A Wibby Wobbly Timey Wimey Gathering: Doctor Who Joins Universes Beyond!
“Don't even blink. Blink and you're dead. They are fast, faster than you could believe. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink!” That line from the iconicDoctor Who episode, “Blink” will go down as one of the most memorable quotes in the history of the show. It introduced us to the Weeping Angels, who are now some of the most popular villains in Doctor Who. So it’s no surprise that when Wizards of the Coast announced their Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond collaboration with the BBC, that the Weeping Angels would make an appearance. In fact, there is an entire Commander deck being dedicated to the villains of Doctor Who. Recently, I had the chance to see a huge preview of the upcoming Universes Beyond Commander decks that will be releasing on October 13th.
There are actually four Commander decks that will be released on October 13th. Each of them will have a theme that connects Whovian players to the show. Depending on a lot of factors like age, level of fandom, and availability of specific content, Whovians tend to fall into a specific category of how they connect to Doctor Who . Older fans perhaps remember classic Doctors like the 4th Doctor portrayed by Tom Baker. Newer fans may have only picked up on Doctor Who when the show relaunched in 2005 with Chris Eccleston as the 9th Doctor. Even newer fans may have only started watching when Jodie Whittaker took the reins as the 13th Doctor as the first female to lead the series in 2017.
Therefore, each of the four Commander decks are put together based on how a fan may have been introduced to the series or how they may connect with it. Personally, I was introduced to the classic Doctors first and have seen every iteration there is. I have a
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