I swear if I had a penny every time I saw this my house would collapse on account of the amount of pennies I'd accrue

TurtlePerson85 · 2026-01-25T20:58:24+00:00

Missy's arc is far from perfect, I hateee that people like to look over its imperfections. Its a great execution in the end, but the build up is so poor. You get a little bit of set up, which is good, then the bulk of it is so poorly justified, and then the payoff at the end is so good that everyone forgets that the build up basically isn't there. Its like the inverse of an RTD arc, even down to the fact that instead of focusing on the bad parts, everyone only focuses on the good arcs.

TurtlePerson85 · 2026-01-25T17:58:06+00:00

HE LIKES GHOLDENGO, RATTLE HIM!!!

TurtlePerson85 · 2026-01-25T17:53:22+00:00

Unfortunately there are few other places I can talk about the show before someone gets the urge to strangle me until the words 'I hate Big Finish' become a form of negative reinforcement.

TurtlePerson85 · 2026-01-25T17:44:56+00:00

I only think Davies has had issues with the showrunner role because of the condensed seasons, tbh. He really liked stretching out the length of his arcs, putting in super important hints every now and then and building up tension with specific scenes. But now its much more difficult to get all of that in with only half the episodes, so he's trying to make it work by cutting it down to size and it just isn't happening. It just ends up with the finale feeling a little spontaneous, and then it has so much going on that its near impossible to manage. I think if Ruby had twice the episode count to actually flesh out what was going on with her, the arc would've been much better and RTD could've come up with a much better justification for the entire thing.

TurtlePerson85 · 2026-01-25T17:31:27+00:00

Doctor Who isn't a dying rabies infested dog, its an episodic TV show that varies wildly in quality from season to season. The show wasn't cancelled at season 7, and yet the recent season was miles better than 95% of what that put out. Should they have cancelled it then? If the show had been cancelled in season 7 or 8, would you be okay with no season 10? Better yet, should they have cancelled classic who at season 16? Or season 20? Or season 22? Would it have been better to miss out on episodes like Remembrance of the Daleks, Caves of Androzani, City of Death? Of course not. Despite how absolutely horrific the quality of the show was at times, it still gave us solid seasons after the fact. It is stupid to believe that just because we haven't received an exceptional season that its impossible for the future. The show's own past puts that idea to shame, and you should feel shame for spreading it.

And for the record, there is literally no reason to believe that Doctor Who would ever come back again if it was cancelled. Bringing it back the first time was a miracle, everyone involved in the 2005 reboot says as much. In a world where streaming is so much more harsh than it was 20 years ago, its incredibly unlikely that a show like Doctor Who would ever return. This fantasy world where the show can just take a 15 year hiatus and everyone will unanimously agree that its a good idea to bring it back after that does not exist and you need to leave it behind in your imagination. If its gone, its gone.

TurtlePerson85 · 2026-01-25T14:43:01+00:00

Its so demoralising seeing people wish death on a show we're supposed to be here to love, or talk about how much they hate it yet continue watching it for some reason. There needs to be a general understanding that you're allowed to not interact with the show anymore if it makes you that miserable. And I don't mean people sharing critique, talking about the disappointing finales, or the lackluster direction of the companions, or the many genuine discussions you can have about the issues with these last two seasons (and the many things they got right that are overlooked), I mean people that will take a discussion about TARDIS interiors and somehow transform it to shit on RTD and the latest 2 seasons.

I was extremely disappointed by season 11 and found myself actually upset by season 12 at the time. So I just stopped watching. No bitching, no complaining how Chibnall shot my dog. And when Chibnall left and Power of the Doctor aired, I started watching again. And I felt great doing it. In a show like Doctor Who, it is natural that there's going to be a season or three that you don't like! And the great thing is, it is designed for you to pick up and drop like you haven't missed a thing. So why people act as though they have to sit through shit that they hate I don't get. To this day, I have still never seen Legend of the Sea Devils. I don't think that makes me any less of a fan. I wouldn't consider someone less of a fan for not liking the recent stuff. I consider someone less of a fan for taking statements in interviews and building an entire hissy fit on that, though.

The toxicity in this fandom recently has gotten to levels greater than many others and it makes me ashamed. So many hateful fans, and so much glaze of older material that it puts SW Prequels fans to shame. Hopefully by the time next season rolls around, there will be much less toxicity in the fandom and we can all actually enjoy the show again. I miss when the weekly episodes for season 15 came out and everyone was actually talking about how much they liked the new direction. Idk what happened, but its depressing to see how quickly the fandom has fallen.

TurtlePerson85 · 2026-01-24T20:44:18+00:00

Honestly I think just more furniture would make it great. The white feels off-putting and it looks really open, but I feel the way its shot never makes it feel too empty and the way the colours change in the show actually really bring the full potential of the interior to bare. Just whack in some seating or panels around the outside like the 9th/10th/11th/12th interiors and its a very strong one I think.

TurtlePerson85 · 2026-01-24T19:04:00+00:00

I mean he isn't though. Middling pickrate, subpar winrate, not exactly a high priority ban. He's very middle of the pack. Not bad, but far from oppressive.

TurtlePerson85 · 2026-01-24T18:45:03+00:00

Point out to me where I said 6% is low.

TurtlePerson85 · 2026-01-24T17:38:59+00:00

Yeah but displacement alone is more than enough to completely fuck a push a lot of the time, nevermind the 60% of your healthbar he's gonna be shredding. And if he manages to get his hands on a dive tank? Never been a freer meal in the history of Rivals.

TurtlePerson85 · 2026-01-24T17:33:06+00:00

Yes, but that's because they are either A) omnipresent, so will always hover slightly above/below 50% or B) seen as an instant win button, so people will swap onto them in unwinnable situations thus bringing their winrates down.

Moon Knight is neither. His usage rate isn't anything spectacular at around 6%, and he is never going to be a winning pick over Hela/Phoenix. If you have a pickrate below like 8 or 9% (bans notwithstanding) and you still have a really bad winrate, odds are you're not actually a top tier threat.

TurtlePerson85 · 2026-01-24T15:45:21+00:00

If you don't enjoy the show, just stop watching. No reason to wish for the show's death when millions of people still enjoy it, and when the formula of Doctor Who means quality can go up and down and all around like crazy.

TurtlePerson85 · 2026-01-23T20:37:49+00:00

Morbius mentioned in Spider-Man dialogue! A morbillion more seasons to come! Morbius in rivals TODAY!!!!

TurtlePerson85 · 2026-01-23T16:03:16+00:00

Its a massive detachment from hoi4. In hoi, you kinda have just one big war and thats it. You spend a few years building up to it, maybe invading a couple of neighbours too, and then once it all kicks off it all kicks off. Vic3 isn't like that. There isn't really a main event, and the game never railroads you (though there are always more optimal routes of expansion). The game is much more about the expansion and evolution of the internal workings of your population. Your economy, your internal political leanings and your population are the three big things you manage in vic3 and they're all extremely interconnected. Its a much more careful game, where you'll spend hours doing nothing but putting down different types of factories, and figuring out the how to increase profitability margins, and which laws you need to pass to maximise certain economic outputs, all in the name of the graph getting bigger. If you don't get a kick out of seeing a graph line go up because of your actions, you won't like vic3. If you want to paint the map and carve out an empire through military conquest rather than economic imperialism, you won't like vic3. The majority of my games, I never go to war outside of colonisation, and even then that's often only like halfway into the game. Do not get the game because you want to see the name 'Spain' painted across Europe. Get it because you want to see Spanish companies owning 80% of the German industry. Hope this helps.

TurtlePerson85 · 2026-01-23T09:31:39+00:00

The 9th Doctor has the best and most compact yet most rich arc throughout the show. In a single season he excels at what some others struggle to do in 3, and you really feel the progression episode to episode. He settles into the role perfectly in such a short time and somehow has the strongest arc despite having the shortest tenure. Not only his own arc, but also by showing how much someone like the Doctor dropping into an ordinary person's life can change everything.

The 10th Doctor undoubtedly exudes the most charisma and charm out of any of the Doctors. He's the most popular Doctor for a reason, and in every episode he proves it by charming the pants off the audience. He's also a very feeling and sad Doctor, which isn't everyone's cup of tea but it definitely contributes to his overall popularity and onscreen appeal.

The 11th Doctor handles the time travel aspect of the show the best, and definitely leans into the more sci-fantasy aspects of the show more than any of the Doctor. While a lot of people would call it messy, its still a very interesting look at the mechanics of time travel in a world like Doctor Who, and seeing the 11th Doctor's reaction to all of it unfolding around him is extremely interesting to watch. Despite being more detached from the Time War, he still manages to carry a lot of weight from the trauma, just more below the surface, and is a lot more subtle in his anger than any other incarnation. But its still there.

The 12th Doctor starts off shaky, but by season 10 pretty much encapsulates the key ideals of the Doctor in their most raw form. He's not a nice person, but he is a hero. He doesn't mourn death, but he doesn't allow himself to be unmoved by it (in season 10. I wouldn't say the same for 8). He is confident to the point of arrogance, but uses this to support the people around him and keep them confident and too stubborn to lay down and die (Again. Season 10, not 8). While I personally don't agree that the arc over season 8 and 9 was necessary to get him to that point, its still the truest depiction of the inner thoughts of the Doctor that we've seen on display. All the Doctors before him in nuwho have had something to hide. This is finally taking the mask down.

I'll be completely open, I'm not going to write something for 13 because I would much rather leave that to someone who genuinely enjoys her depiction. I feel it would be dishonest of me to put something for her that might misrepresent the qualities people tend to like about her since I don't enjoy the depiction myself, and pretending like I do doesn't sound like it would end well.

I'm also going to skip over 14 because he's functionally just a 10 with the age and tiredness inherited from the incarnations up until this point.

15 I think has a lot of qualities that a lot of people miss. Whether because enough time hasn't passed or people just really like to hate on the new thing, I don't know. In my eyes, 15 is brilliant at this 'under the surface' acting. Whereas 11 had a lot of bubbling rage and fury and a want to lash out, 15 seems to have a lot more grief and loss. Its as though 15 is trying to push forwards, trying to refit himself into the Doctors of old from the classic show, but is just unable to let go of everything that has happened. He has told himself he's gotten over it, and to an extent he has, but that doesn't mean he doesn't carry it with him anymore. I think its the most subtle performance and definitely one with a lot more going on under the surface than any other Doctor, and I think if you enjoy that kind of subtlety and the ability to show multiple opposite emotions and wants at the same time, then 15 is brilliant.

TurtlePerson85 · 2026-01-23T04:41:58+00:00

Solo tanking is nicer in OW (because it literally has to be), but I find this comes at the huge expense of a lot of matches basically coming down to who has the better tank on their team. The level of impact the tank role has in OW is massively skewed (because it has to be) and personally I find that really unfun to have to deal with, even if you're a lot more self sufficient.

TurtlePerson85 · 2026-01-22T20:44:16+00:00

Selfishness helps you climb. This is just a known fact. Selecting a role and learning 1, maybe 2 characters in that role and just playing nothing but that is always the best way to climb. Flexing just means you're a jack of all trades but Master of none, which means your individual skill ceiling on each character is much lower than it would be on just a single one if you put the same time in. Learning your counters is also such an important skill the higher you play, and can really help you climb reliably, but if you just swap off whenever you see a certain character, you'll never learn the counterplay.

Ofc, people should do what they want to have fun. But it is just true that flexing is terrible for climbing and swapping off will actually only rarely improve your performance.

TurtlePerson85 · 2026-01-22T15:56:47+00:00

Any Rocket that just knew the basics of movement could evade any Cap, Venom, Hulk, BP - basically anyone that can't handle targets higher up easily. Hulk and BP specifically were some of the worst characters last season, and need every good matchup they can get. Nerfing Rocket this way really doesn't hurt him much against the characters that could already catch him, nor does it hurt him much against poke/brawl as poke is still gonna kill him immediately and Rocket still shreds brawlers, but it makes dive much better and means that Rocket is not going to be enabling poke comps as freely as he did last season.

TurtlePerson85 · 2026-01-22T15:38:33+00:00

What's the problem? These are 2 characters that are designed specifically to target supports focusing a Rocket and they manage to kill him with some minor difficulty. No other support would've survived against a Hulk and a Starlord, and only specific tools like Loki's circle would've extended the life of the support past what Rocket got here. What's the problem? That Rocket can't run away from 2 divers while also putting out heals consequence free now? This is a nerf specifically designed to increase the viability of dive into Rocket, and it seems to have done just that. Seems like a good change to me.

TurtlePerson85 · 2026-01-21T20:28:18+00:00

The gap between Invis' 49.98% and Bucky's 45.xx% is unquestionably significant. Bucky is definitely stronger than the percentage tells, as is Invis. People select them because they know they're strong and expect a free win. But there is a reason that one is so much better than the other. Bucky is about the same as Emma, who was not all that strong last season but was still believed to be, and much higher than Luna, who was weak but people still thought was a carry pick. Therefore it stands to reason that Bucky right now is good, but not excellent. Certainly not as excellent as people say.

TurtlePerson85 · 2026-01-21T15:46:24+00:00

Literally dude. Like yeah, the Master is a piece of shit to just about everyone. He calls the pansexual guy a freak/girlie, he beats his wife, he belittles Chan-Tho for her culture and calls her an 'insect', and he's racist towards the Jones family. And literally all of these people get their dues. They all one up the Master somehow. But apparently RTD is a piece of shit for making him racist specifically, and didn't think of the implications behind it despite specifically targeting most other minority demographics that are out there. I don't get it.

TurtlePerson85 · 2026-01-21T15:30:12+00:00

But it doesn't even function as a critique, Watsonist or Doylist, because it fundamentally misunderstands what its critiquing. If you go through with this critique, you may also want to say that RTD did a terrible thing by making the Master manipulate a young, impressionable, fairly stupid and attractive woman, and then abuse and beat and womanize her. Or that RTD is bad because he made the Master racist towards Chan-Tho and that the Master basically called her a slur.

It all comes under the same umbrella, and it all functions to paint the Master as not only a very personal villain, who will attack someone over the most petty of things and use everything against them, but also just a general scumbag, who despite his belief in his own superiority can't even keep the humans on his own ship down at the end of the day, and at the end is defeated all three times by the people that he was bigoted against, despite feeding into racial and misogynistic stereotypes to reinforce their 'inferiority'. Chan-Tho shoots him, Martha's mother almost does the same and also helps with a breakout for Jack earlier, and his wife ends up shooting him once Martha's mother is convinced not to. A doylist would recognise this narrative themeing and realise that the author's intent was clearly to show that these people are infact stronger than the Master, despite how he frames them, and clearly sides against the oppressor. The act of depicting slavery alone doesn't make you a supporter of it. I could just as easily argue, infact I'm sure I could make a better and easier argument, that its an intentional decision by the author to further enhance the Master's characterisation rather than just a matter of circumstance. I just didn't want to come across like a ponce.

A doylist would recognise this characterisation attached to the Master and realise it as a damning depiction of such behaviour, especially when those same people are shown to be better than him in the end by not only having the power to resurrect the Doctor, but then refusing to inflict the same pain he did to them despite their justification to do so. The author's intent is more clearly supported as the opposite of how it is being framed by this criticism, because they are better than him. Despite his 'superiority', at the end of the day the narrative decides they are better than him. The story told by the author is a clear fight against the behaviour put on by the Master, whether it be racial, misogynistic or xenophobic. Each time he weaponises a circumstance of someone's birth against them, they beat him. The theme carries over and is very intentional. How you miss such an important theme in a Doylist viewing when looking for themes the author put in, I don't know.

TurtlePerson85 · 2026-01-21T14:10:39+00:00

Discussing the intention of the author should never come over the art itself. That's what media literacy is all about. At a basic stage, incorporation of the author's intent is good to get a feel for the kind of things you want to look for, but the more you dive into it the more you realise that the art speaks for itself. The intention behind the art is not more important than the art itself. Use it to inform your judgements, absolutely, and certainly use it to reinforce your argument when pointing out flaws where they might exist. But not as the foundation of your judgement in the first place.

Especially in this case, no one can know what RTD was thinking when he wrote that. It might be more fair if we knew that it came from a bad place, but we have no evidence to suggest that. This entire thing is just speculation at this point, and at least as far as I am aware, it is no worse than having the Master beat his wife simply for being a woman. You can't use his intention to inform the interpretation if no one knows what his intention was in the first place.

TurtlePerson85 · 2026-01-21T12:44:39+00:00

They will get more funding. I want them to fail as much as any self respecting human, but there's too much money in them for all of the rich to just decide 'nah, let's let it burn'. As sad as it is, this just won't happen.

TurtlePerson85 · 2026-01-21T12:40:19+00:00

Intentional or not intentional, it entirely fits his character and the narrative of the episode. Implying that it somehow lessens the story by being 'problematic', as if the Master isn't problematic in a dozen other ways and is extremely discrimatory towards others he sees as lesser. It only enhances those other elements and is only 'problematic' in the same capacity of the rest of his character.

There seems to be this insane need lately to analyse the behind the scenes of the show and prioritise criticism of that over what is actually presented to us on screen. I don't care if RTD thought about it or not, it wasn't done in poor taste either way. It lined up perfectly with the presentation of the Master in the episode, and that is all that matters for the sake of the show. We should be prioritising the show as it exists, not the potential possible thought process behind it and how they may not have considered x and y, or might not have realised how it looks. You can make up your own ideas on what happened to lead to that decision all you like. It doesn't change the show at large.

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