# Introducing the new Lady Sonic(TM) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 20, 2018, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-the-new-lady-sonic-tm/818251 "2018-07-20T03:19:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-the-new-lady-sonic-tm/818251/1 "2018-07-20T03:19:42Z")
What _the hell_ is going on with [the new sonic screwdriver](https://io9.gizmodo.com/an-up-close-look-at-doctor-whos-brand-new-sonic-screwdr-1827730915)? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-the-new-lady-sonic-tm/818251/2 "2018-07-20T03:26:55Z")
Does the crooked handle part turn, like it’s a yankee drill? ETA: The handle doesn’t turn but the crystal does. The handle lights up. [It’s pretty fucking awesome looking](https://twitter.com/lsirikul/status/1020080071338385408/video/1), IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-the-new-lady-sonic-tm/818251/3 "2018-07-20T03:33:58Z")
By the way, I don’t think the thread title was the best option available. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-the-new-lady-sonic-tm/818251/4 "2018-07-20T03:46:30Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > By the way, I don’t think the thread title was the best option available. [Tough](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zTkp7L2ZrSo#) [shit](https://cutenbeauty.wordpress.com/14735_/). ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-the-new-lady-sonic-tm/818251/5 "2018-07-20T13:13:09Z")
I wonder if that’s gonna tie in to the larger story—the teaser and trailer I’ve seen so far seem to hint at something changing history, and the present with it (“This is all new to me!”). Or maybe it’s something cobbled together from parts found somewhere—besides the organic, alien-looking aspect, it’s also got a bit of a rough, scrappy vibe about it. In any case, it seems a large enough design change to warrant a bit of an in-story explanation (and I hope to god it’s not just because the Doctor is a woman now, and everyone knows women prefer this sort of more natural design to the cold hard tech-style of the previous Doctors…). ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-the-new-lady-sonic-tm/818251/6 "2018-07-20T13:52:05Z")
[Moderating] **Darren Garrison** , the fact that you chose a poor thread title does not give you license to be abusive to other posters. If anyone else would like to discuss the Doctor’s new device, they’re free to start a new thread, with a clearer title and without the attitude, but this is closed.