It is common for a creator to insert their interests into their work. As a fan of the BBC program Doctor Who, I made cartoons of this Gallifreyan time traveller for my ASL Dictionary, with ironically only one of the fourteen showing a hand sign about Time. The War Doctor, an incarnation created for the program’s 50th anniversary, shows the ASL hand sign for PAST, PREVIOUS, PRIOR, AND BEFORE. The Dominant Hand bends back over the shoulder to reference the past. Listed in the dictionary under B for BEFORE, this character told a new history of the show’s past canon, making him the perfect choice for the hand sign.
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