10 Things Every Doctor Who Fan Does When A New Doctor Is Announced

10. Contractually Obligated Response On Social Media

In 2022, everyone must have a social media reaction primed and ready to go for every possibility. War? Check. Celebrity deaths? Check. Local election results? Yup. New Doctor Who? You betcha! It's especially important if you identify as a Doctor Who fan, you don't want to be caught out doing your shopping while a new Doctor is announced.

Which was sort of what happened when Ncuti Gatwa's casting was announced on social media over the weekend. Many fans were caught unaware and had to quickly type up their responses. Many were excited by the fact they knew nothing of Ncuti's work, while younger fans were excited by the statement of intent made by this freshening up of the lead role.

Everyone is in a hurry to respond, like BAFTA Scotland - who wrongly called Ncuti the third Scottish actor to play the Doctor. He's the fourth. Poor Sylvester McCoy. Fans don't make those types of mistakes in their hastily hashed out, knee-jerk reactions. It's such a big deal these days that if you're a fan and didn't post something after Ncuti's announcement, you may have found family and friends knocking on your door to check that everything's alright.