OK so just watched Tip Toe. And while there are some serious problematic things in it (the TERF character - a stand in for RTD's 'gender critical' mates - being portrayed as fundamentally a force for good, with the implication that her transphobia 'isn't as bad' as the lethal homophobia displayed in the show), but credit where its due it is certainly better written and better produced drama than any of RTD's Doctor Who offerings the past few years.
But that said, why does EVERY Russell T Davies show have a painfully over-composed bombastic soundtrack, with slapstick music in every fun/upbeat scene, emotional music every time there is a difficult conversation, and blaring horns in every dark/unsettling moment? It would be far more effective if that sort of thing was saved for the truly powerful and horrifying scenes towards the end.
Does RTD not trust his own writing to convey the emotions he wants the scenes to have? Or not trust his own actors to display those emotions? Or does he just believe his audience are stupid idiots who don't have the emotional intelligence to feel what he wants them to feel without a full orchestra telling them exactly what emotion they should be in at any given time?
Given the contempt RTD often shows for audiences I'll go with the latter.
