#drorah

I’m so bummed by the writing because I LOVE Jodie Whittaker as an actor, and I think she’s done a great job with what she’s been given. But Chibnall and anyone else writing for the show the last few seasons need to be given a pink slip. I was super excited for the holiday special.. and… like… there’s no PLOT. There’s just a bunch of random stuff that all happens in a sequence.

Like, where is the Doctor’s cleverness? 19 years in a prison, and she hasn’t figured a way out? What happened to that big speech 11 gave “there’s no thing you never, ever, ever put in a trap, etc etc”? Like… in 19 YEARS, the DOCTOR couldn’t find a way out of a prison? I don’t buy it.

*one thing

I haven’t actually seen the special yet, or even finished series 12 (dw about spoilers tho I know pretty much all of them already) because it’s just so boring. I genuinely can’t find the motivation to finish it, and I’ve heard the special is much the same.

I agree, I think Jodie Whittaker is a great actress who could be something spectacular in the role. But the writing has been so inconsistent that I still don’t feel like I get the Thirteenth Doctor. I don’t think I can tell you anything about her beyond the basics that apply to most Doctors.

And the companions... oh my god. In theory they all work great, but in practice they’re so bland. The best way I can describe it is that there aren’t three companions, there’s one companion who’s been split into three for some reason. Practically, they are all the same. They have the same opinions, the same motivations, the same purpose. There’s never any interpersonal conflict, they never even disagree. And that’s not to say I want infighting all the time, but can I just get any sign that these are real people?? Please?? (Again tho, no complaints about the actors. All three are excellent and doing their best with what they have to work with.)

My best theory is that Chibnall’s original plan for series 11 was a slow burn, character driven, monster of the week type of show. Which is a wonderful idea that I would love to see done well. But he botched the execution of by giving us such dull characters and inconsistent writing, then when people didn’t like it, he overcorrected and has been doing his best Moffat impression ever since. The series 12 plot twist is very Moffat-y, for better for for worse. But the problem is that Moffat’s style is incredibly difficult to pull off -- even Moffat fucks it up a lot of the time -- and it still requires charming, compelling characters to pull it off.

Basically, I’m bummed that this has been the legacy of the show’s first female Doctor and I hope Chibnall either massively steps up his act or passes on the reins to someone else soon.

In conclusion:

Ah yes, the whole idea of an infinite universe, how I am merely a speck in the cosmos, how Earth is merely a rock floating in a vast expanse of space and wonder. 

On the one hand, you are correct, I suppose. if only technically. But believe it or not, I know where I belong. Out beyond this world, there is a vast expanse of potential, of which I know little and am not suited to in the slightest. Does a fish govern the trees?

This world is my home. I know it so very well, and yet there are still endless secrets to discover. I have no intention of venturing any further in any scenario other than self preservation in a world ending catastrophe. 

MUSE IS UNDER TRUTH SERUM FOR ONE HOUR. ASK ME ANYTHING

She’s strolling away when she hears the call and the sheer sense of oh fuck stops Darcy in her steps, hands held up and away from her body as if the other woman were, like, what? The police?Still, the offending key is held in her hand, and Darcy knows she is, as the old people like to say, up Shit Creek without a paddle.

Slowly, Darcy turns on her heels to regard the woman, and, yeah, that’s about what I assumed. Blonde hair, tall and willowy, pale skin and willowy and just distinctly muscular, a little bit older -- maybe a tennis mom? She’s dressed in all white, like, come on,dude. 

“Me?” Darcy gestures at herself, taking on a look of innocence that doesn’t quite fit on a face so used to displaying mischief or skepticism.

My Opinion on;

Character in general: I’ve honestly never seen a character like D’rorah before? She’s so fresh and original and has this life to her. And I of course have a very soft spot for little kiddo D’rorah (I am her father, after all).How they play them: ^^^The Mun: Jeeennn, yes. Yes good. Love talking to her :)

Do I:

RP with them: hell yesWant to RP with them: always, please

What is my;

Overall Opinion: a resounding YES

It wasn’t often Rumple took the time tosimply go relax at Quark’s, let alone in the holosuites but it hadseemed a good evening for such. She also hadn’t expected anyone tojoin her as she sat in a shadowed area while listening to a loungesinger gently crooning away, but it seemed someone had asked Quark ifhe’d seen her or simply had happened to go into the same holosuite asher.