#doctor who 60th anniversary spoilers

[deeneedsaname]

I 100% thought that Kate was gonna smack the Doctor and instead she just gave him the tightest hug ever. Kate you are the strongest person alive

[trenchlewench]

Nothing beats Donna kicking the shit out of those puppets with her own little rhyme. When I tell you I’ve missed her sm and I’m glad we got to see her again ✋ an iconic queen 👑

[marlinspirkhall]

If they were truly dedicated doctor who fans they would have time travelled back to 1966 to watch it live, smh

[davidtennantgenderenvy]

I love how we all spent months preparing to be emotionally devastated by the fourteenth doctor’s ending and then it was literally just

[starleska]

my whole brain is absolutely fucking fried and i cannot believe we have two fantastic Doctors running around now but also i will never ever get over the image of the Toymaker dance-spinning poor Kate and cracking her skull against a wall to Spice Up Your Life 😭😭😭

[sunneeflower]

I would like to congratulate Kate Stewart in the acquisition, relocation and rebranding of the Avengers Tower after the tragic death of Tony Stark.

[bardinthezone]

Personally I hope that bi-generation functions as a hard reset for the series. I hope it leaves all the trauma with 14, I hope it's the end of an era, I hope this puts all the complex, weaving storylines behind us and lets us start anew.

Because I love the 2005-now era of Doctor Who (for the most part). It was most of my personality in middle school and had an immeasurable impact on who I am as a person. I'm rewatching it now, and it's still a blast so far. But god, it's getting really inaccessible.

It's 18 years of continuity to keep up with, 18 years of complicated storylines that all tie in to one another. Recently it's been really hard to tell people to get into Doctor Who, because there's no good starting point. Because you don't want to start them on Chibnal's writing. But you can't tell them to start with Capaldi, because they don't have the backstory for Clara. But then you can't really start with the introduction of Clara, because even if you start with The Snowmen you're missing the backstory for Oswin and the start of that arc. Plus you're starting in the middle of 11's run. So then you have to go back allll the way to the introduction of Amy and Rory. And even if you love Moffat's writing (which I don't), you're still telling people to watch 7+ seasons of a show. And if, like me, you want people to experience RTD's writing first, you're basically gonna have to have them start with series 1, which gives them 12-13 season to catch up on, with more on the way. And that's really overwhelming if you have other responsiblities to keep you busy.

But this offers a fresh start. This says, "Okay, we've had our trauma. We've had our Time Wars and our Rose Tylers and our Demon's Runs and our Clara Oswalds and our... Timeless Children--- now it's time for something completely different." And it's not pulling a "Crisis on Infinite Earths" and completely nuking the pre-existing canon; all the wonderful moments of the previous era are still very real! They just aren't driving the plot in the same way the past 13 seasons have gone.

If you love Doctor Who for the complex storylines, that's wonderful. I'm sure there are gonna be some new storylines and fun callbacks in the next season for you to latch onto. And there'll always be the 2005-2023 era to return to. Hell, I could be wrong, and RTD is gonna pick up right where Chibnal left off (God I hope not..). But personally? I'm getting burnt out. I want to see the Doctor get to be just a silly man flying around space, helping people and teaching them things. I want a reset.

[cntbtchthevapegod]

Sillay sillay boy 😍

[the-amethyst-artist]

Can we just talk about how HAPPY 14 is in the new episode? He tells people he loves them, he smiles broadly and laughs loudly, he promises to have friends, he runs around the TARDIS like a kid on a playground and UGH it just makes me so happy.

10s story was such a sad one, he lost so many people and regenerated so young for a time lord, I’m glad he gets to have happier days. It feels like such a lovely conclusion to the time lord victorious storyline.

[vangoghschair]

As absolutely devastating as everything in the 60th anniversary specials was, one thing I keep coming back to which completely hollows out my heart every time is the doctor yelling about how he devastated creation and Donna yells back in the rawest, most desperate voice imaginable "It wasn't your fault!" And then it wasn't even her. She still doesn't know, doesn't understand.

[pink-psychic]

The new doctor who outro is the non-binary flag colors💛🤍💜🖤

[deeneedsaname]

“I really do remember though. Every second with you. I’m so glad you’re back, cause it killed me, Donna. It killed me, it killed me, it killed me.”

The recognition of the fact that losing Donna was such a last straw for the tenth doctor though. He lost her, and Donna had been so perfect for him, and just…this line and the delivery is exactly about that.

[mixedbag-o-beans]

The Giggle is such an amazing metaphor for healing from trauma. this shit made me sob dude. you know how badly i want to split in two and talk to myself about the shit i’ve been through. to tell me it’s okay to just stop moving. just ahhhhhh this meant everything to me

[nonsensicalramblings79]

So how about that Rose/Bad Wolf theme playing during the 60th anniversary special, huh?? What's that all about??

[idobebeinggay]

Kate Stewart fans unite…(unit) (appreciate the pun) I am obsessed… also aaaa anyone watch the thingy afterwards on channel 3?? Jemma is too cute!!!(dear the 3 of my friends who are reading this, yes I have issues, yes i know, u also know.)

[starleska]

marvellous new out of context Doctor Who image