Doctor Who: Why Does Everyone Hate Steven Moffat?

Tumblr has been annoying me recently. I have seen some people complaining about Steven Moffat, and while I agree that he is annoying, I think people are unfair to him and blindly hate him for some reason. Why? I really have no idea. I saw someone saying something like "Hey, remember in the Russell T. Davies era when they didn't have special effects so they had to rely on plot???"  WHAT? I don't understand. Was this person saying that the plot in Moffat's era is somehow inferior to the plot in Davies' era? Sure, personal opinion, but I disagree. I feel like people say that Steven Moffat's plots are bad when what they really mean is that they're complicated.

People also talk about " plot holes". They say that Moffat's era is full of them, and sure, there are some.But seriously, how can people not realize that there are just as many, if not more, in Davies' era? And, you can't blame writers for plot holes, really. It's impossible to be perfect. Also, a plot hole is something that is either inconsistent or unexplained in the plot. It is not a point in the story that you personally don't like or personally don't understand.

I have also seen people say that Steven Moffat is sexist. I really don't see how he is, honestly. Some people say that all the women are all the same or that the female companions are just "flirty sidekicks". First of all, I disagree about all the women being the same. Amy, River and Clara (the three main women in Moffat's era) all have different personalities. Amy and River are perhaps quite similar, but they are kind of related. Also, two people can have slightly similar personalities. There is nothing wrong with that. As for Clara, she is very different from Amy, in my opinion, and even more different from River. As for the three of them being "flirty sidekicks" I don't think this is a fair point. River flirts with the Doctor because they love each other. Amy flirts with the Doctor because that is kind of her personality. I don't see Clara as being very flirty. Anyway, in Davies era, both Martha and Rose flirt with the doctor. And what is wrong with being flirty? No one hates Jack Harkness.

Another reason why people might hate Steven Moffat so much is because of something I call the "it was better before'  way of looking at things. I can totally understand people who feel this way. If you've been watching a TV show for a while, and you really like it, you might start to think of it as being better than it actually is. You would be really excited for new episodes to come out. but when they do, you are disappointed. You expected something better. You decide that the show is going down hill. It was so much better before. Or, in some other cases, people are so attached to the TV show or whatever, that they feel it can't possibly get better, so obviously it will get worse. I feel like this is why some people hate The Lord of the Rings movies when they like the books. Or hate the later books in a series. Sure, your perfectly entitled to your own opinions, but I try not to be blinded by my love for a fandom. When the new season of Doctor Who comes out, I am going to keep an open mind.
So, in conclusion, while I know that people can have their own opinions, I do not hate Steven Moffat. I think he is a great writer. Here is a link talking about plot holes in Doctor Who.

Divergent Factions and Enneagram

Enneagram Type:	Most Likely to Be:	Least Likely to Be:
1	Erudite, Candor	Dauntless
2	Abnegation, Amity	Dauntless
3	Dauntless, Candor	Abnegation, Amity
4	Amity	Candor
5	Erudite	Abnegation, Dauntless, Candor
6	Candor, Amity	Dauntless
7	Dauntless	Amity
8	Dauntless, Erudite	Abnegation, Amity
9	Abnegation, Amity, Candor	Dauntless

Star Trek

I watched Star Trek and Star Trek: Into Darkness. I really liked them. It was kind of annoying that there were basically no female characters with personalities. But almost everything is like that. Maybe I should watch the older Star Trek stuff. It was cool seeing Benedict Cumberbatch playing a different character. He made a good villain.

Hogwarts Houses Edit Thingy

I made a chart with several fandoms placing one character from each fandom into each Hogwarts house.

I didn't include Divergent, The Fault in Our Stars and a few other fandoms because I simply could not find a main character in each of the Hogwarts houses.

Doctor Who Hogwarts Chart

I made this chart that puts Doctor Who characters into Hogwarts houses.

The Book Thief Movie

I watched The Book Thief! It was really good. Sophie Nélisse was amazing as Liesel. I was a bit disappointed that Death didn't play as big of a part as it did in the book, but really that's to be expected. It was almost totally perfect. The plot was changed slightly, but again, I really don't mind that much. I liked the book better of course, but I always do.

That's all I'm going to say because I hate writing reviews.

Book Quotes #1

This is going to be the first in a series of posts containing random quotes from books.


"I've seen so many young men over the years who think they're running at other young men. They are not. They are running at me."
- The Book Thief

“The future will be what it will, and fretting about it will only make your fears more likely to come true.”
- The Inheritance Cycle

“Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.”
- Divergent

“It's strange because sometimes, I read a book, and I think I am the people in the book.”
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower

"A small fact: You are going to die."
- The Book Thief

“The marks humans leave are too often scars.”
- The Fault in Our Stars

“Stupid people are dangerous.”
- The Hunger Games

"Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it."
- Harry Potter

“I think that if I ever have kids, and they are upset, I won't tell them that people are starving in China or anything like that because it wouldn't change the fact that they were upset. And even if somebody else has it much worse, that doesn't really change the fact that you have what you have.”
- The Perks of Being a Wallfower

“It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.”
- The Lord of the Rings

“You cannot learn what you are made of if you rely on anyone or anything else to help you.”
- The Inheritance Cycle

“It was books that made me feel that perhaps I wasn't completely alone."
- The Infernal Devices

“My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations.”
- The Fault in Our Stars

"If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals."
- Harry Potter

“Destroying things is much easier than making them.”
- The Hunger Games

“Sometimes people use thought to not participate in life.”
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower

City of Heavenly Fire Review

I didn't expect it to end the way it did, but I liked the ending. I honestly expected Magnus to die, but I'm really glad he didn't. What happened to Simon is really sad, though.

This book made me like both Isabelle and Alec more. Also, it made Malec one of my OTPs again. It kind of stopped being one for a while.

About Jordan and Maia: I understand why Jordan had to die, but I wish he'd died a little later on in the book. I never really shipped Jordan and Maia. I kind of pretended to (I even kind of convinced myself I did) but... I never really cared that much about their relationship. I didn't really mind Maia deciding to break up with Jordan, whereas when Magnus broke up with Alec I was really annoyed.

So, yeah. That's it. I can't wait for Dark Artifices. I really started to like Emma in City of Heavenly Fire.

The Fault in Our Stars Movie

So I went to see The Fault in Our Stars today and I have a headache from crying. The movie was amazing. It is literally exactly like the book. It's probably the best book to movie adaptation I've ever seen. If you complain that they changed things from the book I will not take you seriously. You could not ask for a more perfect adaption.
I am so sorry that I'm terrible at writing reviews.

The Deathly Hallows #2

A question that I have asked myself for a while is, if I had the choice, which of the Deathly Hallows would I choose? To tell the truth, I would never really want any of them. I have never wanted to have great power, so the Elder wand really doesn't appeal to me. No one very close to me has died (I'm lucky so far) so I don't have any need for the resurrection stone, and I honestly wouldn't be that into the Invisibility Cloak. I mean, sure, it would be fun to play pranks and walk around without anyone able to see me, but I don't know, there are lots of things I'd much rather have. I guess I'd say that I would pick the Cloak (and not because it's the right choice in the story). I would choose the Cloak because, out of all of them, it seems the most interesting to me.
Just for fun, I've created a list of some characters from some of the fandoms I am in and made a guess as to which of the Deathly Hallows each would choose. I made a post like this before including characters from Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, The Hunger Games, Percy Jackson and Divergent. This post includes some of my other fandoms.

The Mortal Instruments:
Clary: Cloak
Jace: Wand
Simon: Cloak
Isabelle: Stone
Alec: Wand
Magnus: Wand
Jocelyn: Cloak
Valentine: Wand
Luke: Cloak
Sebastian: Wand
Maia: Cloak
Jordan: Cloak
Raphael: Wand
Tessa: Stone
Will: Cloak
Jem: Cloak
Sophie: Cloak
Charlotte: Cloak
Henry: Cloak
Jessamine: Stone
Gideon: Cloak
Gabriel: Wand
Cecily: Wand
Nate: Wand
Mortmain: Wand

The Kane Chronicles:
Carter: Cloak
Sadie: Wand
Zia: Stone
Walt: Cloak


The Lunar Chronicles:
Cinder: Stone
Scarlet: Stone
Kai: Cloak
Wolf: Cloak
Thorne: Wand
Levana: Wand
Erland: Stone
Iko: Wand
Cress: Cloak
Winter: Cloak


Inheritance Cycle:
Eragon: Stone
Roran: Wand
Brom: Wand
Oromis: Cloak
Murtagh: Wand
Nasuada: Wand
Arya: Cloak
Orik: Wand
Galbatorix: Wand
Elva: Cloak
Angela: Cloak

BBC Sherlock:
Sherlock: Wand
John: Stone
Mary: Wand
Irene: Wand
Mrs. Hudson: Cloak
Mycroft: Wand
Moriarty: Wand
Magnussen: Wand
Molly: Cloak
Lestrade: Cloak

Doctor Who:
The Doctor: Cloak
Rose: Stone
Jackie: Stone
Mickey: Stone
Jack: Cloak
Martha: Cloak
The Master: Wand
Donna: Cloak
Wilfred: Cloak
Amy: Cloak
Rory: Cloak
River: Wand
Madam Kovarian: Wand

Cats

My Opinion: The Top 25 Awesomest Characters #6

I've written five "Top 25 Favourite Characters" lists before, as it changes often. Here are the links to my first five:

My Opinion: The Top 25 Awesomest Book Characters

My Opinion: The Top 25 Awesomest Book Characters #2

My Opinion: The Top 25 Awesomest Book Characters #3

My Opinion: The Top 25 Awesomest Characters #4

My Opinion: The Top 25 Awesomest Characters #5


25. Suzy Turquoise Blue from Keys to the Kingdom
24. June Iparis from Legend
23. Sadie Kane from The Kane Chronicles
22. Jem Carstairs from The Infernal Devices
21. Ender Wiggin from Ender's Game
20. Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit
19. Tris Prior from Divergent 
18. Amy Pond from Doctor Who
17. Tessa Gray from The Infernal Devices
16. Frank Zhang from The Heroes of Olympus
15. Eowyn from The Lord of the Rings
14. Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games
13. Hazel Levesque from The Heroes of Olympus
12. Will Herondale from The Infernal Devices 
11. Rose Tyler from Doctor Who
10. Neville Longbottom from Harry Potter
9. John Watson from Sherlock BBC 
8. Annabeth Chase from Percy Jackson
7. Hermione Granger from Harry Potter
6. Percy Jackson from Percy Jackson
5. Albus Dumbledore from Harry Potter
4. Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings
3. Luna Lovegood from Harry Potter
2. Sherlock Holmes from BBC Sherlock 
1. The Doctor from Doctor Who