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Discussions about Doctor Who & many other shows, most recently It's a Sin. Notes, sources, & YouTube versions linked at www.whocares.fun
How does Steven Moffat’s ‘interview’ with an ‘AI’ play into technological themes explored across his work? We dive into humanity, tailored e...
It all comes tumbling down. Finality. Normativity. Literalism. How did Ncuti Gatwa’s last episode reconfigure the past and future of the sho...
Character-lite episodes. Penultimate suspense. Companion characterisation. Gods and science. Was this episode worthy of a wish? (00:00:00) W...
'The kind of episode you should never do a sequel to'. Continuing mining, drama avoidance, gun storytelling, script development…was The Well...
New storytelling, ghostwriter mythos, dialogue density, clipshow climaxes, different approaches to gods...how does The Story & the Engin...
UNIT politics, grifting, didactic Doctor, conspiracy confusion, youth movements, valuing the ordinary, conventional heroism...who is Lucky D...
Torture, honey, morality, physicality, camp, regression, edginess… there’s lots to discuss in Juno Dawson’s Eurovision episode of the 2025 s...
Pantheon rules, companion dynamics, rhymes with the past, fandom commentary, liminal nights, aesthetic choices, dodgy lyrics — we discuss al...
The #GetBelindaHome arc, companion dynamics, new aesthetics, mechanical pathos, and the looming future of the show — we discuss that, and mu...
How did characters develop in the 2024 season? Promises of novelty, universe expansions and contractions, character conflict, audience relat...
Digital ghosts, emotional logic, character regression, James Bond, four-point stars — how does Steven Moffat's fiftieth episode of Doctor Wh...
Moral misdirection, cancel culture, perspective shifts, ‘male feminism’, weaponised incompetence, theatrical pacing, generational difference...
Investing significance. RTD finales. Whistles. Ropes. Spoons. Dogs. What story did the finale tell? (00:00:00) Preserving 73 Yards’ mysterie...
Content generation. Penultimate pacing. Spoiler culture. Characters arcs & mystery boxes. Villain visuals. Time Window meanings. What st...
New writers! What's that like? Evoking past eras, generational nostalgia, romance pacing, valorising tradition, iconic characters, 'real Doc...
Is this an unprecedented kind of story? What does the ending say, & what does it avoid saying? How well does the Doctor-lite majority of...
Does 73 Yards present a new RTD approach, uncluttered from the old? Does nightmare logic suit the show? What do we project onto the episode’...
How does Boom measure up to past Moffat episodes? What’s confronted, and what’s evaded, in the story? What does the episode say about faith,...
What's new and different about the RTD2 approach? What does a post-Giggle Doctor Who look like? When is a chord not a chord? What does a 'tw...
How is this era being differentiated from those prior? How is music telling the story? What’s new about this Doctor’s characterisation? What...
How has RTD relaunched Doctor Who? How has he remixed and rejigged the previous eras of the show? How to sell the magic of Who? How do the a...
Was the regeneration satisfying? What’s a Doctorverse? How is the show reorienting to fantasy? Why do people feel so differently about the b...
Doctor-Donna genesis, lyrical lovesickness, character regressions, vindictive villainy, musical escalation, Racnoss drowning, Christmas imag...
Anniversary expectations, aesthetic foundations, timeless parallels, equine verisimilitude, character servicing & more are explored in a...
Maker of Toys. Recasting actors. Character crossovers. Chaotic rewrites. Scuppered returns. Script archaeology. Fandom reassessments. The 19...
RTD’s second reign begins. New characterisations, layered resolutions, focal perspectives, conversations with other eras, new & old aest...
What divides comedy and sincerity? When is a skit not a skit? How did Destination: Skaro lead to fandom crossing wires? Why did the 14th Doc...
Fire, technology, and knowledge beyond understanding. Horror, humanity, and forming a tribe. Imagination, magic, and metaphors for TV. We di...
Meep! Meep! Why has this comic persisted through the decades? How did Beep the Meep and the Wrarth Warriors make their impact on Doctor Who?...
We discuss the audio follow-up to the first TV show from Russell T Davies! Prestigious returns, technology & mysticism, shifting formats...
A deep dive into Ryan Sinclair and disability representation. What is dyspraxia? How was Ryan’s dyspraxia depicted in Doctor Who? How should...
Hope. Fatherhood. Pting. The midpoint of series 11 is where the era well and truly solidified. What did this episode present us with? Where...
Steven Knight's incredibly interesting adaptation of the 1860s novel raises questions of society's relationship with Charles Dickens, revisi...
What does this episode say about history, civil rights, education, revolution, pacifism, complicity, the law, and race? What did the fandom...
What defined the Chibnall era? How did fandom process the era? How is the era being reassessed? How did those behind the era see it when the...
What's the future of the franchise? What sort of Doctor Who esoterica is out there? Could Doctor Who work as an animated show? How do our na...
Why did Murray Gold return as Doctor Who's composer? How did RTD2's first directors approach the 60th anniversary specials? What does the re...
How should regeneration be handled? What’s special about the TV format? What can Doctor Who never change? How should RTD2 handle companions?...
Murder, repression, escapism, Britishness, politics — lots is at play in Steven Moffat's play the Unfriend. We discuss the play itself (incl...
What's the appeal of Doctor Who? What makes a favourite episode? What's intended in Hell Bent? What's in a good spinoff? We answer our Q&...
Questions. Queries. Quizzes about the Qurunx. Do you have any? We'd love to hear them! Who Cares has reached 1000 subscribers and 100+ uploa...
Luther moves into film in The Fallen Sun. What does that format bring to the series? How does the paratext of James Bond Idris Elba fancasti...
For Luther, 2015 hosted a short fourth series, and an Idris Elba character concept album. 2019 presented a seemingly final series. What drov...
What is the story of Chibnall’s era, in his own words? How did Chibnall see his job as showrunner? What is the arc of the Thirteenth Doctor,...
The third series of Luther presented cracked mirrors of Idris Elba's title character, and broke down the core of the show in surprisingly co...
What does RTD think of younger generations of writers? What do his Star Trek comparisons tell us about how he sees spinoffs? Who ultimately...
Ephemeral culture, alienation & interconectivity, social function of TV, uncategorisability, mortality & posthumous 'final bows', co...
What ideology drives Rosa? How does Spyfall conceive of history? What does it mean to blend the sci-fi butterfly effect with historical raci...
How did Luther change in series 2? Crime mythology, dadcore storytelling, Alice magnetism, brazen corruption, illicit fun, video game killer...
What is Disney & Doctor Who’s new relationship? Where is RTD taking the show now? What gets confused, & what gets clarified, between...