I'll be openly hard on Chibnall, because imo he shouldn't have gotten the job, and his near-constant fuck ups bear that out (at least in the scripts he puts his name on). Phantoon covered most of my issues with Spyfall, but the end of episode two is just offensive - following his killing off of nearly every queer character he introduced in series 11, he now has the Doctor leave the first Master of colour to the Nazis, but it's played as though the audience is supposed to go "oh, good, the Nazis will take care of that guy. Go Nazis! Get his brown ass!" and I just think it's maybe not a good idea to cheer the Nazis on in any context in 2020? Or ever? It was yet another moment where Chibnall seemed to be trying to make me hate the Doctor. And if that was his goal, I'll give it to him, because he succeeded.
I have further comments I want to make about stuff that comes later in the season, but I'll hold off because I don't want to spoil anything.
I have further comments I want to make about stuff that comes later in the season, but I'll hold off because I don't want to spoil anything.
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