aleks' personal garbage heap

the ranis needed a reality that would break. they needed it thin and weak, a reality that would not hold up to the slightest bit of scrutiny. so they chose a right-wing populist’s fantasy. amazing

Maybe if you want to make a statement against genocide, you shouldn't do it with a setting of Eurovision contest AND make genocide survivors into villains. And then have the hero of the show literally TORTURE a genocide survivor! The Doctor did go too far in the past, but it was ALWAYS either presented as a HUGE dark moment the Doctor is ashamed of and feels enormous guilt about, OR the companion angrily calling the Doctor out on their actions and why it is WRONG on every level. The Doctor faced no repercussions for his actions in the end, and Belinda DIDN'T call him out angry enough or at all, to be fair. I mean she walked in on her friend, TORTURING the survivor of the genocide she just learned about, and she didn't immediately stop him, she just watched for a few moments while he continued to do that! And in the end of the episode she was not even angry at him or terrified that he is capable of doing things like that to a living being. She just told him he scared her. IS THAT ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY??? Also, what was the ending of the episode about?? Do you think allowing a survivor of a genocided planet sing a song about their people and home would somehow make it for a good ending??? What were the consequences for the corporation? Was it destroyed? Were the people responsible punished or faced consequences? Was justice served? Was the contest dismantled since it was funded by blood money? Did the Doctor have the "Let me help you" speech to Kid? Did the Doctor offer to help in any way to the survivors of the planet to free them from oppression? Did the Doctor feel awful for torturing someone who came from the planet of suffering? Didn't look like it. Wasn't he supposed to feel compassion and wish to help people who went through something so terrible the Doctor is all too familiar with themself? Remember when Ten locked Tentoo up in a different universe for committing genocide? Remember how Twelve went back and saved Davros when he was a kid? Remember when Donna called the Doctor out for murdering children of Racnoss and refused to travel with him because this behavior was so terrible? Remember Ten's "THE MAN WHO NEVER WOULD" speech against genocide and refusing to kill a man who just murdered his daughter? Remember how Amy yelled at Eleven who pulled a gun at a war criminal and gave him an angry speech on how he is supposed to be the guy "WHO NEVER WOULD"?? Remember how Bill cried and asked Twelve "HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU'VE SEEN DIE? HOW MANY TILL YOU LOST COUNT?" Remember how the Ood were enslaved by an evil corporation and then rose up against their torturers, and the Doctor was kind to them and helped liberate their people and they were not presented as villains for fighting against their oppressors? What happened in this episode in terms of the main plot, was NOT a good message and NOT a good execution. At several moments I actually rooted for Kid, because I felt like his anger was justified, seeing all these people basically being all happy "Hunger Games" style watching contest funded by murder of the entire planet while the victims were silenced and forced into submission and treated like garbage by the entire galaxy.

Evil spider barbershop. Now this is doctor who

official linguistics post

Imagine for a moment you’re one of Lou Wilson’s new neighbors. This guy moves in driving the joker-mobile. He gives you his number and when your call goes to voicemail you’re treated to a full gospel choir. One day you catch a glimpse through his window and he’s just scratching hundreds of scratch-off lottery tickets. He owns two jet skis.

This is AMAZING.