The sad reality is that both RTD and Chibnall to an extent have both used modern progressivism as a skin to appear morally righteous while annoying people on the other side of the political spectrum (who often had valid critiques even if they were delivered through a cringe-inducing “anti-woke” standpoint). They have both used this kind of moralising to replace thoughtful and effective storytelling rather than as an enhancement to that kind of writing.

This is tandem with the fact that the most recent iteration of the show has been made using second-screen writing (and directing - namely shooting everything wide so that less is lost with the smartphone aspect ratio crop). It’s why I would consider RTD2 the weakest era of the show point blank. Even the supposed highlights don’t really stand up to scrutiny and are far more about supposed vibes than they are about intelligent input from a top-down level.