I guess it wouldn't help to say that I can't stand Eleven and think Amy to be the blandest character (and actress) in recent Who history. But I guess that's why I usually stick to lurking. To be fair, I haven't read Sandman, which a lot of people consider some of Gaiman's best stuff, but his willingness to flaunt his white, male privilege isn't exactly causing me to make me rush to read it. Yeah, I've noticed how the majority of DW fans have embraced Moffat Who and apparently wear rose-tinted goggles as far as the show's concerned. I've been doing quite well avoiding them. *g*
Not sure if you're familiar with some of the statements he's made regarding (the portrayal of) women--in short, he's a misogynistic, sizeist douchebag--but it does explain so much. :/ Which makes the 180 from the female characters of Sally Sparrow & River Song in series 4 to the female characters of Moffat Who even more baffling. (Like how is Sparrow so much more compelling and developed in the ONE episode she's in than Amy Pond who's had more than an entire series?) I mean, holding those kind of notions, you're eventually going to run into some problems, but why are they showing up now and so glaringly? Question marks all around. Am curious to know your thoughts on how River Song's been treated--both as a character and by Eleven.
No, we haven't crossed paths on the Internet before. I've seen you briefly on LJ from some fandom in some way and subscribed to your DW in a similar fashion here. :)
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Not sure if you're familiar with some of the statements he's made regarding (the portrayal of) women--in short, he's a misogynistic, sizeist douchebag--but it does explain so much. :/ Which makes the 180 from the female characters of Sally Sparrow & River Song in series 4 to the female characters of Moffat Who even more baffling. (Like how is Sparrow so much more compelling and developed in the ONE episode she's in than Amy Pond who's had more than an entire series?) I mean, holding those kind of notions, you're eventually going to run into some problems, but why are they showing up now and so glaringly? Question marks all around. Am curious to know your thoughts on how River Song's been treated--both as a character and by Eleven.
No, we haven't crossed paths on the Internet before. I've seen you briefly on LJ from some fandom in some way and subscribed to your DW in a similar fashion here. :)