Shel

@shel

The Transsexual Chofetz Chaim

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Mutant, librarian, poet, union rabble rouser, dog, Ashkenazi Jewish. Neuroweird, bodyweird, mostly sleepy.

I write about transformative justice, community, love, Judaism, Neurodivergence, mental health, Disability, geography, rivers, labor, and libraries; through poetry, opinionated essays, and short fiction.

I review Schoolhouse Rock! songs at @PropagandaRock

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Shel @shel12/15/2023, 9:21 PM

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Shel @shel12/15/2023, 9:10 PM

Watching the first episode of Doctor Who Series 5 because I haven’t revisited it since I first watched it as a teenager and wow none of this feels the same as an adult this is sooooo uncomfortable. The first thing the eleventh doctor immediately upon existing is being entitled and bossy to a little girl and making her cook food for him that he yells at her for being terrible. Ooof

Shel @shel12/15/2023, 9:12 PM

The first thing he does to save the day is snitch to the space cops (heroically)

Shel @shel12/15/2023, 9:21 PM

Wow all this “the universe is cracked the pandorica is open silence will fall” shit is so dumb lmfao wow it’s terrible it’s not good writing at all

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mint @mintexists12/15/2023, 9:13 PM

yeaa.. I started rewatching it from there at a friend's recommendation and like wow he's kinda an asshole! At least he didn't try to (spoilers rot13) shpx Nzl cbaq when she wanted to kiss him

Shel @shel12/15/2023, 9:31 PM

It’s stupid writing that she tries to

mint @mintexists12/16/2023, 1:55 AM

agreed

Pendell @pendell12/15/2023, 9:27 PM

I always took it as extreme post-regenerative jitters. But yes not the best characterization to introduce the guy with.

Fallible @fallible-things12/15/2023, 9:27 PM

I'm currently trying to watch Day of the Doctor and Heaven Sent on recommendation by friends and... I cannot. there's so many little moffat-isms that just get in the way for me. and large moffat-isms too.

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mint @mintexists12/15/2023, 9:23 PM

have u watched the hbomberguy video on why Sherlock is awful? It goes in a bit on some of Dr. Who stuff

Shel @shel12/15/2023, 9:29 PM

Ohhhh yes

Pendell @pendell12/15/2023, 9:26 PM

The foreshadowing feels a lot less cool when you know the resolution is some Dumb Bullshit that exploits grandfather paradoxes to recurse infinitely so that Moffat doesn't actually have to explain anything.

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