#susan foreman

[doverstar]

it will always bother me that in the year of our Lord 1963, Susan said she made up the initials for the TARDIS, but that apparently every single other person on her planet and all over the universe for some reason call all of those ships TARDISes. they don’t have another name for it. Type 40 TARDIS. stole a TARDIS. did Susan name all of them? was Susan there at the conceptualization of the first one? why. why-

#use your writing powers to EXPLAIN THAT please chibnall. rtd. moffat. #can we stop trying to explain the doctor’s origins and start tying up 60-year-old loose ends that actually matter #let the TARDIS take priority people #she carries this show on her back #susan foreman #doctor #doctor who #the tardis #tardis #classic who #nuwho #new who #dw #opinion piece #text post #doverstar’s thoughts #first doctor #first doctor era

[gallifreyanhotfive]

Random Doctor Who Facts You Might Not Know, Part 48

The Eleventh Doctor and the Fifteenth Doctor once worked together in an attempt to free a woman named Nora Wicker from a time bubble, but before they could do so, Nora confided in the Eleventh and told him she wished to stay. (Audio: The World Tree)

The first alien planet Rose went to was Justice Alpha. Before that, she had only been to space stations and ships. (Novel: The Monsters Inside)

The Eleventh Doctor keeps the Second's recorder in his pocket sometimes. (Novel: Shroud of Sorrow)

Chad Boyle frequently tormented Ace as a child. At one point, he almost hit her with a brick, but he was stopped by an older version of Ace. If he had hit the younger Ace, he would have killed her. (Novel: Timewyrm: Revelation)

There are several academic cities on Gallifrey, including Prydos, Patrexi, and Arcalia. (Novel: The Garden of Evil)

The Oldharbour Clock is a really old clock near the Capitol on Gallifrey. It is intricately decorated with little figures that dance with every chime of the hour. These figures, however, gained sentience and are actually the most intelligent beings on the entire planet. (Novel: The Infinity Doctors)

Lake Abydos on Gallifrey is home to singing fish. Romana's family spent a lot of time here, and she used to swim in the water when she was young. (Audio: Neverland)

After being resurrected, the Celestial Intervention Agency allowed the Master to read up on the Doctor’s past, making him aware of what happened to Lucie, Tamsin, and Alex. (Audio: Masterplan) This also means the Master is probably aware of any major events in the Doctor’s life from before that time as well.

The Doctor once saved Peter Capaldi from a Mandrel and Peter Davison from a Krynoid. (Comic: The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)

The Eleventh Doctor said that the TARDIS has a GPS with the voice of Davros. (Audio: Trouble in Paradise)

Leela had a sister named Ennia, who was killed by Horda at three years old before Leela was born. Their mother killed the Horda with a knife, the same one Leela carries. (Novel: Eye of Heaven)

Ophiuchus was a Time Lord healer who managed to overcome the regeneration cycle limit on thirteen incarnations. For this, the High Council declared him a renegade, claiming that he had to do things such as vivisection to extend the lives of Gallifreyan criminals. (Comic: Ophiuchus)

Some Time Tots keep rovies as pets. (Audio: No Place Like Home)

Susan was 97 when she applied to Coal Hill School. (Novel: The Time Lord Letters)

Jane Templeton was a trainee Time Lord attending the Academy. She got stranded in Ancient Egypt and lost her TARDIS, which had taken on the appearance of a shabti figure. By the time she found her TARDIS, she was in her thirteenth incarnation, and her TARDIS was so degraded that the Seventh Doctor said it should be euthanized, which would involve flying it into the heart of a star. Since she had impersonated the god Thoth, she was guilty of class 2 intervention, the punishment for which is vaporization. Instead of letting the Doctor save her, she slipped into her own TARDIS and died with it. (Audio: False Gods)

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[idkaguyorsomething]

it always brings a smile to my face, remembering the first ever title drop on doctor who. it became a tradition for our titular character to introduce himself as the doctor and then have someone else understandably ask “¿doctor who?”. but no, the first time was susan mentioning that he was a doctor before anyone ever met him. then, since susan is his granddaughter and her last name is foreman, ian called him “doctor foreman”, leading this centuries-old mf who apparently doesn’t understand human naming conventions for a society he’s been presumably hiding out in for months to be the first ever character on the show to say the words out loud: doctor who

#note that he never actually introduced himself in that episode #so for all we know that’s when he decided to start going by the doctor #doctor who #classic who #first doctor #susan foreman #ian chesterton

[ihavedeclaredwaronthemoonxx]

#doctor who #david tennant #basically every doctor who relationship #but i have limited images #clara oswald #rose tyler #jamie mccrimmon #yasmin khan #bill potts #martha jones #susan foreman #sarah jane smith #whouffaldi #whouffle #twelveclara #tenrose #timepetals #classic who #nuwho #thasmin #richard siken

[i-like-media]

13 ON SCREEN WITH HER GRAND DAUGHTER..... WE COULD HAVE HAD IT ALL....

#thirteenth doctor #susan foreman #13th doctor #doctor who #dw #doctor who susan #classic who #nuwho

[giddyaunt425]

#first doctor #ian chesterton #barbara wright #susan foreman #second doctor #jamie mccrimmon #victoria waterfield #zoe heriot #third doctor #brigadier alistair gordon lethbridge stewart #jo grant #john benton #mike yates #fourth doctor #sarah jane smith #harry sullivan #fifth doctor #tegan jovanka #nyssa of traken #vislor turlough #adric doctor who #sixth doctor #peri brown #seventh doctor #mel bush #ace mcshane #doctor who #classic who

[fanonical]

look people who've been around here for a while know exactly how i feel about the early doctor who serial edge of destruction but i rewatched it recently and i have feelings

so edge of destruction is the third ever serial of doctor who, right? it's an unearthly child, the daleks, then edge of destruction. and it's also kind of a bottle episode. edge of destruction is a two-parter, and is set entirely on the tardis featuring only the main cast

the plot is weird. everyone wakes up in the tardis with confusion and memory loss, not knowing what's going on. the tardis isn't safe, and strange things are happening. the ship seems to be malfunctioning, but there's nothing notably wrong with it. everyone's freaking out and accusing each other of sabotaging the tardis or hurting each other

now, as i said, this is early doctor who. companions barbara and ian had been kidnapped by the doctor and susan so they don't tell anyone that time travel is real, and at this point they don't trust the doctor and the doctor doesn't trust them. the doctor immediately starts accusing barbara and ian of sabotaging the ship to force him to take them home, which they angrily refute. they've spent the last two stories saving the doctor and susan from whatever's trying to kill them

barbara has a speech here which is brilliant and i can quote verbatim. 'do you realise, you stupid old man, that you'd have died in the cave of skulls if ian hadn't made fire for you? and what about what we went through against the daleks? not just for us, but for you and susan too. and all because you tricked us into going down to the city. accuse us? you ought to go down on your hands and knees and thank us! but gratitude's the last thing you'll ever have, or any sort of common sense either'

and the doctor spends the whole two episodes either accusing ian and barbara of being evil or being wholly unhelpful. (he straight up drugs everyone with a sedative at one point!) yeah, turns out the tardis is trying to tell them what's wrong via cryptic clues, and barbara's putting the pieces together. and the doctor still doesn't listen to her! she's so close to figuring it out and saving them all - they're all gonna die in about ten minutes and the doctor's basically given up, but barbara's trying to solve the problem

and in the end, they have the eureka moment and get out of trouble, but barbara's still understandably pissed. that is, until the doctor takes the time to apologise to her and tell her that yeah, she was right and he's sorry he didn't listen to her and he's going to do better to respect her opinions in future. they go into the next serial as friends, a first for the series to that point

so why do i love this weird little two-parter so much? because it is the moral centre of modern doctor who. this is the start of the characterisation of the doctor that we know and love. before this, the doctor is ruthless! he tries to kill a guy with a rock! he sabotages the tardis to satisfy his curiosity and lands everyone in danger from the daleks! he drugs them just because he doesn't trust them! he thinks he's smarter, better, and more important than the people he travels with

but then barbara stands up to him. she tells him that, no, she and ian are important too. and no, they're worth listening to. and yes, they can help and are worth something. and that's important, because barbara and ian are way more compassionate than the doctor is at this point. they want to help people they come across even if it means putting their own lives in danger.

sound familiar? yeah, the doctor's whole thing of helping everyone they come across and compassion towards everyone starts here. this is one of the most enduring things about the doctor and it would never have happened without barbara telling the doctor he's full of shit

and it's all because he listened to an ordinary woman

#Doctor Who #Classic Who #Ian Chesterton #Barbara Wright #First Doctor #Susan Foreman

[nkp1981]

Brand New Pics Of Carole Ann Ford, Mandip Gill, Millie Gibson And Bonnie Langford, Representing All Of The Doctor's Companions

Photos: Radio Times

#1st doctor #susan foreman #carole ann ford #13th doctor #yazmin khan #mandip gill #15th doctor #ruby sunday #millie gibson #6th doctor #mel bush #bonnie langford #classic who #doctor who

[sci-firenegade]

I was compelled to do this.

#doctor who #first doctor #susan foreman #barbara wright #ian chesterton #sci's musings

[partywithponies]

The day people realise the "smacked bottom" line in Doctor Who is in fact a result of dated attitudes to childrearing and not dated attitudes to women is the day I know peace.

#doctor who #susan foreman #classic doctor who

[georgiacooked]

A recent bobble commission for @girlfan, featuring Susan and the first Doctor!

Thank you so much for commissioning me! I hope you like it!

#art #artists on tumblr #commissions #commission #Doctor Who #Doctor Who fanart #First Doctor #Classic Who #susan foreman #classic companions #scifi #scifi character #character design #cartoon #digital art

[grandkhan221b]

Redrawing my old companions piece from 5 years ago. This is taking foreveeeerrr

#wip #doctor who #doctor who companions #fanart #dw #not tagging all of them lol #jamie mccrimmon #sarah jane smith #susan foreman #jo grant #brigadier lethbridge stewart

[wispedvellichor]

Starting Classic!Who thinking all the hype about it was mostly nostalgia but the first ep is basically like

Teacher: What's up with Susan Foreman?

*cue 10 minute montage of unfiltered Susan Foreman autism*

One: Heeheehoho im gonna electrocute a teacher ‼️‼️

Susan: Grandpa no!!

One: *Kidnaps teacher*

#one is an icon #fucken slaps tbh #a sadistic lil icon but still an icon #doctor who #first doctor #susan foreman #classic who #doctor who incorrect quotes

[bear-of-mirrors]

It’s so fucking wild to me just how many of the Classic Era companions got mixed up in the Time War. Like. You just know that the Doctor didn’t want any of his companions getting involved, especially going off how 10 reacted to all his companions ready to enact suicidal actions to stop the Daleks and Davros. But like. The more of the audios I listen to, more and more of the Classic era companions end up involved in the Tine War based purely off of who they grew into as people during their time with the Doctor. Romana as President of Gallifrey as the war starts, with Leela her faithful bodyguard and Braxiatel (the Doctor’s brother) as Romana’s chief advisor. Ace is an agent for the Celestial Intervention Agency because she couldn’t stop fighting the evils of the universe. Nyssa became a doctor herself, trying to heal people in the midst of hell. Jo ended up pulled into the war cause the Master manipulated her into doing something he needed for his evil plan of the week. And then at the start, Susan, the Doctor’s granddaughter, after losing her son Alex to the Daleks before the war, accepts Gallifrey’s universal summons to all Time Lords to come home and join the fight. Like. All of them got pulled into that mess. And I wish we could get some kind of story where the Doctor deals with the emotions that come from realizing that if he hadn’t ever met or traveled with those people, they wouldn’t have gotten traumatized by the Time War, while also realizing that it’s directly because they met the Doctor that they saved so many people in that war.

#Doctor who #classic who #classic doctor who #big finish #time war #last great time war #nyssa #ace mcshane #ace #jo grant #susan foreman #romanadvoratrelundar #romana #leela of the sevateem #Leela #irving braxiatel

[stephadoo]

First Classic Who story // Last Classic Who story

#seventh doctor #first doctor #doctor who #classic who #dwedit #cwedit #gifs #ace mcshane #susan foreman #parallels

[i-like-media]

Not me crying my eyes out at Susan Foreman's departure.

It's the way even all the way in 1964, the Doctor is So Distinctly the Doctor and so horrible at saying goodbye, he locks her out of the TARDIS and says his peace through a speakerphone... His own granddaughter.

Way before the time war and all the other bad stuff, he was already terrible at saying goodbye to those he loves most

#doctor who #classic who #first doctor #1st doctor #classic doctor who #susan foreman #doctor who series 2 #doctor who susan #talkies