Thanks! It was definitely a relief to finally write all that. I'm just kind of boggled by how very little relation the fannish discourse has with the actual show that I watched.

It's like every fan faction has a different grudge against the Doctor. He's too perky or he's too dark or he didn't fawn over their favorite character enough or... just, argh. I thought there'd be more Doctor fans in Doctor Who fandom. I am still in that OMGSQUEE! stage and venturing out into DW fandom is like having a bucket of cold water thrown over all my happy thoughts.