Moffat Love

That makes all of two so far in Moffat’s time as showrunner, which is terribad…but still better than any other showrunner’s run on the show. Yes, including your precious RTD’s. Combine that with the fact that last season of Doctor Who was the show’s most diverse ever, and that we’re getting more recurring female and POC characters, and it looks like Moffat is actually making good on his promise to diversify the show. But I doubt any of this will actually lessen the hate and vitriol directed toward him, because Tumblr is a political hive mind and the masses have decided that we hate Moffat now, hating Moffat is cool. I wouldn’t even be surprised to see people claiming that Moffat is only diversifying the show so that others don’t see him for the racist, sexist, homophobic scumbag that he is, because there are few things the hive mind loves more than a delicious confirmation bias.

Doctor Who: ‘Listen’ has been nominated for a 2015 Hugo Award.

The episode was the fourth of Series 8, and has been nominated for Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form). It will go up against The Flash, Game of Thrones, Grimm and Orphan Black.

Here’s the full list of nominees in this category:

• Doctor Who​: ‘Listen’, written by Steven Moffat, directed by Douglas Mackinnon.

• The Flash​: ‘Pilot’, teleplay by Andrew Kreisberg & Geoff Johns, story by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg & Geoff Johns, directed by David Nutter.

• Game of Thrones​: ‘The Mountain and the Viper’, written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss, directed by Alex Graves.

• Grimm​: ‘Once We Were Gods’, written by Alan DiFiore, directed by Steven DePaul.

• Orphan Black​: ‘By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried’, written by Graham Manson, directed by John Fawcett.

Doctor Who stories, which have won in the past, include: The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances, The Girl in the Fireplace, Blink, The Waters of Mars, The Pandorica Opens / The Big Bang and The Doctor’s Wife.

*Rant time* I was directed to this on a group, but yeah, quote from Steven Moffat in a very recent DWM interview that really quite got to me, and it’s actually a bit upsetting with regards to the constant hate.

"He laughs ruefully. "Could everyone stop getting at me, please? It’s a bit more upsetting than people probably realise, and my kids read some of that nasty stuff. Would a tiny bit more kindness be a reasonable ask?"

I don’t care if people see me a Moffat fanboy because I do admittedly love what he’s done for the show even though I seem to be part of a vocal minority who does, and I personally feel the guy gets a shedload of brutality thrown at him on a personal basis which is uncalled for.

Sure, hate his era all you want, but the criticism should be kept professional, not personal. It’s actually mortifying that his KIDS have read all sorts of nasty things about him. HIS KIDS for goodness’ sake. NO ONE on this site would like their kids to read about them being labelled as a sexist, or racist, or homophobic etc. It’s sickening.

And one bit saddened me. When Steven is asked about Missy, he takes a minute to address people attacking him saying he needs to change the Doctor’s gender and for apparently ‘refusing’ to change his gender. What he says is very sad and a bit heartbreaking as he shouldn’t have to be saying this:

"He laughs ruefully. "Could everyone stop getting at me, please? It’s a bit more upsetting than people probably realise, and my kids read some of that nasty stuff. Would a tiny bit more kindness be a reasonable ask?"

I just think that when a show producer and writer who spends so much time making this wonderful show has to stop and directly address and tell people to stop being so horrible to him is not on.

Many people have said that, for example, there should’ve been more foreshadowing for the “Mels” thing in series 5 somewhere, but IMHO it was too cool an idea not to use just because it occurred to you somewhat later, the street urchin/ juvenile delinquent tracking down her parents and getting her first taste of anything resembling stability just by being their best friend/ crazy older sister figure, especially given the spin it adds to how River and Amy were instant BFFs, a schoolgirl who is atually a 40 year old assasin and your daughter from the future, that’s too cool an idea for them not to use it just because it didn’t occur to them before they actually started working on s6.

Same thing here: The whole plot with the fallout and reconcilliation made an excellent third act twist for s8, led to great character moments and some emotional and challenging scenes that had the audience discussing and thinking about the events and the dynamics between the two, and at the end you got the idea that they really understood each other better. It became the point where the mutual understanding really surpassed what we had in s7 and laid the basis for Clara’s shift toward being a more pragmatic person in the next episodes. 

It was hot, too, which is besides the point, but was certainly a nice bonus.  

Whouffle remains one of the most explicitly hot pairs to come out of this show; Like, Rose was all cute and romantic,  River was a very overt flirt and got lots of outright lustful kisses, but in the end flirtyness is just al thing she does to playfully radiate confidence,  in its innermost substance, River/Eleven was more about that robust, unspectacular caring that you’d find in a longtime wife, the type of ‘family affection in the face of adversity’ that the pond era was generally about, in different types and variations.

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hell-in-high—heels replied to your post: it bothers me that as a steven moffat …

DAMN RIGHT. Don’t apologize for supporting him. The disclaimer is dumb and you shouldn’t have to do that. “Who the fuck is” DAMN RIGHT, no one is perfect. This whole “ur fave is problematic” thing that tumblr is doing right now is getting old

you’re absolutely absolutely right. it pisses me off that we have to acknowledge his imperfections for fear of not being taken seriously. every other actor or writer, including the horribly shady ones, has fans who are able love their positive aspects while not having to put out a disclaimer before praising them.