#timelords

But we never see it! I know they’re dead again but honestly it’s tradition at this point to resurrect them, but even if they stay dead this time, we have at least 2 perfectly good time lords for them to make powerful.

I want to see the doctor doing that gravity thing and just flying off, I want to hear about their respiratory bypass (preferably with their companion suffocating a few feet away and the doctors just stood there, fine) , I want them to acknowledge that they’re technically fucking shapeshifters and that they do not necessarily all look human, I want it pointed out that gallifreyans can survive extreme temperatures, hot and cold, that a human would never be capable of surviving, i want it acknowledged at least once that gallifreyans are physically stronger than humans,I want to see the Doctor or the master using regeneration energy as a weapon, I want to see how they see the universe and all the dimensions they are a part of, I want to see how the doctor sees time, I want to see them purposely manipulate timelines, including their own, I want to see the doctor do some cool telepathic shit not just communicating with other gallifreyans or removing memories, I want to see them possess some poor cunt, I want the Doctor to act like an alien.

Gallifrey is very red, so it must mean Gallifreyans are freakishly good at distinguishing shades of red.

Imagine. Doctor being like, "Hm, that's [alien species] blood. That's who we are looking for". And the companion looks at them like 🤨 huh?

Master and Doctor are the only ones in the room noticing that the signal on the screen is flashing. Because the signal is so weak, to others the radar is just plainly red.

He’s curious, definitely. Almost childishly so. But unless it directly involves Susan being in danger, he’s surprisingly hands-off. Cold, even. It’s like he’s treating the universe as a lab experiment and he’s the guy behind the glass.

What’s interesting is—I always assumed, since he and Susan stole the TARDIS and we know he was kind of a disaster at the Academy, that he was just a bad Time Lord. Like, the rebel from the start. But watching him now? It’s kind of clear he still buys into a lot of their ideals. The whole “we observe, we don’t interfere” mindset? That’s textbook Time Lord. He's not so much a rebel as he is a rule-follower with an itchy curiosity.

And that’s where Barbara and Ian come in. And by extension, Susan—who, let’s be real, is clearly picking up her worldview more from them than from her grandfather.

Barbara and Ian don’t just observe. They care. They intervene. They ask questions like “Why is this happening?” and then go do something about it. They push back when the Doctor tries to stay detached. They hold him accountable.

And the more I watch, the more I think they're why the Doctor changes. They don’t just travel with him—they teach him how to be better.

Picture me this morning: I'm driving to work, I'm dolled up in my Business Person Clothes, and I'm thinking about the horror potential of a timelord being killed mid-regeneration.

It's established that a timelord can be killed if they're severely wounded after regeneration begins or otherwise if the regenerative process is interrupted. We don't ever really see that though - 11's fakeout seems pretty early on in the regenerative process and, of course, is fake. But what if a timelord is killed truly in the middle of regenerating?