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  • That’s how I felt about Clara back then. It felt like she was hamfisted into being the reason the Doctor is who he is. It doesn’t feel half as bad as I remember now though.

    You could also argue the same for Amy Pond. Maybe the difference is it felt more natural opposed to literally being a part of the Doctor’s timeline.




  • I too, like you, thought he was cleared. I figured he was more of a sexual deviant or something and I admit I didn’t look into it too heavily myself and that’s on me.

    So this next part feels gross to say now… I didn’t think he was great, but I think we needed him and it was good to see him but in some consistent performances throughout the season. That is of course due to the lack of other options in midfield, which once again comes down to the clubs inaction. What’s more damning is that they were looking to extend his contract as well, only for him to be released on a free and then charged a few days later.


  • I too was conflicted about having a post about him. But, I think it’s important not to hide away or ignore what he’s done. I think pinning the post could be used as a means of drawing attention to his actions and acknowledge that it’s not something we accept and is the antithesis of what we and the club stand for. Although, their handling of the situation seems to say otherwise…

    I completely understand if you don’t pin it, I was just outlining why I feel like pinning it could be positive, on top of it being quite big news.



  • Fucken disgusting… this is a few days of some raw, undulating emotions.

    I know these things need to be looked into, but for it to have gone on so long… I feel gross about it. I can’t fathom what the women went through.

    It won’t change what happened to them and there’s going to be trauma there, but hopefully this helps with any healing going forward.


  • Yeah man… such a tragic loss. It completely blind sighted me. I came home from a night out and was winding down before bed. Opened BBC and I was hit with a giant black box that completely disorientated me. I thought they revamped the site only to read he had died in a car crash.

    It feels strange to be talking about Doctor Who or transfers or being sad that Tomiyasu has terminated his contract with the club.


  • I’m only halfway through Moffat/Capaldi’s 1st season and so I’m still kind of processing my thoughts. The change of tone is definitely something I struggled with the first time. And the doctor is like a rebellious, angsty teenager? Some of his choices and reasons make sense after the fact, like Mummy on the Orient Express. But, he continuously comes across as a jerk, especially to Clara. The Doctor has always been a jerk in some form, but he was always a softie at heart. It’s weird that he seems completely oblivious to certain things when he’s had thousands of years of experience and interaction with human kind.

    I think I can see the direction they were going with him. He’s meant to be the angry doctor (hence the Scottishness) and says what’s on his mind. But, I think that’s what came across as jarring when I first watched it. Every episode is basically some conflict, The Doctor being a dick, Clara gets upset, tells him he’s being a dick, some story later, Doctor still a dick, resolution with no real apology for his demeanor, and she forgets all the dickish-ness because he saved the day and thus justifies him being a dick. Rinse and repeat.

    I think the production and stories as well felt a little off. As you said, there are really strong ones like Listen and then the rest are just fairly okay. I remember not liking the Robot of Sherwood at all the first time I watched it. I think it’s still pretty weak for the 3rd episode into a new Doctor’s tenure. This time around I didn’t mind it as much, but I still feel like sub-par writing and show direction didn’t give Capaldi justice.

    I think that’s my current thoughts on my second watch, whilst trying to be as brief as possible without repeating myself.






  • I started to continue rewatching Dr. Who by myself and Peter Capaldi hasn’t felt quite as bad as I remember it 10 years or so ago.

    It was tough coming off the back of Matt Smith, but I felt the production dipped a little for me. I don’t think it’s as good as Tennant/Smith, I still think the show had started to dip by this point, but I think I appreciate it differently on a 2nd watch.






  • I also don’t feel strongly either way. But I do have a soft spot for him and want to see him succeed under us.

    I also agree that last season was a bit of an anomaly in that I don’t feel like we had a proper fully fit and firing squad due to injuries, uspensions and fatigue.

    Hopefully our new incoming players can help unlock the left side as well to try get the best out of him.