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[MikeLPen @MikeLPens]

@_cosmicangst Still would have been dumb, but not nearly as egregiously dumb and insulting as RTD’s nonsense.

[MikeLPen @MikeLPens]

@olgainthewoods @longstosee The irony is that the Timeless Child just filled in even more information about the Doctor’s background. Sure, we don’t know WHERE they came from prior to Gallifrey, but who cares? It’s meaningless. But hurray, we now know more than ever about their life as a Gallifreyan. 🙄

[MikeLPen @MikeLPens]

Yes, I’ve been saying this for YEARS! RTD’s approach to DW created precedents and expectations that were never sustainable, and this heavy focus on giving the Doctor interiority and character arcs is just one example.

[ivy 🔑 @longstosee]

focusing on the Doctor’s character and backstory is part of what is holding the show back. he’s had all the character development he could possibly get, it peaked at the end of Capaldi’s run. then they started running out of ideas and that’s how the timeless child happened

[MikeLPen @MikeLPens]

@yestodaytoday Then I think you jumped to some strange conclusions. 🤷‍♂️

[MikeLPen @MikeLPens]

@yestodaytoday Eleven’s Pandorica speech is a bluff that’s immediately called by his enemies. His Akhaten speech is ineffectual. Even his final story is only salvaged by Clara saving his ass. Not sure you fully watched his series.

[MikeLPen @MikeLPens]

RTD2, just barely, because at least it had a good number of solid episodes. They both made absolutely awful, indefensible creative choices that have tainted their respective eras and the show as a whole (mainly timeless child and bi-generation/14/Piper).

[RKET002 👾 @updates_who]

So... how we feeling?

[MikeLPen @MikeLPens]

@TheCartoonLoon I adore Moffat, but AGREED.

[MikeLPen @MikeLPens]

Nah, not really. If anyone is owed an apology, it’s Moffat.

[MΛƬƬ 🌿 @hxll_mxtt]

You all owe this man an apology.

[MikeLPen @MikeLPens]

@eIevenriver It’s nothing but creative bankruptcy and a spit in the face of the fandom as a whole.

[MikeLPen @MikeLPens]

Seeing some say “keep an open mind” about the regeneration, which is fine, good for you. But for me? Hell nah. This nonsense is the epitome of RTD absolutely closing his creative mind and clinging like a clawed death grip to his own iteration of DW. I have no energy for it.

[MikeLPen @MikeLPens]

@the3rdjp You’re not entirely wrong, but I’d say that this is about more than a bad finale (two in a row, mind you). It’s mostly about that regeneration. I just don’t think there’s a single way that it can be defended, and it’s exceedingly revealing about RTD’s questionable impulses.

[MikeLPen @MikeLPens]

For any mutuals who are still active here and want to actually see my ugly mug or hear my ramblings, I’ve got some TikToks under my belt. Mostly just Gen X thoughts on nerd shit, and hopefully a positive space for anyone but bigots and phobes.
https://t.co/cMATQ2Lr0Y

[MikeLPen @MikeLPens]

@helenmarsden5 @sirDukeDevin Or, you know, being scared of trans women is just inherently transphobic.

[MikeLPen @MikeLPens]

@SovereignMindsX @tehliamnissan @sirDukeDevin First of all, the idea that right wing transphobes are remotely protectors of women is hilarious.

Second, there are no laws preventing people from using whatever restroom they want, so protect women from what. Someone urinating?

[MikeLPen @MikeLPens]

@oceanballadsimp @eIevenriver “It’s too complicated and makes no sense” was a mind-numbingly awful take during the Moffat era. It either demonstrated a truly concerning inability to follow basic narrative, or it betrayed such a biased double standard that the entire opinion was worth less than used tissue.

[MikeLPen @MikeLPens]

@JoeScully123 Congratulations. I’m sure it was a thrill for you.

[MikeLPen @MikeLPens]

It often captures the tone of Tolkien better than Jackson’s films did.

[popo @sleepypoo_1]

What opinion about Rings of Power will have you like this?

[MikeLPen @MikeLPens]

@lordofwhitetree Agreed. Love Jackson’s films, but they’re definitely a bombastic, “hollywoodized” take on Tolkien that TRoP doesn’t always lean into quite as egregiously.