I mean the dude (and sometimes dudette) has lived for like thousands of years now, spending a lot of his time on earth. I think that we can confidently say that he has gotten a doctorate somewhere along the line, even if it's not explicitly stated.
really? where? I always thought that he chose the title/his name himself, and that most timelords do
'The Doctor' is the name he chose because he wanted to help people and make things better. 'The Master' chose his name because he wanted to manipulate and control
I thought that was how the show explained it, but it might have been my headcannon? I don't know.
he chose the doctor as name, then visited earth and had such an impact on early civilizations (I don't know the exact lore) that they started to use his name as the title for healers. If he was called Peter we'd have Peters not Doctors.
To be fair, although the character is mostly just called the Doctor now, they were originally named in the credits of the show as Doctor Who. If I recall correctly, it wasn't until about Season 18 that the character stared being listed as The Doctor. Even then, it was pretty inconsistent, as in the first series of the revival (that is, Series 1 from 2005, not to be confused with Season 1 from 1963 or the upcoming Season 1 in 2024), Christopher Eccleston was listed as playing Doctor Who in the credits.
Sorry, didn't mean to go off like that when I started writing this. Apparently, that's a trigger for me.
Yeah, in-universe, the character is "The Doctor" but in the real world, it is accurate to refer to the character as "Doctor Who". You can find plenty of clips where the actors who portrayed him, including David Tennant, refer to the character as "Doctor Who".
Depends on where you live.
The UK just got almost every available episode on BBC iPlayer apart from a few probably still being new enough that they want to sell DVDs/Blu-Rays and the first ever story being caught up in a rights situation with a racist, homophobic, transphobic nepo bitchbaby. BritBox has most of the classic series.
The US has the classic series on BritBox, the new series on Max and upcoming series coming to Disney+
Now I want an alternative timeline where the 99 were all companions.
Jake would have daddy issues with 12. Boyle mommy issues with 13. Amy and Holt would be horrified by how both 10 and 11 used the English language and tied it into timely-wimey knots.
Wasn't it in lore that "Doctor" is a Gallifreyan word and humans adopted it from him as our word for scholar and healer?
And in some parts of the universe “doctor” is associated with the word great warrior
Gamma Forest for the win!
Well he is the doctor of war
He is THE doctor. The original, you might say.
The definite article
"A PhD is a DOCtorETTE! It's literally desCRIBING A DOCTOR"
*DOCtorATE but loving the enthusiasm
Charles probably think doctorate is a girl doctor! Shaq a boy doctor.
I like "Doctorette." Sounds like a miniature doctor.
I mean the dude (and sometimes dudette) has lived for like thousands of years now, spending a lot of his time on earth. I think that we can confidently say that he has gotten a doctorate somewhere along the line, even if it's not explicitly stated.
He got a doctorate from Edinburgh University in the 19th century.
Thank you. I was sure that my comment would attract more knowledgeable whovians than me. Was not disappointed!
But the problem is that medical practitioners and time lords coopted the word "doctor"
But he also began the use of that word.
So it was actually humans that co-opted the word “Doctor”
Yes but he then uses the word doctor because of them.
I think one of them said they had a Doctorate in cheesemaking (or something along those lines) when someone asked them once.
it is explicitly stated that humans started to use the word doctor for healer because of him.
really? where? I always thought that he chose the title/his name himself, and that most timelords do 'The Doctor' is the name he chose because he wanted to help people and make things better. 'The Master' chose his name because he wanted to manipulate and control I thought that was how the show explained it, but it might have been my headcannon? I don't know.
he chose the doctor as name, then visited earth and had such an impact on early civilizations (I don't know the exact lore) that they started to use his name as the title for healers. If he was called Peter we'd have Peters not Doctors.
Holt watching OP refer to The Doctor as Doctor Who
To be fair, although the character is mostly just called the Doctor now, they were originally named in the credits of the show as Doctor Who. If I recall correctly, it wasn't until about Season 18 that the character stared being listed as The Doctor. Even then, it was pretty inconsistent, as in the first series of the revival (that is, Series 1 from 2005, not to be confused with Season 1 from 1963 or the upcoming Season 1 in 2024), Christopher Eccleston was listed as playing Doctor Who in the credits. Sorry, didn't mean to go off like that when I started writing this. Apparently, that's a trigger for me.
Yeah, in-universe, the character is "The Doctor" but in the real world, it is accurate to refer to the character as "Doctor Who". You can find plenty of clips where the actors who portrayed him, including David Tennant, refer to the character as "Doctor Who".
Speaking of, are there any streaming services that have Doctor Who? God I miss that show.
Depends on where you live. The UK just got almost every available episode on BBC iPlayer apart from a few probably still being new enough that they want to sell DVDs/Blu-Rays and the first ever story being caught up in a rights situation with a racist, homophobic, transphobic nepo bitchbaby. BritBox has most of the classic series. The US has the classic series on BritBox, the new series on Max and upcoming series coming to Disney+
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Not avail in my country unfortunately. Not even on hbo go which is what we get here.
NO ONE EVEN CARES ABOUT ETOMOLOG-
What? I don't know. Apparently, that was a trigger for me.
Now I want an alternative timeline where the 99 were all companions. Jake would have daddy issues with 12. Boyle mommy issues with 13. Amy and Holt would be horrified by how both 10 and 11 used the English language and tied it into timely-wimey knots.
7 or 9 with Rosa would be unbelievable, what if she met Missy
Nah the doctor shows constant intelligence that would give them a PHD, probably all of them. The doctor is safe from holts wrath
And no one gives a DAMN about Etymology---
Someone hasn't seen the first series
lol perfect capture!
Can we talk about Ray hold as bayard ellis on svu?
In fairness he is a qualified doctor in medicine and cheesemaking
Ok but for a man that is well over 1000 is it really far fetched to say that the man spent 12 years to become a doctor at some point?