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I think my earliest memory of the Doctor was jumping into ‘Bessie’ and driving it a somewhat gungho manner, I’m sorry I don’t recall which episode exactly, but I do remember being fascinated by the car.

I do recall being terrified of Autons, which wasn’t helped when  my Grandmother’s regular trips into town the bus went past a John Collier window which to me looked full of Autons, she wasn’t happy about having to change to a different route to avoid yet another one of my ‘meltdowns’.

So when they restarted the series, I did still get that icy grip to my stomach and reach for the comfort of a cushion when the Autons resurfaced, I really thought I’d got over that, but no, apparently not.

I wasn’t scared of the Spiders because I like spiders, they have always fascinated me by how they move. I do remember getting upset and confused by the regeneration into Tom Baker, but was quickly won over by that warm comforting voice, I still love to this day. I positively bounced on the sofa with delight when he did the special appearance, and yes I am quite fond of jellybabies, something I have passed on it turn to my own grandchildren.

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@rassilon, as we know Time Lords have an ability to transfer their life energy to objects in extreme cases. It is something the Master has used in the past so it is possible he/she has become more adept at that particular ability. It is also part of Time Lord capability to change gender, first mentioned with Romana if memory serves me correctly. There is an old spoof clip on Youtube where the Doctor becomes female so the precedent is already there albeit in a comic way to raise funds for charity. Female population slightly exceeds male population figures at 52% on Earth. Personally I am intrigued by the idea of a feminine Doctor, as it raises the question of possible husbands lost in the time lines as well as lost wives. Time paradoxes are my favorite conundrums of the sci-fi genre, and Dr Who is riddled with them if you apply close analysis. Paul McGann’s Dr claims a human mother in the spin off movie, we certainly know that the Doctor has a particular soft spot for humans and rescues and protects at all costs including genocide of another species if required. It surprised me greatly to see Rassilon himself resurrected and leading the council when it was made abundantly clear in the old Who’s that it would be a cold day in hell before the Time Lords ever let Rassilon loose from his bonds. Some story lines even raised the speculation that the Doctor was Rassilon, escaped under the alias of the Doctor. In the new series there was some indication that a Time Lord is made through a process, not necessarily born a Time Lord so it is conceivable that a Time Lord is an amalgam of personalities which would include females in a balanced society. The new series has already cleverly side stepped the 12 generation limit through the use of River Song’s regeneration energies, and she is most definitely female. I love Dr Who but I do have to suspend my known understanding of sciences in order to enjoy it, so ‘gender-bending’ is not such a huge leap in the general scheme of things.

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thank you @spider, yes it does seem like the nanoseconds are dragging by.

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Hi new here, old Who fan, Pertwee being my first introduction to the Doctor but I’m more a Tom Baker fan. So nice to meet fellow ‘whovians’ and please bear with me whilst I fumble my way about.

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