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I can't help but think of the people afraid of the Doctor changing as being like Light in Ghost Light.

DOCTOR: But you evolve too, Light.
LIGHT: Nonsense!
DOCTOR: Of course you do. You change, adapt, all the time. Your attitude, your place, your mind. I mean, look at you now. You're no longer your original shape. And I don't think much about your catalogue. It's full of gaps.
LIGHT: All organic life is recorded.
DOCTOR: What about the gryphons, the basilisks? You missed the dragons, the bandersnatches. Then there are the slithy toves and the crowned Saxe-Coburg.
LIGHT: Where are these items?
DOCTOR: I can't think how you missed them. You have to complete the catalogue before you can destroy all life here.
LIGHT: Control?
DOCTOR: She's no use to you now. She's evolved as well.
LIGHT: No! All slipping away.
DOCTOR: All is change, all is movement. Tell me, Light, haven't you just changed your location?
LIGHT: Not yet.
DOCTOR: What's the matter, Light, changed your mind?
LIGHT: You are endlessly agitating, unceasingly mischievous. Will you never stop?
DOCTOR: I suppose I could. It would make a change.
LIGHT: Nimrod! I can rely on you. Assist me now.
NIMROD: I'm sorry, sir. My allegiance is to this planet, my birthright.
LIGHT: Argh! Everything is changing. All in flux. Nothing remains the same.
DOCTOR: Even remains change. It's this planet. It can't help itself.
LIGHT: I will not change. I'll wake up soon. No change.

Spoilers below the fold, sweeties... (just a round up of some of my favorite reactions)

Absolutely furious. Can't believe they've cast a human to play the Doctor.

— Matt Lucas (@RealMattLucas) July 16, 2017

Never mind that the new Doctor Who is a woman – she's from YORKSHIRE. New catchphrase: "switch that immersion off; I'm not made of money"

— The Guyliner (@theguyliner) July 16, 2017

If you're just catching up with the internet today here is what you need to know pic.twitter.com/JkPoRiIFoe

— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) July 16, 2017

To misogynists moaning about #Doctor13: You're not the target audience. It's aimed at children w/ grown-up minds, not the other way around.

— Richard Littler (@richard_littler) July 16, 2017

A FEMALE Doctor? What's next, a spaceship the size of a police box with multiple bedrooms and a swimming pool?

*is handed a note*

I see.

— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) July 16, 2017

Love to read people calling Doctor Who "SJW", when social justice warrior is probably one of the most apt descriptions of the character.

— Daniel Switzer (@daniel_switzer) July 16, 2017

Radio Times reports on responses.

Dinosaurs have 50 years' worth of male Dr Whos to watch in their basements. The rest of us want 2 embrace the future. It's SF after all. Doh

— Janet Fielding (@jfmouthonlegs) July 16, 2017

A unique way to pacify man-babies.

As has been pointed out, it's amazing a significant percentage of DOCTOR WHO fans haven't absorbed any of its lessons. (cf. STAR TREK)

— Mike Sterling (@mikesterling) July 16, 2017

This will annoy exactly the right people.