Pokémon Head-Canon: Typing

Remember how back in the day, the dragon master Lance had three dragon-type Pokemon and two non-dragons? You know how people have always wondered how people have questioned how Goomy is a dragon-type but Charizard still isn’t? There are many examples throughout the 1000+ Pokemon roster whose thing doesn’t seem to make sense. Memes about them consistently spread across social media. 

I don’t remember when this head-canon started but a lightbulb went off when one of those Pokemon type memes came across my feed: Typing as little to do with appearance; it’s about the Pokemon’s characteristics and interactions with the elements. 

If that doesn’t make sense, let me break down what I mean. In the world of Pokemon, it’s not like each creature comes with a label of their type. And as we know, obviously not every Pokemon type is determined by appearance and/or real world animal comparisons. However, what we know objectively is that there have been many Pokemon researchers across various regions and over the course of AT LEAST 10-15 years (that’s just the main series games). We also know that old man Oak has been studying Pokemon his whole life. That’s decades of research. 

I’m postulating that before the first Pokédex was invented to assess Pokemon, researchers used a Pokémon’s environmental adaptations and reactions to categorize their types. If they discovered that a Pokemon was resistant to electricity but susceptible to water, ice, and grass moves, the Pokemon would be categorized as a ground-type.

Example A: Researchers observed that Charizard was weak to water and super weak against rock, that would indicate that it wasn’t a dragon-type but flying-type instead. 

Example B: Lucario is weak to psychic types, indicating fighting type characteristics. That much was obvious to researchers. However, it was not immediately clear why it was weak to fire-type moves and other fighting types. The conclusion: Steel type, even though there’s no prominent steel features on Lucario. 

Example C: Noctowl is known to have some extra sensory abilities. However, it’s not greatly affected by dark-type moves and it’s completely unaffected by ghost-types. Conclusion? Normal and flying. 

As technology improved and the first Pokedex was invented, I expect it was able to analyze new Pokemon and determine their type electronically. What do you think? Is this a plausible head-canon or can you disprove it? I doubt we’ll ever know for sure (which is what makes it head-canon instead of fan theory I suppose).

6 Historical Figures Who Were Demigods

I'm working my way through the original five Percy Jackson books again before the second season comes out on Disney Plus (and before I start Heroes of Olympus). Rick Riordan did a great job remixing Greek mythology in a way that makes me want to know more about the original stories. As I've mentioned before with Doctor Who, that's a hallmark that the story was done well. On the flip side, the Riordanverse seems to love little Easter eggs of turning real world people into Greek mythology. At times we got a snippet of their stories and sometimes just a passing name drop. I'm not sure how many mentions we got in the first five books, but I'll start with six of my favorites and maybe some head-canons.

William Shakespeare, Son of Apollo

Annabeth noted Shakespeare’s demigod status alongside his role as an Underworld judge. How his work as a playwright qualifies him to judge the dead, I have no idea. For hundreds of years, he’s been praised as one of the greatest writers (even if high school students can’t see it). As a son of Apollo, it makes sense that his works would be so well known and widely praised… even if Apollo can’t write a half-decent haiku to save his immortal life. Still, how does writing Hamlet qualify him to judge the dead?

Amelia Earthart, Daughter of Zeus

The famous pilot who flew solo across the ocean and disappeared. A feminist icon. She was mentioned by Annabeth during "Sea of Monsters" in defending herself to Circe. Apparently, she was mentioned again in "The Lost Hero" but since I haven't read that book yet, I'll say no more. As a daughter of Zeus, it makes says that she was a flying phenom. Despite being lost, her story was well known enough among half-bloods that Annabeth didn't feel the need to expand on her mention. I can only imagine that being daughter of the sky and thunder god helped her navigate as a pilot. Makes me wonder how she could have ever gotten lost, but that might be coming in "The Lost Hero". 

Harry Houdini, Son of Hecate(?)

Talking to Percy in "The Lightning Thief", a Nereid casually mentions Orpheus, Hercules, and Houdini as half-bloods who managed to escape the Underworld. Acting like Houdini's demigod-ness should be common knowledge, our ocean friend didn't mention whose son he was. Perhaps he was an unclaimed demigod who resided in Hermes cabin. But since Hecate is the goddess of magic and witchcraft, I'm going to guess he's a son of Hecate. But since he was famous for his dramatic escapes (that could have killed him) he could be a son of Hades--He was born long before the Big Three's oath after all. But I'm still going to go with the Hecate head-canon. 

Edward Teach, Son of Ares

AKA Blackbeard. Of course the most famous pirate in history is a son of Ares. It’s almost understandable that Circe trapped him, when you think of how Ares and Clarisse love to bully the main characters. That being said, when Annabeth and Percy saves him and the other guinea pigs, Blackbeard and the other pirates made for a good distraction, enabling the escape. And now he can roam the ocean pillaging again. 

Harriet Tubman, Daugther of Hermes

With Luke Castellan being the main Hermes demigod in the original five books, his half-siblings can be easily forgotten. His half-sister Harriet Tubman is famous among mortals for saving former slaves. In "Battle of the Labyrinth" she gets a mention by Chiron (hinting that maybe she was at Camp Half-Blood as a youth). It was said she used clear-sighted mortals to assist in her rescue. Chiron hinted that her Underground Railroad may have even utilized the Labyrinth. 

George Washington, Son of Athena

The primary historical figure of the American Revolution. Of course Washington was a son of Athena. I’m sure the connection to the goddess of wisdom came in handy during the war and his presidency. His mention in “The Lightning Thief” was another passing reference, alluding to crossing the Delaware. But I would love to learn more about out the Riordanverse side of Annabeth’s half-brother. 

5 Unsolved Mysteries from LOST You Might've Forgotten

This week is the 20th anniversary of the crash of Oceanic Flight 815 and the series premiere of LOST. Since the show was known for mysteries and theories, I wanted to delve into some mysteries that were never fully addressed. I thought about picking mysteries regarding the Island and its history (what was with the Hurley bird anyway?), but since the show was primarily about people, their histories, and their relationships, I wanted to focus on mysteries regarding some beloved characters. And for the fun of it I’ve included theories/head-canons to explain each mystery.

Walt’s Powers

Right from the first Michael/Walt-centric episode (“Special”) and maybe even before, we knew there was something mysterious about Walt. He seemed to have some premonitions and the mini-sode “Room 23” reiterates the effect he had on wildlife, but they never fully delved into it. Even after the series finale, they did the epilogue mini-sode “The New Man in Charge” in which Walt was retrieved by Hurley and Ben, but there was no clear indication what his purpose was, except to help his father.

My head-canon/theory: After the end of the series I wrote a "season seven" story that involved Walt returning to the Island to save his father (and the other whispers) and allow them to move on to the afterlife. I also explained how he appeared to Locke looking older.

Libby’s History

I started watching the series during the third season, after Libby was shot. So by the time I joined the bandwagon, there was already a demand for Libby’s backstory to be told. Psychologist? Psych patient? Boat benefactor? She had a lot going on and we were far from having the dots connected for us. We never even learned why she was on the plane. By the fourth season, the writers promised more of her backstory and that she was going to return. However, with the writer strike that interrupted that season, storylines and episodes were cut short and rearranged. So we saw Libby in Michael’s hallucinations… and then nothing until the flash-sideways of the final season. I still need answers!

My head-canon/theory: She’s the half-sister of Penny Widmore (sharing a mother and raised separately of course). After the death of her husband David, she gives her husband’s boat to Desmond (per Penny’s request) to help him in Widmore’s race. Later, the loss of her husband led her to a breakdown that was bad enough to put her in the hospital. And by the time Flight 815’s departure approached, Penny knew that Desmond was on the Island and sent Libby on the plane to find him. A bit convoluted of a story, but they didn’t give us much to go on. 

Desmond’s Abilities

Speaking of Desmond, there were a number of occasions when he seemed to miraculously survive fatal electromagnetic events. How did he survive those? It was said he had a resistance to electromagnetic energy, but where did he get that resistance? Also, the fail-safe left him with his premonitions/flashes–Why? How? And for that matter, how did Eloise know as much as she did in “Flashes Before Your Eyes”? Seriously, I just want to know!

My head-canon/theory: Though he wasn’t seen amidst Jacob’s scribblings of candidates at the lighthouse or at the cave, I figure Jacob touched Desmond at some point before coming to the Island (like the flashbacks in “The Incident”). So much like Richard Alpert, he was kept alive to fulfill his purpose when he shouldn’t have survived. 

Hurley’s Powers

At some point after leaving the Island, Hurley started seeing dead friends in his path. Unlike Miles, who could only hear their last thoughts (though there are some continuity errors/discrepancies regarding his powers), Hurley was able to physically interact with Charlie, Eko, Ana Lucia, Michael, etc. Why did these friends start appearing to him? Unless his imaginary friend Dave was really a deceased friend (seems unlikely) the ability didn’t manifest until after leaving the Island. It couldn’t have been the touch from Jacob, right before Ajira Flight 316, since he’d been visited by deceased friends for a couple years before.

My theory/head-canon: The best I’ve got is that the experience with the sky lighting up in “Live Together, Die Alone”, moving across the Island’s external boundary, or maybe his proximity to the Orchid Station triggered something when he left the Island. All those seem unlikely since others had more intimate experiences with those than Hurley, but that’s the best I have.

Claire’s Missing Time

After so many close calls with her baby, why would Claire (or any decent mother) leave her child in the middle of the jungle to follow an apparition of her absentee father? And when Locke found her in the cabin, she seemed so relaxed. What was going on? Also, why didn’t Claire jump through time with the other survivors? What did the Others do to her in her time of solitude? According to Dogen, Claire was infected like Sayid, but that only brings up more questions. When did she get infected? What did that exactly entail? And I can’t leave off this mystery without asking this unrelated Clair question: Why did Desmond say he had a vision of Claire getting on a helicopter if she was never on the helicopter?

My theory/head-canon: My belief is that when Claire’s house exploded, she died (like Sayid did after returning to the present day). After that, “the sickness” brought her back to life, bonding her to the Man in Black (again, like Sayid). So when the Man in Black (taking the form of her father) took her away from her baby, it was like her free will was taken away–not completely, as demonstrated by both Claire and Sayid, but enough. And regarding the helicopter vision, that’s part of a more intricate “season seven” I wrote involving Claire and the rest returning to the Island.

I’m sure I could think of several more mysteries regarding our LOST cast (How did Faraday lose his memories? How did Boone, Rose, and Bernard “wake up” in the flash-sideways?) but these seem sufficient for now. While I hope LOST never gets rebooted or restarted, I think fans would always welcome more snippets from the Island and the lives of the characters we love. What’s the harm in a few more mini-sodes? Show us more snippets of backstories, Island time, and after the finale. Nothing crazy or complex. Just more. But just to quote Hector in the epilogue, “We deserve answers!”

At least about Libby.

Please?

The Fugitive Doctor

She was a mystery in the era of the Thirteenth Doctor and the controversial Timeless Child arc and we were led to believe that her tenure was prior to the First Doctor. However, there's a portion of the Whovian interwebs (including me) that believes she’s a forgotten incarnation after “The War Games” and before “Spearhead from Space” so I’m going to talk about her here, before continuing onto Third Doctor blog posts. She really only appeared in 3-4 episodes (depending on how you count her hologram appearance in "The Power of the Doctor").

Top Story: Fugitive of the Judoon

Honestly couldn't have asked for a better reveal to an unknown Doctor incarnation. We got callbacks to Judoon, Time Lords, chameleon arch, and (of course) Captain Jack Harkness. I know the whole Fugitive Doctor idea is controversial, as it's implied to be part of the Timeless Child story. However, Ruth's story, while representative of all the time the Doctor has lost (maybe including the Child), is great storytelling. And since her TARDIS already looks like a police box, there could be more to this story than meets the eye. That being said, she doesn't recognize the Sonic Screwdriver. Maybe we'll learn more in the RTD 2.0 era.

Flop Story: Once, Upon Time

The concept of this story is actually really nice, with the Thirteenth Doctor falling through her time stream (not too unlike when Clara jumped into Eleven's time stream) and landing in the Fugitive Doctor's memories. However, because the episode is split between four storylines, we don't get a fully cohesive Fugitive Doctor story. I know it was kind of the point of this story to make it confusing, but all the same one of the Fugitive Doctor's stories had to be the "flop".

Honorable Mention: The Timeless Children

It's debatable if this story even counts as a Fugitive Doctor story. She appears as a vision to the Thirteenth Doctor inside the Matrix, but that's not really any different than the Fifth or Seventh Doctors appearing as a hologram to Tegan and Ace. However, whether the Fugitive Doctor really is or isn't part of the Timeless Child story, this episode is representative of all the time lost because of the Division's interference. 

COMPANIONS: 

Lee Clayton      UNKNOWN - The Fugitive of the Judoon 

Karvanista        UNKNOWN - Once, Upon Time - UNKNOWN

Favorite Companion: Lee Clayton

Reminiscent of when Martha Jones tried to keep the Tenth Doctor safe, Lee showed unfailing loyalty to the Doctor. It's unclear how much he knew of her past and her lost memories, but he loved her. He died trying to protect her. It's hard to gauge a favorite companion from only an episode, but I would love to have seen more of Lee. Maybe from when the chameleon circuit was activated? 

Least Favorite Companion: Karvanista

When you wound a puppy, it'll fight back. Karvanista is no exception. He loved the Doctor, as only his/her companions would, but he felt abandoned. So to find her again as the Thirteenth Doctor would be incredibly complicated. I can't say Karvanista is a bad companion. Just wish I had more time of him as a companion to judge him by.

Alright. Now with the Fugitive Doctor out of the way, it's time to move onto the Third Doctor's era. And as soon as TJ and I can find more recording time, we'll be back with more Doctor Who podcast episodes.

Until proven otherwise, my theory/head-canon is that the Fugitive Doctor belongs between the Second and Third Doctors. Only issue is how she doesn't recognize the Sonic Screwdriver.

The Fourteenth Doctor

In my last Doctor Who post, I said I didn’t know if I should spotlight the Fourteenth Doctor and the 60th Anniversary together or separately. As a result of doing them in different posts, there’s going to be some overlap with my 60th Anniversary post. Instead of being about the anniversary, this post is going to be more like my posts about the Doctors that I started years ago during my first watch of Classic Doctor Who. Unlike those posts, I have only three episodes to rank. So without further ado, let’s talk about the Fourteenth Doctor, played by David Tennant (again). 

Disclaimer: It was so hard to rank these stories as top, flop, and honorable mention. They were all wonderful stories and I’m so grateful we got three specials with the Doctor reunited with Donna.

60th Anniversary Specials

Top Post: Wild Blue Yonder

This episode was something special, just like when “The Deadly Assassin” featured the Doctor without a companion and like “Heaven Sent” only featured the Doctor (with an image of Clara in his mental landscape). With only two actors on set, playing both the villain and the heroes, this story gives that cold chill that Whovians have come to love. Mix the chill of an unknown alien (like “Listen”) and the uncertainty of shapeshifter (like the Zygons) and finally a race against time (as slow as the countdown was). Always a sucker for a good Doctor Who mystery; I know I couldn’t write those.

Flop Story: The Giggle

I wanted so badly to like this episode, especially after watching “The Celestial Toymaker” earlier in 2023. I already talked in depth about why I struggled with this episode, so I won’t repeat myself too much. In short, with a villain as powerful, mysterious, and mischievous as the Toymaker, I expected more. Neil Patrick Harris did the most amazing job portraying the Toymaker, but the story didn’t match my expectations (maybe that’s the problem?). 

Honorable Mention: The Star Beast

Even if I’d had more than three episodes to discuss, how could this story get at least an honorable mention? We got closure from Donna’s tragic ending with the Tenth Doctor, a happy ending for her and her family (until she accidentally flew away in the TARDIS), and the power of motherhood. I wasn’t a parent when I saw Donna’s initial stories, but I loved the way that Donna talked about Rose. And how Rose helped save Donna’s life. Remarkable!

COMPANIONS: 

Donna The Star Beast - The Giggle
Rose The Giggle (off-screen)
Mel         The Giggle (off-screen)

Favorite Companion: On-screen there was only one companion in these stories anyway, but Rose and Mel both verbally mentioned traveling with the Fourteenth Doctor at the end of “The Giggle”. But even if those escapades were on screen, my top choice would have still been Donna. She was my favorite with the Tenth Doctor and she’s my favorite now. Meeting Catherine Tate has only reinforced that. I find Donna’s insecurities relatable and her comments resonate with me frequently, especially now that she and I are both parents. Her care for the Doctor only makes her more endearing. Just like back in “Turn Left” she’s the best friend who was able to compassionately talk the Doctor into taking care of himself. I’m glad the Doctor was able to call Donna and the Noble family his home.

Back to Classic Doctor Who posts next month, as we wait for more Fifteenth Doctor adventures. You can expect more podcast episodes from me and TJ, as we release and record our Second Doctor episodes.

Allons-y!

New head-canon/theory: The Fourteenth Doctor later regenerates into the Curator.

5 Favorite Harry Potter Head-Canons

So while hoards of you are out there playing Hogwarts Legacy, I’m sitting here, Switch-less, listening to my Harry Potter audiobooks. Now as I near the end of Half-Blood Prince, it’s probably as good a time as any to do a Harry Potter post. Like any popular fandom, there are countless head-canons to daydream about. Here are a few of my favorites.

Harry is the heir of Gryffindor

Back when I started reading Harry Potter (circa 2002) I was enthralled by the plethora of speculation on internet message boards (anyone else member those?), waiting for Order of the Phoenix to come out. Before we ever found out he was the Chosen One, people were theorizing that he was the heir of Gryffindor. Perfectly paired against the heir of Slytherin. While this theory never came to fruition in the series, it was also never disproven. So to me Harry will always be Godric Gryffindor’s heir... unless maybe Neville is the heir of Gryffindor? Wouldn't that be a twist?

Voldemort’s appearance changing 

I heard this on the podcast “Tales from Godric’s Hollow” (an old episode from years ago), but the question was posed as to why Voldemort’s appearance became snake-like. Seriously though. How did handsome young Tom Riddle turn into snake-man? The idea was posed (and it’s now head-canon) that the dark acts that Tom did started having a physical manifestation. In the podcast episode, they compared it to the player in Fable, if you remember that game. You could also compare it to the Wicked Witch on Once Upon a Time.

Newt gave Aragog to Hagrid 

Depending on how the Fantastic Beasts franchise progresses (I’m seriously worried that Secrets of Dumbledore was turned into their unofficial finale), we could honestly see this happen. I wrote about it once before, but I would seriously love for young Hagrid to show up in Fantastic Beasts and meet Newt Scamander. With Newt’s love of all creatures, he’d be the perfect person to give Aragog to Hagrid. Until this head-canon is proven false, it’ll be true in my head.

Molly was shouting in book one to get Harry’s attention 

I saw this one on a meme and I completely believe it. If you haven’t seen it, basically the reason Molly Weasley is shouting about Platform 9 ¾ and muggles (despite having attended herself and dropped off kids for about ten years) was because she saw a lost boy with a trunk and owl. She probably assumed he was a confused muggleborn, so she tried to make herself obnoxiously heard to get his attention. That’s just how Mama Weasley does things.

The entire plot of Puffs

Other than a few ways the functionality of magic works in the play, there is no reason that Puffs couldn’t be considered a head-canon. The writers of the play were very careful not to contradict anything from the books and other canon sources. So now as I read about Zacharias Smith and Justin Finch-Fletchley, all I can picture is Nick Carillo. To read more about Puffs, check out the blog post I did about it.

Other than a head-canon I’ve already written about regarding House-Elves and Santa Claus, these five head-canons should suffice for today. If you have any fun head-canons (Harry Potter or any other franchise), let us know and they can be featured in future blog posts. But for now…

Mischief managed.

5 People that are Probably Time Lords

Even though the Time Lords have been destroyed (twice now), there’s always a chance more Time Lords exist elsewhere in the universe still. We know about the Doctor and the Master, it’s also possible the Hermit, the Curator, the Monk, and Jenny are still about, as they’ve been known to be off-world. But even though the population of a whole species is likely down to single digits, that won’t stop fans from creating head-canons about other potential Time Lords.

Mary Poppins

I’ve written about this before, but Disney’s beloved Mary Poppins is remarkably similar to the Eleventh Doctor in many ways. Her demeanor for one thing, whimsical at times but also serious. But also she lived on a cloud. Again, let’s bring in her bigger-on-the-inside bag, which is obviously Time Lord technology.

Santa Claus

This one was hinted at by the Doctor himself. Actually, the Ninth Doctor hinted at being Santa. In “The Doctor Dances”, in his joyous musings, he told Rose that he might be, off-handedly referencing her 12-year-old Rose’s Christmas present. Also, a prayer to Santa Claus brought the Eleventh Doctor to young Amelia Pond–though he later said he knew Santa as “Jeff”. But in contradiction to all of that, the Twelfth Doctor also claimed Santa Claus appearing was ridiculous in “Last Christmas”. So who knows? But it would explain why the story of Santa Claus has persisted long since Saint Nicholas; he keeps regenerating.

Willy Wonka

Starting with the fact that his Glass Elevator could be a TARDIS, let’s also look at how Willy Wonka’s eccentric fashion wouldn’t look out of place on the Doctor. In addition to his style and his elevator, let’s also look at the Oompa Loompas. These humanoid creatures came from the mysterious Loompaland. Silly as the name sounds, it could be an alien world whose population Wonka saved. 

Miss Frizzle

I miss the Magic School Bus. It’s how I remember anything about the human immune system and photosynthesis. Miss Frizzle is another with whacky fashion choices. And her school bus, with how it changes shape and travels so quickly through space, might as well be a TARDIS. And with how Time Lords aren’t supposed to interfere, she merely teaches children about their own world. Or maybe she's just River Song?

James Bond

Finally we’ve got the man with a license to kill. While that might be the Doctor’s style, that’s obviously not the case with all Time Lords. I mean, just look at Rassilon. He was willing to kill the Doctor multiple times (and all of Earth). And speaking of Rassilon, don’t forget who he was played by in “The End of Time”, a previous incarnation of James Bond. Coincidence? Probably, but it’s good fodder for a head-canon.

Friday Creature Feature - House-Elves

The time between October and December are essentially Harry Potter months in our home. I don’t know if that’s the case with anyone else’s home, but we tend to run through all eight movies between Halloween and Christmas. You know who doesn’t get enough credit in the movies? The house-elves. So let’s check them out. 

House-elves are indentured servants of wizards and witches. And to a large extent, they don’t mind. They work for the love of work. They tend to only be owned by the rich and powerful, but there’s also a legion of them working in the Hogwarts kitchen. The only way to free a house-elf is to present them with clothing, but generally considered shameful to be let go… except for Dobby. So let’s start there...

Dobby

We first met Dobby when he was the slave of the Malfoy family. He knew something dark was afoot, so he tried to save Harry from inevitable danger. After the basilisk was defeated, Harry tricked Lucius Malfoy into freeing Dobby from the abusive servitude. In his freedom, Dobby went looking for new masters but also began demanding pay (a big no no for house-elves). Dumbledore eventually hired him to work at Hogwarts where he reunited with Harry. His loyalty to Harry and his friends never wavered, even when he was face to face with Bellatrix and the Malfoys. He saved Harry and the others, losing his life in the process. Forget house-elves, you’d be hard pressed to find many better people than Dobby. 

Winky

Born into servitude, Winky followed her ancestors by serving the Crouch family. As servant of Barty Crouch and his family, she was privy to the secrets at work in the home, including Barty Jr being snuck out of Azkaban. This led to her taking Junior to the 1994 Quidditch World Cup (her idea) where he summoned the Dark Mark. After the Mark, Crouch Sr fired Winky and she eventually ended up with Dobby working in the Hogwarts kitchens. At the end of the year, she was called in by Dumbledore as they discovered Barty Jr was posing as Mad-Eye Moody. We wouldn’t see Winkly again until years later during the Battle of Hogwarts, fighting alongside Kreacher and the other house-elves.

Kreacher

Born to serve the Black family, it was Kreacher’s greatest desire to be beheaded and hung by his mother’s head when he died. He was fiercely loyal to Regulus Black and was used to hide Slytherin’s locket and again to retrieve it after Regulus defected. Later, after Sirius Black escaped from Azkaban, Kreacher was forced to serve him. After Bellatrix killed Sirius, Kreacher was left to Harry Potter and sent to work at Hogwarts. But he would later be instrumental in tracking down the locket horcrux again to avenge Regulus’s death.

Bippy

In the Harry Potter parody play Puffs (read more about the play here), we get a new beloved house-elf: Bippy. She doesn’t show up until year seven, but acts as though she’s known Wayne and Megan for years. An obvious jab at how Dobby was written out of two films and Kreacher out of one. Regretfully, she died in the Battle of Hogwarts saving our Puff trio, not unlike Dobby dying to save Harry and friends. Everyone ought to love Bippy. And watch Puffs. Like now.

Santa’s Elves

Now for the head-canon. At this time of year we’re singing songs of Santa Claus and his reindeer. But let’s stop and consider his elves for a moment. We’ve seen many renditions of Santa’s elves from the child-like ones in The Santa Clause to the grouchy old ones in Disney’s Noelle. But what if his elves are house-elves? You may have heard the Harry Potter head-canon/theory that Santa Claus is a wizard using floo powder to make it appear he’s going down chimneys. If this is the case, it would make sense that his helpers would be house-elves. However… This makes you wonder why Dobby would choose to work for Dumbledore and not Santa. He’d be searching for a couple years before he ended up at Hogwarts. So the benevolent Santa Claus was less willing to work with Dobby’s requests than Dumbledore? That doesn’t reflect well on Santa… just saying. 

Head-Canons

With nerdiness at a particularly high popularity (seriously, 10-20 years ago, comic book super heros, sci-fi, and such were lame but now everyone loves them), it's not uncommon for people to have their own little ideas about what is going on in the background of their favorite fandoms. These are typically referred to as headcanon and here are a few of the ones I subscribe to.

Remember in “Captain America: The First Avenger” when Bucky set up a double date for himself and Steve? Jenna Coleman played one of the dates, Connie. A dismissal role for a non-Whovian as you barely even see her in the movie. But to a Whovian, you’ll recall that she later played Clara Oswald, companion to the 11^th and 12^th Doctor. And about that, remember in “The Name of the Doctor” when Clara Oswald enters the Doctor’s time stream and starts being born all over time? Gallifrey, Victorian London, the Dalek Asylum, and many more. What if one of those splinters lived in NYC in 1942 and just happened to meet Captain America?

Another one for you: remember in the musical episode of Once Upon a Time when Zelena broke into song? She was in Oz, so I was surprised she'd be affected by Snow's wish. But what if she wasn't affected by the wish? What if Zelena is just that fabulous? It sounds kind of silly but thing about it. If any character was to break into song of their own accord it would be Zelena right? Plus, she references in her song that she'll sweep into town after Regina is victorious. If she had been under the spell of the wish, she wouldn't have remembered that plan and yet she later found her way into the Enchanted Forest while everyone else was gone. 

What if Time Lords were really wizards? I mean, we’ve seen many magical creatures in Doctor Who… werewolves (multiple times), vampires (also more than once), hags, demons, and ghosts. Of course they turned out to be aliens…. But then wizards could be aliens too right? And the sonic screwdriver? A technological wand that even a squib could use. We know both wizards and Time Lords have longer lifespans than muggles. The only question is regeneration, since wizards don’t have that power. Well, at least not yet. Give them a few thousand years and we’ll see what happens. Oh and the Time Lord academy. Doesn’t it sound a little like Hogwarts? Either that or I’ll settle for JK Rowling being some sort of Time Lady. Why? I dunno, but it sounds cool.

I've seen these on Facebook on and off and I like them. They're similar, so I'll lump them together: James Bond and Mary Poppins are Time Lords. It accounts for the many faces of Bond and it explains Mary Poppins's bigger-on-the-inside bag. Just think about it. That’s all. 

I’ve thought for years that the whole magical ability in Harry Potter is possibly genetic. Maybe it’s a recessive gene and squibs miss that gene? That would explain why after a few generations of squibs/muggles, you get a witch or wizard in the family as a surprise. So while they’re “muggleborn” they actually have some magical ancestry. I’m not a geneticist, but it made sense when I took high school biology.

Anyone who has played the Pokemon games since Platinum would remember a mysterious character called the Looker. He looks awfully like the Tenth Doctor. Same outfit and he happens to study dimensional rifts (particularly in the later games). Could it just happen to be that David Tennant’s Doctor went to the Pokémon world once upon a time before he died to save Wilf? Who knows?

So there are a few headcanons for you. Any cool headcanons you subscribe to? Any fun ways you like to crossover your favorite fandoms in your head? Let me know in the comments.