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as the next season of doctor who approaches its time for me to wrestle with the question
does my faith in peter capaldi outweigh my distrust of steven moffat
I am familiar with that question.
Today we have a contrast between having a commanding presence worthy of respect and slapping someone to make a point. Molly slaps Sherlock, because he has relapsed and she wants him to know how awful that is for everyone but himself… which is really not how anyone should go about dealing with drug addiction issues, but that is a whole other conversation. She slaps him three times and he doesn’t particularly seem to care. This is supposed to show how strong of a character Molly is, but really it just seems out of character or like she’s throwing a tantrum. On the other side, Jamie says something very rude, Brienne dramatically stands up in objection, and Jamie immediately realizes his mistake, apologizes, and sakes forgiveness. Yes, Brienne is nude in this scene, you will note how that doesn’t prevent Jamie from apologizing and behaving in a respectful manner, because breasts don’t actually posses the power to make people loose control over their own actions. In the second row is River, slapping the Doctor for something he hasn’t done yet. He pulls a hurt face, before making a joke about how much he’s looking forward to doing whatever River is mad at him for. If the slap was meant to do anything other then express River’s anger through violence, it did not work. In the next frame is Danearys, telling Jora off for letting his infatuation get out of hand. He immediately backs down respectfully, apologizes, and asks forgiveness. If someone considers your feelings irrelevant until you hit them, they don’t respect you. Expressing anger towards a supposed loved one through violence should not be considered a comedic or reasonable course of action no mater what genders are involved. And, as a side note, the notion that you can snap someone out of drug addiction by shaming them and beating them is emphatically false and really awful.
This, exactly. I love this commentary. I love this whole post. Here’s hoping that Steven Moffat figures out the dynamics of female strength and how that truly embodies itself most effectively and without having to resort to violence.
OH GOD PLEASE CAN WE HAVE MATT SMITH AS THE OTHER BROTHER ?!
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can we please fucking not jesus christ moffat
Guardian Interview, July 2008 x
MY JAW LITERALLY DROPPED HOLY SHIT
HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS QUOTE
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i generally ignore this quote because i know he’s kidding (or “kidding” or whatever) but it’s been a while since i read it verbatim and lmao god
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Steven Moffat’s dismissive attitude toward women somehow seems to help his career.
this article is so so important please read it
You okay Moff?
He suddenly realised Capaldi is an Oscar winning writer.
PLOT TWIST: PETER CAPALDI PLAYS TWELVE AND ALSO TAKES OVER AS SHOWRUNNER
Raise your hand if you’re terrified of how much moffat is gonna fuck up Rose’s personality in the fiftieth anniversary.
Okay, but now that my Twelve/Peter Capaldi funtimes have been derailed …
Can we have a serious dialog about why Steven Moffat doesn’t seem to be called out on as much misogynistic bullshit as he actually spews?
Holy shit, calm down.
Hate to say it, but Moffat is well within his rights to not want the trailer online and available to the public. He is behaving like a child throwing a temper tantrum, but he is just that kind of guy. He is doing this because he can.
Many arguments right now against Moffat is "Oh, the trailer will be released in the next month or two anyway because BBC will probably decide to air it, so what's the point?"
Okay, then why don't you wait until it airs on television!?!?!?!
Why is this such a difficult concept? I understand that the DW fandom is starving for more information, stills, clips, everything, about the 50th anniversary and the Christmas special, but seriously?
I'm going to be perfectly blunt to those who are saying that this whole shtick isn't fair, NEWSFLASH, life is not fair. If Moffat wants to 'reward' the fans who showed up to his show's panel, then he can and will. I'm afraid that venting about it will get no one anywhere.
We are entirely too used to having everything given to us on the internet, because this hate-storm is petty.
So save yourselves the anger and just have a little patience. Don't let Moffat's douchebaggery get to you and just wait out the next two months until we get the trailer.
The story of Doctor Who is always the story of the companion, it’s always their story. It was Rose Tyler’s story, it’s Amy Pond’s story – the story of the time they knew the Doctor and how that began; how it developed and how it ended. It is their story. The Doctor’s the hero, but they’re the main character. - Steven Moffat (via)
It includes a scene Steven wrote for Jenna-Louise’s audition.
The scan is good but a little wonky. I’d buy Doctor Who Magazine if you can.
THERE WILL BE BLOOD, SWEETIE I WILL TAKE EVERYTHING THEY LOVE AND GIVE IT TO THEIR ENEMIES
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