• toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    doctor who vs doctor who in a nutshell.

    if you know rtd, please don’t suggest a plot involving the doctor in a nut shell. because i’m pretty sure it’s already on the schedule

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      I always thought it fell into one of a few categories:

      • fixing the timeline someone else screwed up
      • minor changes won’t matter because the timeline corrects itself
      • fixed points that just flat out can’t be changed

      But unless it was a “fixed point” he basically would do what he wanted, and most of the time it was the tardis that sent home somewhere to stick his nose in things.

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        “fixed point”

        part of what makes DW so good imo is the control that the writers get over the entirety of existence. need a new star actor? regeneration! need to explain a plot hole? fixed point! need to destroy the universe again? daleks!

        it’s always been a back-and-forth show. some people really hate the new series, and some people really hate the old one. it’s all so funny, and it’s probably a lot of fun to write these shows knowing you’re inevitably going to infuriate some cute group of nerds somewhere