Jodie Whittaker is the new Doctor. The first woman doctor. These are my first thoughts on Whittaker’s Doctor Who.
I love LOVE, the thirteenth Doctor. I figured I get that out of the way first.
Our daughter is only 8 months old, so she doesn’t understand anything she sees, but I find her smiling and laughing when we watch, and it’s always when the Doctor is onscreen.
We’ve never seen Classic Who, but I don’t really find Whittaker’s Doctor like any other Doctor. There’s the accent that echoes the Ninth Doctor, but that’s about it. There’s a positivity to Jodie Whittaker’s performance that is new and refreshing.
The Doctor finally seems free from the events of the War Doctor. Of course, she is just remembering who she is, and that can change.
Also, Whittaker’s Doctor is confident but doesn’t fall into arrogance. She engineers the problem in a new and exciting way.
I’m also really enjoying the companions. Mandip Gill’s empathy for her character instantly connects her with the viewer and the other people in the episode. Bradley Walsh’s Graham serves as the audience in the first two episodes.
This is a great tool for the show, especially for new viewers. The Twelfth Doctor didn’t have this type of character until his last season, and it really hurt the character, in my opinion. Mr. Walsh’s character is our window into the Doctor’s world.
However, it’s Tosin Cole’s Ryan Sinclair who has quickly become the emotional center of the show. Losing his grandmother and rejecting Graham as a father figure gives him a complexity that almost makes him as interesting as Whittaker’s Doctor. Also, his coordination problem makes for an interesting disability in the Doctor Who universe.
The Stenza appear to be a great villain species. Tim Shaw was scary in his space suit and downright terrifying when we saw his face with his collection of teeth from his trophy hunts. The fact that they were the phantom menace behind the planet’s demise in episode two lets us know that we will continue to see this race.
The only thing I was slightly disappointed with was the interior look of the TARDIS, but this happens to me with every Doctor. I know the TARDIS needs to update with each Doctor, but it would be nice to have one thing remain constant. Of course, this is the smallest thing to have an issue with on the show.
I really am looking forward to seeing where all of these characters go.
In other words, my first thoughts on Whittaker’s Doctor are that she is fantastic.
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