Because this is what I do, every time, every day, every second. This.

[elisi]

DoWntime has come through again, and how:

BIT OF ADRENALINE, DASH OF OUTRAGE: Our Thoughts on “The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos” and Series 11 Wrap-Up — Part 1/2

BIT OF ADRENALINE, DASH OF OUTRAGE: Our Thoughts on “The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos” and Series 11 Wrap-Up — Part 2/2

(They go through EVERYTHING: the characters, the villain, Themes and Motifs, Diversity and Representation, Marketing, Politics, Ethics and Aesthetics and The Discourse Problem. If you want to know what I think, just read those posts.)

Alternatively, here is the shorter version, as propergoffick put it here (spoilers in post!):

'And you get this Doctor who you know in your soul votes Lib Dem, recycles, and gets properly annoyed about what Nigel Farage said in the paper the other day, but doesn't do anything about huge systemic problems. She fixes the very specific problem in front of her and leaves well alone. J. K. Rowling in space and time.'

ETA: I *want* Thirteen to be wonderful and amazing and her companions to have fabulous depth and for there to be story-arcs and something to sink my teeth into. But there isn't.


In other news, I have almost finished S22 and may write up some thoughts on that! Six is my darling and I luff him to pieces. ♥

Comments

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I saw the film twice and I did enjoy it so I didn't finish the article. I will say that the boat that sinks in the film isn't the Titanic, as the sinking takes place in 1901, so that's just wrong.

In some ways the promise of LGBT rep was classic baiting. They promised a lot, and what we got was both so little, and so unsubstantial that it’s a disheartening step down from Bill last year. I want to give them the benefit of the doubt, I don’t think that the production team intentionally played up the amount of LGBT rep, but is that any better? Did they really think that this was enough?

Yes! I've discussed this with my other friends, the team did some real queerbaiting, but I don't see massive outrage over this for some reason.

[elisi]

I saw the film twice and I did enjoy it so I didn't finish the article. I will say that the boat that sinks in the film isn't the Titanic, as the sinking takes place in 1901, so that's just wrong.
I never got into Newt (there are so many different things out there), so no idea how accurate any of it is. But there is a problem somewhere - not just with JK, I am thinking more of Kerblam!

Yes! I've discussed this with my other friends, the team did some real queerbaiting, but I don't see massive outrage over this for some reason.
Well there are so MANY problems... :(

[sea_thoughts]

I love Newt, he's a gentle thoughtful male protagonist in a mainstream blockbuster, rarer than unicorns. (Though apparently those are now running wild in the UK!)

Well there are so MANY problems... :(

It's like they had a list, and having ticked everything off, they went "job done" and made no further effort.

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I love Newt, he's a gentle thoughtful male protagonist in a mainstream blockbuster, rarer than unicorns.
Yes, I have heard this. More of him, please. :)

(Though apparently those are now running wild in the UK!)
Flying pigs, we got the lot!

It's like they had a list, and having ticked everything off, they went "job done" and made no further effort.
Obviously the list did not include stuff like 'basic character development for Yaz (nevermind the Doctor...)