Doctor Who: The Caretaker (spoilers, rants)

[mme_hardy]

So. We have:

• A paternal figure and a boyfriend fighting over a woman, with the men's conflict as the center of the plot.
• An older man trying to direct a younger woman's love toward a proxy for himself.
• A black man being demoted by an authority figure from an intellectual role to a physical role.
• Repeatedly.
• THE MILITARY IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT THIS SEASON. REALLY.
• The Doctor going way beyond the line in being an asshole. Way beyond.
• Goddamned Paradise.
• Again.

On the plus side we have:

• Several good laugh lines.
• Chris Addison being evil.

To summarize, in my household we kept shouting "This is really badly written!" at the screen.

Shape up, show.
 

Comments

[muccamukk]

I know that continuity isn't really a thing on this show, but if they're going to pretend that UNIT, the Brig and Martha and all the other soldier-scientists that the Doctor genuinely loved (for sixty years and across generations in one case) never existed, I'd like some kind of memo before hand.

Also, the whole soldier plot is UNBELIEVABLY STUPID.

[bostorus.livejournal.com]

> A black man being demoted by an authority figure from an intellectual role to a physical role.

This. Ugh. I wonder if it plays better in the UK?