two days ago, and if it were a man, I'd believe that's the new Doctor. But I fear I was living in a bubble recently and in a few hours, I'll be terribly disappointed.

[hazelstorm452.livejournal.com]

The people that say that a woman Doctor would ruin the show should keep in mind that the creators of the show know that a lot of people are skeptic of a female Doctor. They're not going to choose a female Doctor unless she is absolutely PERFECT for the role. And in that case a woman would be the best thing for the show.

I also wouldn't mind if Kris became the Doctor, I do like him as an actor.

[sea_thoughts]

*snort* You don't need to explain yourself. Like I said to my friend, he's vanilla cheesecake, perfectly inoffensive and very appealing to some people but bland.

[flowsoffire.livejournal.com]

It's funny, female!Doctor is kind of the default in my mind too, probably because the whole debate before Capaldi's arrival primed me for it (plus both the Master and a random Time Lord regenerating into a woman, seriously). We'll see what we get :)

♥

The thing about playing it safe...

[(Anonymous)]

Like, I understand it… but I don’t, not really.

Because, I mean, “let’s cast a cast a pretty, young bloke again to keep the fandom”.
Okay, Matt looked like a student when he was cast, he probably still needed to show his I.D. to buy a drink. Capaldi’s almost sixty now, I’ll give you that. Some people whined; people are idiots.
But besides that, the age factor (or even with it, some people are like wine and get better, honestly):

In what universe is Matt Smith considered more attractive than Peter Capaldi? Scratch that, in what universe is Matt and his weird face considered conventionally handsome?

Don’t get me wrong, the man is talented, insanely adorable, and can be incredibly charming. But no, he would never be described as “traditionally attractive” or “sexy”. (I’d argue that most actors who played the Doctor generally wouldn’t be, but still). You look at him and you go “Oh my God, he’s an alien all right”.

Then again, this comes from the guy who considers Aidan Gillen and Michelle Gomez the peak of human evolution, attractiveness, and achievement in general. I have weird taste, issues, I’m not the norm and have very good reasons that prevent me from being so, I accept that. But still, am I wrong?

So while I understand the BBC’s dilemma, it still puzzles me on a personal level.

I’m sure they’ll choose the right actor for the part, we’ve never been disappointed before. I just hope it’s not for the wrong (or stupid) reasons.
Then again, we may be judging them too harshly. We don’t have copyright on “absence of shallowness”. I mean, Moffat has gone on record that he initially wanted an older actor and then our Baby Giraffe came in and stole the show.

Can we all agree though, irrespective of age, race, religion, species, gender, sexual preference, etc that Peter has the best hair on the planet and that it’s so FLUFFY we’re gonna die?

[gillo]

I'm happy with the outcome; she was ace in Broadchurch too. I'll miss Capaldi, because it really was the part he was born to play, but she'll be just fine.

Is she the first blond/blonde since Five?

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

We now know who it is - Julie Whittaker!

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

Yes, I have a feeling she'll be fantastic :DD

[elisi]

Jodie! And yes, she'll do quite nicely. :D

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

I meant to say Jodie - oops.

[elisi]

No worries. I kept thinking Phoebe Waller-Bridge was called Sophie.

[elisi]

SO HAPPY! :D

[elisi]

I've not seen Broadchurch, but everyone speaks highly of her. (Although I can't imagine otherwise. She'd have to be outstanding to get the part.)

And oh, you may be right. :)

[elisi]

I have a similar feeling right now. I always supported the idea of hiring an actress to play the Doctor, but after this season's finale, I just sort of expect it to happen with Thirteen.
IKR? It just... FEELS right. :D

[elisi]

The people that say that a woman Doctor would ruin the show should keep in mind that the creators of the show know that a lot of people are skeptic of a female Doctor. They're not going to choose a female Doctor unless she is absolutely PERFECT for the role. And in that case a woman would be the best thing for the show.
I read this hours ago, and it cheered me muchly, and I believe you are 100% right.

[elisi]

It's funny, female!Doctor is kind of the default in my mind too, probably because the whole debate before Capaldi's arrival primed me for it (plus both the Master and a random Time Lord regenerating into a woman, seriously). We'll see what we get :)
Moffat paved the way so very very perfectly. Piece by tiny piece.

Re: The thing about playing it safe...

[elisi]

In what universe is Matt Smith considered more attractive than Peter Capaldi? Scratch that, in what universe is Matt and his weird face considered conventionally handsome?
Well. Benedict Cumberbatch isn't conventionally handsome either. And he has rabid fans. And um, Eleven. Well, to explain, I could probably point out that this gif is usually accompanied by the words: 'That awkward moment when you wish you were a cupboard door'



Can we all agree though, irrespective of age, race, religion, species, gender, sexual preference, etc that Peter has the best hair on the planet and that it’s so FLUFFY we’re gonna die?
The term is FLOOFY. I believe it's a technical term.

[elisi]

I remember him from My Family. And I saw like, half an episode of his detective show? And it's... yeah, vanilla cheesecake.

[sea_thoughts]

WELL WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT ANYMORE *manic laughter*

[elisi]

POOR CHRIS MARSHALL!

Re: The thing about playing it safe...

[(Anonymous)]

Well. Benedict Cumberbatch isn't conventionally handsome either. And he has rabid fans. And um, Eleven.
LOL. Yes, this gif is strangely sexy.
No, no, I understand. And I always say that it’s better to be weirdly charming/attractive than pretty, because you can still be that when you’re 80. And this holds true for both gentlemen, I think.
Hey, I cosplay as both Eleven and Sherlock, and I certainly don’t mind the squeeing, the requests for selfies, and the eventual likes. I’d dress like that every day if I had the time.
(I found this great quote today, btw: “The Doctor didn’t spend a month living among otters. He just found Benedict’s house, and he was too polite to ask him to leave”).

But I mean, the difference is this: my little sister became a Whovian recently (ONE OF US, ONE OF US).
Reaction to Tennant: Generally speaking, that lucky fangirl who was like “HAIR-RUFFLE!!!”
Reaction to Matt (literally): “Oh my God, he is so adorable! Why is he so adorable? I don’t know why, but he is!!!”
(It’s great, I now have Live DW Reactions).

The term is FLOOFY. I believe it's a technical term.
YES. YES IT IS. <3 <3 <3
Seriously, we’ll be assigning him to people with heart decease next, like dogs and kittens.

[flowsoffire.livejournal.com]

Yessss :)

[elisi]

I love it when a plan comes together. All hail Moffat and Chibbers.