On this episode of The Web of Queer, we review the Tenth Doctor story New Earth, and discuss the portrayal of gender dysphoria in science fiction/fantasy.
 
In our New Earth review we see the return of Cassandra and the Face of Boe. How did we think this story handled the topics it tried to cover? What did we think of the "science" we saw? Why does Mikayla have a particular grudge against this story?
 
For our gender dysphoria discussion we talk about what gender dysphoria is and why it should be a familiar concept to fans of science fiction. But how often is it overlooked, and why? Are aliens being used as a metaphor instead? And what are the possibilities if gender dysphoria is explored rather than ignored?
 
 
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:48 New Earth review
26:35 Gender Dysphoria discussion
 
 
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Ep 033: Newphoria

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In this episode we review the Fourth Doctor story The Face of Evil. In our review, we discuss Leela’s introduction story. What did we think of how her character is initially introduced? Where did we have problems with the choices made for this story?  And now we’re sad to say that the podcast is going on indefinite hiatus. We’re proud of what we’ve accomplished with The Web of Queer, but unfortunately due various reasons we’ve had to acknowledge that it’s time for the podcast to end for now. Thank you so much to all of our listeners, we truly appreciate you all. That isn’t to say we’re gone forever, we might show up again with an episode here or there, and maybe someday we’ll be able to come back to the podcast on a regular basis. Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 00:50 The Face of Evil review 26:41 Announcement We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/

Ep 102: Hello and Goodbye

In this episode we review the 2019 New Year’s Special, Resolution. In our review, we discuss this episode and how it relates to the rest of Series 11. What did we think of the relationships between Ryan, Graham, and Ryan’s dad? What did we think of the (brief) appearance of the queer character? Are we happy with the general direction of the series? We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/

Ep 101: Resolution of the Daleks

In this 100th episode we review the 2nd Doctor story, The Web of Fear. In our review, we finally watch our namesake story. What did we think of the introduction of the not-Brigadier, and how did our knowledge of his future impact what we thought was going on? How are yeti and webs in any way related? Are we hopelessly confused about the Great Intelligence’s timeline? We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/

Ep 100: Going Underground

In this episode we review the series 11 finale, The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos. In our review, we discuss the wrapping up of the series 11 plot arc. Were we happy to see Tim Shaw come back, and were we happy with the way his story resolved? What did we think of the interactions between the characters, and how the Doctor sets her rules? Was this a satisfying conclusion to series 11? We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/

Ep 099: Bluetooth 2.0

In this episode we review the Thirteenth Doctor story It Takes You Away. In our review, we look at this alternate universe story. What did we think of how Hanne character was portrayed? How did this story handle family dynamics and grief? Did the anti-zone make any sense? We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/

Ep 033: Newphoria

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