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Nov 19, 2013 01:16

Moffat defends himself, though in not quite so many words, against accusations of misogyny.
Moffat's female characters are empty vessels defined only by their relationship to the Doctor: Amy the childhood friend, River Song the brave-faced but pining on-off wife, Clara Oswin the mystery to be solved ( Read more... )

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kalorlo November 19 2013, 19:08:34 UTC
Dr Elizabeth Klein is on the radio Doctor Who right now... She's an antagonist companion. I got the impression that Lucy Miller had far more of her own life than New Who companions. That was still Doctor Who. They disagreed with him more (and more seriously) too.

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hnpcc December 1 2013, 11:34:54 UTC
I found this article summed up part of it for me:

http://www.newstatesman.com/lifestyle/2013/06/i-was-manic-pixie-dream-girl

The Doctor has become the ultimate soulful brooding hero in need of a Manic Pixie Dream Girl to save him from the vortex of self-pity usually brought on by the death, disappearance or alternate-universe-abandonment of the last girl.

Apparently my last comment loaded anonomously (teh fuck LJ?!) so I'm trying again. Hopefully the slightly longer analysis got through because I need to go to bed and I'll have to wait till tomorrow to try it again if it didn't!!

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