Ava: what's wrong with just saying no timey-wimey nonsense for once
🪐 Sigrid Nkosi: mark gatiss still thinks they can revive the magic by waving a stick at some dated TV tropes
Diego: mark gatiss is one to talk given his own complicated relationship with the show in the past though somehow he still manages to bring some much-needed perspective
Crimson Talon: i'm surprised no one's bringing up the master's own timey-wimey shenanigans from the old series to explain this - can't remember it being addressed directly
Noelibrahimxo: trick's been used to death, want something original
Fathom Warden: Mark Gatiss should stop thinking like a writer for a second and watch some actual football - that kind of tension is in every crucial match I've seen
Felix: i'd rather see them make an honest narrative mistake than cop out with a retro trick
Elin Rossi: what's holding him back from just revealing what we're meant to assume
Mayaibrahim: thought they'd have figured out multiple plot threads by now
Liamdiaz: looks like mark gatiss is throwing shade at showrunners now too
Kairomano: Gatiss thinks they should use a classic trope, but has he seen some recent shows that've done it to death?
Eliasc: Gatiss suggesting a soap opera-esque resolution would be a cop-out, not clever storytelling