#in a win for himbos everywhere doctor who's first non-lead recurring character is in fact a professor who's mainly notable for being stupid

[galacticlamps]

Alright, I’m gonna say it:

I don’t think we as a fandom give Professor Travers nearly enough shit for apparently genuinely believing (because why would he lie?) that the Doctor was the one who could’ve attacked him & his companion the night before on the mountain side. I mean I get that it was dark and confusing and frightening for him & all but come on, he’s supposed to’ve tried to fight the damn thing, and yet he’s able to confuse this:

for this:

(excuse the out-of-universe photos, but you guys know how little real footage of this one exists)

They’re not even wearing their heads in this one & they’re already dwarfing him:

He Is Just! A Little! Guy!