We’ve had three episodes so far. What do you think of them? Which was your favourite?
Do you have any predictions for the rest of the season?
Category: Let’s Talk About Doctor Who
7 Conversation Starters for Whovians
Just in case you ever need to break the ice with a fellow Whovian, I’ve gathered together some conversation starters.
Depending on when or where you use these, they could become fandom-wide debates instead.
Without further ado, Doctor Who fans, let us dive into those conversation starters.
- You are trapped in a large empty house with three Weeping Angels after you. What’s your survival strategy?
- Which companion are you most like?
- Who was your Doctor?
- What is your favourite TARDIS console room design and why?
- What is your earliest Doctor Who memory?
- Which scares you more Weeping Angels or Daleks? (And which would win in a fight?)
- Which villain would be the most fun to cosplay?
While I am sure we Whovians need little to get us talking, what is your go-to conversation starter?
Who is your Doctor?
While most of us Whovians love The Doctor regardless of incarnation, there is always that one Doctor who in our heart we think of as “our doctor”.
Most fans my age will tell you that Sylvester McCoy is their Doctor. I mean, they’re not wrong. He was one of the most Doctorish doctors for me too. However, it is not that simple.
I’m a second-generation Whovian. My dad has been watching Doctor Who longer than I’ve been around. I had a contextless highlight reel of Doctor Who in my head that I did not place into stories until rewatching them as an adult. I have seen my fair share of reruns growing up. But almost certainly, I was watching Doctor Who long before I could comprehend what I was watching. This is why for early Matt, his Doctor was three (Jon Pertwee), four (Tom Baker), and six (Colin Baker) all rolled into one.
But mostly Jon Pertwee.
Jon Pertwee and Sylvester McCoy are my archetypes of The Doctor. They are both my Doctor. Pertwee before I had a clue what I was seeing and McCoy when my brain was grown enough to have ideas of its own.
Perhaps all The Doctors are my one. The Doctor’s face may change but he, she, or they are still The Doctor. My, The Doctor.
Who is your Doctor?