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pointy-ears-pointy-beards · 3 months

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#not to be insane on your post but i cant stop thinkin about the parallels between their characters #theyre both sort of outsiders to their own communities goodsir because of his kind nature and childlike wonder and silna because of her #connection to the spirit and role of shaman. they never seem to fully fit in #but theyre both still so dedicated to their duties like... goodsir cant stop trying to care for the crew no matter how bad it gets because #thats his job as a (not) doctor he cant even kill himself before making sure silna is safe and crozier has things (presumably) under control #silna takes on the role of shaman and that responsibility before she was ready because she saw the harm the tuunbaq caused and she wanted #to help. she spent the whole show trying to do her duty for her people and trying to figure out what to do with the crew because she didnt #want to hurt anyone #like neither of them knew what to do or how to fix things but they were both so kind and motivated by empathy and it never occurred to them #to NOT try and help because that would be against their very nature. but. there was nothing either of them could do.#goodsir could never save the crew from their fate #silna would never be able to master communicating with the tuunbaq and guiding it in a way that would resolve peacefully in such a short #amount of time and with out her father to continue to guide and teach her #theyre just. nice parallels of kind people who feel duty to their people but are doomed by the narrative no matter what choices they make.

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pointy-ears-pointy-beards · 5 months

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genuinely if you fell off at some point early in Moffat or Chibnall's run and don't want to slog through a bunch of stuff you don't think you'll enjoy here are some recommendations:

if you dropped off during the Matt Smith years then I'd recommend giving Peter Capaldi a shot. The writing is not always 100% but Capaldi is outstanding in the role. A couple of standalone ep highlights are Flatline, Listen & Mummy on the Orient Express. Heaven Sent is also excellent but a bit more arc heavy.

If you've seen some Capaldi before but didn't finish, I'd recommend picking up again with season 10. Moffat's final season, Twelfth Doctor + Bill Potts + Michelle Gomez as the Master. It's a run of very solid standalone eps w minimal story arc. Also Bill is a lesbian and she's great. Some good standalone eps are Smile, Thin Ice and Oxygen.

If you never watched any Chibnall who, you can jump straight in with Jodie Whittaker's first episode. completely new TARDIS team and very different vibes from Moffat who. A couple of highlights would be Rose, Demons of the Punjab, The Witchfinders, & Fugitive of the Judoon.

if you found Chibnall's early seasons boring, you might find Flux a lot more vibrant & dynamic. it's a six-part story arc featuring Yasmin Khan and new companion Dan Lewis. it's got sontarans, weeping angels, a whole species of furry dog people, AND bunch of really neat new supporting characters.

& also if you liked Flux I'd also warmly recommend the Near Year's special that came immediately after it, Eve of the Daleks, which is a GENUINE blast.

hope this is of use to someone!! it's like 10 years of TV to slog through at this point and some of it is uhhh u know but there's a lot of really good stuff in there that's worth checking out.

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pointy-ears-pointy-beards · 5 months

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