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Laurie Penny gets me
This explains so well why I am still — after a fucking eternity of Steven Moffat — am still watching Doctor Who. (Though I must say, the new regime gives me hope for the future and I am even able to enjoy the present to some extent. Jody Whittaker is just fine; I'm still not sold that Chibnall knows what he's doing.)
My relationship to #DoctorWho is not like other shows. It’s more like supporting a sports team.
— Laurie Penny (@PennyRed) January 1, 2020
I don’t watch it because it’s the best show ever. I watch it because IT’S MY SHOW.
There have been YEARS where I disagreed with the management. Did I stop watching? Don’t be silly.
Also, my baby girl learned to roll from her stomach (on which she would rather not lie) to her back last Thursday. She even deigned to do it a second time for the camera.
And no, that's not someone smoking stage-right! It's a vaporiser, spreading moisture into our bedroom's aether.
Re: Specifics?
I have to say, that after that especially terrible episode (#3 in the series? #4?), that I mostly enjoyed the rest of the run. And that, despite the fact that I have never found The Master an interesting character.
I would love it if next series was a bunch of relatively low-stakes visits to other parts of the universe, but I am optimistic for the first time in a long while that whatever Chibnal serves up, there's a good chance I'll like it.