How is Doctor Who not meaningful now? I mean, I get that to hate Moffat you have to be watching with very different priorities to me, but still, this is just plain wrong.
In the last series alone, we had:
Deep Breath, a reflection on how we deal with change and the importance of seeing past people’s veils and masks. It also delves into the question of what sort of person the Doctor is, a question that does not have a simple answer.
Robot of Sherwood, a discussion of the significance of heroism and stories, and how people interact with them.
Listen, a beautiful look at fear and it’s place in our lives, as well as how we can deal with it by using it as a strength. This idea of weaknesses and strengths not being mutually exclusive is explored at other times during the series, most prominently in Clara’s arc.
Kill the Moon, in which we see the process of making a difficult decision, and the importance of emotional support during those times.
Mummy on the Orient Express, which is about forgiveness, self reflection, addiction and reckless abandon.
Dark Water/Death in Heaven, which is about so many things; friendship, love, forgiveness, hate, the effort required to make a relationship work, identity, self reflection and heroism, just to name a few.
That’s not all the episodes, but I don’t need to list every single meaningful moment of all of Moffat’s Doctor Who to show that it is still incredibly meaningful and incredibly important. If you can’t see that, try checking out my meta tag where I discuss all of this at great length, and give Julia’s tag a read as well because she also spends a lot of time talking about meaningful things in Moffat’s Who.
I get that I’m not going to change your mind on liking Moffat, because taste is a thing, and that’s fine. But it would be really nice if you and people like you would stop posting blatantly incorrect things just because the show isn’t quite your cup of tea anymore.
