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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[elisi]

IT DID IT DID!

[dm12.livejournal.com]

Yup! I would think both Donna and Martha would be delighted! They'd probably make fun of her, then become great friends.

As for me, I'm waiting to see how it's handled. If it's shoved in our faces for the entire time, that won't make the case. The Doctor adapts and moves on to what is happening in the universe. If she gets on with traveling and helping out where she can, with good stories, then I'm all in! I just want the best person and best stories.

Hmm... the TARDIS might be delighted, too!

[elisi]

There will probably be hiccoughs on the way, as no writer is perfect. But it'd take a lot to stop me watching. She'll certainly need the support.

And yes, I'm sure the TARDIS will be delighted too! <3

[dm12.livejournal.com]

Of course there will a bit of adjustment for everyone, including the writers. That said, any writer worth their salt should at least realize not to shove things down our throats. As they say, "Show, don't tell." That was the difference between the love stories in the original Star Wars trilogy and the prequels. Han didn't keep telling Leia he loved her, he was so in love with her, etc. He just cut her off during one of her tirades and kissed her. Anakin, on the other hand, kept telling Padme how tortured he was, how much he loved her. Boring....

So yes, the Doctor is female this time around. One can set up the original reaction upon regeneration (as usual) and maybe a few jokes about it. After that, she travels around, perhaps the relationship with the TARDIS shifts a bit as it does, adding in the fact that it's now a couple of females traveling about, but it's not constantly discussed. The only exception might be when someone who knew the Doctor before might comment on it (like Jack; that would be hilarious!).

I think having both the TARDIS and the Doctor as females might add a bit of commonsense wisdom to the team that the Doctor has somewhat lacked in the past.

[elisi]

It's a balancing act between acknowledging that she is female (say, travelling to the past she may have more problems being listened to than when she was male), but it should not matter to the character herself.

I think having both the TARDIS and the Doctor as females might add a bit of commonsense wisdom to the team that the Doctor has somewhat lacked in the past.
The Doctor is the Doctor. They'll always be silly and reckless. :)

[dm12.livejournal.com]

I think having both the TARDIS and the Doctor as females might add a bit of commonsense wisdom to the team that the Doctor has somewhat lacked in the past.
The Doctor is the Doctor. They'll always be silly and reckless. :)]

Ha! You're probably right, that is part of the Doctor's core being... never looks at the TARDIS monitor before leaving the ship and finding out that they aren't where/when they think, and it's right in the middle of a disaster!

[elisi]

From an interview with Jodie:

'At school, she has confessed, she didn’t have much interest in academic subjects, but was an unfailing show-off. “I was the attention-seeking child in class who needed everyone to look at meeee!'
Yeah, I don't think much common sense will be forthcoming. ;)

[(Anonymous)]

OMG... she is so the Doctor! Too funny 😂

[dm12.livejournal.com]

Sorry that last comment was me. Didn't know I got logged out!

[elisi]

Eh, that happens. And I thought you'd appreciate it (am planning a post, but need to pull myself together) - and it's too Doctor-y by half. :D