I have to agree with Noll - after all, the way things are going lately, with practically every TV drama being female dominated, the alpha male seems to be getting more and more emasculated, or at least severely endangered! I haven't watched that much of the last series - only 2 or 3 episodes, and I think a lot of the problems lie with the writing, and the seemingly incomprehensible plots (going as far back as Matt Smith, when I did still watch it every week). I think it's looking distinctly tired now, there is so much other sci fi out there and time travel isn't even a novelty any more, so maybe casting a woman will give it a bit of a boost and refresh it. I have nothing against Jodie Whittaker in person - she was very good in Broadchurch and as the new Who writer also wrote Broadchurch I don't suppose it was that difficult in choosing Capaldi's successor. I hope for her sake this doesn't kill her career, and she's not getting abused on social media as often happens now over the slightest thing. Best to take a wait and see approach, and good luck to her.