evviejo:

all of thirteen’s looks ever: 59/?

polaritydisturbed:

gracefelldownaflightofstairs:

I love showing my non-Doctor Who friends the clip from the five doctors where everybody gets abducted by the weird triangles without context and refusing to elaborate

I love this show

the-frosty-mac:

I love the idea that the 15th Doctor is one of the incarnations totally willing to manipulate his friends and companions, but he does it THROUGH laughs and smiles and charm, so much so that he barely even registers that that’s what he’s doing. Upbeat darkness.

Of course, “silly Doctor hiding a manipulative streak” is hardly new, but there’s a specific difference between, say, 7 using silliness to trick enemies but manipulating Ace more overtly, and 15 trying to manipulate Belinda, his potential new companion, USING his charm. It’s a (relatively) new angle on the Doctor’s manipulative behavior. I’m not gonna say it’s NEVER been done before (thousands of stories across several mediums over 60 years, I’m sure it’s cropped up), but this is the most overt example of the Doc using this specific manipulation tactic to my mind.

Belinda, having been the victim of a (clumsy) attempt at manipulation by Alan in the past, recognizes it right away and calls the Doc out, and he still doesn’t let the smile drop until he recognizes he isn’t gonna charm his way out of the situation.

And he KNOWS she’s right. But it almost makes him mad that she recognizes it too. You can see it on his face. He wants to argue back. But he knows she’s right, so he doesn’t.

koschgay:

rubbing my trans little hands all over Belinda ‘why does it have to be Miss’ Chandra btw. idk if anyone’s told you bby but it doesn’t have to be Miss <3

you said it, bbcdoctorwho on instagram 😌

rubbing my trans little hands all over Belinda ‘why does it have to be Miss’ Chandra btw. idk if anyone’s told you bby but it doesn’t have to be Miss <3

my most salient thoughts after watching new doctor who are

1. watching doctor who early in the morning is Weird

2. i adore belinda chandra. weird little raccoon with a moral compass that she is. love her immediately

3. watching doctor who early in the morning is Weird

yuarru:

ilynpilled:

i love characters who do the “i worship the myth i make of you” and in turn dehumanize and get wrong the object of their devotion and love. yes project a thing that does not exist onto a pedestal and kneel at it like it is your altar. this will surely not blow up in both of your faces eventually

evviejo:

thirteen’s era appreciation: 541/?

7w7thais:

best enemies

evviejo:

all of thirteen’s looks ever: 59/?

polaritydisturbed:

gracefelldownaflightofstairs:

I love showing my non-Doctor Who friends the clip from the five doctors where everybody gets abducted by the weird triangles without context and refusing to elaborate

I love this show

the-frosty-mac:

I love the idea that the 15th Doctor is one of the incarnations totally willing to manipulate his friends and companions, but he does it THROUGH laughs and smiles and charm, so much so that he barely even registers that that’s what he’s doing. Upbeat darkness.

Of course, “silly Doctor hiding a manipulative streak” is hardly new, but there’s a specific difference between, say, 7 using silliness to trick enemies but manipulating Ace more overtly, and 15 trying to manipulate Belinda, his potential new companion, USING his charm. It’s a (relatively) new angle on the Doctor’s manipulative behavior. I’m not gonna say it’s NEVER been done before (thousands of stories across several mediums over 60 years, I’m sure it’s cropped up), but this is the most overt example of the Doc using this specific manipulation tactic to my mind.

Belinda, having been the victim of a (clumsy) attempt at manipulation by Alan in the past, recognizes it right away and calls the Doc out, and he still doesn’t let the smile drop until he recognizes he isn’t gonna charm his way out of the situation.

And he KNOWS she’s right. But it almost makes him mad that she recognizes it too. You can see it on his face. He wants to argue back. But he knows she’s right, so he doesn’t.

koschgay:

rubbing my trans little hands all over Belinda ‘why does it have to be Miss’ Chandra btw. idk if anyone’s told you bby but it doesn’t have to be Miss <3

you said it, bbcdoctorwho on instagram 😌

rubbing my trans little hands all over Belinda ‘why does it have to be Miss’ Chandra btw. idk if anyone’s told you bby but it doesn’t have to be Miss <3

my most salient thoughts after watching new doctor who are

1. watching doctor who early in the morning is Weird

2. i adore belinda chandra. weird little raccoon with a moral compass that she is. love her immediately

3. watching doctor who early in the morning is Weird

yuarru:

ilynpilled:

i love characters who do the “i worship the myth i make of you” and in turn dehumanize and get wrong the object of their devotion and love. yes project a thing that does not exist onto a pedestal and kneel at it like it is your altar. this will surely not blow up in both of your faces eventually

evviejo:

thirteen’s era appreciation: 541/?

7w7thais:

best enemies