I just finished the 60th Anniversary Special of Doctor Who, and I am crying so hard I can’t really type… but I’m going to try. I am also going to limit my comments and hope there are no spoilers, because it literally just dropped. If I have spoiled something despite my best intentions, “I’m so, so sorry. Fixed point in time.”

There was a lady in a wheelchair.

There was a queer main character, two if you count The Doctor.

There’s more to upset people that the show is too “woke,” which is arguably its best feature. See, inclusivity just happens naturally when the show runner is one of the brightest queer TV writers in the firmament. Not only did he create the new version of Doctor Who, he created “Queer as Folk,” which was the bravest show anyone could do back then. Just trampled over every definition of “woke” there was, these being two of the few spaces on TV queer owned and operated. I do not think that a straight writer would have handled this story as beautifully. Not an impossibility, but like men who write well for women, extraordinarily rare. If you are a part of the queer community, it’s the biggest love letter you’ll ever get (at least, from Russell).

I assume The Doctor is part of the queer community now that they’re a they. The references to Jodie are hilarious, and honestly, she didn’t feel missing, but they did. As in, the 50th was so much different with Four, War, Ten, and Eleven. But it’s quickly a non-issue, just something that made this special unique. There are new companions and old, plus a very sweet nod to the late Bernard Cribbins. It was also amazing that Kate Lethbridge-Stewart got a shout-out, because if I had any job in that universe, it’d be the one next to her. Jesus, she’s amazing.

The one trick Russell missed was a shoutout to Nine. You’ll see what I mean, but a very Jackie Tyler moment happens, it’s just not Jackie. I missed Billie Piper, but only because she was in the 50th as well. I loved Rose and The Doctor Donna equally. It has already been reported that Donna Noble is the companion this time around, so I will tell you that I was simply astounded at her performance. You know it’s going to be funny with Catherine, but in this she digs really, really deep. Every bit as moving as when she lost her mind, but more poignant because we’ve traveled with her so long.

And, of course, there’s a scene where, in a touching moment of friendship, all my emotions flooded and I just sobbed like a baby.

But when I stopped, the friendship energy kept going…. will keep me going. I have found even more meaning in the word “they………..”

Because it’s a love letter to the queer community.