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Burn
I'm not happy they've chosen to do this.
What's the point of it? Because they can?
My biggest reason for not liking this is simple. I'm tired of gender and/or race swapping. It's pure laziness.
I've read so many comments online today, how great it is, how it's another step for women.
You know what was a big step for female actors? When they created Romana. She was The Doctors equal. The writers created a whole new character. And she was great.
And when they wanted to change The Master up, they didn't swap his gender, they created a new character, The Rani.
Imagine the outcry if they brought Romana back, not as Romana, but a male called Roman.
Somewhere along the way DW lost it's originality and pioneering. It's become less sci-fi and more social statement. The declining ratings demonstrate that many people aren't impressed.
I won't stop watching, I'll gladly give the next season a watch, and I have faith that they've cast well, what I REALLY hope though is they give her great stories. Less social statement, more sci-fi.
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