Doctor Who is about to die
Fugitive of the Judoon is probably the best episode we’ve had this season. The plot actually went somewhere, the return of Captain Jack was handled quite well, and the Judoon were not ruined.
Furthermore Jo Martin as the Ruth Doctor have a much better performance in those 15 minutes than Whittaker has done for the past two years. BUT. As much as I adore Ruth, and she makes an amazing doctor, recent comments from Chris Chibnall may spell the final nail in the coffin for the fan base that have been loyal for so many years. Here’s some problems we have with the Ruth Doctors addition.
She has been confirmed to be a REAL incarnation of the Doctor. No parallel worlds/alternate timelines/tricks/clones. This, on the surface is fine, until you think:
Okay, shes 14? Or something later? Cool but then why would she not be given a proper introduction and reveal like the other Doctors have? Oh, shes meant to be from Whittaker’s past.
Okay. She CANNOT be pre-Hartnell. There are reasons because of this:
If Ruth is Pre-Hartnell, why does her TARDIS resemble a Police Box? The act of the Forst Doctor stealing the TARDIS and running away from Gallifrey and getting the chameleon circuit stuck is one of the key and most iconic events in Doctor Who’s 57 year history. We also saw the Doctor as a male child in Series 8, with a male voice, and his parents or the adults in the room can be heard using male pronouns. So the doctor WAS ORIGINALLY MALE. it’s been established.
Certain sources are saying that Ruth is supposed to be between 2 and 3. NO. This can’t work either!
The second doctor was put on Trial and forced to regenerate into the Third Doctor. Three was then exiled to earth, and started working for UNIT. THE THIRD DOCTOR DID NOT HAVE A TARDIS AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS ERA. SO HOW CAN RUTH BE BETWEEN THE SECOND AND THIRD DOCTORS IF SHE HAS A TARDIS...? We also saw 2 regenerate directly into 3, so there is no explanation for and extra incarnation to pop up in there.
In my personal Opinion, it would have made a lot more sense and been a much better choice to cast Jo Martin as The Rani, or Romana. Or another female time lord, but by casting her as another random itaration of the Doctor just adds another level of chaos on the already manic series.
This has nothing to do with Jo being a black female.
This is about the fact that Chibnall is about to retcon a show with one of the most iconic and beloved lore timelines in history. And when you go back and start screwing with 50 year old established events, the fans are going to be pissed off. Jo Martin gave a stellar performance on Sunday, but by screwing around with the lore, fans will be alienated, Jo will receive unnecessary backlash, and the first black female doctor will be received poorly. I really hope Chibnall doesn’t go down this road.
Alienating your audience is not the way to introduce diversity
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