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“Your ancestors have a talent for self-destruction that borders on genius.” - Image of the Fendahl

All happy and shiny, huh?

The reason I like it is because of it’s sharpness, actually. It kind of says so much about the Doctor and about humans at the same time.

First off, it’s true. We are brilliantly hopeless when it comes to keeping ourselves alive. World wars, nuclear bombs, economic collapse - bring up the apocalypse, and we have fifty different theories that millions buy into. It’s a talent, it’s genius, and the Doctor knows this. And he still tries to help. No matter how much we screw it up, the Doctor wants to help fix it. The Fourth Doctor might not be the most kind and considerate, but he’s one of the most realistic, I think, and I really enjoyed the wit and truth and hilarity of this line. It reminds me of something Douglas Adams might write, and it was a couple of years before he wrote for the show. It’s just beautifully written, and makes sense in the context of explaining human history to Leela, and absolutely my favorite line in Doctor Who.

Also, there’s this:

Aug 4, 201193 notes

Aug 4, 2011194 notes

Day 5, in which I embrace brevity.

isaidwhat:

Day 05: What habit of the Doctor’s makes you laugh the most?

That lovely habit he has of self-interruption.

Does it all the time. Probably because his brain and his mouth move at different speeds: one’s faster than the other…it’s just not always clear which is which, bless him.

(gif via: my-girl-friday)

Aug 4, 2011399 notes

The Doctor Who Cycle

doctorwho:

nicoleeoli:

When I’m waiting on the new season/episode I’m like

Then on the day it premiers, I’m like

Then while I’m watching it I’m alternately like

and

and then they reveal something and I’m totally like

But by the end of it, I’m all

again

And then I realize how long I have to wait for the next one and I’m like

Aug 4, 20111,924 notes

Is the sweater an attempt to make up for the fact that he is not a ginger??

Aug 3, 2011