I do not try to hide the fact that I am a gigantic nerd. A well-dressed nerd, but a nerd nonetheless. I often have nerdy obsessions, and my current one is Doctor Who? It combines my obsession with everything British with my obsession with sci-fi and the supernatural. Add a quirky good looking “doctor” in a bowtie, and it becomes irresistible for me. Man, I do love a good bowtie! The Doctor is clever, fair, and just a little bit lonely. Even though he is an alien, there are parts of him that are so distinctly human. His love for humanity, his need for companionship, his demand for justice, all add to his ever complicated character. The Doctor is still a mystery even though viewers have learned different tidbits throughout the extensive run of Doctor Who? I am by no means a Doctor Who? expert, but I am now a huge fan!
This week marks the 50th Anniversary of Doc Who? and I can’t get enough of the marathons and specials. I asked for TARDIS socks for Christmas, I swear the color copier in my office is a Dalek, and if I was ever to get a tattoo it would be “Dreamer of Impossible Dreams.” The Doctor represents hope, the idea that caring is important. The doctor once said, “ You know that in nine hundred years of time and space and I’ve never met anybody who wasn’t important before.” I find beauty in the idea that everyone he meets is important, that every person that he encounters in life has some significance. People matter to him. In a world where I often feel irrelevant, the idea that I matter is a comfort, to be brilliant is a challenge.
If you were to ask me who my favorite Doctor is that would be a difficult question to answer. I have an equal love for the 10th Doctor, David Tennant, and the 11th Doctor Matt Smith. I love them for different reasons though.
Tennant, of course is funny and quirky, but he has a strong commanding presence about him. He has a confidence about him, and he knows his doctor is very clever, brilliant even. There is also something kind of mad about him, something that can snap if pushed just a little too hard. Death hath no fury like a scorned 10th Doctor. He also loves and does all he can to protect his companions, and Universe.
Then you have Matt Smith, the eleventh Doctor, the dream boat. Young, quirky, full of life, and even just a bit odd in the most charming way. The 11th doctor sees the wonder and possibility in the world, the good in people, the power of love. The way he believes in people with such desperate hope is both heartwarming and heartbreaking. I would love for the eleventh doctor to take my face in his hands, look me in the eyes, and tell me that I’m brilliant like he so often does with his companions. I want to marry Smith’s Doctor (Sorry River Song), or really just Matt Smith himself! Maybe it is just the bowtie, you all know my weakness for a good bowtie. I also happen to like the fez he wore from time to time. But it is not the bowtie or the fez, it is the light in his eyes, it is the way that he has a direct line to my emotions. That is why I fancy him. For those of you not as obsessed with everything British like I am, that mean I have the hots for him.
Doctor Who? is always changing, evolving, and every doctor is his own man with his own adventures and companions. That is why it stays exciting, and keeps people engaged. I love sitting on my couch exploring the Universe with the Doctor, going on grand adventures, and losing myself in the magic of the TARDIS.
Geronimo!
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