Why? Isn’t soul searching what you do when you give up alcohol or decide to have a baby or change religions or something?
Soul searching is considering your own emotions, motives, prejudices, etc and what may be driving them. Warbler appears to have thought more about what really upset him with regard to a woman in the role. He may have discovered repressed fears or insecurities with regard to a woman being in a position of leadership. It could have been any number of reasons.
Whatever they were, he’s decided to address them. He’s also openly stated his decision to try to grow emotionally. I applaud him on both counts. In his case, soul searching with regard to a TV show may seem trivial on the surface but the show was really just the trigger to look at much deeper issues.
Warbler, I hope you stay on for the ride. Personally, I’m hoping for a little less silliness and a little less all time & existence depends on this episode type stories. I’m wanting to get back to some of the better one-of stories. Fingers crossed Ms Whittaker and Mr Chibnall want the same.