No really, just leave me. I’m an old man, Doctor. I’ve had my time.
Can we all just reflect on how amazing it is that the Doctor is well past this exceptionally flawed point of view now? “Oh, I’ve lived too long” was the genesis of this evolution. It was lost for a time, but by the end of Twelve’s run, he was ready to tackle it head-on, and now, she’s surmounted it. She asks her companions how they feel, she gives them the chance at informed consent to travel with her, she doesn’t dazzle and bamboozle but is always honest and egalitarian, and she nurtures their dreams and loves their flaws. She is proof of positive change, no matter how long we’ve lived, or how wrong we are.
See to me this was definitely a shippy moment, but what’s even more important is the way that this new Doctor looks at someone who is trying so hard to be compassionate and courageous, look at her affection and her admiration. That shows what she values.
Icarus 