It depends on the section of fandom you choose to listen to. There’s a big chunk of fans who love Colin enough to have heard his side of the story and realise that he’s an innocent party. It was a very intriguing time with a lot of claims and counter claims. I think most of it has come out in the wash now, but there may yet be new revelations that surprise us. That’s what’s so interesting about history: it keeps changing!
Anyway, I welcomed the opportunity to further clarify my hot take. 
I think you’re misinterpreting me lol. I’ve never heard anyone put guilt on him, so the point I’m trying to make has nothing to do with whether he’s innocent or not. I’m saying that, in the fandom, Colin and the demise go hand in hand. Whenever anyone talks about the show’s cancellation, it’s Colin whose name comes up, never Sylvester’s. This doesn’t make sense to me because, at the end of the day, Six was not the Doctor when the show eventually got axed. It was Seven.
But in every magazine spread, newspaper article, interview, panel, etc, it’s Colin who gets asked about the drop in ratings, the cancellation, behind the scenes drama, Michael Grade et al, etc. As far as I’m aware, no one includes Sylvester in these contexts. That’s all I’m saying. He was the last one on the battlefield and yet everyone puts the microphones in the face of the guy who got discharged three years ago.
I suspect we’re arguing along parallel tracks and don’t really disagree. I’ve tended to see that interpretation shown more in the wider media than in fan takes, but I agree that it is a common misrepresentation. It’s been a long time since I’ve been to any panels, but I’m happy to take your word for it that Colin gets asked these questions. I also agree that it doesn’t make sense, since it was McCoy’s era that was deliberately scheduled against Coronation Street, which of course would have impacted ratings at a time when linear television was all you got and most households only had one TV. Home video had taken off, but it wasn’t habitual by then.
I think I understand your point, and hope I’ve managed to show that I do!
Alrighty, I have a few
-No story needs to be longer than 4 parts, 5 at a push. Don’t get me wrong, I love the likes of The Silurians, Inferno, etc, but even those stories - which have a really strong story and supporting cast - can just drag on and on and on!
-Genesis and Earthshock are both very overrated. The things they are both known most widely for - Davros’ introduction andAdric’s Death respectively - are both excellent but are otherwise pretty mid.
-Both Tennant incarnations are MASSIVELY overhated in a lot of fandom spaces and I will die on this hill.
-Empire of Death was a goodass episode!!! People act like it was the worst finale we’ve ever had and that’s just patently false. The Mum twist, sure, I’m not the greatest fan either, but that doesn’t ruin it at all for me.
-Most of the Chibnall era does not deserve its reputation as the worst thing to ever happen to the show. This isn’t particularly controversial here, thankfully, but it bears saying anyway.
-Ark in Space is mid. Mid, mid, middity mid.
-Natural History of Fear sucks. Never have I seen a story so up its own arse before. Trying to do both Kafka, Orwell, and Doctor Who at once is a recipe for disaster.
You’re being too kind.
Truth. It’s the way of fandom, though, isn’t it: react negatively to the general public’s favorite, whether they deserve it or not.
My hot take: Not only is Genesis garbage, Davros is too. I vastly preferred the concept of the Daleks as a natural evolution caused by their need to avoid radiation, rather than an evil genius’ creation.
There are probably some in fandom who are being a bit contrarian when it comes to David Tennant’s multiple Doctors 
David Tennant is by all accounts a fantastic person and I think his acting is immaculate.
For me it is simply the direction that the production team chose to take with this incarnation that I just don’t like, almost nothing the Tenth Doctor does in series 2 and 3, and especially the specials feel like “the Doctor” to me 
Is it a controversial take to like the expanded universe more than actual show?
At this point I think it is a controversial opinion to even like Doctor Who 
In some parts of the internet this is definitely true of certain types of Doctor Who ‘fans’.