Two good posts.

[elisi]

From Steven Moffat Appreciation on Tumblr: Some Random Amateur’s Guide to Overthinking Doctor Who. (Thoughts on how to get the most out of Moffat Who.)

And such_heights wrote this very interesting thing:

One Of My Hobbies: companions and life outside the Doctor.
('So there's an interesting post on tumblr from taiey pointing out just how many of Clara's episodes feature her home/work life as well as her adventures with the Doctor - she tallies it as 75% up to last week's episode. That seems pretty high! And then I was curious what it looked like for other companions, as well as the time periods spent travelling full time in the TARDIS versus coming along for visits etc.)

Comments

[kita0610.livejournal.com]

I want to have a super intelligent reply to this comment, but all my brain keeps chanting is THIS SO MUCH THIS.

I am still not over losing Amy Pond as a Companion. I loved how imperfect she was, how she started out so obviously faking all that confidence and then grew into her own over the course of her arc. I love how she owned her sexuality and her choices, and I love that she let herself be vulnerable even when SHE was the hero. I think her and Buffy would have gotten on famously.

And so much yes to your last bit there- complaining about the fantastic in a show like Doctor Who is like saying you couldn't enjoy Downton Abbey because there aren't enough car chases.