Office by Alex Penny
how many times are you supposed to do it?
i hate matt smiths hair in his face he looks like hes twelve
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Okay, so it’s simplistic to say that Steven Moffat can only write one kind of man and one kind of woman (although it is, I reckon, perfectly reasonable shorthand for the fact that he thinks gender predetermines a huge number of character traits).
But poring through paperwork reports, I’ve found a hilarious example of his approach to creating different characters.
Remember in Matt Smith’s first episode, we meet Rory, but also meet Jeff? Amy’s mate - the Doctor borrows his laptop to save the world.
On broadcast, it looks like he’s meant to be a fit best mate, an additional obstacle in Rory believing he’s good enough for Amy. But that’s just casting - that’s us responding to the faces of Rory and Jeff in their social contexts.
So how do these characters differ in the script? How are they described to emphasise what kinds of men they are?
Well.
Rory is “young, good looking”.
Jeff is “good looking, young”.
CROL
One
two
three
four
I declare
a time war.
#five
#six
Nine,
Ten,
Eleven,
Twelve.
The Doctor died,
and Silence Fell
Twelve,
Eleven,
Ten,
Nine.
Here he goes,
back in time.
Eight,
Seven,
Six,
Five
Saving
Everybody’s lives
Four,
Three,
Two,
One
Grab her hand
And whisper “Run.”
(via gogettergirl)
My friend is saying Donna was bitchy and annoying and I really just wanna show her how many people think Donna was amazing.
Donna was fantastic.
I loved Martha so much that I held off on watching Donna’s series for a long, long time….
Donna Noble: The Best Companion. I mean, I realize that other people have their favorites, but I’m sorry (I’m not sorry) they’re wrong. I love everything about Donna, and she totally got shafted in her post-doctor life, and I hope people will continue to write Donna fix-its so she gets to live the million happily ever afters that are befitting of her magnificence.
THIS WEEK’S DOCTOR WHO WAS BRILLIANT!!!!! Did you know that Rory’s dad is Arthur Weasley? Did you know that Doctor Who is the best show on television? Did you know that this episode was written by the guy who wrote the Silurian episodes last season? DOCTOR WHO!!!!!!!!
(Source: soufflesarecool)
I already knew from the trailer that Rupert Graves was going to be in this episode so I made sure the butler was standing by with a tray of smelling salts and a stiff gin, but unfortunately the trailer hadn’t prepared me for John Riddell’s accent. Is anything more entertaining than the self-aware inclusion of a character who speaks in the accent and syntax of an Edwardian douchebag adventurer? I don’t thinks so. — from Hello, Tailor: Doctor Who 7x02: Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
POSTSCRIPT: I HOPE EVERYONE NOTICED & APPRECIATED HOW RIDDELL SAID “SHAN’T” INSTEAD OF “WON’T” IN THIS SCENE. Also, the fact that the Doctor apparently ducked out of a double-date and/or foursome with Riddell and two dancers… by saying that he had to pop out for some liquorice.
THISSSS. Except I thought that a dowager was a widow, not a dancer. BUT MOSTLY THISSSSS.
(Source: exterminatingangels)
[DOCTOR WHO SPOILERS AHEAD]
Submitted by holycheeseandcrackers
Right, so, anyone who follows me knows that I am Not A Moffat Fan.
I have absolutely no expectations or high-hopes for the new season of Doctor Who, (he’s put me right off Sherlock, I probably won’t even watch the new season of that), and to be honest, I am exhausted with pointing out his poor writing, his use of queers as punch-lines or to ‘sex things up a bit’ and his horrendous portrayal of women. Not to mention the fact that he has utterly destroyed a show that was a part of my childhood, hugely important to me, and influenced my further explorations into fantasy and sci-fi. I have made and reblogged countless posts about how disappointed and angry I am, and at this stage I really just feel like ignoring everything until someone more competent replaces him.
I can remember the exact moment that I realised how bad the writing in Doctor Who had become:
“I don’t get it, one minute she wants to marry you, the next minute she wants to kill you!”
“She’s been brainwashed, it probably makes sense to her. Plus, she’s a woman. Oh, shut up!”
That scene was like two slaps in the face for me. First I am told that the Doctor (my Doctor) now considers my sex to be irrational and over-emotional. Then, after that, I am told that I am not allowed to complain about this. I am not allowed to say anything. I am told “Oh, shut up!” in manner which suggests that if I protest, I clearly just don’t have a sense of humour.
By the Doctor. The Doctor said that. I can’t even imagine 10 or 9 saying anything like that. It was like the Doctor had become Moffat’s mouth-piece.
After that scene, I literally just sat there, practically in shock, going Oh, wow. That one cut deep. Oh wow that was bad.
So when I watched Asylum of The Daleks, I couldn’t even be bothered. I could not. Even. Be. Bothered. I watched as the pointless, nonsensical plot meandered along, not even able to gather the strength to wonder
- Why the hell there are suddenly shitloads of Daleks,
- Why the Doctor has a new nickname (The Predator) that is also apparently age-old that we’ve never heard of,
- How Skaro has magically appeared again,
- Why Moffat thinks we all have the attention span of five-year-olds (a continuing theme)which means he has to break up an important couple off-screen and then BOOM reunite them in the same episode before it even sinks in and we can actually Give A Fuck (Again, a continuing theme – Moffat, I am not going to Give A Fuck about Mels if you cram her down my throat in a montage, and then shoot her, and then have her be River Song all in the space of ten minutes),
- Why Amy’s only concern with the whole children thing is ‘oooh poor Rory’ and not ‘actually I was trapped by a freaky cult and forced to give birth against my will so yeah, no, won’t be doing that again’ – Seriously, when she said “I can’t have children” I IMMEDIATELY assumed she meant that it would be mentally too traumatic for her.
- Why the hell Moffat thinks he can smugly claim that he represents queers in the show when he keeps pulling shit like “I went through a phase” and then has the character say that they only mentioned their girl-on-girl experience because they’re flirting.
- How the fuck Rory thinks that it is healthy, and not at all passive-aggressive to say “I love you more! We both know it!”. Seriously, that is some fucking Mr. Nice Guy TM behaviour right there. I previously liked Rory, though he had his flaws (e.g. his constant inability to trust Amy when it came to the Doctor), but that was a disturbing insight into the way his mind works. He clearly ‘keeps score’ of the things they both do for each other, and that is just wrong. 2,000 years, Rory? You weren’t ASKED to wait. You didn’t HAVE to. But now you’re going to hold that over Amy’s head as Proof I Love You More And You Can Never Top That forever? After everything Amy has been through? Jesus.
- Plus there was the weird implication that if Amy did love Rory less, that means she has less love in her for the Daleks to erase. So if she can’t love Mr. Super Perfect Rory, she can’t love anyone? What about her family, her friends? Get over yourself, Rory.
- So many other things. Too many other things.
And to be honest, I wasn’t even going to bother complaining about it. I am just shit sick of Moffat, and his failure to listen to any criticism whatsoever, and his brushing off of the concerns of the show’s fans.
But then something happened that has made me very angry, and I feel the need to share.
I basically haven’t had any real interest in this show since we found out how River Song spends eternity, which is happily also addressed in this post, and since watching Sherlock and having 8 zillion issues with it. But mostly this whole thing just makes me sad on behalf of all the female Doctor Who fans out there. And especially that whip-smart 11-year-old.
I will probably still watch both Dr Who and Sherlock, but goddamn. My era of over-investment in both is over. I actually love the idea of Amy and the 11th Doctor, but the way they both turn into little wooden Moffat!puppets at the wost moments has ruined everything that they could have been.
MY NEW CRACKPOT THEORY: Canton Everett Delaware III’s son is Agent Phil Coulson of SHIELD. Canton’s the bio-dad; his partner’s name is Coulson. So Phil ended up with one dad’s hairline (and dress sense…) and the other dad’s surname. The reason why Agent Phil Coulson is so good at dealing with weird shit is that he fucking grew up with it. Because don’t tell me that Canton wasn’t recruited by SHIELD as soon as he got fired from the FBI. He helped a bunch of time-travelers deal with an alien invasion, stood up to the President of the United States, and did it all without batting an eyelid. CLEARLY PHIL COULSON’S PERPETUAL, FAINTLY-SMILING CALM IS A GENETIC TRAIT.
(Source: space-bees)
HEADCANON ACCEPTED.
No Moffat
No Gatiss
*sob*
YOU CAN’T DO THAT TO RORY.
Yes
Yes
Yes
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*evil laugh* Is a SNAP, VINDICATED premature? come on Moffat, don’t fail me on the only time I will love you unreservedly. #sorry yes I still hate rory #except i’m not sorry at all #SNAP VINDICATED
(via hellotailor)
