Moral misdirection, cancel culture, perspective shifts, ‘male feminism’, weaponised incompetence, theatrical pacing, generational differences, interlocked bullying, & much more are explored in this discussion of Steven Moffat’s 2024 TV series. (00:00:00) Expectations (00:06:20) Genesis of the story (00:22:04) Padding & elongation (00:30:37) Cliffhangers & perspective shifts (00:32:35) Attitudes towards Moffat (00:43:02) Morgan & geekdom (00:52:44) Toby & feminism (01:04:33) Douglas & morality (01:10:55) Daughter Claudia (01:16:40) Cancellation misdirection (01:21:01) Moffat & cancel culture (01:26:16) Timeliness & generational differences (01:35:06) Self-deprecation & nullification (01:43:22) Moffat tropes (01:47:35) Morality, cancel culture, weaponisation (01:55:05) Bullying (02:01:37) Social media (02:04:50) Incompetence + Madeline’s ending (02:19:36) Audience takeaways (02:22:11) ‘Equal rights’ (02:27:48) Theatricality & form (02:31:19) Aesthetics (02:34:13) The cast (02:38:40) What’s next… Continue reading →