SHE'LL DO! :D

[elisi]

Watch on YouTube

(Seriously, just WRITING 'she'... Eeee. *flails*)

ETA: I love the aesthetic of these mini videos. The nature intertwined with the magical/otherwordly. It sits right, and also has a very different textural feel to Moffat. (Which is good. Nothing will ever be Moffat Who, so I want a complete change.)

Also Thirteen's personal aesthetic is very much to my liking. <3

ETA2: I THINK THEY CHOSE WELL:

"It means remembering everyone I used to be, while stepping forward to embrace everything the Doctor stands for: hope. I can’t wait.”

— Doctor Who Magazine (@DWMtweets) July 16, 2017

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[sea_thoughts]

I'M SO HAPPY

[elisi]

I CAN ONLY COMMUNICATE IN GIFS!

[sea_thoughts]

LOL all those people going "IT'S RUINED, I CAN'T WATCH IT ANY MORE"

DON'T LET THE DOOR HIT YOU ON THE WAY OUT

[elisi]

I GLANCED at the youtube comments, and well. Guess we'll be able to tell the real fans from the rest very easily.

[sea_thoughts]

Yes, very true!

[elisi]

It's a funny thing, I wonder if they can explain the Doctor's ethos.

'Well, it's about kindness and inclusiveness. BUT ONLY IF SAID BY A MAN!'

[sea_thoughts]

OMG new icon love <3

It's really sad how many people (how many WOMEN) are put off by this. My mum seems to be one of them, which was a disappointment.

[elisi]

Icon is by owlboy, if you want to snag. :)

And yeah, I don't understand the negativity. I mean, there are all the usual suspects, but so many are just 'Oh, she shouldn't be a woman' and I really wish they'd examine their prejudices a little more. (Imma gonna write a post, fool that I am.)

[sea_thoughts]

Really interesting post here about that

I should say my mum loves River Song and Missy, hence my disappointment at her ambiguity over Thirteen.

[elisi]

Thank you, that's an excellent post.

And funnily enough, my 11 year old wasn't keen on a female Doctor until the announcement. And now she's all 'Yeah, she'll be BRILLIANT! We can do ANYTHING!!'

And your mother may come round. Here's to hoping 13 wins over all her critics. :)

[sea_thoughts]

She didn't have a "OMG THE SHOW IS RUINED FOREVER, I WILL NEVER WATCH AGAIN" reaction so I'm hopeful.

[elisi]

Sometimes people just take a while to get used to things.

And we haven't seen her yet. Presumably her performance will be brilliant and win over the doubtful. :)

[sea_thoughts]

I'm hoping they'll show Attack the Block so I can record it for Mum.

[elisi]

Good plan.