'Doctor Who' casts the first black doctor in its history

CNN ^ | 01 27 2020 | Alaa Elassar

[yesthatjallen]

"Doctor Who" just made history with its first ever black Doctor, who was revealed during Sunday night's episode "Fugitive of the Judoon."

Jo Martin, playing the first black incarnation of the Doctor, was shockingly revealed to the 13th Doctor, portrayed by Jodie Whittaker. Whittaker was the first female incarnation of the character.

In the episode, written by Vinay Patel and Chris Chibnall, Martin's character, a tour guide in the English city Gloucester named Ruth Clayton, surprisingly announces that she is the Doctor.

The historic revelation came after a TARDIS was dug up from under Clayton's lighthouse childhood home. But neither one of the Doctors recognized each other.

"You're in my future, not the other way around," Martin's Doctor says.

"I've never been anything like you ...Trust me, I'd remember, especially that shirt," the 13th Doctor says. Though the show has had a host of strong female characters along with Whittaker -- from Michelle Gomez's The Master and Alex Kingston's River Song to companions like Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Rose (Billie Piper) -- no black woman has ever portrayed the title character.

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[Fledermaus]

Been watching Dr. Who since 1980. Saw the first two episodes with Whittaker and haven’t watched since. Horrible writing.

[higgmeister]

for me it was Heinlein, Asimov, Andre Norton, and several years of subscription to Isaac Asimov's science fiction magazine.

[thoughtomator]

if you want good sci-fi these days there’s no other place to get it, to my knowledge, than Japanese anime

I got into it about 3 years ago and never looked back... hit me up for more recommendations if you like it, I can keep you entertained a good long time