Wait, what?

[elisi]

Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall to leave in 2022

BOTH OF THEM?

omg who will take over from Chibnall???

(Sorry to see Jodie go, but it is what it is)

Comments

[makamu]

Wait, what?

That is a piece of news I am definitely reading with one crying and one laughing eye. I like Thirteen and was very meh on most of her episodes, unfortunately

[fh14]

Have been lowkey expecting this announcement since "Jodie is leaving after some 2022 specials" has been rumored for a few weeks... but very surprised that they just dropped this on twitter out of nowhere rather than announcing it at the hyped Comic Con panel they had four days ago.

I would've liked to see more of Jodie, but the most likely scenario was always gonna be Chibnall outlasting her rather than the other way around, so I'm content with this news. I just hope they make good use of the time they have left.

[astrogirl]

Hmm, I find my main thought is, "Aww, damn, I would really like to see what someone else would do with Whittaker's Doctor."

[promethia_tenk]

Annoyingly, my immediate, gut reaction was relief, and I think that about sums it up for this era.

[thisbluespirit]

omg who will take over from Chibnall???

I know, I was only thinking this morning that there seemed to be no rumoured successor whatsoever, so we'd have him FOREVER and EVER. And woke up from my afternoon rest to find this, and was pleased to have been proven wrong almost instantly.

I am sad Jodie is going, hugely relieved to have an end date on Chris Chibnall's era, and very intrigued as to what and who comes next now - like, 2023 is the anniversary year as well! Is there some plan? Colour me intrigued all right.

[yourlibrarian]

Given the Covid interruption I guess it has been some years but this seems like a really brief tenure. I certainly hope a person of color will replace her.

[a_phoenixdragon]

As I have not seen 13's seasons from beyond her first, I'm rather reeling from this news...and missing the BBC America we used to have access to, lol!

*HUGS*

[gillo]

I've not been impressed by Chibnall as show-runner - some quite sloppy writing. I wish Jodie was staying for one season with a new show-runner, as it would be good to see what she could do with better writing.

[debris4spike]

I had heard rumours that Jodie was leaving before this series, so good to know she is doing another one

[classics-lover.livejournal.com]

That's a shame, but she got more screentime than Eccleston, so not too annoyed. Would otherwise have been more angry at the sexist Sun-reading "fans" who have clearly never seen a single episode before her run...

[sea_thoughts]

Sad that Jodie is leaving because it doesn't feel like we've had her for long enough.

Chibnall I'm neutral on, though I did think he'd stay longer.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, but I abandon ship after the spiders episode.

Hopefully DW gets a better showrunner. I really wanted to enjoy Jodie's run as the Doctor.*sighs*

[verdande-mi.livejournal.com]

Sad to Whittaker go, I feel a bit indifferent towards Chibnall, but I have enjoyed his run so far, just not as much as previous seasons of the show.