I just watched that episode and my, it really had everything that I dislike about Moffat’s writing.
- Characters of colour introduced for no reason except to kill them off to make white characters’ predicaments more dramatic
- Evil woman flirting with the Doctor
- A joke about bisexuality
- Two transphobic jokes (one just wouldn’t be enough)
- Using important women from history as a punchline
- Character brought back from the dead, no big deal, no one cares because it’s such a common occurrence
- The Doctor being about to die and THAT’s a big deal even though this happens, like, every week
- Unnecessary sexualisation of anything a woman can possibly do (”Traps are my flirting”) that also diminishes the impact of women’s behaviour (I guess Missy trapping people is no big deal?)
- Everyone in the universe’s motivation is entirely about the Doctor
Also everyone is wearing black now, when did that become a thing? Someone needs to introduce these characters to colour.
And in spite of a lot of scene changes and different characters, not much actually happened. I guess the Doctor kills children now, if they don’t meet his moral standards.
- C
Hi, I hate to sound ignorant, but whilst watching last nights episode and enjoying an almost good storyline in for what seems forever, I missed the Moffat rubbishness. Could someone please recap me on the bisexual + transphobic jokes, along with the women from history punchline?
Now I’ve read this I’m really disappointed because I thought we were finally getting some good doctor who, but I totally agree with all your other points
Hi!
They were all throwaway lines so they were easy to miss.
The bisexual joke was when Clara made a joke about how Jane Austen was a great kisser (which is also emphasising Jane Austen’s imagined kiss with a companion over her actual accomplishments).
The transphobic jokes were Missy’s “when the Doctor was a little girl” joke and the later comment about the snake guy being a “man in a dress”.
- C