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Been watching Doctor Who for many years. Thirteen is the Doctoriest Doctor. Also enjoy much other telly/movies. Currently on another attempt to get caught up with all the Skulduggery Pleasant novels. Often partake in a bit of Audible and love the graps.

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Symon @crayonsandspam.bsky.social · Oct 19

No plans today, so I thought I'd post a little thread about my Doccy Who journey over the years. As there have been quite a few of them. Kicking off with the earliest photos that I still have of me doing #DoctorWho things; Watching my 'big' Christmas present in 1985. And some Nan knitting!

Me watching The Five Doctors in a very Christmassy and very 80's living room.

Me proudly displaying a Dalek jumper, knitted by me Nan, featuring some very pixelly looking Daleks!

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Symon @crayonsandspam.bsky.social · 4d

Invasion aired Christmas 2005. However, 2026 will be the 20th anniversary of series 2, so your point still very much (and inevitably) applies.

Symon @crayonsandspam.bsky.social · 6d

If you see this, post four female characters you love.

Jodie Whittaker as the 13th Doctor in Doctor Who

Valkyrie Cain from the Skulduggery Pleasant novel series. Illustrated by PJ Holden for the graphic novel, Bad Magic.

Renee O'Connor as Gabrielle in Xena, Warrior Princess

Rachel Brosnahan as Midge Maisel in The Marvellous Mrs Maisel

Symon @crayonsandspam.bsky.social · 6d

Kelani Jordan doing the hand pose. Doctor Who casting incoming.

I mean, I'd watch it. 💕 #DoctorWho #WWE #WWENXT #WrestleSky

Ncuti Gatwa as the 15th Doctor in Doctor Who; WWE Wrestler, Kelani Jordan; Peter Capaldi as the 12th Doctor; Tom Baker as the 4th Doctor

Symon @crayonsandspam.bsky.social · 7d

Hi Disney! Now you're saving money from #DoctorWho, how about reversing a recent (and ludicrous) cancellation and give us another series of a show that was 100 times better the last 3 years of Who. #RenegadeNell

Alternatively, hey BBC. Let Sally Wainwright run Who with Louisa Harland as the Doctor!

a woman is smiling in a dark room with a window .

Alt: Louisa Harland as Nell Jackson in the TV series, "Renegade Nell".

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Symon @crayonsandspam.bsky.social · 7d

I'm largely meh at the prospect of more RTD #DoctorWho And considering where he left things at the end of season 2'ish, the chances that it won't be another self-indulgent celebration of his own era are likely slim.

But it's fine. 'Cos we'll still only be ¾'s of the way through series 12b by then!☺️

Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill as the Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz on the cover of the Big Finish production, "Vampire Weekend"

Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill as the Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz on the cover of the Big Finish production, "The Return of The Doctor".

Mandip Gill, Ammar Duffus and Jodie Whittaker as Yaz, Prince Phillip/John and the Thirteenth Doctor on the cover of the Big Finish production, "Lionesses in Winter".

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Symon @crayonsandspam.bsky.social · 14d

The potential stumbling block there is the law of diminishing returns. The more belts Mercedes gains, the more she'll need to lose. And if she does so in a relatively short space of time, or on an outright losing streak, the rub from beating her is gonna be less and less with each subsequent match.

Symon @crayonsandspam.bsky.social · 14d

For me, it's all about the payoff. If the endgame is Mercedes losing belt after belt and putting over women across all those promotions, that's awesome.

However, if the impetus is really just "X belts Mercedes", and she'll subsequently just vacate a bunch of titles... that'll be disappointing.

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Symon @crayonsandspam.bsky.social · 14d

I think the tizzy is all about how she drops them. If the endgame really is Mercedes losing belt after belt to women across all those promotions, then awesome. Job done!

However, if the impetus is only about "X belts Mercedes", and she'll subsequently just vacate a bunch of titles... Then tizzy.

Symon @crayonsandspam.bsky.social · 16d

Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.

Bruce Willis and Danny Aiello as Eddie Hawkins and Tommy Messina in the often misunderstood and genuinely brilliant "Hudson Hawk".

Symon @crayonsandspam.bsky.social · 21d

...think the Master works as a main character. At least not, for me. Sure, they're sometimes placed in a temporary anti-hero role (where there's another baddie at odds with their plans), but ultimately there's still gonna be a lot of innocent supporting characters killed, cos it's the Master.

Symon @crayonsandspam.bsky.social · 21d

I love the idea of Jacobi as the Master. And if he'd returned to the show in the role, I'd have been all for it.

That said though, I just can't get into his Big Finish stuff. Though that's not specifically his Master, I'm the same with Missy and Sacha's Master. And I love them too. But I don't...

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Symon @crayonsandspam.bsky.social · 23d

Thought so.

AEW and WWE will occasionally allow a guy to hit a move on a woman. But they make such a big deal out of it when it happens (as opposed to just treating it as two wrestlers wrestling), it feels like either company giving us proper indie style intergender bouts is still a long way off.

Symon @crayonsandspam.bsky.social · 23d

If it was only the women executing moves on guys, that's been an acceptable norm' for intergender matches in AEW/WWE for years.

But was this a "proper" intergender match, where anyone could be in the ring, regardless of gender? Or was it still officially men in/women out (and vice versa) rules?

Symon @crayonsandspam.bsky.social · 23d

That's fair. I'm a bit more cynical and probably a little glass half empty.

For me, having more women on the show, but still getting less time (or having to share that time with guys who already dominate the bulk of AEW programming) just feels like lip service.

Symon @crayonsandspam.bsky.social · 23d

Does this mean you're for more women's wrestling in AEW or against it? Genuine question, because Collision was sorta good and sorta bad.

On the up side, women were involved in three matches. But on the down, we only had one proper women's match, plus a 2 min squash and a mixed tag with four dudes.

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Symon @crayonsandspam.bsky.social · 23d

Wait, was the mixed tag proper back and forth intergender then?

Or are we talking the standard AEW/WWE model of the men can only wrestle men and the women can only wrestle women, by with a couple of token female to male moves included?

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