They have been white, red, blue and even green, but never has the Doctor's sonic screwdriver been purple. It's an astonishing scandal, to say the least. This obsession with a purple sonic screwdriver can be loosely equated to Samuel Jackson's request for a purple lightsaber to accompany his character, Master Windu, in the (dare we mention them?) Star Wars prequels. Purple, being non-primary, is an unconventional colour to choose for light filaments. The rebellious, unique and more enigmatic aura it radiates is a perfect match for the Twelfth Doctor. Perhaps purple is simply being reserved for the imminent female Doctor (it will happen!) due to its effeminate connotation, but purple could still be easily applied to Twelve, for the reasons enumerated in the previous paragraph, obviously! Another possible theme for this hypothetical screwdriver is Gallifrey. It's surprising that the use of Gallifreyan symbols has never been actualised. Emblazoning these on the Twelfth Doctor's screwdriver would integrate the ongoing search for his lost home planet. What did you think of this lis? Are you in agreement that the Twelfth Doctor should receive a new sonic screwdriver? If so, do you have any preferences for its design? Leave your inventive ideas in the comment section below!
Anna is an aspiring writer who has an incurable obsession with Doctor Who. When she is not writing about Doctor Who, she's watching favorite episodes and contemplating what to write next. When she's writing about Doctor Who, she anticipates her reward: watching yet another Doctor Who episode. She also manages to read science fiction (especially Ray Bradbury), recite lines from Shakespeare's Macbeth, and make terrible puns in her free time (she likes to imagine she has great puntential, though)
