Big news in the Whoniverse!!!!

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Steven Moffat is stepping down as showrunner, to be replace by Chris Chibnall.

Moffat is all:



And I’m mostly like:

Because Moffat’s era as showrunner of Doctor Who caused me to have a rather drastic decline in feeling of connection with the show and he made a lot of choices I hated.

But then I remember that I actually REALLY LIKED series 9.  I don’t know what changed, but Moffat finally seemed to be reining in a number of his problems as showrunner and putting together a great season that made me feel excited about Doctor Who again. So of course now he’s leaving.  And the new showrunner will be Chris Chibnall, whose Whoniverse writing career is a mixed bag.  (He’s written a few DW and Torchwood eps I truly loved, but also several I thought kinda stunk.)  So now I’m like:

Still, on the balance I’m definitely happy with this news.  Change is in the DNA of Doctor Who.  Moffat was an excellent writer of individual episodes who in my opinion was not nearly as good as a showrunner.  Perhaps Chibnall will turn out to be a so-so writer of individual episodes who will shine when put in charge.  Time (Lords) will tell.

So, friends,



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