Doctor Who Rec List For Great Squee!

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I've made no secret around these parts of the fact that "A Good Man Goes to War" has left me in a right funk. And I know I'm not the only one! If you're anything like me, though, perhaps you are tired of your funk. Maybe you would like to have your show back and to just be excited about it again. Remember how this felt?:

No, me either, really. But I want to. So I've made a big ol' rec list of Doctor Who stuff what has made me happy of late, and I share it with you now in the hopes that one or more of us may again be squeeful in advance of the rest of the season!



FANFICTION:

Night Terrors by Lyricwritesprose on Teaspoon (Rory + Eleven, 8500 words, PG) The Doctor helps Rory deal with recurring nightmares in an unusual manner. One of the best Eleven-era fics I've ever read, and no summary can do it justice. Perfect Rory p.o.v. Fantastic Eleven. Some fascinating scifi elements. And just generally beautiful and amazing and everything! Read it, ALL OF YOU. (Recced to me by ladymercury_10.)


Boxing Day by Lyricwritesprose on Teaspoon (Wilf + Eleven, 6800 words, PG) WILF and ELEVEN. I'll repeat: WILF and ELEVEN. I feel like that's all any reasonable person should need to rush off and go read this, but I'll reassure you that it's everything you'd want it to be and by the same author as 'Night Terrors' and very nearly as good. (Recced to me by elisi.)


The Hazards of Time Travel (and Flirting with Strangers) by cinderbella333 (Amy + River, 870 words, PG) In which Amy realizes she's been hitting on her own daughter. One of the best and most hilarious things to come out of the AGMGTW reveal, with perhaps a bit of subtle, meta-y consolation for anyone who suddenly discovered they'd accidentally written incest fic, oops. Even if the premise sounds awkward and awful to you, read it anyway. Trust me.


You're Just My Cup of Tea, Or: Domesticity is Setting In by dollsome (River/Eleven, 1000 words, PG) The Doctor, River, and teacups. Flirting ensues! Again, some more. UTTERLY DELIGHTFUL IN ALL WAYS. Someone once called me "the queen of Eleven/River banter," but I gleefully cede the title.


Untitled Doctor Who/Matilda crossover by seaweedie (Matilda + Eleven, 1000 words, G) Eleven meets Matilda Honey. Yes, Matilda. From the Roald Dahl book. If the very idea of this doesn't fill you with ecstatic glee, please don't tell me about it because I will have to stop knowing you. The only disappointment here is how short it is.


To Be Continued by honeynoir (River, 600 words, PG) I have a few personal crusades in Who fandom. One is to convince everyone that "The Beast Below" is an amazing episode. Another is to defend River's ending in the Library from all nay-sayers, which I shall do ALL THE MORE STRIDENTLY the louder and longer everybody complains about it. This is my favorite "River in the Library computer" fic: thoughtful and unsentimental about the limitations of being in a computer but not dismissive and really quite positive overall.



VISUAL STUFFS:

Kitty Who comics by tinysprout on Tumblr (owlsie) Little cartoons of the characters as cats. Too cute for anyone's good. Click the link for more.

The Ponds Disapprove of You by tardis-owl on Tumblr (owlsie again) Matching mother-daughter scorn! Click to embiggen:

Doctor Who icons by encorevous (link goes to tag) Can the world really support so much pretty?:
 

Gifs: Stewart and Colbert react to Doctor Who by di_br The fake news people express what we're all feeling:
 

VIDS:

Howl by such_heights and purplefringe (Amy, Rory, River) Be careful of the curse that falls on young lovers. Alright, I'm breaking my own rules a bit here. This isn't so much squeeful as cathartic. But catharsis is good too. A harsh look at the Pond family's relationship to the Doctor. It is, however, squeefully good.


Sandcastles in the Sand by winninghearts (Doctor/Rose) Wrong era of the show. Doesn't matter. If you like Doctor Who. If you like How I Met Your Mother (song by Robin Sparkles!). If you like Doctor/Rose. If you hate Doctor/Rose. If you love to hate Doctor/Rose. Watch this vid--it works for all.


Last Friday Night by aheartthen (Eleven, Amy, Rory, River) Team TARDIS + Katy Perry. Hijinks ensue. It's like Texts from the TARDIS in vid form.