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From: solar penguin <solar.penguin@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Doctor Who S02 E05 The Story and the Engine
Date: Wed, 14 May 2025 19:35:28 -0000 (UTC)
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Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:

> The Doctor wrote:
>> 
>> Factions can be listed as
>> 
>> DW 1963-2017 everything after that is bogus
>> DW 1963-2017 and cancel DW
>> DW keep the Timeless Child
>> DW retcon the Timeless Child and cancel
>> DW retcon the Timeless Child and keep going
>> DW retcon the timeless child, remove RTD and get a new
>> showrunner
> 
> Keep all of Doctor Who... like the bits you like, ignore the
> bits that you don't like.
> 
> Why do some fans have to over-complicate everything?
> 
> Doctor Who as a television series over-writes itself as the show
> evolves... so it is what it is! It's a bit like a person with
> faults, you have to accept them as they are, warts and all.
> 

Exactly. In a show that’s lasted as long as Doctor Who, there
are bound to be some eras that are more disappointing than
others. It’s only natural. If some people aren’t prepared to
accept something as obvious as that, there’s no hope for them!


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solar penguin