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Post by pk9 on Oct 29, 2018 5:27:52 GMT
Yes, it felt uncomfortable watching the injustices throughout the episode – but I think that was the point. There was no ‘glossing over’ things, it was hard to watch (and to hear the derogatory names used repeatedly), but that’s why this episode felt much more impactful. I’m not saying there wasn’t embellishment (I’m sure there was – such as, you know...time travelers being part of the story), but it felt like it was at least trying to respect what actually happened in history. They did avoid the proper N word, so I'm sure that's a bit of a glossing over.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Oct 29, 2018 10:20:41 GMT
'Arachnids in the UK' I'd mentioned previously how I kind of missed seeing the TARDIS travelling through the Time Vortex in the opening credits, so it was a nice surprise to get to see it within the episode itself. It was just as trippy as the opening credits themselves, but I liked it. Something else I've said previously is how great I think Jodie Whittaker is doing in the role of the Doctor. One of the aspects I'm really appreciating about her performance is the 'little moments' where the Doctor shows some vulnerability. For example, in this episode it was when she brought her friends back to present day Earth (at last) and it seemed to her like they were parting ways. Jodie showed how the Doctor had grown attached to all three of them - it was all there in her delivery/the look on her face. She was saying one thing, but you could tell she was thinking something else underneath - that she badly wanted them to join her. I actually felt quite sorry for the Doctor there^, and was so happy to see Yaz invite her for tea with her family. Another thing I appreciate about Jodie's Doctor is how she is still awkward at small talk...but she's not going so 'big' with the seemingly 'crazy' (to everyone else, that is) things she says. Sure, she says some strange stuff that gets her confused reactions, but she's not being rude or saying completely bizarre stuff that is so obviously not appropriate. It's just the right amount of 'weird', which meant that Yaz's family could just shrug it off as Yaz having an odd friend, but not thinking the Doctor's completely bonkers and Yaz shouldn't be hanging out with her. As she said, she's still figuring herself out. I think it's good that it wasn't just like a light switch and that she suddenly jumped from being confused to fully knowing 100% what sort of Doctor she is. She's still in the process of finding out who she is. Compare this to Tennant's Doctor, who by the end of the first Christmas Special seemed to know what sort of Doctor he was. Clearly it's different with each one - how long it takes them to decide who they're going to be, and for her it's taking a bit longer. I think that's an interesting choice. Yaz's mum jumping to incorrect conclusions allowed for some great reaction shots. It's so nice to have family members of a companion who aren't too annoying or disapproving of their daughter/sister hanging out with the Doctor. While we didn't get to know Yaz's dad or sister very much, at least I didn't dislike them. And her mum seemed decent too. I also didn't mind the character of Jade either. It's also good that the show hasn't forgotten Grace/Ryan's nan from the first episode of the season. The show has made sure she's still very present in the minds of the characters (which is to be expected, since the loss of her only very recently happened for them). Bradley Walsh has been doing some really solid stuff with the material he's been given, and has actually made Graham someone you can care about (which possibly doesn't bode well - since I think not all three companions will be making it out of this season alive...though I hope I'm wrong). Ryan interaction with Graham in this episode was good too. The way he said he didn't like his dad referring to himself as his "proper family". Graham's been hoping Ryan would call him Granddad, and while he isn't quite there yet...it was nice to see Ryan choose Graham over his estranged father (I also think that, should Graham wind up dying by the end of the season, that will be when Ryan finally does call him Granddad). And did anyone else catch Ryan making shadow puppets in the background of one scene? That was a fun moment, I thought. The episode's story didn't feel as though it had as much 'meat' to it as the previous ones did, but it was still entertaining enough. I know Chris Noth mainly from The Good Wife (having never watched Sex and the City), and he was a bit over-the-top here...but he too had some amusing reaction shots. However, this is the second week in a row where a character who truly deserved some comeuppance didn't really get any (at least last week Josh Bowman's Time Nazi with the Spike chip in his head got sent far back in time). I don't think anyone would've been opposed to seeing Noth's character become spider food. Speaking of the spiders...the CGI for such creatures has come a long way since whenever we last saw any sort of arachnids in this show. I also liked that the first thing the Doctor did was try to talk to one of them (I also liked that she didn't have to say out loud, "I can speak spider." like Matt Smith's Doctor tended to do with the different languages he could speak. It just went without saying/everyone simply accepted it). While the episode as a whole might not have been quite as good as the previous three, it still had nice moments sprinkled throughout, some good humour, and best of all the ending with everyone deciding for themselves to rejoin the Doctor. It was also appreciated that she came right out and said that she couldn't guarantee their safety (previous companions probably could've done with this warning before joining the Doctor). That^ was a good moment, as was her inviting them all to pull the main lever in the TARDIS together. I thought it was really nice. OT from this episode: Regarding last episode and the 'glossing over' - yes, I'll admit I shouldn't have said there was 'no glossing over'. I acknowledge that there was some of that, but I also think there would've been very little chance of them getting that other word into Doctor Who. As it was, I thought they were getting away with quite a bit in the episode, but I guess they had to draw the line somewhere. As 'adult' as some aspects of the new Doctor Who might seem at times (and I do believe they've been pushing the envelope with what they can get away with quite a bit), I guess the show doesn't wish to lose any of its younger viewers. This may result in some compromising with 'historical accuracy', but then again...this is a show with a time-travelling alien who changes bodies, so expecting it to be 100% 'realistic' with history might lead to some disappointment.
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Post by Catman on Oct 29, 2018 13:42:54 GMT
Once again, Catman was disappointed that UNIT or at least pest control was not called in the deal with the aftermath.
Still, a decent episode worth missing the first 10 minutes of Babylon 5 for.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Nov 5, 2018 22:28:49 GMT
Once again, Catman was disappointed that UNIT or at least pest control was not called in the deal with the aftermath. Still, a decent episode worth missing the first 10 minutes of Babylon 5 for. What are your thoughts on the first half of Season 11? Are you liking it so far? I personally am enjoying this season far more than I did last season. I'll admit that it still has a few 'kinks' to work out, but on the whole I've found it pretty enjoyable. Having said that, I wasn't as fussed on this latest episode as I was the previous four. 'The Tsuranga Conundrum' Whatever minor quibbles I might have with this season, on the whole I've been enjoying it and I really hope we get at least another season with Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor (preferably two more seasons, as that would take her into Season 13, and since she's the 'Thirteenth Doctor', I think that would be fitting. Though I certainly wouldn't be opposed to her sticking around even longer than that).
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Post by Catman on Nov 5, 2018 23:43:57 GMT
Chalice_Of_Evil, overall this season has been enjoyable. The scripts have better focus than last season, the doctor is more enjoyable to watch (Peter Capaldi seemed to be tired of the role toward the end last season), and the companions are more interesting. Graham is the surprise ... from the previews he seemed like the meh character, but he's become Catman's favorite. That said, the monster from the latest episode was too cute, and the solution to the problem was too predictable. Even so, it's nice to be right with one's predictions sometimes.
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Post by Doctor Omega on Nov 8, 2018 21:21:14 GMT
I think that the series is in major decline. Of a shark-jumping level. It goes from bad to worse.
I think the Doctor, whatever the gender, is completely miscast. Can we really believe that there is 2000 years of wisdom behind those eyes and that Yorkshire accent?
The pregnant man was such a stupidly executed idea that it was almost jaw dropping. At least STAR TREK would have had the decency to put some wrinkles on his nose or something to show an alien being to go alongside that alien biology. As it was, it was ridiculous - and the fact that the pregnant character looked just like any ordinary bloke who had wandered onto the set and been told that he was an actor now did not help.
Jodie's performance seems to me just a series of mannerisms and pulled faces.
The only good things in the whole debacle, in my opinion, are Segun's music, Bradley Walsh and some of the cinematography.
THe best thing the BBC could do, in my opinion, is sack the entire team, then put a producer/showrunner in place who is not - and never has been - a fan, who will be objective and have a strong idea of what constitutes good drama.
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Post by kleinreturns on Nov 10, 2018 22:59:48 GMT
I think that the series is in major decline. Of a shark-jumping level. It goes from bad to worse. I think the Doctor, whatever the gender, is completely miscast. Can we really believe that there is 2000 years of wisdom behind those eyes and that Yorkshire accent? The pregnant man was such a stupidly executed idea that it was almost jaw dropping. At least STAR TREK would have had the decency to put some wrinkles on his nose or something to show an alien being to go alongside that alien biology. As it was, it was ridiculous - and the fact that the pregnant character looked just like any ordinary bloke who had wandered onto the set and been told that he was an actor now did not help. Jodie's performance seems to me just a series of mannerisms and pulled faces. The only good things in the whole debacle, in my opinion, are Segun's music, Bradley Walsh and some of the cinematography. THe best thing the BBC could do, in my opinion, is sack the entire team, then put a producer/showrunner in place who is not - and never has been - a fan, who will be objective and have a strong idea of what constitutes good drama.
I agree with this, especially the bold part.
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Post by azzajones on Nov 21, 2018 6:09:35 GMT
Quite frankly Chris Chibnall as show runner was always a terrible idea - hell, I'm puzzled why it had to be Chibnall, surely the BBC could've found someone else.
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Post by Doctor Omega on Dec 4, 2018 13:48:06 GMT
Quite frankly Chris Chibnall as show runner was always a terrible idea - hell, I'm puzzled why it had to be Chibnall, surely the BBC could've found someone else. We have Moffat to "thank" for this. He decided to take it upon himself to choose his successor- for reasons of "protecting the show" and "making sure things went right" - and convinced a reluctant Chibnall "over two or three large sherries" to take the reigns. I would suggest that this was a very selfish and egotistical thing to do. No way was he going to allow someone to replace him who might dismiss or overwrite any of his dodgier decisions. Protecting the show? No, I think he was protecting only his legacy. It seems clear now that they cooked up some kind of plan over those sherries, involving Moffat weaving gender changing into the continuity, preparing the audience for a female Doctor casting reveal. Then Chibnall decided to choose an actress he had worked with before, with claims that she "aced it" in her audition. I still wait in vain for her to "ace it" on the screen. Gone are the days when a production team nips down the road to the cinema to see if this Tom Baker bloke can act in "SINBAD" or JNT parks his bum on a seat to see if this Sylvester bloke can charm everybody as the Pied Piper at the National Theatre. No, let's just cast someone we know. I actually blame the BBC for allowing this to happen. Did they have nobody with enthusiasm or vision in their pool of talent (preferably who was not buddies with the current team) that they could have boldly installed as showrunner (while patting Moffat dismissively on the head and thanking him for his (ignored) Chibnall suggestion)? As it is, as long as the Doctor Who team remains incestuous and fans keep choosing fellow fans and chums "for the good of the show", the series will always be running on the same track, with no current day Hinchcliffe in sight to shake everything up. If Chibnall chooses his successor, we are, I think, screwed. Let's hope the BBC does not allow that to happen this time.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Dec 10, 2018 11:17:43 GMT
Well, we've reached the end of Series/Season 11 (aside from the New year's special), and I know that others might not feel the same way, but I've actually enjoyed this season - and that's a vast improvement over last season. The best thing about this series/season has definitely been Jodie Whittaker in the role of the Doctor, I think. Firstly, she deserves to be commended for taking on the momentous task of being the first woman to play the Doctor. I'm sure there are those who will sneer and dismiss this, but she took on the role (probably knowing full-well that there'd be backlash from a certain percentage of people) and has more than risen to the occasion. Her interpretation of the Doctor is, thankfully, someone who is actually likeable (which is what I needed the Doctor to be again if I was going to keep watching). Her energy, enthusiasm, comedic timing and - when the occasion called for it - gravitas showed that she could embody all the aspects that the Doctor needs to be. Firstly, I loved her energy/enthusiasm. Her Doctor felt like someone who could keep on running - as situations usually called for it. She could be energetic, but was never chaotic. She had a physicality about her which felt youthful, but at the same time could really bring it in scenes where she had to convey the Doctor being ancient and feeling 'alone' in the universe as the last of her race. There were several instances throughout this season where I felt she showed the Doctor's age, despite looking (relatively) young. It was sort of the same with Matt Smith, for me. He looked young, but the way he'd speak at times made you feel just how old his Doctor was. I think Jodie combined the ancient being on the inside with the youthful outside appearance in a similar way. Along the way she spoke was seldom ever slow and labored liked Matt Smith could be at times, she totally nailed the sadness/longing looks. I also appreciated that she wasn't speed-talking all the time. I could actually follow what she was saying (even in the instances where she speech sped up a bit). Secondly, I appreciated how much she seemed to *care*. Not just about her friends, but others in general. In my opinion, the last few seasons had gotten to the stage where the Doctor really wasn't very likeable at all. There had been a habit in the past for him to get really 'nasty' (sometimes with enemies, but other times with beings he'd only just met, not to mention his companions on occasion). I really got fed up with all the snideness and mumbled insults to people. Jodie's Doctor could seem somewhat 'childlike' at times, but she wasn't just passive. She took action when it was needed and, yes, even made threats against enemies...but she was never 'cruel'. Her Doctor seemed to genuinely care about other beings and she was definitely someone I could understand Yaz, Graham & Ryan wanting to remain friends with. She just seemed like a fun/cool person to hang/go on adventures with. Thirdly, Jodie Whittaker's comedic timing. I thought she was brilliant at this. She could totally keep up with Doctors of the past as far as getting her mouth around all the 'technobabble' she had to spout, but also the one-liners. Capaldi's Doctor had lines written for him that were obviously *meant* to be funny...but they rarely worked for me. Whereas with Jodie, I think even when she was given the odd 'snarky' line, the reason it worked was because she didn't come across as so 'aggressive'. She could good-naturedly have digs at others, but it never came across as malicious. Her Doctor's sense of excitement for exploring new worlds/new things was very infectious. I loved her enthusiasm, and she made me have a good laugh quite a few times with the funny lines she was given. She was 'quirky', but not *too* 'quirky'. It never reached annoying levels, thankfully. I can already tell that when she eventually regenerates, I'm going to miss her terribly and be awfully sad. As for this episode in particular... 'The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos' I thought it was a good bookend to the series/season premiere. It had the same 'dark' feel to it that the first episode had, and also brought back the hilariously named (by the Doctor) 'Tim Shaw'. It's especially amusing to those of us in Australia who no doubt immediately thought of this guy when the name Tim Shaw was first uttered.
However, the Tim Shaw of this show was far creepier. I appreciated that he had some 'weight' to him. He actually had some menace to him, and I really enjoyed his one-on-one scene with the Doctor. That tooth-faced dude really knows how to hold a grudge.
I also appreciated that Graham didn't go the way we had assumed he would. All season it had seemed like the writing was heavily suggesting he'd cark it, and that Ryan finally calling him granddad and giving him his long-sought-after fist bump would come at the very end just before Graham died. What a nice surprise it was to find this wasn't in fact the case. It was also nice that he ended up not giving into his need for revenge against Tim Shaw (after having that argument with the Doctor earlier on - I was also very glad that it didn't become a yelling match between the two. It was just a very calm, quiet discussion between them where they didn't see eye to eye. I'm so tired of yelling matches, and this came as a welcome relief), ending with him satisfied at locking Tim Shaw in stasis instead of killing him. His and Ryan's final word to Tim Shaw - Grace - was a nice way of wrapping up the storyline that had started with her. I also liked that Ryan not only called Graham granddad for the second time (the first being last week's episode), but also told him he loved him. These two really made their characters' dynamic work, and I'm glad they both survived.
Yaz hasn't gotten a lot to do much of the time, but I still think she adds something to the group and I enjoy her dynamic with Ryan and Graham, but especially with the Doctor. I know some have complained about there being 'too many' companions this time around, but I think that the number of the Doctor's friends that we have allows for different dynamics and different storylines to be happening at the same time. I do hope we can explore new/different aspects of their characters in the special that we'll be getting.
A few other random things I enjoyed about the episode:
The Doctor just being so annoyed by Tim Shaw. He was really irritating her, and I could totally understand her frustration with him.
Graham (almost fully) quoting John McClane from Die Hard. Obviously they were never going to include the whole thing, but what we got of it was a nice surprise.
The fact that the ending wasn’t some big cliff-hanger/major revelation or anything. It was just the Doctor offering words of support/encouragement, followed by her walking into the TARDIS. I really liked that and thought it did a good job of subverting what we’ve come to expect from series/season final endings.
While I was very happy (and relieved) to hear that Jodie Whittaker was definitely returning for a Series/Season 12, it also saddened me to learn that we won't be getting any new Doctor Who next year and will be waiting until 2020. That's a heck of a long wait. I was also very saddened to hear rumours that she may be leaving after the next series/season - I certainly hope this isn't in fact the case, as it'd be very disappointing to just get back into enjoying the show, only to have what's made this season so enjoyable (Jodie Whittaker) leave. I'm not sure if I'd feel like continuing if that happened. I have read that viewing was actually 'up' this series/season compared to the previous one, so there's really no reason for her to go. Yes, there have been the typical types complaining (and to them I'd echo the Doctor's words from the first episode this series/season: "Don't be scared. All of this is new to you, and new can be scary."), but I think the majority have been pretty vocal in their positive opinions of Whittaker's portrayal of the Doctor. Maybe the writing could be tightened up a bit, but whatever flaws this series/season had...Jodie Whittaker in the role of the Doctor was definitely not one of them.
I'm sure others will disagree with my opinions, but I just felt like once again saying that I for one have enjoyed Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor and this series/season on the whole. I'll definitely being getting this one on Blu-ray once it's released (unlike the last one, which I've tried to forget about/block from my memory).
Kudos to Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill for making Doctor Who enjoyable/must-watch TV again...at least for me, anyway.
I'm anxiously awaiting the New Year's Special.
And for any who deny it/refuse to accept it, once again...
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Post by Catman on Dec 10, 2018 13:55:44 GMT
Catman found the season an enjoyable diversion.
Catman especially liked that the companions were neither the focus of the series nor mere plot devices to highlight the brilliance of the Doctor.
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Post by Doctor Omega on Dec 13, 2018 19:10:46 GMT
ROTTEN TOMATOES......
AUDIENCE SCORE.....
SERIES 1: 85% liked it
SERIES 2: 90% liked it.
SERIES 3: 93% liked it.
SERIES 4: 94% liked it.
SERIES 5: 91% liked it.
SERIES 6: 85% liked it.
SERIES 7: 83% liked it.
SERIES 8: 79% liked it.
SERIES 9: 84% liked it.
SERIES 10: 72% liked it.
SERIES 11: 22% liked it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2018 21:21:25 GMT
I personally like Whitaker in the role. I watched a few episodes and never saw anything that I would consider a really well written story. Nothing like Moffat did when he was at his best, more like just a few episodes of the stuff that had me thinking Moffat had shot his wad. Just more of stuff like season 10, and nothing like "Blink" or "Heaven Sent". Even something like the "Day of the Doctor" would have been nice.
Was there any really well written science fiction in there that I missed when I switched it off about 4 episodes in?
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Jan 2, 2019 11:58:17 GMT
'Resolution' It took a little while to get going. I get that we needed the backstory of the Dalek and how it was separated into three pieces and scattered at opposite ends of the Earth (though when does that ever really work? I remember The Judge in Buffy the Vampire Slayer had all his parts scattered that way...didn't stop him from being reassembled. Given a long enough time, I'm guessing pretty much most things can be found...especially in such shallow graves as these folks buried the Dalek bits. Nice work, guys!), but I was in a hurry to get to the Doctor. I also wasn't that fussed on the 'romance' between the two archaeologists, Mitch and Lin, which seemed to be taking up a fair amount of screentime at the start. However, thankfully we eventually got to the Doctor and her best friends (I'm glad to hear she's still calling them that) watching 'Cosmic Fireworks'. How neat, getting to see so many New Year's celebrations. I loved seeing the Doctor so enthusiastic about them. That's one thing I'll never get tired of - Jodie's enthusiasm as the Doctor. She got some good lines tonight. I especially liked her mistaking the doorbell for 'intruder alert'. I particularly loved this reaction... Good on her for telling Ryan's Dad what he needed to hear. Graham's talk with Ryan's Dad was good also. All season we'd gotten little bits and pieces of information about Ryan's Dad which didn't exactly paint the best picture of him. However, I thought this episode did a decent job of showing that he was attempting to make up for all the wrongs he'd done and not making Ryan be too easy on him. Ryan telling his Dad what he should've been saying to his son was a good example of this. I think his anger was pretty warranted. What this episode really deserves kudos for, though, is making a Dalek actually somewhat menacing for a change. Emphasis on 'Dalek' singular, rather than plural. The trouble with the Daleks in 'NuWHo' was that ever since the first Eccleston episode to feature one, titled 'Dalek', every season after the writers felt the need to go 'bigger' with them and have SO MANY of them that they lost all meaning. In this episode, however, they wisely decided to scale things back down and focus on a sole Dalek. Yes, it was a 'recon scout' (which was apparently a very specific 'type' of Dalek), but it was by itself...and yet managed to be far more effective than the hundreds/thousands of Daleks that have featured in previous episodes. Part of what made it so effective, I thought, was it 'possessing' Lin. The Dalek/human hybrid from Season 3 was just silly, as were the humans with Dalek eyestalks protruding from their foreheads in a later season. Here, though, they got back to what made this enemy so 'evil'. I thought the voice of the Dalek and it speaking through Lin was fairly well done. Since the first episode this series/season, I've thought they have gone quite 'dark' with character deaths and this episode was no different. When the Dalek-possessed Lin killed people, it was quick, to-the-point and the shots of just these bodies on the ground/floor (or her holding up the hand that she needed for access - as the poor former owner of said hand so helpfully informed the Dalek) were quite effective, I thought. They didn't have to go 'elaborate' with the deaths, just having them be coldly efficient was plenty. It was also good getting to see Jodie's Doctor interact with a Dalek for the first time too. I thought she managed to maintain the previous' Doctor's attitude towards Daleks that we'd seen before. Jodie really sold the scenes where she was informing her friends of just how bad a Dalek was, I thought. Though I did like that the Doctor got a little bit of snark in there, directed at the Dalek at one point. I enjoyed all the characters working together to take out the Dalek in its 'junkyard chic' (as the Doctor called it) casing and how the Doctor sort of complimented Ryan's Dad for his idea which helped them do that ("Oh, you’re good, Ryan’s Dad. You’re almost making up for your parent deficit.”). Of course, what seemed like the end of the Dalek was in fact not, and it took over Ryan's Dad. It was actually unexpected that Ryan's Dad didn't die after he got possessed by the Dalek. Even more surprising was the fact that everyone else in the group survived (just not...you know...all those other people the Dalek offed throughout the episode). Still, points for keeping all three companions *alive*. I actually grew to not-mind Mitch and Lin by the end. I continue to appreciate the fact that this Doctor compliments everyone on a job well-done. I also like that she's still seeking out the perfect name for them (and making adjustments for the new people added). Honestly, I find Jodie Whittaker in the role of the Doctor to be so endearing, and I for one have not only rather enjoyed this series/season as a whole (finding it to be a huge step up from last series/season), but am looking forward to the next series/season and more adventures with the Doctor and her best friends (it's just annoying that we'll have to wait until 2020 to get those...though hopefully there'll be another New Year's Special between now and then). Until that time, though, I will most certainly be getting this series/season on DVD or Blu-ray once it's released here and rewatching it. And finally, one last time... Yes, Jodie Whittaker, you most certainly are.
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Post by randalgraves on Mar 15, 2019 7:56:30 GMT
I didn't think it could get worse after Bill but boy was I wrong.
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Post by carlene on Apr 23, 2019 11:12:10 GMT
Quite frankly Chris Chibnall as show runner was always a terrible idea - hell, I'm puzzled why it had to be Chibnall, surely the BBC could've found someone else. We have Moffat to "thank" for this. He decided to take it upon himself to choose his successor- for reasons of "protecting the show" and "making sure things went right" - and convinced a reluctant Chibnall "over two or three large sherries" to take the reigns. I would suggest that this was a very selfish and egotistical thing to do. No way was he going to allow someone to replace him who might dismiss or overwrite any of his dodgier decisions. Protecting the show? No, I think he was protecting only his legacy. It seems clear now that they cooked up some kind of plan over those sherries, involving Moffat weaving gender changing into the continuity, preparing the audience for a female Doctor casting reveal. Then Chibnall decided to choose an actress he had worked with before, with claims that she "aced it" in her audition. I still wait in vain for her to "ace it" on the screen. Gone are the days when a production team nips down the road to the cinema to see if this Tom Baker bloke can act in "SINBAD" or JNT parks his bum on a seat to see if this Sylvester bloke can charm everybody as the Pied Piper at the National Theatre. No, let's just cast someone we know. I actually blame the BBC for allowing this to happen. Did they have nobody with enthusiasm or vision in their pool of talent (preferably who was not buddies with the current team) that they could have boldly installed as showrunner (while patting Moffat dismissively on the head and thanking him for his (ignored) Chibnall suggestion)? As it is, as long as the Doctor Who team remains incestuous and fans keep choosing fellow fans and chums "for the good of the show", the series will always be running on the same track, with no current day Hinchcliffe in sight to shake everything up. If Chibnall chooses his successor, we are, I think, screwed. Let's hope the BBC does not allow that to happen this time. Steven Moffat choosing Chinballs was like Tiberius choosing Caligula in I Claudius.
If you can't be loved when you are here, choose someone who will be worse than you to take over. Sadly it seems to have worked. Even Nerdrotic and Bowlestrek miss Moffat.
Personally I still say Moffat is the worst. As much as I hate Chibnall, Missy is still the absolute nadir of all of Doctor Who. She's even worse than Jodie.
Also without Moffat and his self loathing "future is female" nonsense we never would have got Jodie Whittaker. He is the one who killed DW. Far more than anyone else.
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Post by carlene on Apr 23, 2019 11:20:34 GMT
The whole series was terrible. Jodie is appalling. Her idea of eccentric is just to pull funny faces and pick her nose. The companions are a bland forgettable bunch and the monsters are among the lamest we've ever had. A talking frog like the Hypno Toad, a cute monster that eats spaceships and best of all, a space racist! The political posturing was cringey. I know that a lot of Classic Who could get political, but it was never at the expense of a story. Look at the Peladon stories for instance. Both political, but both stand as stories in their own right. With the Jodie era its like they come up with the plot and the monster as an after thought to toss in. It also didn't help that the politics were simplistic, one sided, safe and looked like they were written by a first year political student. WOW you called Trump a moron. How long did it take you to think of that? The whole thing reminded me of the Young Ones when Rik says that Comic Books are too reactionary and he imagines his own comic where we have an obnoxious moron going around giving lame simplistic political lectures against strawman racists and beating them with his poetry. Here it is. The People's Poet vs The PigsThat's Jodie's first series in a nutshell. The fact that Rik pulls her scrunch face whilst he is imaginging it just clinches it.
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