If they didn't confirm that she's back for Christmas, I would've thought that going off the finale's title.
Oh, did they? I didn't know that. Well I suppose she could die the same way Rose and Donna "died".
If they didn't confirm that she's back for Christmas, I would've thought that going off the finale's title.
It better end with "Run you clever boy, and remember me"
I hope so. The Impossible Girl arc wasn't perfect, but that catchphrase in itself was pretty cool.
Ewwww...she calls the Doctor her "boyfriend". Maybe that's OK for Time Lords. *shrug*
Susan to Vicki was a metric tonne of upgrade. Then again, it's a pretty low bar to do better than Clara.
Then again, it's a pretty low bar to do better than Clara.
I liked Flatline a lot, but I wish the chap had taken the sticker off his baseball cap. That bugged me XD
Current Clara feels so vastly different (better) to me that I can't even think of S7 Clara and S8 Clara as the same person to be honest. This is one time where I don't mind such a big shift though, I wanted her to be a decent character and that's what I'm getting.
Current Clara feels so vastly different (better) to me that I can't even think of S7 Clara and S8 Clara as the same person to be honest. This is one time where I don't mind such a big shift though, I wanted her to be a decent character and that's what I'm getting.
Naturally that's now led to accusations that the show's too much focused on her. Which annoys me to no end. It'd be nice for Capaldi to get some more stuff but I get the feeling Moffat's playing the long multiple season game with him.
If it's a straight choice between a good script written by a bloke and a good script written by a woman, I'd take the script written by a woman at this point. Only having one in a decade is laughable, despite Moffat's apparent best efforts.Am I the only one who doesn't really care if the writers are male or female as long as they write good scripts?
Am I the only one who doesn't really care if the writers are male or female as long as they write good scripts?
Am I the only one who doesn't really care if the writers are male or female as long as they write good scripts?
Anyway, the same way no one needs to get their panties in a twist when the subject of representation comes up, there's no need to be dismissive either.I know that Steven Moffat has personally been in touch with a lot of female writers and been defeated over and over by scheduling problems, and people saying no, and been as frustrated as anybody (probably much more frustrated as he’s the one reaching out). It’s a priority for them too.
Oh, and the need for people to chime in with "I can't be the only one who doesn't give a fuck" whenever the issue of wider representation in art/media/workplaces/whatever comes up? It needs to die. Talk about utter irrelevance to the conversation at hand...
It's not only annoying, it's bullshit. Obviously you care because the instant someone broached the subject you were there to tell people how minimal a concern it is.
"I don't care if it's a man or a woman."
Well, the fact you're up in here protesting the idea that more women should be writing tells me you do.
Am I the only one who doesn't really care if the writers are male or female as long as they write good scripts?
Am I the only one who doesn't really care if the writers are male or female as long as they write good scripts?
Oh, and the need for people to chime in with "I can't be the only one who doesn't give a fuck" whenever the issue of wider representation in art/media/workplaces/whatever comes up? It needs to die. Talk about utter irrelevance to the conversation at hand...
It's not only annoying, it's bullshit. Obviously you care because the instant someone broached the subject you were there to tell people how minimal a concern it is.
"I don't care if it's a man or a woman."
Well, the fact you're up in here protesting the idea that more women should be writing tells me you do.
Then you should really care that something is causing good scripts to not make it to screen, because there's no damn way the only good scripts are written by men.
Umm, how exactly am I protesting the idea of more women writing for Doctor Who? Your post makes no sense..
It makes perfect sense.
If you really didn't care, you wouldn't have piped up to tell people how little you care. The fact you only spoke up once someone broached the subject says you care, even if the actual words are trying to express the opposite sentiment.
It's a subtle form of protestation, and aimed less at the idea that there should be more women, and more at the idea that someone's even bringing up the subject. The way you phrased your statement (am I the only one) definitely suggests (also subtly) that people are somehow concerned with something they shouldn't be concerned with.
Which is bullshit.
I'm sorry but it really doesn't make sense.
If you really didn't care, you wouldn't have piped up to tell people how little you care.
I don't care about the writers gender at all. On an unrelated note, I believe there should be more women in the industry. To me, this is two separate topics
They're not.
If you believe there should be more women in the industry - you care about the writers' gender. It's the same topic.
You're welcome to that opinion,
hiring 1-5 new writers entirely on the basis that they are women will not achieve this, because you could be hiring women who are worse writers simply for the sake of hiring women.
It's not a matter of opinion. If you want there to be more female writers - you care about gender.
You can't say you don't care while mentioning how you care.
You care.
It's okay to say so.
Your usage of absolutes when discussing an opinion
I've stopped watching after Listen. How's the rest of the series so far?
I've stopped watching after Listen. How's the rest of the series so far?
Am I the only one who doesn't really care if the writers are male or female as long as they write good scripts?
I've stopped watching after Listen. How's the rest of the series so far?
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Bloody hell, Dark Water is an outstanding #DoctorWho episode. Bold, disturbing, beautifully directed, it's an enthralling piece of drama.