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From: The Last Doctor <mike@xenocyte.com>
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Subject: Re: Fans Are COMPLETELY GIVING UP ON Doctor Who- Here's Why.
Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 06:25:04 -0000 (UTC)
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On 22/05/2025 04:48, Tim Merrigan wrote:
>On 5/21/2025 3:19 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:
>> Russell T. Davies and Ncuti Gatwa have really killed all interest in Doctor
>> Who at this juncture with all they've done. Gone are the Tom Baker and
>> William Hartnel fans.
>> 
>> https://youtu.be/niwLCQKh1o0?si=B1EMvLTcDTRl8dx0
>> 
>
>Hartnel is before my time, but I'm a Tom Baker (and Jon Pertwee) fan, 
>and I have no problem with Ncuti Gatwa, or Jodie Whittaker, for that 
>matter.  And the Timeless Child is just a plot device and very unlikely 
>to be retconed.

Speaking as a fan for whom Hartnell was not before my time (though
 admittedly barely) I 100% concur.

I'm not particularly fond of the show leaning so heavily into unashamed
 fantasy

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There’s no point in being grown up if you can’t act a little childish
 sometimes.