open thread: Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
This Victorian-set episode is pure fan service, and a sop to those who’ve accused Steven Moffat of hating women. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Steven Moffat
Doctor Who blogging: “Hell Bent”
“Nothing’s sad till it’s over.” So Steven Moffat has just told us that nothing can ever be sad on his Doctor Who. Because nothing is ever goddamn over.
Doctor Who blogging: “The Zygon Inversion”
I feel like we have finally met Peter Capaldi’s Doctor for the first time. At last.
Doctor Who blogging: “Under the Lake”
I don’t recognize this show anymore.
Doctor Who blogging: “The Magician’s Apprentice”/“The Witch’s Familiar”
Doctor Who is now a meta representation of itself. The show has become its own T-shirt.
Doctor Who blogging: “Last Christmas”
Catching up ahead of the Series 9 debut…
Doctor Who blogging: “Death in Heaven”
Steven Moffat is now stealing plots from Ed Wood-esque parodies of science fiction. Because he just rewrote Chubby Rain.
Doctor Who blogging: “Dark Water”
None of this episode makes any damn sense at all.
Doctor Who blogging: “Kill the Moon”
And then there was the week when Doctor Who threw an MRA-esque tantrum about abortion.
Doctor Who blogging: “The Caretaker”
So this is my life now. Even Doctor Who has abandoned me. Forget escapism: there’s no escapism anymore. The escapism is happening over there, offscreen…
