A sneak peek into who participated in this edition, and what they created! This year’s zine is bigger and better than ever, and we cannot WAIT for you all to see the incredible stuff they’ve put together.
We’re back, and we have a release date for you guys!
The third and final edition of the THIRTEEN FANZINE will be going on sale on April 24th!
We’re so excited to share this edition with you. Stick around to see a lot more information this week, including:
contributors announcement
cover reveal
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yet another prompt week
and more!
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I made an art piece for this! I had never taken part in a zine before and I’m so happy that my first zine is Dr Whomst ❤️ There are a lot of amazing artists and writers in it check it out!
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We’re really excited to have fun with one last prompt week. Do one prompt, do all of them, post them late, but whatever you do, make sure to tag us so we can reblog them!
In case you missed it! Zine sales extended to June 14th!
In case you didn’t see, we have all three editions of the zine back on sale in both physical and digital versions. And we are very happy to announce that we will be extending the sale of all three editions from May 24th to June 14th!
thirteen is that kind of person who would show up at yaz’s flat uninvited and say “oh wow, what a coincidence, didn’t expect to see you here yaz, once again - fate throws us together.”
I’ve had this on my mind and since my brain is like a messy desktop of a computer, I’ve gotta say this so I can clear up some space in my head.
Titled: Not so concise hot take about the 13th Doctor’s Era
I wanted to like it, I really really wanted to. I was *so*excited about 13 being Jodie and I really did do my best to go into it with positivity. But there is a huge problem that doctor who should’ve thought about. changing writers, while also making history by having the first female doctor - that was a mistake.
having the first female doctor was a very huge deal to a lot of fans. it’s the first time fans who are girls could see themselves as the main character and not just the friend. HOWEVER, given how many misogynistic people are in the fandom, it was a very delicate transition. If BBC had thought it through, they wouldn’t have changed the writers as well. This is because if (and it did) go wrong, everyone’s blame would instantly be placed on the fact that the doctor’s a woman. Not even bothering to think about whether or not it’s the writer’s fault or the characters fault. So all of that blame fell on 13. When, in reality, if Moffat or RTD was writing the 13th doctor, viewers would still feel some sense of normalcy. This would’ve keep a lot more fans because they would’ve realized that doctor who hadn’t changed entirely.
But then they added a different writer at the same time. Now you have two massive changes. People have a hard time telling what it actually is about the new seasons they don’t like. But, Jodie and the Doctor being a woman, they didn’t stand a chance of being given the benefit of the doubt. So now no fan will ever trust another female doctor even if the writing is amazing because they hold a grudge against chibnall and Jodie. If they had brought Chibnall in while 12 was still the Doctor - everyone would’ve been able to see the shift in writing and not associate it with the most delicate change that girls and women have been waiting to see for generations!!!
Chibnall can be BRILLIANT but Doctor Who is not his strong suit. He does so much better with dark drama and that’s what he turned Doctor Who into. But that’s not what Doctor Who has been about for years and years before. In past episodes, they always did their best to reiterate hope into viewers. But I realized after watching Orphan 55 (which I’ll never forgive him for) that he wasn’t interested in keeping up that same momentum. But that’s what made Doctor who so amazing!! The hope! The liberation! The feeling of being bigger than yourself and being special!!! Orphan 55 was fear mongering in the worst way because there was no hope at the end. The Doctor basically told 3 humans that if the world didn’t fix climate change, we’d all turn into monsters. What the FUCK are they supposed to do with that??
Not to mention how absolutely bone-chillingly evil it was to hear Benni’s last words and what Kane had to say after that (still gives me nightmares)
I understand that once you’re in a position of power to make change, you should do so. But Chibnall went so hard with the wokeness that it wasn’t even subtle like it was with Moffat which does more damage than help. And ending it on a hopeless note doesn’t motivate anyone to make a difference, it makes us sit there and shrug like why the fuck should we even bother if there’s no hope?
Moffat had a talent for implementing wokeness and awareness into his scripts without making it blatantly obvious. Just enough to put some motivation in your heart and to make you feel able to cause change. The show was stripped of that. It became so obvious. Are you telling me Jack Robertson wasn’t inspired by Trump? And “Can You Hear Me” had so much potential to talk about mental health but it was just a lot of talking and not a lot of making sense. There was no nuances, no subtlety, just too much.
There were a few episodes I loved. I loved Kerblam. I loved Tsuranga. Rosa was beautiful. But maybe it’s because those episodes *felt* like Doctor who. Well, Rosa didn’t but I still loved how that went because it was about damn time they put some emphasis on how incredible Rosa Parks was.
Onto the timeless child: phew. okay. I’ll admit I liked it at first. Or maybe I just liked the cinematography but this goes to my point about having a new writer and a ground breaking character. On top of all of that, chibnall changed the very bones of the entire show with this storyline. And as soon as I started to really think about it, I realized how god damn disrespectful it was of him to do this storyline.
You may be asking: why was it disrespectful Abigail? Well, you think back to 1963. The very first classic Who episode. The person who created that story, created this entire franchise, did that person have this planned? Probably not. They planned for the doctor to be a timelord from gallifrey with 12 regenerations and lives to save. but for the love of god, I can’t imagine how horrible I would feel if someone hijacked a story I came up with, every detail, and changed it without a second thought. If someone flushed all of my hard work and deep thinking down the toilet? holy disrespectful. beyond disrespectful to the original creators. because just like that, the doctor is not gallifreyan. the doctor is not the last of their kind, they are the ONLY one of their species now. In fact, we don’t even fucking know what that species is!!!
If I sat my jolly ass down in 1963 to write out this incredible plot for a show and someone just changed it?? All of my hard work and brilliant ideas? Completely retconned and thrown away as if it wasn’t good enough? I would be devastated. Wouldn’t you? That’s why it was disrespectful. Because Chibnall, who worked on the series for five fucking minutes, came in and used all of his power to wash away everything without even considering the possibility that it was wrong. That storyline would’ve been brilliant for someone other than the Doctor.
AND WE ARENT GONNA EVEN TALK ABOUT HOW FLUX’ MAIN VILLAINS WERE CLEARLY MODELED AFTER DIA DE LOS MUERTOS BECAUSE ILL BE HERE ALL DAY YELLING ABOUT IT
I guess what I’m trying to say is that it became a huge clusterfuck for several different reasons. It was poorly executed because they made so much change so fast that nobody knew what to blame for not liking it anymore. Nobody knew if it was the female doctor they disliked or the writing or the plot changes. And with each change, they tried to manage the criticism with more change. If they kept Jodie on for one more season and did it with RTD’s return, I think it would heal a lot of viewers. I think a lot of them would fall in love with 13 the way she deserved to be loved. I will forever feel bad that Jodie had to deal with this because she was groundbreaking, but too much other ground was breaking around her for her to get proper praise. And because of Chibnall’s writing and the evidence of how hard BBC is working to reverse the problems created, it’s clear that we will likely never see another female doctor again.
Hopefully if you were feeling the same way I have been, this will map out those feelings a little better
Ps. BBC, If you’re reading this, drop the series 10 soundtrack pls I need it like I need oxygen
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OFFICIALLY THE BEST BRADDERS BANGERZ OF THEM ALL I LOVE THEM SO MUCH
Today really is the end of these four as a fam and I can’t really think of any better way to celebrate them than to repost this video that Brad posted just before their first episode came out a couple of years ago. Thanks for everything you four. I’m going to miss you
It’s so bizarre that I’m pretty much sat here waiting to see if Graham or Ryan are going to die tonight like is Chibs prepared to break my heart like this? Probably.
I’m trying to pretend the fam isn’t about to be broken up but we gotta talk about it at some point…
What’s everyone’s theories on how Ryan and Graham are leaving the show? I’m kinda scared that Chibs is going to break our hearts and kill one (or both) of them off, although I would still love to see what Thirteen is like dealing with a loss like that.
Although I’m convinced this “spark” is between Yaz and Jack (and I would assume it’s not a romantic one, but more to do with their banter together), I’m still rooting for Jack and Graham to run off together it would be the best
I made this as a thread on my twitter (@raggedyjodie) but tumblr is where I do most of my doctor who stanning and it doesn’t have a word limit so I figured I’d go into more detail with my thoughts on the BBC Press release for Revolution of the Daleks because there’s a lot to discuss.
I’ve said this already but this just makes so much sense and I’m glad that they are singling out Yaz’s loyalty to The Doctor because I love that about her character. We’ve seen it time and time again how much she loves travelling through time and space and there’s so many hints about how deeply she feels for Thirteen and how she would do anything to protect her, it just hasn’t been explored properly yet. I really hope that now the tardis team isn’t going to be so big there will be time to properly develop their relationship because Chibnall has already given them SO much potential as just the two of them and they could end up being one of the strongest pairings on the show.
I am genuinely going to miss the dynamic of the fam together, especially the relationship between Graham and Ryan because I love how their bond was built up in s11. I do think that their story is over though and it doesn’t look like their relationship as a team or with the The Doctor in particular is going to be built up much further so it’s definitely time for a refresh. I’m looking forward to seeing more of Yaz and The Doctor as a duo
I’m undecided about what they’re going to do with Graham and Ryan’s departure and whether or not they’ll kill one (or both) of them off. It would definitely be amazing to see the emotional impact of that even though it’ll break my heart
I’m ngl part of me kinda hopes that if one of them dies it’s Graham because although he has my whole heart and I want nothing but happiness for him, I don’t think that I can cope seeing him lose another person he loves
I would love to see Jackham thrive but I reckon this dynamic will be between Yaz and Jack and I’m kinda hyped because obviously Jack is important to The Doctor and Yaz is going to be the main companion, so the relationship between the two of them will mean more than if it was with Ryan and Graham and I already love how she sees right through his charm
Using Jack to set the tone for Yaz as someone who is big hearted and loving is a great idea and a brilliant way to establish why she is the one to stay on.
I also feel like it says so much that it’s Yaz and Jack that will go out of their way to rescue The Doctor whilst Ryan and Graham do their own thing with protecting the planet (at least that’s what it looks like to me but I might be wrong??). Like it wouldn’t sit right with me if it were the other way round since it would be out of character for Yaz to just forget about The Doctor and move on and then just hop on the TARDIS again when she returns.
Basically, this could all be great character development and I’m so excited for it
