Daily Inspiration Quote by Sarah Sutton

Sutton is letting the air out of genre pretension with the casual candor of someone who’s spent enough time on a famously high-concept show to know where the real pleasure often hides. “I’m not really a science-fiction fan” isn’t a diss so much as a repositioning: she’s claiming an entry point that isn’t lasers and lore, but character, pace, and play. It’s a small act of permission-giving to viewers who loved Doctor Who (and similar franchises) despite not speaking fluent technobabble.

The key phrase is “getting away from the science-fiction side of it.” That’s an actor’s way of praising episodes that prioritize mood and human stakes over worldbuilding. Subtext: the strongest installments don’t require belief in the gadgetry; they require belief in people. By singling out “two episodes,” she’s also hinting at the industrial reality of long-running TV: variety is survival. A brief detour from the show’s default machinery can feel like relief, even to insiders.

Her triplet of adjectives - “lovely,” “super story,” “great fun” - is revealing in its simplicity. No deep mythology, no reverence. It’s performance talk, not fandom talk: was it enjoyable to make, did the narrative flow, did it give the cast room to breathe? Coming from an actress associated with an era when Doctor Who leaned on theatricality and atmosphere as much as effects, the comment doubles as a quiet defense of episodes that function like folk tales or stage plays. Genre is the wrapper; story is the meal.