Doctor Who is about the human condition, it’s about silly outfits, it’s about the power ordinary people can wield, it’s about ridiculous haircuts, it’s about the abiding love for humanity, it’s about one alien weirdo and their jealous girlfriend of a time machine, it’s about helping the most vulnerable, it’s about christmas-cracker-level puns, it’s about protecting the innocent, it’s about a butch Australian lesbian flirting with her alien scientist roommate, it’s about how good will always triumph over evil, it’s about two platonic besties passing their shared brain cell back and forth, it’s about kindness and the intrinsic power of hope, it’s about a sapphic alien making heart-eyes whenever her bestie talks about reversing the polarity-
If I had a nickel for every time the Doctor cleaned all the weird things out of her pockets and made the pretty girl standing in front of her hold all of it while she dug around for one specific thing I’d have 2 nickels which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice
1. Tried to connect with Angstrom and give her a space to talk about her past.
2. Helped convince Willa to not run away by revealing a painful piece of her past that led to her doing the same.
3. Only knew Dan for a brief time but still made the trip to return his necklace to his daughter after he died because she wanted her to know how much her dad loved her.
4. Comforted and reassured Hanne after Ryan’s lack of sensitivity about being abandoned made her defensive.
5. Genuinely listened to Tesla’s ideas, encouraged them, and told him he doesn’t have to figure out everything on his own just because he’s a genius.
6. Was so focused on helping Vilma that Vilma made her promise to run before she sacrificed herself to the Dreggs.
7. Helped give Gabriela a productive way to channel her grief after losing her best friend.
8. Sat with Claire and empathized with her situation because she knew how it felt.
9. Reassured Peggy through her own tears after having been been displaced in time and watching two people get killed in front of her.
10. Consistently tries to offer support and make space for everyone around her and is the actual fucking best and deserves the world.
The 3 women who loved the Doctor and were lucky enough to have the Doctor love them back
Or… The 3 women who loved the Doctor and we have canon confirmation that the Doctor loved them back because we’ll never really know what Twelve and Clara said to each other on Gallifrey
