Barbara is a Badass

20 something. She/her. Doctor Who. This blog is mainly Classic, but a little New as well. Barbara and Ian were most definitely in love. Three and Liz are science buds. Thasmin. I probably know more about Doctor Who actresses than you do. I believe those Who actresses that have gone soon were simply too pure for this world.

[the-evil-skull]

Day 1 of being a doctor who fan: auhhhh the weeping angels are so scary🫣

Day 1000 of being a doctor who fan: here's my fanart of Rassilon dying in a glue trap

[the-worms-in-your-bones]

I love that doctor who actors range from ‘doesn’t even know basic facts about the series’ to ‘looms truther’

[the-worms-in-your-bones]

For those curious it’s Sylvester McCoy

(This is from the into to I, Who)

[when-i-say-run]

put your hands up !

[ID: 18 gifs of the second doctor from Doctor Who surrendering by sticking his hands up, often comically high. From serials The Tomb of the Cybermen, The Dominators, The Mind Robber, The Invasion, The Seeds of Death, The War Games, The Three Doctors and The Two Doctors.]

[devilofwinterborne]

Romana II -> The Horns of Nimon

[woozapooza]

Favorite Characters 115/∞: Liz Shaw (Doctor Who)

Well, at least you’ve narrowed it down to forty possible drugs. Have you considered the addition of A-thirty-seven in the presence of Z-nineteen might well be effective?

[sl-an]

i sometimes like to give myself a laugh by just reading peris tardis wiki page

this is absolutely hysterical to me i’d have an easier time believing peri is from the south than anywhere in new england

also how are you gonna be from baltimore and almost drown

[devilofwinterborne]

Jamie McCrimmon -> The Space Pirates

[pastelfangzz]

ace !! :3

[solitrak]

A doodle of the Second Doctor, Jamie, and Zoe!

[likethecastle]

genres of doctor who episode:

futuristic domed utopia standing in the middle of nowhere on the surface of a planet

grimy space station

daleks

modern-day britain gets attacked. no one mentions the previous 7164327432747 attacks

cybermen

funny stupid campy holiday special

tragic emotional holiday special

Tourism Gone Wrong™

orange spacesuit

uh oh problematic future technology

historical (entertaining)

historical (eh)

the one weird experimental one in the middle of every season

oh shit this is actually really fucked up

pain

[doccywhomst]

may i add some (especially for classic who):

bubble wrap alien

a cliffhanger so bad that i laugh out loud

running around the nice estate of a suspicious and wealthy member of high society, probably causing problems on purpose, only to be the victims of extremely weird attempted homicide

this episode made me a communist

quarry

big hole, probably also in a quarry or conveniently deserted countryside

because the writing team either 1) didn’t do any research, or 2) didn’t give a shit, this episode irreparably breaks “"canon”“

Five Uses A Gun

the fourth doctor looks at someone like he wants to eat them

but seriously what the fuck is this, tom

you’re so fucking scary, tom ❤

aliens that are just cat furries

[i-would-like-a-jelly-baby]

Some more that come to mind:

historical that’s really stretching the definition

historical that has aged really badly

casting choice that has aged really badly

attempt at political/social allegory that has aged really badly

attempt at political/social allegory that hilariously misses the point

(space) racism

(space) sexism

(space) classism

weird cult

planet of the suspiciously absent female population

spaceship crash

court drama

questionable sound design

possibly unintentionally the gayest shit you’ve ever seen on tv

[bluesunflowerz]

Some 70s companions as the Onion headlines because they are mad funny

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two in a nutshell

[circular-time]

we need the Platonic Ideal for each incarnation

[laurenfoxmakesthings]

You know what helps someone not take Doctor Who seriously?

Remembering we nicknamed a Master 'Crispy'.

[circular-time]

[assassinbugs]

First spin This Wheel to get a companion(ish person), then spin This Wheel to get a Doctor. Feel free to spin until you get someone you're familiar with. Now.

Do they fit together?

traveled together in canon and yes

traveled together in canon and no

they would be fantastic together

they'd be fine. good. ok.

unsure. could go either way.

don't think it would be that good

bad. very bad. not good.

nuanced nuance

Voting ended onJul 31

Feel free to interpret "fit together" however you want. Would they like each other? Would they be entertaining to watch? Could mean either or both. Whatever you decide.

[paranoidangel42]

I got Tegan and the Fifteenth Doctor. It very much depends. If he met her instead of the Fifth Doctor then he'd definitely get her back to Heathrow and everything would be fine. If he meets her in present day, then it could be a bit interesting.

[thisbluespirit]

Peri and the Seventh Doctor. I picked unsure, because that could go well, it could go really badly, and also she doesn't blow stuff up.

[heimeldat]

Three and River... he's got the drama and sass to match her, but they might just annoy each other. Also can't decide if River getting in the middle of all the Threegado drama would be hilarious or frustrating.

[circular-time]

ahaha Graham and Sixie might actually work, in that sometimes two people who find each other extremely annoying make an effective team. They might develop a grudging respect for one another.

Although they would probably get off on the wrong foot with Graham saying, “This clown calls himself a doctor,” and/or referring to the TARDIS as “The Clown Bus.”

[nkp1981]

Sylvester McCoy in Glasgow, Scotland, July 2026

[roamingeasel]

I’m gonna miss them

[theender36]

Wait I have a new, worse idea for reviving Doctor Who: We make it seem like it's a back-to-square-one reboot where it's just the First Doctor. Then at the end of the season, we reveal he's actually another Meta-crisis Doctor spawned from the tooth he lost in The Gunfighters. We can alienate newer viewers who don't know what's going on and piss off long-time fans at the same time! Nothing to it!