#2, go on, tell us how promoting suicide is good for a kids tv show.

Why not follow your own advice and not pay any attention to the Trump show if you hate it? Hypocrite. If you can't ignore the trainwreck, then you shouldn't be throwing stones at others.

I actually like Doctor Who as a whole, although it's had terrible seasons sometimes, especially when the same production team stays too long. A show promoting suicide at Christmas time is definitely newsworthy and warrants discussion

"over a kids show."

For one thing, it's not a kids show. It was always a family show, with adult themes in it ever since the very first episode.

For another, even if it was a kid's show, so what? Why would you be cool with a kid's show encouraging depressed people to commit suicide (couched in a euphemistic sci fi metaphor, of course)?

And you're okay with telling kids to unalive themselves if they feel like they have nothing to live for. Cool.

"I read the capsule, it seems to me the woman kills herself to save the Earth, a noble act. Do you hate the Iron Giant and Jesus as well?'

I actually watched the episode. The woman (Joy) was clearly portrayed as lonely and depressed. She felt guilty about the fact she didn't get to see her mother in the hospital when she was dying of COVID.

I haven't read the version of christian mythology where Jesus had low self esteem and felt he had no purpose in life. Which book is that in?

#17- Minogue's character was not depressed or suicidal. She actually had a lot to live for and almost became the Doctor's companion, so she was actually sacrificing something.

#18- Sounds like you've never known anyone who was depressed or suicidal.

Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-01-01 03:46 PM | Reply | Flagged newsworthy by Corky

Something must have really triggered these guys to want to wish death on another person over a fantasy TV show

You're the one who needs help.

Encouraging depressed people to kill themselves is just hysterical, isn't it.

"Sentinels crusade against Russell T Davies is getting pretty hysterical alright."

The fact you think I'm on a "crusade" against someone simply for calling out some legitimately dodgy ---- says a lot more about you than anything else.

"How many threads is this complaining about Davies for you?"

Zero, actually. Davies didn't even write this episode, and I didn't bring him up.

But since you mentioned it, how many threads is this where you jumped to the defense of the white male show runners who refuse to move on and let younger and more diverse people produce the show? It's literally been the same three white guys in charge of the show for the past 20 years.

"so stop watching! what is wrong with you?"

The irony is totally lost on this one.

You still watch the Trump show, even though it got bad a long time ago. So STFU. If you don't like Doctor Who threads, don't watch them!