this is very silly but i do get nervous when i see chibnall fans interacting with me just because i know a good number of chibnall fans with decent reach in the fandom really don't like me. like anyone is welcome to interact of course, but my takes on doctor who can be really polarizing, especially to chibnall era fans, and this has been a dealbreaker for entire groups of people.

probably at this point what it is is that i really do want to talk about the stuff that meant something to me, especially thirteen and yaz, but i honestly don't think chibnall era as a whole was very well executed. and the negative aspects cut deeper because some of the era really meant something to me. and i don't think it would be right to not criticize it, and that is personal on some level, but i also find criticism fun to an extent-- it scratches a similar itch to academia for me, but that's not how a lot of people want to engage.

and i am very much going to post critical takes on chibnall era, and i have the kind of autism where i'm not very good at making my phrasing less direct/blunt. nor do i think i should have to be honestly when stating my opinions, especially on my own blog, but i also know i can come off abrasive. (i promise i really really like good faith discussion!)