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I had the misfortune to spend time reading the Doctor Who Forum this morning.

So apparently the Tenth Doctor is this devious manipulative supervillain who uses his evil flirting powers to mind-control his helpless companions, especially Poor Tragic Martha, whom he emotionally abuses but then forces (using his Evil Manipulative Flirting Power) to continuously come crawling back to him? And Brave Heroic MADE OF AWESOME Martha (FTW!!11!) is entirely blameless because she was helpless against the power of Pure True Unrequited Love (that started about two days after she met the guy) and she couldn't have just um... left? if she didn't like the situation because she was in the thrall of the Doctor's manipulative emotionally abusive flirting?

You know, the kind of manipulative where he tells her a dozen times that he's not into her romantically, that she can leave any time, and that he thanks her and appreciates her assistance and friendship? HE'S SO AWFUL! SHE IS HELPLESS TO RESIST! (But this helplessness does nothing to take away from her AMAZING POWER OF AWESOME.)

Oh, and the Doctor's not an oblivious alien--he's purposely cruel! He compares Martha to Rose and uses unrequited love as a metaphor simply because HE WANTS TO WATCH MARTHA SUFFER. That sadist! Really the whole show is about him DESTROYING THE SELF-ESTEEM of everyone he encounters. All that stuff about him inspiring those he meets to help themselves and become better people? Total red herring! The real story is his EVIL SADISTIC ANNIHILATION OF POOR MARTHA'S FRAGILE PSYCHE.


I have to say, I am highly amused that after the obligatory MADE OF AWESOME Mary Sue introductory episode, Martha's entire role on Torchwood consisted of random background medical exposition (and the most uncomfortably awkward kiss in the history of EVER). I expect more of the same on Doctor Who (minus the kiss), and look forward to watching the crazy people rant and gnash their teeth at how RTD is shattering their delicate psyches by not making every single episode consist entirely of the Doctor reciting a list of AWESOME things Martha has done while groveling and licking her AWESOME boots, while she smirks AWESOMELY and has um AWESOME lesbian sex with, apparently, Tosh. With Donna in the background slapping the Doctor at least three times an episode to remind the audience that he's a bad, bad man.


PS: Apologies to the new people who've friended me recently. I had to write something wanky to make up for all the nauseatingly positive stuff I've been posting lately.

PPS: I don't intend to imply that all Martha fans are crazy. Only the crazy ones.


[Cross-posted to InsaneJournal]

I know this already making the rounds within fandom, but for anyone who's managed to miss it, you really must read this: apparently a huge amount of the wank that's gone on in Harry Potter fandom for the past few years was all caused by one batshit insane fan and her zillion sockpuppets. I was over here (barely) participating in Spike fandom, yet even I remember a bunch of this stuff happening. Crazy to see that it all ties together like this.

It's quite a fascinating study in human social interaction--almost a guide on how to manipulate people and play on their biases in order to gain social power. Very much worth reading, even just to recognize the signs and avoid such people in the future.

10zlaine, you'll find it quite interesting.

( personal/tmi )


In other news, now that I've had a good night's sleep and washed off the ickiness of the Hartford train station, I've decided that going to Hartford wasn't a mistake after all. I mean, you know, it was PIG. And ... yeah.

Now I'm trying to decide--should I go to San Francisco and LA, or should I try for the three Texas dates, Austin, Dallas, and Houston? I want to go to the ones that'll have better crowds. I'm leaning toward SF and LA, but those guys I hung with in Florida might be going to the Texas ones, in which case it would be fun to have traveling partners. And then, should I go to the final show in Nashville, too? I'm tempted, but it's on a Thursday, meaning I'd have to take two vacation days. Argh. I'm going to wait and see.