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We need a new term to differentiate Current nuwho from 2000s nuwho. It's postmodern who now

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The Winter Solstice celebration in the Hewn City was one of my fav moments from the book... mostly because Nesta got to leverage her Very Particular Set of Skills that she had been made to hone since she was a child.

I wish I had seen more of that (and courtly intrigue in general), so I took some wild detours from canon. I thought it would be lovely if Lucien taught Nesta Autumn Court dances while Mor taught her Night Court dances while Cassian taught her traditional Illyrian dances for reasons. (I also swapped waltzing for Latin-style dances for the Autumn Court, but kept it ballroom for the toffs. The Night Court can keep their waltzes.) Bonus for Cassian dancing because I can't stop, won't stop.

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Crescent City Week: Day 5! The Archeron girlies (loudly) binge some TV, while Ruhn and the Bat Boys unknowingly have some thoughts in common

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Are casual viewers aware that both the 12th and 14th doctors subconsciously chose their face because of Donna Noble. She's got an absolute chokehold on that alien's psyche.

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If you make $15 an hour, don't be mad that fast food workers are making the same as you. Be mad that a parking space is making almost double.

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Fourteen's just hanging out with the Mott-Temple-Nobles, sipping tea and leisurely debating gardening plans when the whomp-whomp of another Tardis sounds.

They all turn to see Fifteen's Tardis materialize. The door flies open, Fifteen pokes his head out.

"HEAL BETTER!" He yells before slamming the door and materializes away.

Everyone blinks.

"More tea?" Sylvia asks.

It's a typical Tuesday.

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"we need more traumatized characters/characters with ptsd and/or who are abuse victims portrayed realistically with symptoms that Arent cute and soft and pretty!" you guys couldnt even handle lapis lazuli

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the doctor who fandom rn

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Ruby Sunday really is just Rose Tyler and Clara Oswald mashed together

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oh yeah 33 fostered babies. ruby sunday is the 33rd modern doctor who companion. I don't think it means much more but it's a nice detail i noticed.

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the fact that they chose the new companion's name to be "Ruby Sunday" is hilarious to me because as an American every time I hear or read it all I can think of is this

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I know i'm insane for this BUT CMON NOW???

Untraceable parents??? The Doctor not going after the lady to find out who she is?

If 15 knew how much finding out Ruby's mom meant, then surely he would've gone after her to at least get a glimpse, right?????

I mean...he did went back in time to take pictures of Bill's mom

SO WHY NOT DO THE SAME WITH RUBY'S MOM???

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Doctor Who Christmas Special: Weirdly the most accurate portrayal of social work I've ever seen on TV

Every time I see a social worker or foster carer on TV it's like I'm looking into an alternate universe. Every soap and crime show, and pretty much every other programme is set in a world where the Children Act doesn't exist and where their version of social services is completely unrecognisable.

But, social work in Doctor Who is apparently not that different from the real world. I've been that social worker rushing around to place a child on Christmas Eve, and I've certainly grabbed the wrong sized clothes in a hurry or turned up at a carer's with nothing at all.

Lulubelle is Section 20. Her mother has voluntarily worked with social services for her baby to go into care because she's struggling, and because her family is complicated and not willing or able to support her. How often do we see TV shows actually understanding the law? Or showing that most parents who come into contact with social services are overwhelmed and trying to make the best decisions for their children, even though their own family didn't give them the tools the need to do that? It's also implied that the social worker would have placed Lulubelle with a family member if that was an option. They even showed the social worker giving the foster carer a pile of paperwork, arranging for contact between mother and baby to support them to bond, and hoping that plans could be made for baby to return to her mother's care soon!

Carla was amazing. I've met both versions of her a million times. The best foster carers are wonderful, but there are others who aren't there for the right reasons and you leave knowing the child is safe but wishing they were with someone who was more enthusiastic about caring for them.

Ruby's story was so poignant too. Adoption is the best possible outcome for some children, and lots of adopted children grow up feeling loved and wanted and have a wonderful life. But for many adopted children there is still a loss and trauma there, especially when they haven't been supported to understand their life story and why their biological parents weren't able to care for them.

If a show about a time traveller and baby eating goblins can manage a realistic portrayal of social work then it's clear everyone else needs to do much better.

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I think the ‘you have the biggest family in the world’ , ‘I have no one’ conversation broke me so much was because I just remembered Sarah Jane’s line to the Doctor (Ten I’m guessing) that was something like ‘you’ve got the biggest family on earth’

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Oh, is that who I am now? Well, it was never that far from the surface, mate.

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I love their friendship 💙💙

cutouts

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“Tag. You’re it” being 13 last words VS 14/15/The Toymaker playing "catch the ball" can be so, so personal ...