Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Doctor Who (1963), Doctor Who, Doctor Who & Related Fandoms, His Dark Materials

My fave part of this tweet is that even though a lot of people are assuming this was an AI thing or whatever

this is the actual lede of their review of the Super Mario movie

"But it is also, if I check the clock, Mario Time". Poetry

IT'S LITTLE ALEX HORNE. ON A COW.

The Doctor v. London DOCTOR WHO — LUCKY DAY (S41E04) / THE ZYGON INVERSION (S09E08)

the irony of the master being almost always shorter than the doctor and having to look up at them when talking

hehe, made my big finish order for the ninth doctor series 4 cd set!! god i cannot wait for it to be released

Watching the First Doctor for the first time, and it’s wild how different he is at the start. Very “we mustn’t interfere, we’re just observers of history” energy. All stiff coat, no meddling. But then—he fakes a busted fluid link just so they have to explore the city? He’s not above poking the universe when it suits him.

He’s curious, definitely. Almost childishly so. But unless it directly involves Susan being in danger, he’s surprisingly hands-off. Cold, even. It’s like he’s treating the universe as a lab experiment and he’s the guy behind the glass.

What’s interesting is—I always assumed, since he and Susan stole the TARDIS and we know he was kind of a disaster at the Academy, that he was just a bad Time Lord. Like, the rebel from the start. But watching him now? It’s kind of clear he still buys into a lot of their ideals. The whole “we observe, we don’t interfere” mindset? That’s textbook Time Lord. He's not so much a rebel as he is a rule-follower with an itchy curiosity.

And that’s where Barbara and Ian come in. And by extension, Susan—who, let’s be real, is clearly picking up her worldview more from them than from her grandfather.

Barbara and Ian don’t just observe. They care. They intervene. They ask questions like “Why is this happening?” and then go do something about it. They push back when the Doctor tries to stay detached. They hold him accountable.

And the more I watch, the more I think they're why the Doctor changes. They don’t just travel with him—they teach him how to be better.

Which is kind of hilarious when you think about it. All it took to corrupt this ancient, immortal time traveler was two schoolteachers and his granddaughter.

Doctor Who ➝ Born Again

(Children in Need special)

For my dear(s) @labpracticum & @darth-tella — both of whom were thirsting over the ever-brief 'Ten in Nine's clothes' look earlier. As one does

first you're like "the doctor is autistic" and then you're like "weeellllll they are an alien so that could explain their behavior" and then you see how the other time lords act and you loop back to "the doctor is autistic"

Them: it’s been 20 years… let it go.

Me, any given time, anywhere…

What if Rose Tyler died after consuming the time vortex, and all that was left was the Bad Wolf?

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