Surprise
Ok, i am a bit late with this, but to be there is not any surprise in the new Doctor being a female. Now some of the fans of the show may see it as a surprise that Jodie Whitaker is cast as the Doctor.(1) To tell you the truth, I kind of saw this coming. Now Chibnall was blowing smoke when he said he did not want a gimmick by casting a female Doctor. The move does not surprise me at all. I really knew this was going to happen.
Rumors are part of television as well as life itself, so once they start talking about a female Doctor some time back. I see this to be a possibility. As a result of the BBC wanting wholesale changes in the show, I ssa the possibility of the change in gender. Now I watched a video and most of the people watching the reveal were extremely surprised. That is understandable. They were expecting a man to be the next Doctor.
Surprise is not something which comes to mind because of the fact that Steven Moffat cast Michelle Gomez as the new Master. The Timelords are alien and can become either male or female when they regenerate. I do not understand the uproar with some of the fans. I know some of them are going to stop watching the program because of the gender change. But real fans should embrace this and give Whitaker a chance. This is the new bold look for Doctor Who. The BBC wants the TV show have a different look and to be bolder. Moffat at many points broke the show, and there was a need for change.
Now, I love a surprise and there would have been a bigger surprise if the BBC would have awaited until the Christmas special to reveal Whitaker as the Doctor though. The reaction then would be even better. Now, that is only my opinion and maybe some others see it the same way. I don’t know, but for me I did not want to know until December 25th. Well, the cat’s out of the bag. We also know now that Chibnall was playing with us. I believe he knew when he did the first interview who he wanted. Of course that is only speculation on my part. I may be wrong about that but in the end I saw this coming.
