We’re currently living in uncertain times, and there is one hero who’s well suited to guide and inspire us: The Doctor. Jodie Whittaker’s character took to Twitter to deliver the perfect message to help us through the pandemic: Be kind, and listen to doctors. Take a look.
Whittaker appears as The Doctor in a short “emergency transmission” while she’s self isolating—hiding from an army of Sontarans—posted to the official Doctor Who twitter feed, dispensing some much-needed advice.
Incoming transmission. #MessageFromTheDoctor #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/WRTROxWRQy
— Doctor Who (@bbcdoctorwho) March 25, 2020
What she does in these types of situations? Remember that we’ll get through this, tell jokes—especially bad ones, be kind and look out for one another, listen to scientists and doctors, and stay strong and positive.
“Things will be alright, even if they look uncertain, even if you’re worried, darkness never prevails.”
I dont know why this made me cry. Maybe it was exactly what I needed.
I had stumbled across it earlier this morning. It brought a tear to my eye, that’s for sure!
In the same boat of “not sure why this affected me so, but it did.” Thank you, Doctor.
Never give up, never give in…
In bleak isolation
What helps me hold on?
In dark desperation
When all hope is gone?
How to live on the edge
In an Earth so infected?
I recall that pledge –
“This world is protected”
Oh, not by a madman
In a police-box blue
But by every fan
By me and by you
For we’ll live the advice
Of that beautiful mind
“Always try to be nice,
Never fail to be kind”
“Darkness never prevails. Never give up, never give in.” How can we not listen, when the Doctor asks it of us? Thank you, Doctor. All the Doctors, and all the doctors, for trying to make the world a better place.
~lakesidey
Thank you so much to Thirteen for making this. Thank you so much to Andrew Liptak for posting on Tor, for those of us who aren’t on Twitter. And thank you to 4. lakesidey for that beautiful poem. I managed not to cry through Jodie Whittaker’s speech and then the tears came as I read your comment. We really need our Doctor of Hope in dark times like these.
And a special thank-you to all doctors, everywhere. Doctors of medicine, science, engineering, and philosophy. Candy floss, Lego, and music. Doctors of problems, and people, and hope. Especially doctors of hope. We will get through this because of you.