Her casting has garnered strong reactions, most of them positive.
One alum of the show who seems less excited is Peter Davison, the fifth Doctor. “If I feel any doubts, it’s the loss of a role model for boys, who I think Doctor Who is vitally important for,” he said. “As a viewer, I kind of like the idea of the Doctor as a boy but then maybe I’m an old-fashioned dinosaur — who knows?” He later apologized for his comments.