#can we talk about this (noun) for a moment? because THIS (SAME NOUN). (white dude #1) has never been able to (transitive verb) his (plural noun). he’s (sad adjective); he’s (sadder adjective). he (verb)ed all his life and now (white dude #2) has (transitive verb)ed his (noun) and…
Reasons I’m sick of Tumblr.
| — | The Doctor, “The Power of Three” (via daxxglax) |
you don’t know pain or agony until you’ve lost to the same boss fight more than 3 times
and then you have the unskippable cutscene dialogue memorized, so you start repeating it in a mocking, angry voice
A Town Called Mercy v.s. The Doctor’s Daughter
A GREAT EXAMPLE OF MOFFAT’S INCREDIBLE SHOW RUINING SKILLS
… Okay, I don’t defend Moffat’s show-writing abilities much, but:
- This episode was written by Toby Whithouse and directed by Saul Metzstein. Neither of which are Moffat.
- These parallels (or, really, lack-there-of) are purposeful. It’s not discontinuity based on bad writing. It’s showing the dark path the Doctor’s going down. He’s meant to be waving about a gun and throwing the other doctor over the barrier, because he’s losing his sense of morality, patience, everything, really. He’s tired. He’s broken. He’s guilt-ridden and drowning in his own self-hatred, so much so that he genuinely doesn’t know. It’s not bad writing - it’s character development.
THANK YOU.
