20 Problems Only Whovians Will Understand

Since Doctor Who returned to screens large and small in 2005 it has stepped out of the subculture and truly become a global phenomenon. Now, nearly a decade of Nu-Who on, fans of the show are truly living in a golden age. This is an age where wearing your Doctor Who T-shirt to school actually makes you cool. An age where Target Novelizations are valuable collectibles and not items that must be hidden at all cost lest they get you beaten up after gym class. An age where you might actually wear your Doctor Who T-shirts out in public and get something other than confused stares. Time has rolled on and proved that we were right all along, Doctor Who IS the coolest show ever. Now everyone knows it. So why aren't we happier? It may well be that while paradise is nice and all, it doesn't mean that there aren't still some irritations out there. Some issues that only we are aware of. In short - some problems that only Whovians will understand.

20. Constantly Resisting The Urge To Say, 'I Told You So.'

How many times have those same relatives shaken their heads in the past, wondering why you could possibly be interested in some children's show that even the BBC had the good sense to stop making ages ago. How often do those same relatives now happily watch the newest episode with you while telling you knowingly how enjoyable it is, as if you were ever the one to have claimed that it wasn't. It ruins Christmas if you punch them, so try to restrain the impulse. Just sit quietly and enjoy the knowledge that time has proved you correct.

19. Having To Learn To Love The Main Character All Over Again And Again

This probably doesn't count as a spoiler, but on a fairly regular basis the character of The Doctor dies, regenerates, and is played by a different actor with a different take on the character. This has been happening since 1966, so you might be forgiven for thinking that we'd all made peace with it by now. In practice however, this means that after three or so years of falling in love with, say, David Tennant's version of The Doctor, suddenly we're confronted with a shockingly young stranger with ridiculous hair who says a few lines and then disappears for 6 months or so before they start making new episodes again. During which time you're left with no idea how you feel about this new Doctor and very little to base a new opinion on. It's amazing Whovian Fandom isn't more rife with abandonment issues than it is, honestly. This process of course leads directly to...