My first couple of thoughts were shock and then the internal debate about whether or not I should watch it. For those of you that know me I am the Queen of Spoilers and have been referenced on more than one occasion as the girl from the Netflix commercials. So my obvious reaction was of course to watch it, no matter what the BBC told me I wanted to see it.
Well as my friend sent me the link and as I hit play and watched the first 30 seconds for the first time in my life I didnt want to watch Doctor Who. It didnt feel right and as much as I wanted to tell myself to suck it up I couldn't.
Backstory:
I watched Doctor Who after wisdom teeth surgery in 2012. I became obsessed and binge watched all six seasons in a short week and a half. How I watched it and the order I watched it in can be saved for another blog post but the short story is I fell madly in love with Matt Smith. He was the perfect Doctor for me and not only that but I had a sorta ginger connection to Amelia (Amy) Pond.
He is my Doctor.
So when Christmas hit last year it was a dark time. I was a puddle of mess and not only that I was in mourning. My favorite show, a show that made me want to become a TV major is changing and possibly into something I wouldn't like. However, like a true Doctor Who fan I decided to keep an eye on news and information. I also made a promise to myself to watch the new Doctor and give him at least a chance.
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| Christmas Night (Sweatshirt says: Matt Smith is my Doctor) |
Fast forward to now. As I paused the episode only a few moments into the new episode when I suddenly remember a piece of footage I saw when they were filming. Without spoiling the information (however some of you could guess what it was) I began to skip to that moment.
(If you REALLY don't want to be spoiled skip to where it says CONTINUE)
So as the "phone call" begins and as I watch it, the show suddenly feels like how it use to. My show really hasn't changed at all and it all has to do with that phone call. Seeing him tell Clara its okay and "help him" just made me feel better. I don't even know how to explain it but it made my mourning of my beloved Doctor stop.
I know why Moffatt put that in but seeing that first before really knowing what is in the episode gave me the extra push I needed. It will be okay. I will be okay without my Doctor. After all he is just the same man only with grey hair and a few years older.
It's like what all those T-Shirts say: "You Never Forget Your First Doctor". I will always have a special place for 11 but its time for me to support 12.
(CONTINUE)
I turned the episode off after watching that scene (so I have NOT seen the whole episode and don't plan to until August) and thats when it hit me.
Doctor Who leaks happen so frequently and so carelessly I truly think its done for a reason. The Finale leak a year a go was done to give the show some buzz RIGHT before the 50th and the script leaks were to give us the confidence the season with the new Doctor would be amazing.
Doctor Who leaks happen so frequently and so carelessly I truly think its done for a reason. The Finale leak a year a go was done to give the show some buzz RIGHT before the 50th and the script leaks were to give us the confidence the season with the new Doctor would be amazing.
However it backfired.
From what I saw on Tumblr and Twitter, more people were disappointed than excited. People really were unhappy with what was happening in the upcoming season so what happened next? A leak of the first episode...
I know some of you might just think that this theory is crazy however think back to Asylum of the Daleks. I don't think ANYONE saw Clara coming in that episode. How is it that one little thing like that was kept yet the 12th Doctor's episode was LEAKED?
BBC is smarter than that in my opinion...
Sarah Boo.
