I think the ‘Doctor’ (as an individual) having to vanish for a year, while hai greatest enemy now turned, takes up the mantle, is an interesting story. It’s not even the first time it’s been played with. (Curse of the Fatal Death, and literally the opening of last years two part finale.) Theres also been a running theme of the Doctor almost creating more versions of himself as he goes....Me, Clara...and the idea of him sort of going into hiding to solve a problem cropped up a few times. It would also have been a nice positive end to Missy’s arc (though her bittersweet ‘without witness’ end was good, I like a happy ending.
As a narrative it would have been interesting.
And I don’t give a monkeys about the Doctor being female, the decision has been made, I think on balance it wasn’t a good decision, and have explained why that is, in terms that really have nothing to with sexism (no matter how people may wish to jump through hoops to attempt to prove otherwise, because they disagree with my opinion, and it’s easier to paint it as something unpleasant than actually argue with the reasoning.) I have even named an actress as a suggestion in this very thread...now the decision has been taken after all.
The Missy/Doctor switch, would have been even braver in some respects, and still would have given a female lead, going under the Doctor mantle, in Doctor Who. A bit of joggers pokery with the telepathic circuits, and there could even have been a certain level of interesting literal mixing between the characters. It’s not the kind of thing they are likely to do on TV mind you. It certainly had enough build up and set up that could have gone that way, and I think it would have been interesting, from a story perspective.
You enjoy your new Doctor. I am sure there will be wonderful posters and toys. Especially once they get her a decent outfit, the current one is a bit...bland. I am not going in odd circles again, repeating myself for people who don’t seem to understand words and see an argument that isn’t there. I left that conversation alone, and only mention it in passing while discussing some of the ways it could have turned in the story. I have made no new argument against female Doctors of the Time Lord variety. I don’t really have a ‘Doctor should never be a girl’ opinion after all, I have a ‘the character served a valuable role as a male, and am not sure it should have been changed’ opinion. Which are two very different things, but people will be people and look for battles and villains where there are none.
I am ninety percent sure you didn’t even see me suggest an actress, though you replied to the comment, because you are intent on a fight. *shrug*
I am not interested in fighting with people I probably mostly agree with, it seems a waste of everyone’s energy. There are actual arguments worth having.
