Ian

he/him queer whovian

[the-worms-in-your-bones]

their relationship may seem romantic to you, I however am observing it on a higher dimensional plane

[ianofgallifrey]

Thoschei

[natequarter]

the brigadier desperately wants to get the doctor's paperwork sorted so that he has something to show the government every time they ask him about that wizard he hired out of the blue, but unfortunately for him the doctor is the doctor and simply will not cooperate. why can't my birthdate be 23rd november 1963? i've always liked the sound of that, brigadier. are you prejudiced against ten-year-olds, alistair? is that it? you hate children? well consider me offended. goodbye!

[drageskyggen]

Is this anything

[freezeasoul]

in honor of my favorite dr who episode coming out five years ago, i’d like to talk about what i think is an INSANE line in the timeless children:

“look upon my work, doctor, and despair.”

for those of you who don’t know, the master is quoting the poem ‘ozymandias’ by percy bysshe shelley and it discusses a loss of power, memory and ego (which, hey, sound familiar? the timeless child making gallifrey immortal with no memory of it? the master putting her on the pedastal of a god?)

so first and this one’s just for fun, it’s interesting to me that the master quotes a human poem. it fascinates me that someone like him, who claims to hate humanity, quotes them to the doctor because he hates himself more and keeps hiding behind disguises even when hes about to show her the truth about the timeless child. spymasters incarnation is defined by hiding behind disguises and mockeries because he can’t handle things head on and i think this is a beautiful example of it.

secondly, i want to discuss the power imbalance he forces on these lines:

ozymandias is written with three characters: the narrator, the stone of the ruler, and the travelled who told the narrator the story. the stone sets the imbalance of power, declairing the most important part of the poem. “look upon my works, ye mighty and despair!” where he declares that he is the most powerful and that all should bow down to him. that’s the illusion the master is trying to give when reciting this line EXCEPT the wording changes.

the master replaces ‘ye mighty’ with ‘doctor’ giving the doctor equal footing. she is the mighty that gets to witness it. she is not the narrator, isolated in experience. she is not the person telling the story, who was looked down upon, and she is not the stone. she is her own entire character percieving his glory: and by doing that, he gives her just a little more power than he should. he elevates her to his level despite being his ‘victim’

and then the contents of the poem itself. the line directly after it is “nothing beside remains” which is not only a nod to the destruction of gallifrey and kind of foreshadows the masters true plan of taking the doctor there, but also a nod to the master’s role in that destruction. he sets himself up for failure by equating himself with the statue/stone of the poem because it is a statue that stands only of Failure. it is the only piece that shows that “king” had once been, and shows that all his plans of greatness were futile. he sets himself up for failure. by giving the doctor a character thats not in the poem, she escapes gallifrey unscathed. by making himself the stone, he dooms his plan to fail where neither he or the doctor end up dead at the end. nothing beside remains.

uhhh idk how to end this chibnall prose WAS in fact that elegant and i love spydoc and this poem. happy timeless children day !!

[freezeasoul]

INNER DEMONS TOMORROW LIFE IS SO BEAUTIFUL what is everyone most excited about ?? any predictions ?? :P

[tardis-technician]

How am I supposed to focus on school when there’s literally doctor who available on the internet

[my-ny]

The Doctor & Missy: text posts – pt. 13

[catscancook]

What do we think is actually in twelves browser history?

Because I really don't think it's porn. I bet it's something really really stupid like 'Did I accidentally poison my human?' or 'How do I unsend a message on Whatsapp'...

[natequarter]

the doctor falls is pure fanservice, but the fan being serviced is peter capaldi, so it's fine

[redstonedust]

i think cane swords are cool conceptually but i think nobody is going far enough, we should be putting weapons in more mobility aids. i want to see characters with bazooka scooters. crossbow crutches. service dog: with a gun. try petting me now, fucker.

[avery-bordeaux]

i wanna watch classic who but like it’s OLD and black and white so i have a feeling i’m going to pay attention to none of it

[original-fangirl]

met a guy recently who's a classic doctor collector & he says he literally knows people with some of the lost second doctor episodes ....... thinking about that a lot

[mothmanyeetus]

Okay, I think everyone in the DW fandom should know this sweet fact:

Said by Wendy Padbury herself, Patrick Troughton would apparently get a little shy at conventions and would wear the Second Doctor costume to help him with his confidence.

I overheard this during autographs at Chicago Tardis.

[jerk-bitch-idjit-assbutt]

The doctor recognizing the master is like Dr. doofenshmirtz recognizing Perry the platypus. Idk how to explain it but it’s the same deal. Y’all know what I mean.

[smallbeautifulevents]

This vest is the real star of Planet of Fire. It’s so hideous, I adore it. I had to stop myself making multiple icons with it. Nothing says ‘island wear’ like a fall-themed vest.

[ianofgallifrey]

People... don't like this vest? I absolutely adore it so much, IT'S NOT HIDEOUS! It's beautiful and makes me feel like the very queer man I am

I would marry this man ON THE SPOT

Only second to the fit with the suspenders.... oh lord

[epiphainie]

lowkey obsessed with my own blog. it has all my favorite things and all the opinions i agree with. best place on the internet maybe ever

[nat-20s]

Doctor Who season 4 is so delightful because you can tell that The Doctor, on occasion, straight up forgets that he's sad and burned because he's busy being in a sci-fi buddy comedy. And then something will remind him and he'll be like oh! I'm sad and burdened! And Donnas almost always there to be like 'hi sad and burdened. I'm Donna' and he has a completely proportional reaction like 'i would die a thousand deaths for you'.