Joe Harker

I wish we had more films that showed us what comes after the “And they lived happily ever after” moment. I remember seeing Revolutionary Road (often described as “if Jack and Rose from Titanic survived and settled down”) and loving the portrayal of the prefect relationship falling apart.

There are more films that are trying to have a go at this and I’m glad, it sets them apart from the wishy-washy stuff we normally get.

I’m glad Futurama ended on a high note. I still think it was great though there were a few wobbly bits near the end. It will be very fondly remembered.

I’m sure the Simpsons will be fondly remembered too, but I think it has gone on too long and when it inevitably ends (it must end one day) it will be remembered as the one that stuck around a bit too long.

Loved your writing.

I’d recommend you read up to Volume 7 of the comics. If you don’t want spoilers then I’d advise you not to read Volume 8 yet; even though it is one of the best ones they’ve done.

Sorry for the late response, Season 3 starts to deviate from the comics a bit more than Seasons 1 & 2. The end of Season 3 would take you to about volume 7/8. They’ve basically done most of the things that happen in the first compendium.

Actually if I remember correctly Martha was attracted to the Doctor for quite a while. She significantly improved in my eyes once she stopped fancying him.

In fact I think Martha is the reason the Doctor is so glad to just have a friend I.e. Donna, who didn’t fancy him at all.

Given your response on this, I’d like to see you write something about Irene Adler’s portrayal on Sherlock.

I’d say most female characters raison d’être is to save the Doctor because they’re “the most important woman in the Doctor’s life” and he needs them (for now, just wait until the next female companion).

Amy is especially abhorrent in her treatment of her fiancée (who has been relegated to the ‘other man’ in her life) since she treats him dismissively, stares at the Doctor while he is getting changed, doesn’t want Rory to travel with her (justifying it because he won’t even know she’s gone off with another man), asks the Doctor for a quickie THE NIGHT BEFORE HER WEDDING, acts all grumpy when Rory does travel with them and after a whole load of other stuff leaves him because she can’t have his kids (even though he’d rather be with her and no kids than have kids with someone else.

Why are we expected to like her? Because she’s pretty and is the Doctor’s companion, which makes her exempt from being a bad person apparently.

Endless sexism? I’m not sure if I’d call it that. I think the companions (well Amy and Clara anyway) have been idealised (and objectified a bit) versions of women that get away with all kinds of rubbish and we’re supposed to like then for it because the writer loves his own creations more than the existing main character.

I’m thinking the writers don’t know how to write female characters without making them very Mary Sue-ish. If you had to ask me for my favourite companions of New Who I’d say Mickey and Rory. They were competent but knew their limits. They got to do things important to the plot without it being all about them.

What do you think Moffat does that is endlessly sexist? I’m interested to know.

Oh you mean World War Z where he played WHO Doctor? Given recent developments I find this hilarious. Somebody there must have been in on the joke and I want to know who it was.