Tag: 12

my ideal version of new who canon goes something like:

the doctor never regrets ending the time war the way it did. not once. sure they’re remorseful, often guilty that they were the one who had to do it, definitely survivor’s guilt and a lot of the time they wish they could have been blown up right there with Gallifrey and the rest of the time lords. but given the chance to have a do over, they’d do it again. and again. they did what had to be done, and that’s the only way they cope with it.

(part of this might be informed by what happened to jamie and zoe, and the doctor never being able to forgive them for it)

the doctor never meddles with the time war, never even thinks about bringing Gallifrey back. eventually they come back anyway, which leads to Heaven Sent, which leads nicely into the doctor blowing up Gallifrey to hell all over again. There’s no part 2 to my favourite episode, no bargaining to bring Clara back from the dead, no weird power games with Rassilon, and absolutely no reveal about the Hybrid, no awfully long conversations with ashildr at the end of time, no memory wipe games. The Doctor just blows it the fuck away, which, tbh, is the only way season 9 should have ended. that finale is such a goddamn asspull. it’s like they expected everyone to forget that bringing the time lords back was 10’s worst fear, and the entire climax to their era was very literally Sending Them Back To Hell.

cleowho:

“There’s a life summed up.”

Hell Bent – series 09 – 2015

Heaven Sent – series 09 – 2015

[gif 1: the 12th doctor opens a door to reveal a stone wall.

gif 2: his face, very annoyed at what he found. he turns to see a creature behind him.

gif 3: he’s looking around. “Uh… oh, my… er… um…”

gif 4: Staring the creature face on. “I can’t see a way out of this”

gif 5: He’s looking at a creature wearing a veil, slowly shuffling toward him. “I’ve finally run out of corridor.”

gif 6: “There’s a life summed up.”

gif 7: a close up of the veiled creature, it still doesn’t have a face. “Oh, now this is new.”

gif 8: “I’m scared. I just realised that. I’m actually scared of dying!”]

evilqueenofgallifrey:

I’m seeing people say that Twelve and Bill’s relationship reminds them of Ten and Donna, and I kinda see what they mean, but like

Seven and Ace

we all saw Ace vibes (and Donna ones) in that initial clip, and now we’ve really got it, because it’s not a best mates friendship as much as a mentoring friendship, the Doctor teaching the companion as they go

plus, the “Professor” thing, except in Twelve’s case it was more literal and not just a randomly picked up title the companion uses

plus we know Ace also loved ladies

am I saying Bill should get to beat up a Dalek with a baseball bat? that wasn’t where I was going with this but yes actually she definitely should

the doctor, abt to regenerate: bill…d-…don’t..
bill, crying: ?! don’t what?? what is it doctor?
the doctor: d-..don’t…f-…forget to subscribe to the official doctor who youtube channel
bill:

arodrwho:

[id: 3 gifs of bill potts and the twelfth doctor. bill gestures with one hand. “Look, I know you know lots of stuff about, well, basically everything, but…” she leans forward. “Do you know any sci-fi?” the doctor, who is half-bent over, blinks slowly and turns their head to look at her. end id]

ameliasongs:

9.11: Heaven Sent

If you think because she is dead, I am weak, then you understand very little. If you were any part of killing her, and you’re not afraid, then you understand nothing at all. So, for your own sake, understand this.

[3 monochrome gifs of the 12th doctor stepping out of a glass teleporter tube and into a stone room. it zooms in to his face while he says, furiously, “I am the Doctor / I’m coming to find you, / and I will never, ever stop.”]