More Reasons To Thank Steven Moffat!

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Whoa, whoa, whoa! This isn’t how the internet works! Praising someone or something? Get outta town!

But, as you may recall, we ran a little feature a while ago focusing on what Whovians owe Steven Moffat for. We included making Big Finish as canon as it gets, great storytelling, and casting Matt Smith as the Doctor. Turns out,  Kasterborous isn’t the only place on the net to find positivity for the current showrunner: WhatCulture has created a list of things we should be grateful for – and it’s a pretty good one. And yes, it covers some of the same things ours’ does!

Now, WhatCulture has a bit of an odd history with Who. I don’t always approve of their list articles – 11 Things Doctor Who Wants You To Forget, in particular, is a grating read (Moffat doesn’t seem to be making an effort to paper over “farting Slitheens”, for instance, merely not dwelling on it!) – but I admit to liking the one about Moffat.

Because, let’s face it, it’s rare to find such kind words about a show we all love. Which is ironic.

Amongst the “good stuff” Moffat has given us are Amy’s ‘origin’, creating a fairytale, and writing those great monologues for the Doctor, my favourite of which is…

“Now, the question for the hour is, “Who’s got the Pandorica?” Answer: I do. Next question: Who’s coming to take it from me? Come on, look at me! No plan, no backup, no weapons worth a damn -oh, and something else I don’t have: anything! To! Lose! So, if you’re sitting up there in your silly little spaceships with all your silly little guns, and you’ve got any plans on taking the Pandorica tonight, just remember who’s standing in your way! Remember every black day I ever stopped you- and then, and then… Do the smart thing. Let somebody else try first.”

Utterly fantastic. And incredibly delivered too.

So take a look at their list; take a look at ours; and then, and then… do the smart thing: leave a comment below about why you’re grateful to The Grand Moff.

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