I would be devestated if the next doctor was a women, because the doctor has always been male. It seems weird that he can just change gender. If that happened, i think the show would be completely different.
On the other side of the argument, there would no longer be the 'admiring female companion who meets this mad man and subsequently falls in love with him.. but the doctor is too blind to notice'- i mean, if the doctor were to be female and the companion male, then you could get a romance. Or even if both characters were female- it has been incinuated that the doctor is bi/omni-sexual, but the flow and basis of the love story would be different (good or bad different? I don't know). On the other hand, i much prefer it when there is no love story and there is just a strong friendship. A simple approach to the doctor-companion relationship can have such a bigger effect; for example i prefer Ten and Donna's quirky and fun friendship compared to the Doctor and Rose's longing love for each other.
Now, female doctors... Possibly Miranda Hart? She's so funny! I think she's really one of the only females i would possibly consider to be in the role- and i'd like the doctor even more for it! However, i doubt this will happen, even though she has been offered a role in the show before, but perhaps i could settle for a one-off comic relief special with her as the doctor, instead? Other actresses i would be up for are Emma Watson and possibly Suranne Jones.
Quite obviously, i am on the side of the next doctor being male. I don't mean this because i'm sexist or i'm afraid of change or i just want a male hero to drool over. No, i mean this because doctor who has been running for 50 years now and the lead role has always been male. We as a fanbase have puzzled over this strange and mysterious time lord, but at the same time we've grown marvelously fond of him. As a character, i love him very much. He is my favourite character on TV. But if the doctor was suddenly to change into a woman, what effect would this have on the loyal and devoted fans? In my opinion, i think the change will be too fast and will upset many fans. We're still trying to grasp his characterization with every incarnation, and adding a female incarnation could just throw a spanner in the works. Already we've seen that the Doctor has many faces, but he's always been the same person... you can tell by the sorrow and pain that is in his eyes- he's been through a lot after all. However, a female incarnation could diminish this, making the doctor seem.. well, not the doctor at all.
Also there is logic to think about. If the doctor can regenerate into a woman, and he's already lived for over a 1000 years and been through 10 regenerations, than why hasn't he already been a woman? It just seems a bit odd that he would suddenly be a woman after 11 incarnations of being a man. The Doctor should either have been a man or a woman in the first place. But, there is also the prospect of trying new methods out, and if there ever was a time to change the Doctor's gender, it would be now. Leave it too late, then my 'male-female incarnation probability' scenario will just worsen even more.
Next point. How will the the current companions react? We assume that Clara will be present during Eleven's regeneration, and that she will be in series 8, so how would she react to the doctor suddenly being a woman? To me, there is a potential growth in the Doctor and Clara's relationship, and i believe that a female doctor could deprive the pairing of this. Then again, the female version could bring out a stronger and more enpowering side to Clara. In series 8 though, i want the focus to be more on our companion following the lack of characterization in series 7, so i don't really want a new show-changing aspect to ruin this necessary possibility.
River Song. In terms of her, i have no objections to the doctor being female because she too is a time lady and will see normality in this situation. She understands the Doctor (well, not completley- no one does), and i think the new pairing will match perfectly.
Overall though, The Doctor should remain male. I think changing gender is too far-fetched and risky an idea, and if Moffat is seeing over this change, he may delve himself into even deeper water. With ratings on the slow decline, could this really be the time to savage the show even more? What we need is a quirky young unknown actor who can make us think after just one episode: 'This is the Doctor. I love him already. What was i saying about the last incarnation again?' Since i don't know any 'unknown actors' (obviously), my candidates for the 12th Doctor are: Ben Whishaw (Q in Skyfall), Colin Morgan or Rupert Grint. Failing that, i'm quite excited about the news surrounding Rory Kinnear, and relying on the theory that John Hurt could be the valeyard (a combination of all the doctor's incarnations who is also an embodiment of the time lord's darker side- somewhere between his 12th and final regenerations), than i am quite intriguied about what he could bring to the role too as a dark doctor. I have lots of ideas about John Hurt as the Doctor, so i won't go into anymore detail, because ive already gone on enough in this article alone.
This is my first article so I hope you have enjoyed reading and haven't got too fed up with my endless writing. I like to go on and on. Please feel free to comment and ask me (and each other) questions about this topic!
On the other side of the argument, there would no longer be the 'admiring female companion who meets this mad man and subsequently falls in love with him.. but the doctor is too blind to notice'- i mean, if the doctor were to be female and the companion male, then you could get a romance. Or even if both characters were female- it has been incinuated that the doctor is bi/omni-sexual, but the flow and basis of the love story would be different (good or bad different? I don't know). On the other hand, i much prefer it when there is no love story and there is just a strong friendship. A simple approach to the doctor-companion relationship can have such a bigger effect; for example i prefer Ten and Donna's quirky and fun friendship compared to the Doctor and Rose's longing love for each other.
Now, female doctors... Possibly Miranda Hart? She's so funny! I think she's really one of the only females i would possibly consider to be in the role- and i'd like the doctor even more for it! However, i doubt this will happen, even though she has been offered a role in the show before, but perhaps i could settle for a one-off comic relief special with her as the doctor, instead? Other actresses i would be up for are Emma Watson and possibly Suranne Jones.
Quite obviously, i am on the side of the next doctor being male. I don't mean this because i'm sexist or i'm afraid of change or i just want a male hero to drool over. No, i mean this because doctor who has been running for 50 years now and the lead role has always been male. We as a fanbase have puzzled over this strange and mysterious time lord, but at the same time we've grown marvelously fond of him. As a character, i love him very much. He is my favourite character on TV. But if the doctor was suddenly to change into a woman, what effect would this have on the loyal and devoted fans? In my opinion, i think the change will be too fast and will upset many fans. We're still trying to grasp his characterization with every incarnation, and adding a female incarnation could just throw a spanner in the works. Already we've seen that the Doctor has many faces, but he's always been the same person... you can tell by the sorrow and pain that is in his eyes- he's been through a lot after all. However, a female incarnation could diminish this, making the doctor seem.. well, not the doctor at all.
Also there is logic to think about. If the doctor can regenerate into a woman, and he's already lived for over a 1000 years and been through 10 regenerations, than why hasn't he already been a woman? It just seems a bit odd that he would suddenly be a woman after 11 incarnations of being a man. The Doctor should either have been a man or a woman in the first place. But, there is also the prospect of trying new methods out, and if there ever was a time to change the Doctor's gender, it would be now. Leave it too late, then my 'male-female incarnation probability' scenario will just worsen even more.
Next point. How will the the current companions react? We assume that Clara will be present during Eleven's regeneration, and that she will be in series 8, so how would she react to the doctor suddenly being a woman? To me, there is a potential growth in the Doctor and Clara's relationship, and i believe that a female doctor could deprive the pairing of this. Then again, the female version could bring out a stronger and more enpowering side to Clara. In series 8 though, i want the focus to be more on our companion following the lack of characterization in series 7, so i don't really want a new show-changing aspect to ruin this necessary possibility.
River Song. In terms of her, i have no objections to the doctor being female because she too is a time lady and will see normality in this situation. She understands the Doctor (well, not completley- no one does), and i think the new pairing will match perfectly.
Overall though, The Doctor should remain male. I think changing gender is too far-fetched and risky an idea, and if Moffat is seeing over this change, he may delve himself into even deeper water. With ratings on the slow decline, could this really be the time to savage the show even more? What we need is a quirky young unknown actor who can make us think after just one episode: 'This is the Doctor. I love him already. What was i saying about the last incarnation again?' Since i don't know any 'unknown actors' (obviously), my candidates for the 12th Doctor are: Ben Whishaw (Q in Skyfall), Colin Morgan or Rupert Grint. Failing that, i'm quite excited about the news surrounding Rory Kinnear, and relying on the theory that John Hurt could be the valeyard (a combination of all the doctor's incarnations who is also an embodiment of the time lord's darker side- somewhere between his 12th and final regenerations), than i am quite intriguied about what he could bring to the role too as a dark doctor. I have lots of ideas about John Hurt as the Doctor, so i won't go into anymore detail, because ive already gone on enough in this article alone.
This is my first article so I hope you have enjoyed reading and haven't got too fed up with my endless writing. I like to go on and on. Please feel free to comment and ask me (and each other) questions about this topic!
In the Eleventh Hour he already proved himself to be observant when noticing the comatose patients out and about.
Then even before he was introduced to the TARDIS he did his research. Even if he's not clever on his own he knows how to find his info.
But finally he showed his quality when he exposed the Doctor. Davros did it at during Journeys End, but Rory was so much more blunt and got down to the core of it. Its not that the Doctor makes weapons out of people, he makes people want to impress him! The Doctor makes people a danger to themselves. and Rory nailed it! He saw right through the Doctor. And I love him for that.
The timelords have been around since the beginning of the show and were only "wiped" out after the 8th doctor. But in the newest episode, it appears we have another return of the timelords. Another? Yes. They have been dropping in and out of the doctor's past as far back as the 1st doctor. The goal it seems of this return is to make The doctor less powerful, and revert back to the way the show use to be. Not in the way of second class speical effects and all, but the way the doctor was not so powerful, I mean, let's face it. He can do anything now. Hell he could wipe out every alien race. But this return may not be such a great idea. It just might cause many complications. In my opinion, the heartbeat could have had a better effect. I was hoping for something more sinister. But only tiem will tell.