hey since i know u listen do gallifrey, would u know if it expands on gallifrey’s world building, culture, politics, etc? or is it just mostly character driven? if i listen to it i wanna know what im goin into

ouidamforeman:

It’s both!!!!!!!! I consider it a political character drama. Since it’s such a big and long-running series it sometimes leans way more into one or the other, and sometimes the writers’ excursions turn out meh or the politics aren’t as detailed as they could have been, but for the most part it’s a really interesting look at Gallifrey all-around. For example, series 4 is probably the most character driven; it almost completely gets rid of the political intrigue plots in favor of alternate realities and character exploration. In contrast, there are also definitely episodes that are heavily about political machinations (there’s literally a courtroom drama episode) or are almost more like sci-fi adventures (like Narvin’s undercover mission to Earth or the episode where they just fight Daleks). There’s not a lot to compare it to accurately because it’s so unique genre-wise??? I’ve seen it described as like,,,, imagine The West Wing but it’s a sci-fi series with alternate realities and time terrorists and regeneration zombies. Expect the average Gallifrey episode to be a political intrigue plot with character drama and sci-fi action going on in between. It is a very character-driven series but a lot of it is about how these people develop and interact within plots of Gallifreyan politics, and it’s kind of developed into basically showing what happened in history from Zagreus up until the Time War, but from the perspective of the main characters and their development and relationships. It’s definitely more Time Lord politics than Gallifreyan culture, but since almost the entire thing is set on Gallifrey you do still get a taste of what living there in general is like. Basically what you get is a series about a strong cast of characters having to deal with the convoluted political shenanigans and wild sci-fi disasters that are constantly thrown at them. It has one of the strongest ensemble casts and some of the most tightly woven, gripping plot work I’ve ever seen. Even when it’s imperfect (which of course it is, nothing is without flaws), the plot, setting, and characters are still addicting.