The idea that David Tennant won’t be remembered for playing one of the most beloved characters on television is insane.
One will be best remembered for bringing joy to 600 million people by writing the books of a generation and 1.3bn through the subsequent film franchise.
The other will be best remembered for transing his kid.
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I imagine Tennant is eternally grateful his association with the wizarding world of terfs isn’t bigger.
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Notice how they’re not saying Sixteenth Doctor. Notice how the credits don’t even say who she is playing. Odd.
🔥 SPOILERS! 🔥 Watch the moment we said goodbye to the Fifteenth Doctor and hello to... #DoctorWho
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Yes the famously apolitical 12th Doctor era.
Happy 60th anniversary to the REAL #DoctorWho... and farewell to an iconic series poisoned by talentless hacks and fake fans who care more about "representation" than story and talent.
It was a good run. But it's the end.
Doctor... I let you go...
#RIPDoctorWho #DoctorWho60
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Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi and Ncuti Gatwa all have their first scenes as the Doctor in a, or directly after, a scene with David Tennant.
Christopher Eccleston and Jodie Whittaker have their last scenes as the Doctor alongside a scene with David Tennant.
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Ncuti Gatwa had what looked like a hard deal. Doing his first scene as the Doctor alongside fan fave Doctor David Tennant. Now that’s difficult.
Yet Gatwa stood with Tennant and came out just as strong. Well done to him I say. He was great. I look forward to seeing what he does.
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"And zen we had Nardole, a bald man who you abandoned on a colony ship waiting to die in agony at the hands of ze Cybermen"
"I fucked that man over a thousand times"
"WELL, THAT'S ALRIGHT THEN!"
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David Tennant is the Doctor
Ncuti Gatwa is the Doctor
MasteroftheTDS is a racist.
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Today marks 10 years since the Eleventh Doctor regenerated into the Twelfth Doctor.
Peter Capaldi, we love you.
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The fact the most famous television hijacking happened during Doctor Who.
Doja Cat references the Max Headroom broadcast hijacking from 1987 during her performance of ‘Jealous Type’ at the #VMAs.
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He just is the Doctor. He radiates the best aspect of every previous incarnation. Perfect casting. Brilliant era. My Doctor.
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Peter Capaldi now the only main revival Doctor not written by Russell T Davies.
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Actually watch the show and you’ll see Peter Capaldi’s final series tackles way more social and political topics than Jodie Whittaker’s first series.
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In The Parting of the Ways they mention the new pizza place on Minto Road.
There’s an advert for it on Carla’s fridge in The Church on Ruby Road. It says serving since 2006. When the Jackie scenes were in Parting were set due to the Aliens of London year jump.
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Wild to think that for 60 years these were the only trans characters in the Doctor Who television series.
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I’ve always said Peter Capaldi is an honorary classic Doctor. In style, look, acting and the fact he’s the only revival Doctor not to be last of the time lords.
He is a legend.
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I’m convinced RTD saw this photo of long armed Tennant from the 50th and made Wild Blue Yonder.
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The Twelfth Doctor and the Tenth Doctor had very different interpretations of “fuck the monarchy”.
ALT of an entirely pointless stratum of society
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I never said JK wouldn’t be remembered. I am unsurprised that a transphobe hasn’t actually read what I said.
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This speech is good, because the Doctor is under the misapprehension the aliens want to take the Pandorica. He doesn’t realise that they want to lock him in there. So by protecting it. He’s easier to trap in it. It’s one of the few times the dramatic speech actually doesn’t help.
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Doctor Who has always been “woke”.
The reason people say it’s “gone woke” is because they’re saying it over superficial reasons such as the sexuality or race of the people cast.
The people screaming woke are far too thick to notice the series’ themes have always been left wing.
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Series 8-9 shows how far the Doctor would go for Clara. How he treats people - Robin, Danny - in fear of losing her. How he’d break the rules for Clara - Before the Flood - but not O’Donnell
This ends in the Doctor going too far, killing a man. It’s meant to be out of character
Sorry, but when you have the doctor do a very out-of-character thing just to shrug it off as "regeneration is man flu" and "lmao men's egos" you fucked up.
The episode spends too much time trying to catch the audience off guard that the actual story of the ep is undeveloped
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I think Missy beats all the revival Master quite easily.
I think it’s much more interesting when the Master and the Doctor see themselves as equals. As was intended when the character was created.
Missy realising the Doctor is the closest thing to a friend is peak.
Sacha's master is top tier and leagues above Missy.
A master who, because of their own beliefs, thinks the doctor is special which breaks him and he goes on a downward spiral and gets lost in his identity and realises how lonely he is
Chefs kiss
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“If you get the Master right then she’s not precisely the Doctor’s enemy. They’re friends. They actually are very old really good friends. They just happen to be on different sides”.
- Moffat, Doctor Who Extra
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“Who sees a ladder in the sky and thinks I’ll give that a go” is a line the Twelfth Doctor would say.
So if the Fifteenth Doctor is giving me 12 vibes. This can only be good.
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Tomorrow the first full David Tennant episode of Doctor Who is 18 years old. An adult.
Let that sink in.
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The series was made by the BBC’s first female producer and a gay Asian man.
If that was happening now you’d cry “woke”.
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“Assuming tonight is all we have left. How long is a night on Darillium?”
“24 years”
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William Hartnell
Patrick Troughton
Jon Pertwee
Tom Baker
Peter Davison
Colin Baker
Sylvester McCoy
Paul McGann
Christopher Eccleston
David Tennant
Matt Smith
Peter Capaldi
Jodie Whittaker
Ncuti Gatwa
We love you.
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Not aimed at anyone I’ve seen lots of people doing it but:
“The Doctor hates guns”
“No Here’s examples of the Doctor freely using guns in the classic series”
I don’t like this. It’s almost like the Doctor fought in a war in between classic & revival that would change his view
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One of my favourite visual parallels in the series. This one shows us that the Doctor is taking the message of his face, to save people, too far.
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“The day you lose someone isn't the worst. At least you've got something to do. It's all the days they stay dead”.
That’s the most genuinely profound thing Moffat has written.
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13, 14 and 15 all alluding to River Song is so special. She’s gone, but so important.
What is grief, if not love preserving?
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10 years ago today Peter Capaldi was announced as the Doctor.
He went on to become one of the most quintessential Doctors embodying the best of all the greats who came before. His character would have 3 beautiful series and a wonderful arc.
Thank you for being there Peter. ❤️
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Donna Noble has technically met four versions of the Doctor and three of them were played by David Tennant.
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It’s like when Cassandra said she was the last human and Rose laughed because humans were still alive in her time.
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The idea of a past companion with only one series coming back for a second series with a new Doctor much later is so great.
There’s so much potential in something like this. It’s never been done in the series. Not really.
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Minor spoilers
Moffat having a scene that basically has a character say “fuck you” to the tories after they partied in lockdown as people died alone wasn’t something I was expecting.
Anti tory stuff is always welcome.
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It’s kinda sad to see 11 go. Like my childhood gone, but change is okay.
Also it’s nice to see 15 is properly edited in and touches the right bit of the TARDIS.
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Michelle Gomez doesn’t get enough credit for her part in paving a way for a female Doctor.
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I dislike how it’s become cool to dislike the Eleventh Doctor. He’s easily in the top three most popular Doctors ever. Smith gave us a unique portrayal then - did what the BBC thought impossible - replaced David Tennant and owned the role.
Matt Smith, we love you, our Doctor.
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Moffat’s trick of hiding necessary exposition in a joke is an absolutely genius technique and he does it so often it’s wonderful.
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12 getting his memories of Clara back is prefect. He only had his mind wiped because of how far he went, how cruel he became just to protect her.
Another incarnation wouldn’t go to the same lengths for her. Even if they still loved her.
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It’s so surreal seeing 10 content I’ve never seen before.
It’s a shame they cut this scene. It’s essential knowledge of why 10 detoured from the one trip into the past and one into the future promise.
Hopefully if they ever do revival collection sets. They can add it back in.
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David Tennant is wearing 19 because he’s going to be the Nineteenth Doctor.
Steffan Powell takes a trip through the time vortex in a special episode of Doctor Who: Unleashed, celebrating 20 years since #DoctorWho returned! 🌟
ALT An image of David Tennant and Billie Piper smiling to camera
ALT An image of Varada Sethu in a red dress and Ncuti Gatwa in a long jacket, standing in front of the TARDIS and laughing at the Doctor Who Season 2 premiere.
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David Tennant has appeared in either the first or last regular story of every revival Doctor
He’s in Eccleston’s final story, Smith’s first The End of Time, Capaldi’s first The Day of the Doctor, Whittaker’s final & Gatwa’s first.
He’s also in both Hurt and Martin’s final story
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Amy’s final scene being her choosing to stay with Rory over the Doctor is one of the most powerful companion exits in the series.
She could have got back in the TARDIS, but instead she chose to be with her husband who often thought he was second best to the Doctor.
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Average Capaldi ep:
12: Clara do you ever wonder why sometimes, after going to bed in perfectly dry sheets, we wake and there’s a wet patch?
Clara: That’s just...
12: That’s what we’ve been lead to believe, but no. It’s a sentient puddle feeding off our most exciting dreams.
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We can kid ourselves if we want, but she’s the best revival Master. Queen. ❤️
ALT Missy
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“There's a successful rebellion six months later. Corporate dominance in space is history, and that about wraps it for capitalism. Then the human race finds a whole new mistake”.
- The Doctor, in the Moffat era
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I love the fact that they get every Doctor to do this line just because of how great Capaldi’s take was.
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Time is weird because Elvis could have watched the first 14 seasons of Doctor Who.
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I often think about what my hero Steven Moffat said about transphobes.
“I think the world would be a better place if people who know nothing about the subject said nothing about it. Using correct pronouns is basic courtesy. That’s normal. It’s not a big ask is it? Just be nice”
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Trans supporting pin badge Tennant who has openly told transphobic bigots to f off.
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The gorgeous cartoon character not translating well to CGI feels like a deliberate criticism of making live action remakes of 2D cartoons. Most where the cartoon will just end up being CGI among the live actors.
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If we’re talking actually underrated Doctor Who companions. Then Bill Potts. Pearl Mackie puts in one of the best performances of the entire show. The writing is peak. She’s brilliant.
We didn’t know how lucky we were to have Bill. She’s the best.
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My royal correspondent is Christopher Eccleston. When something happens to them. It’s his take I wait patiently for really.
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The Twelfth Doctor era has aged like the finest wine. When viewed as a whole it works so much better. Truly peak Doctor Who.
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David Tennant should have portrayed the Fourteenth Doctor in his natural Scottish accent and said that he inherited the accent from the Twelfth Doctor or something to that effect.
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The fact this is an actual unedited photo feels weird. We’ve seen the photoshopped version so often that this just looks odd.
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12’s dark phase was always meant to halt with the “I’m an idiot” speech. He’s then okay. Then he leaves a kid on the battlefield & questions his morality again. So he doubles down on Doctory tropes & goofiness to convince himself he’s the Doctor
The facade drops when Clara dies
I'm mixed on 12s character in S9 as I like how more of capaldi's personality shines through and it is fun to watch.
But it also feels like a beta Matt Smith and is trying to hard to impress the people who were angry with how 12 was written in S8.
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[This tweet is for non Doctor Who fans.]
These two people are the exact same character. It's just the second one is older.
[If that doesn't encourage you to want to watch this show, then what will.]
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The deadnaming bit in Doctor Who was an important and honest portrayal of what sadly happens. I think it needed to be shown to show how horrible it can be when it does.
I think it’s fair to show nasty people existing in a drama to paint the full picture of what we put up with.
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Look at the vid of Gatwa and Capaldi. Same motion as pointed out here.
If Gatwa purposely chose to use the mannerism of a previous Doctor, while he was also being manipulative / doing the wrong thing, then that’d be one of the best acting choices I’ve ever seen in the show.
Am I too 12th Doctor brained or is this kind of a Capaldi-ism?
Like I swear Twelve does this exact same motion at one point when he's crashing out
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Peter Capaldi is the quintessential Doctor Who. He’s everything iconic, symbolic and memorable about the Doctor as a character, over the previous 50 years, rolled into one perfect incarnation performed by a masterclass of an actor.
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RUBY: Don’t you see her name. Nardole Triad. Her name’s Nardole.
KATE: What’s the significance?
DOCTOR: Nardole is the name of my husband.
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So the three redacted guest stars were...
David Tennant (again), Catherine Tate (again) and Bernard Cribbins.
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Let’s be honest this is what a Moffat female Doctor would be like.
ALT Clara Oswald Hell Bent
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This photo is always crazy to me. Elisabeth Sladen posing for a photo with a man who, nearly 40 years later, would go onto portray the main character of the series she’s currently starring in.
Weirder still he would be introduced in an episode with then current Doctor Tom Baker.
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Doctor Who’s biggest mistake of recent years was choosing one of the most perfect actors for the Doctor, Jo Martin, and having her only appear in three cameos after her introduction.
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What a king showing solidarity with his cast member after the media, and even some fans, have been nothing but disrespectful to her.
If only the BBC could say something to clear the air too.
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This is an easy answer.
She’s the best written version of the Master since the original. Her character is rich with understanding of what makes the character special while still being a fresh modern take. Her dynamic with the Doctor is peak.
Naturally Gomez is brilliant.
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I think before people watch it it’s important to note Boom isn’t mocking religion.
It’s criticising people who use religion to justify wars, how capitalism ties into that, and people who’d rather sit back and let people do bad things in the name of religion than help.
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The fact Queen Elizabeth II exists in the Disney Cars universe implies the whole Royal Family exists in the Disney Cars universe which means that Cars Queen Elizabeth also used millions of tax payer Cars’ money to bail out Disney Cars Prince Andrew.
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Kate Stewart is in televised Doctor Who stories with Matt Smith, David Tennant, John Hurt, Peter Capaldi, Tom Baker, Jodie Whittaker, David Bradley, Colin Baker, Peter Davison, Sylvester McCoy, Sacha Dhawan, Jo Martin, David Tennant (again) and Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor.
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“Doctor Who should go off air” takes are odd to me because they’re based on the belief that the series being revived in 2005 was guaranteed.
The show was lucky to be given a second chance. Two if you count 1996. If the series is cancelled it isn’t definitely going to come back.
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If David Tennant is the next Doctor he’ll have to change his name to David Fourteenant.
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The Boss, the one who waits, the person who picked up the Master’s tooth, Ruby’s mum, Susan Twist and Mrs Flood are all Nardole.
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I think my biggest issues with recent Doctor Who is it expects me to forget what I’ve seen.
Master made the Time Lords sterile. No he didn’t. That’s not mentioned. You’d think he’d bring that up.
Doctor has the only TARDIS? Nothing the Master did wiped out TARDISes offworld.
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These are mostly genuinely often disliked stories so there’s no surprise with some of these.
However with the exception of Rogue. That’s got to be some review bombing right because of the gay romance? Rogue is good.
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