Nodding to all of this. I'd opted out to tuning into this new series after seeing the previous one and not liking the way the writing was going at all (i.e. NOWHERE), but I ended up catching the premiere and actually liked it since it finally seemed like it was getting out of that heavy-handed rut it dug for itself (and the masochistic side of me wanted to see how Moffat was going to fuck up). But after The Doctor's Wife, which I did not enjoy (I'm not a Gaiman fan), I kind of gave up, thinking, hey, at least, I gave it another shot that it did not deserve. Unfortunately, BBC America does reruns of the new eps all the time, and seeing it on TV would save me the bother of downloading, so I sat and watched the two-parter. UGH. They really have a special talent for making Doctor Who that boring. And being pregnant against your will is fucking HORRIFIC. I hate that Moffat's using the pregnancy trope, and I know he's going to treat it badly.

And another resounding YES to your observations on The Rebel Flesh.

Also, thanks for giving me access to your DW! I'm still not sure what to do content-wise with this DW, and a journal as empty as mine is pretty disconcerting, so I appreciate it!