"It’s the opposite of being patronised, they’re being told that they’re clever enough to understand..."

“It’s the opposite of being patronised, they’re being told that they’re clever enough to understand very complicated things and I think the audience loves that. Even if they don’t understand, they’re being expected to.”

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Toby Jones, about Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat’s writing and what they expect from the audience

Source: The Independent, july 13, 2016

Ok, now keep telling me how WE READ TOO MUCH INTO THINGS

(via thepineapplering)

So we’re “clever enough to understand very complicated things” and yet Gatiss seems to loathe the johnlock fans and has shown clear distaste for us a few times in tweets, etc. So which is it? Are we figuring out something clever or are we simply annoying and delusional?

Guess I’m still not over that RIP tweet.