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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Nov 1, 2021 11:43:06 GMT
Doctor Who: Flux - 'Chapter One: The Halloween Apocalypse'.  Well, I think this first episode of the six-part 'Flux' storyline this season had everything plus the kitchen sink thrown in. There was SO MUCH going on (what might say 'too much'), starting with this dog-looking alien called Karvanista having set up an elaborate trap for the Doctor and Yaz that would put the best Bond villains to shame, considering they were hanging upside down over a pit of acid among other things. One 'positive' of Graham and Ryan having left is that it's allowing the show to explore the dynamic between the Doctor and Yaz a bit more. Not only was there more banter between them, but also more conflict - as the Doctor's clearly keeping secrets, which Yaz is fully aware of. I do hope the Doctor starts to open up to Yaz and start telling her stuff (I'd hate to have to wait until the last episode for her to start sharing information since they're supposed to be friends). I did enjoy the joke with the handcuffs and the Doctor constantly shouting "Release!" at them, only for her expressing what a 'relief' it was that they survived to be the thing that finally did release the handcuffs.     Was the effects used for the opening rather cheesy? Well, yes, but it didn't really bother me. The show's actually developed pretty impressive effects over the years and I think it must've been intentional for them to look the way they did, since it was supposed to be a fun, action-y opening to the episode. That isn't to say there weren't 'dark' moments. I was surprised to see several people get vaporized (the effects used for those deaths looked more 'polished' than the opening scene), plus we had the return of the Weeping Angels (well... one of them, anyway). Speaking of, I wondered what was the deal with the woman named Claire played by Annabel Scholey (who I think I first saw in the UK version of Being Human), but have seen in several others shows since). It seems they're doing another River/Jack Harkness type of thing where she knows the Doctor who a period in time but the Doctor doesn't. I'm not sure how it'd be possible, but she did make me think of Clara (plus there's the name similarity, obviously). Could she be an older Clara? Who knows! We also officially met new companion, Dan Lewis, who seems like an alright kind of guy (more preoccupied with making others happy than ensuring he's happy/has the bare essentials like food in his house - which wound up getting miniaturised). The one distracting thing about him is the teeth of the actor playing him (John Bishop). I don't know what it is, but they don't seem entirely natural. Anyway, we were introduced to him, he made a 'not date' with a woman and then got kidnapped by an alien dog. He seemed to adjust to all the craziness fairly well and already has a fun dynamic going with Yaz. I guess we'll get to see what his dynamic with the Doctor ends up being like as the season goes on (I did appreciate the callback to Christopher Eccleston's Doctor meeting Rose Tyler for the first time and saying, "Nice to meet you, Rose. Run for your life!" with Jodie Whittaker's Doctor saying pretty much the same thing to Dan upon first meeting him).    Obviously the first episode had to set up a LOT of things, hence why it felt a bit 'scattered', I think. There are so many storylines already - we've got the Doctor/Yaz/Dan with Karvanista (I liked the reveal that his fellow dog people were there to save a human each, thus proving to indeed be 'man's best friend'...though I do wonder how cat people or those allergic to dogs would cope with being rescued by a race of dog people. Also...7 billion ships for 7 billion humans? I don't think every human would've been worthy of their own personal dog person savior - like the most scummy scum types). Then there were the funky-looking alien brother and sister vaporizing people. There was Claire and the Weeping Angel, the guy who played Grey Worm in Game of Thrones who was stationed on an outpost in space (seemingly named after Rose?), and on top of everything else...the Sontarans (looking more like their 'Classic Who' selves, it appeared). There were a LOT of characters introduced (not all of whom survived, it would seem). Hopefully they can flesh out all these new characters we've met and the show will be able to bring it all together by the end of the six episodes to tell a coherent story/have it all make sense. I guess that over the next five weeks we'll see whether one story told over multiple weeks ends up going well or not. I think why there was so much in this first episode is because there needs to be enough to sustain the story for weeks to come. I'm bummed that we're only get six episodes for the season (though there's apparently going to be three 'specials' to finish off Jodie's run as the Doctor), as I would've liked a full season. Naturally all the haters can't wait for Jodie's time as the Doctor to be over, but I myself am wanting to get as much of her as we can before she leaves. I thought it was kind of neat that this episode was set around Halloween and I still remember that random guy on the street throwing his salad at 'Tim Shaw' in Jodie's first episode of the show ('The Woman Who Fell to Earth') whilst telling him to "Eat my salad, Halloween!".  On the whole, while there was a lot to take in this episode, I was just so happy to finally have the show back and Jodie's Doctor on my screen again. Whatever 'faults' the show may have, I think she's done a bang-up job and clearly made the most of the material she's been given. I just hope this final season does her justice and sends her Doctor out on a high. Looking forward to the rest of this season (and those three 'specials' next year). Welcome back, Doctor. Catman 猫的主人 - What'd you think of the episode (presuming you watched it)?
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Post by Catman 猫的主人 on Nov 1, 2021 11:59:38 GMT
Sadly, Catman no longer has access to Who.
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Post by azzajones on Nov 3, 2021 7:45:41 GMT
I'm finding The Flux to be similar to the upcoming threat for Discovery season 4, now admittedly we know very little about both new seasons so they'll probably end up being quite different. Always thought 3 companions was too much for the show, glad they're down to 2 now. The dynamic between Yaz & The Doctor seems rather different from what I remember, although my memory might be off considering how it's been between seasons, although I felt they worked well and it was to good to have Yaz challenge The Doctor when it was obvious she was lying - do remember rule 1. Setup enough to intrigue me, now hopefully all these plot threads come together to tell a proper story.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Nov 3, 2021 8:34:38 GMT
I'm going to miss her once she's gone from the show. Sadly, Catman no longer has access to Who. That's a shame.
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Post by nogbad on Nov 6, 2021 12:27:04 GMT
I appreciate people taking the time to write thoughtful and considered reviews but really I can't say anything more than that I thought it was so utterly shite I may actually not watch the rest of the series. I survived Clara and River Song, so I thought I could cope with anything, but I'm not sure that I can.
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Post by mikef6 on Nov 6, 2021 14:31:59 GMT
The first episode really can't be rated as a stand-a-lone and wasn't meant to be. It is part of a six-part story - not just a "season arc" with a new tale in each one. Thus, we are introduced to a lot of people. We don't know who they are or how they fit. We don't know why both Sontarans and Weeping Angels are in there. But, hey, it's a set-up leading us into the rest and bringing us back, daring us to miss just one week. None of the individual episodes can be rated until we find out how each piece fits the puzzle. Love it.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Nov 8, 2021 12:19:34 GMT
Doctor Who: Flux - 'Chapter Two: War of the Sontarans'.  I wasn't expecting the opening scene to be in black & white and feature Howl's Moving Castle (though I wouldn't be opposed to an episode of DW entirely in B&W). Not sure what this was about, but then that's how I felt with the previous episode. There's a lot of moving parts and it's just a matter of waiting to see how they all fall into place, I guess. We got to see the Doctor being a bit more 'serious' this episode, which made sense since she was dealing with Sontarans - who were actually used to good effect in this episode (though they apparently went to the Stormtrooper School of Target Practice given how badly they shot at Dan). Previously, thanks to Strax, they'd been mostly presented as comedic for some time, but here they actually got to display their ruthlessness by not only shooting their own kind at point-blank range (I felt the slightest twinge of sympathy for the Sontaran who'd been injured. He was the usual type, hurling insults/making threats towards the Doctor, but when he asked for mercy from his leader and was blown away, I must admit I was the tiniest bit surprised they showed the impact of the shot) and then the firing squad taking out several people later on, which Dan witnessed (though this time they used silhouettes for the actual hits/deaths). I'm not how often we see characters executed on this show, but this felt a bit more impactful than usual. One thing this episode did a good job of was making the Sontarans more than just those aliens with funny-looking potato heads. Having said that, I was amused at the Doctor's reaction to the leader removing his helmet.       Speaking of their resemblance to Mr. Potato Head, it was quite amusing that Dan managed to take out several of them with a frying pan (okay, technically a wok...but still, potatoes...frying pan - good joke) and then later when he was talking to the Doctor and thought they had been saying 'Tempura Command' when in fact they were saying 'Temporal Command'. I loved the Doctor's reactions to what Dan was saying and her patience with him whilst explaining things. He's actually doing quite well adjusting to all of this. His antagonistic relationship with Karvanista (who had a nice hero entrance this episode, as he came to Dan's rescue), his dog-alien protector, is also good (though it has me thinking that Karvanista may end up dying to protect Dan eventually. It'd be just like this show to have two characters not getting along at first, only for one to sacrifice themself for the other and they realise how much they cared about them). It was kind of freaky for the Doctor to not be able to find a door on the TARDIS, as well as seeing what was going on inside it. She met a couple of new people - Mary Seacote and General Logan - both of whom didn't know what to make of the Doctor to begin with, as there was the usual denying that she could possibly be a Doctor given her appearance, but I liked her reply.             Mary was interesting, in how at first she was wary of the Doctor, but then was inviting towards her and her friends, then actually listened to what the Doctor was saying (even if she wasn't understanding/following it that much). The General, however, was another matter and I couldn't help but be reminded of David Tennant's first 'official' episode as the Doctor ('The Christmas Invasion') when this episode ended with the enemy retreating, only for someone (in this case the General, while in 'The Christmas Invasion' it was Torchwood) blasting them to kingdom come and the Doctor not being happy about that. I think Jodie has been doing a good job showing the Doctor trying to cope with everything going on. She's actually shown a different side of the Doctor so far this season, parts of which reminded me of the previous Doctors when they were all business and had no time for anyone's BS. I liked that Yaz has 'WWTDD' ('What Would The Doctor Do') written on her palm, and I immediately knew what the letters stood for as soon as we saw them. It's good that Grey Worm Vinder has now been brought into the story with Yaz and the Doctor...though it's not looking great for either of them. Those aliens, Swarm/Azure, are pretty nasty, still disintegrating people to dust and such. The actors who play them are doing a decent job of bringing the creepy. I'm still not sure where all this is headed/how it'll all come together, but it's certainly not boring (and what a ways the show has come with its effects/fight scenes - like the Sontarans vs. soldiers battle, which looked pretty epic). Last but not least, it's amusing to know that whilst Jodie's Doctor is an expert marksman with a slingshot, Jodie herself? Not so much (even more amusing is learning how competitive the cast are when it comes to games/challenges).  
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Post by nogbad on Nov 10, 2021 13:27:56 GMT
I thought the second episode was better, and may possibly enjoy it more on second viewing. I'm now choosing to be cautiously optimistic for the rest of the series, while remaining adamant that the last change of showrunner has been thoroughly unsuccessful.
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Post by azzajones on Nov 12, 2021 4:11:54 GMT
I'm hoping the Sontarans play have more of a role the play in this Flux, and this wasn't a side story. Wondering if this Time planet will be revealed to be where The Doctor originally came from, with her being the 'Timeless child' her coming from the planet Time would work.
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Post by nogbad on Nov 16, 2021 17:33:07 GMT
I'll force myself to give episode three a rewatch, but I absolutely hated it on first viewing. The trouble with Chibnall's reign of error is that there is never actually a cohesive storyline, merely the superficial characteristics of one.
On a positive note, all the scary brown people will continue to make the likes of our old chum John Spartan and his ilk soil themselves in sheer terror.
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Post by azzajones on Nov 17, 2021 8:29:24 GMT
I'm wishing Vinder was the new companion instead of Dan, I find Vinder to be a much more interesting character. The return of Ruth was nice, hopefully this is an indication more is going to be revealed about her and her crimes, I felt a lot was left unclear about that.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Nov 24, 2021 6:04:11 GMT
Doctor Who: Flux - 'Chapter Four: Village of the Angels'.  I did like this episode more than last week's (at least this one I could half-understand what was going on). I thought it did a decent job of using the Weeping Angels effectively and making them creepy again after they'd lost a lot of their creep-factor from overuse (just like other villains in the show have done). There was a suitably creepy atmosphere throughout the episode and that helped. I enjoyed the Doctor doing her version of 'crossing the streams' at the start of the episode when she did that 'dimensional compression' thing she said (after mentioning it being two things - or rather three things, including her - that should never be put together). I was amused at her reassurance about there being a risky element (ie. the only element) and by Dan's introduction to the Angels with his wide-eyed look whilst remarking how his eyes were really dry. Jodie's Doctor seemed particularly 'Doctor-y' in this scene.  I thought that might've been Kevin McNally (who I mainly know from the PotC movies) as Professor Eustacius Jericho - whose name the Doctor wished she'd gotten in Scrabble (even though it wouldn't be counted, unless playing by a certain person's rules). He was a pretty decent new character who managed to be interesting, not completely stupid and was actually pretty brave (it was funny thinking of the Weeping Angels ringing his 'very nice-sounding' doorbell). That old couple, however? Not so much. I guess they were written to be pretty unlikeable so when they bit the dust (quite literally), we weren't really broken up about it - though I was surprised at Peggy's non-reaction to the death of her elderly carers, since she just said, "He was never nice to me." - we'd gotten a whiff of that from what the old woman had been saying to the old dude about how he never had a nice word to say to Peggy, but still...were they suggesting something really dark had gone on with them? And sure, the death of the old guy wouldn't have been worth shedding any tears over, but what about the old woman who seemed somewhat less of an a-hole than him? I guess Peggy was on the road to becoming as stone cold as the Weeping Angels. She did bug me when she kept eating when Yaz and Dan were wanting answers out of her. I could've done without her character, but I guess the two of them needed a storyline and so they got saddled with this rather unnecessary character. It would've been interesting just seeing them go it alone and figuring out/coping with being stuck in the past.   I also could've done without the Bel segments of this episode, which I felt were intrusive and took away from the creepiness of the Angel storyline. Honestly, everything with her felt like it should've been one of those 'extras' on the DVD set where they couldn't fit the story into the episode, so they had it be its own thing separate - that's really want they should've done, as I felt once again the episode was trying to cram too much story into a single episode. I don't mind Vinder, but could take or leave Bel as a character, and the two of them should really could've been focused on in a different episode (we got plenty of them last week and even the unusual occurrence of a mid-end credits scene in this episode was devoted to them. Isn't that enough?). Unless they're going to play a super-important role in this whole Flux storyline, it does feel like they're kind of wasting screentime that should be going to the main trio of the Doctor, Yaz and Dan. I mean, we've only got two episodes left for this whole storyline and it feels like too much time has been devoted to other characters when the focus should really be on the trio. I haven't even really seen the Doctor have some solid one-on-one time with Dan where he asks her a bunch of the typical companion questions. It feels as though she barely interacts with him and Yaz. I did appreciate Claire Brown's character having her reason for being in this season explained - ie. a rogue Angel hitched a ride in her head to escape the rest. I liked the callback to the episode with Amy Pond when she rubbed her eye and dust came out as it did here with Claire. We got glimpses of her turning into an Angel, but not fully. They also are really stretching the rules of where Angels can come from when it includes not just TVs, but also sketches on paper which reassemble themselves after being torn up. It was kind of nifty, though, when the Doctor attempted to burning the drawing and that just made the Angel manifestation all flamey until the Doctor threw water on the sketching. What I really liked was the scene with the Doctor and Claire (with the rouge Angel speaking through her) on the beach. The lightning was a cold grey and the Doctor's reaction to learning the rouge Angel could tell her about her missing memories was well-done by Jodie, I thought. She actually really took her Doctor in a different direction this episode. We saw her getting pretty desperate at times, but other times she was her confident self - like when she dared the Angels in the cave to a race, as she knew turning her back on them was required to get away. I just wished we could've gotten more time with the Doctor and Claire. If they'd been the focus of this episode, I wouldn't have minded (I guess my theory of Claire having something to do with Clara has been tossed out the window, however).   There was a nifty effect this episode, with the split Earth that led straight to space. I have always imagined what that would be like, and we got to see it here. It was sad when the Doctor realised the Angels had lured her with Claire, knowing she'd want to help her when all they really wanted was the Doctor. I have no clue what this 'Division' thing is (if it's been in the show previously, I'd forgotten it), but the REALLY upsetting part was watching the Doctor get turned into a Weeping Angel. The effect used was neat (especially the part where she sprouted wings), but I felt very sorry for the Doctor (it was good to see Yaz upset by it, at least). That was certainly a cliff-hanger. I'm worried, though, that next week's just going to focus on side characters and guest characters and the poor Doctor's going to be left an Angel for the majority of it (like this is the DW version of Han Solo being stuck in carbonite). I hope that's not the case, as it's bad enough that we're only getting six episodes (plus just three 'Specials') and not even a regular amount of episodes for this thirteenth/final season for Jodie, but to waste one without her being in it much would be even more annoying. I want to see MORE of Jodie before her tenure as the Doctor is up, not less. Those three 'Specials' we're supposed to get better make up for it by featuring her a LOT before her time as the Doctor is over. On the whole, I thought this was a fairly decent episode and I certainly liked it more than last week's. I'll still be amazed if everything comes together in the next two episodes to actually make sense. Here's hoping, anyway (oh, and also...it seemed like they were playing the 'Classic Who' version of the show's theme during the end credits for this episode - I wonder what the reason for/significance of that was?)      
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Post by azzajones on Nov 26, 2021 11:04:59 GMT
Felt the latest eps largely re-hash thing done with the Angels before, that is Angels sending people back in time and lots of staring at the Angels trying not to blink (because that clearly works). The quantum extraction effect was nice, the plot point of a rogue Angel hiding inside someone was intriguing, and the cliff-hanger with The Doctor was a big surprise. Similarly unclear on 'The Division', although appears to be the group The Doctor worked for and that erased The Doctor's memories, hopefully we get more answers on that next week. It definitely feels like there's too much to be wrapped up in 2 eps, I suspect it won't and this story continues in the specials next year.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Nov 29, 2021 11:15:22 GMT
Doctor Who: Flux - 'Chapter Five: Survivors of the Flux'.  Well, I was glad to see the Doctor released from the carbonite being a Weeping Angel immediately, and I was amused when she was purposely blinking to force a reaction/response from the other Weeping Angels she was surrounded by. That was a good scene, and I was relieved that the episode featured the Doctor more than I thought it was going to. While I still would've liked to see more of the Doctor, we at least got to see her interact with the woman who was for all intents and purposes her 'mother'. Unfortunately, she was kind of jerking the Doctor around and only offering potential answers to all her questions and the Doctor's memories back (good to see that ol' pocket watch used for storing Time Lord memories/identities again) if the Doctor joined this 'Division' which was responsible for not only taking the Doctor's memories, but for the Flux as well. Anyway, the old woman got hers in the end thanks to Swarm (though it looks like the Doctor's next on his disintegrating-by-touch list). I really did feel that Jodie did a good job of conveying the Doctor's frustrations and anger, mixed with the need to find out answers.   However, I think my favourite scene with the Doctor in this episode was the-Doctor-as-a-hologram which Yaz listened to at one point. It was just a right mix of emotion and humour as they both expressed their feelings of missing each other and the Doctor addressed those holograms you see in other shows/movies that seem to anticipate what the one viewing them will say despite the fact that there's really no way to know for sure. It was fun hearing her mention how certain responses from her wouldn't have worked unless Yaz said what the Doctor thought she would say. There's been far too little of these two characters' friendship this season. I sure hope it gets plenty of focus in the three 'Specials' we're supposed to get, as I doubt there'll be enough time in the final episode of this 'Flux' storyline to focus on the two of them much since it feels like there's SO MANY storylines to wrap up.       While I didn't mind the trio of Yaz, Dan and Jericho (even if it did rely a little too heavily on the slapstick during their entrance), I wished the Doctor could've been with them. Still, they made a good team and I think if the episode had focused on just their storyline and the Doctor's, it would've felt less muddled. But as has been the case with pretty much every episode during this season, they had to add a bunch of other plotlines/characters to an already busy episode. There was just TOO MUCH going on. Honestly, I think for a story that had all these things happening, the season needed to be longer, not shorter, as it feels way to crammed. I was surprised by the use of a suicide pill being in the show (though I suppose they got away with it by not using the word 'suicide' and there was no foam on the guy's mouth) and Yaz being so casual about dumping a body (also quite nasty were those things that reminded me of the Goa'uld from Stargate SG-1 - how they'd bulge from the faces of the people they were inside and then slither out their mouths only to phase through the back of that 'Grand Serpent' guy). I was amused by the whole 'fetch your dog'/'fetch your human' message for Karvanista that the trio got from the guy on top of the mountain who reminded of that wise old dude Homer and Apu visited in The Simpsons episode where Apu lost his job at the Kwik-E-Mart (he even had the limited amount of responses thing going on). I found him amusing, but he really felt like he was from another show with his comedic act. All the other stuff going on, I didn't really care for. I honestly don't see how everything's going to be wrapped up in a coherent/non-rushed way in the final episode, but here's hoping they pull it off. What I'm really interested in, though, is knowing what the three 'Specials' will be about. Hopefully something different/separate to this whole 'Flux' storyline.
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Post by azzajones on Dec 2, 2021 7:44:23 GMT
Latest ep bought together enough of the plot threads and provided enough answers to The Flux so that now I feel some sort of conclusion is possible next week. However at the same time there was a new storyline started with this Great Serpent infiltrating UNIT for some reason, Kate Stewart going into hiding and the Sontarans invading Earth again, which I don't feel could properly be explored or resolved in the remaining ep - my guess is this will be continued in the specials next year. That being said, it was great to have UNIT & Kate Stewart back, I always thought it was a mistake when it was stated UNIT had been disbanded, now it never was - however that could be due to changing timelines.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Dec 6, 2021 11:44:06 GMT
Doctor Who: Flux - 'Chapter Six: The Vanquishers'.  Well...this episode certainly brought everyone together. Did I fully understand everything going on? Much like with the rest of the 'Flux' storyline, my answer to that would be "Er...not really.", but I did appreciate that it attempted to tie all the different storylines together. It was good seeing all these characters we'd been introduced to over the six episodes interacting and their different dynamics. I was surprised Kavanista lived and didn't die protecting Dan like I thought he would, but actually he suffered a fate worse than death when he learned that the Sontarans had killed all of his people. I knew the howl of anguish was coming, but the actor who plays him did a good job acting through all those prosthetics when he first learned of this devastating news. Poor Dan didn't know at the time when he was attempting to have their usual banter that his protector had just lost everything. Though he did find out later, obviously. It was nice to see Vinder patting Kavanista on the back in what I chose to see as a sign of support (even as Kavanista was being his usual self and wanting to dump the humans at the nearest place ASAP). I know others loved Vinder and Bel, and I certainly didn't hate them, but I didn't feel that much came from their story to reunite. They did...and that was it. I liked seeing them interact with the Doctor, and it feels as though there could be a spin-off with them and Kavanista...but I can't say I'd be that interested. We also saw Jericho meet his demise, but he did so bravely. For me personally, the stand-out in this episode was Jodie, as she had to convey so much as her Doctor. First, there was the torture she underwent curtesy Swarm and Azure pulling her (and Howl's Moving Castle) apart and then reassembling them. Then there was that talk she had with Azure about how what she wants is people to live and build/create while Azure and Swarm wanted the opposite. It was a good serious scene between them. However, things REALLY got interesting once we had two Doctors (which was a nice surprise). I was amused by her crush she had...on herself and the mutual admiring going on between them. Jodie brought such energy to all these scenes with her dual Doctors. And then we got the third Doctor - the one undergoing all the punishment. I've seen comments from others who didn't like the multiple Doctor stuff in the episode, but I personally really enjoyed it and really got me more interested in the episode than I had been up until that point (whereas before I'd just been mostly confused). And to top things off, not only did we finally see the end of Swarm and Azure at the hands of 'Time' itself, but then it took on the form of the Doctor (with the coat of opposite colours we'd seen her sporting in a previous episode, I think) - which the Doctor remarked on - and Jodie got to play yet another character (which she did a really good job of, I thought). It was sad, though, that she gave the Doctor the warning that her time was coming to an end (it's gone by in a flash. I wish we'd had more episodes with Jodie's Doctor than what we got), but this business about 'no regeneration'...they've pulled that card before, and we know it's not actually going to be the end...so I wonder what's in store. I was almost kinda bummed when the three Doctors became one again, since I enjoyed their fun dynamic so much (but it was good to see the Doctor not in pain anymore).       Apart from that^, another scene I really enjoyed in the episode was the Doctor reuniting with Yaz and Dan. She hasn't really seemed to interact with Dan during this season, and I felt bad for him towards the end when the woman he'd wanted to go on a date with turned him down, but the Doctor and Yaz inviting him back into the TARDIS hopefully means that the 'Specials' will have much more of the trio interacting. What I really appreciated was the Doctor/Yaz friendship being given some focus in this episode. Their reunion was a really good moment, I felt (especially with the Doctor just taking a moment to hug Yaz) and I appreciated the callback to the hologram the Doctor had left for Yaz (which we saw her watch in the previous episode). Both Jodie and Mandip really sell their characters' relationship and bring the emotion to their scenes. I don't feel they're given nearly enough appreciation, but I think they're great together. I also liked that the Doctor was finally willing to share with Yaz what she'd been keeping from her (too bad Dan had the worst timing, interrupting their emotional moment).             The usual suspects are, of course, nitpicking/complaining about the episode...but at this point, it's to be expected. I, however, was willing to put aside what quibbles I had with this six-episode story arc and focus on the positive aspects. Clearly that pocket watch with the Doctor's missing memories will come back into play - I imagine in her final episode (but maybe they'll surprise us and have it happen before then?). Thankfully, we have three 'Specials' left to go (though that's still not enough for me). Jodie Whittaker, thank you for being your awesome self and getting me interested in DW once again when I was close to quitting during Series/Season 10. I, for one, will miss you when you're gone.
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Post by azzajones on Dec 8, 2021 9:21:56 GMT
Part 6 brought the different plot threads together nicely enough and provided a satisfying conclusion to The Flux. I would've like more answers on The Division i.e. was there anyone else left and it did during the Time War - I did find the concept of The Division fascinating and hopefully a future showrunner picks up these threads. Surprised the Lupari got wiped out so quickly, though they would give the Sontarans a proper fight - they probably should've but Chibnall was like "Nope, The Doctor has to defeat everyone", so 7 billion of them get quickly wiped out off screen. Kate Stewart was given little to do and this resistance she was apparently leading didn't do anything - I felt she could've left out of the ep entirely. Interesting that the damage done by The Flux wasn't undone, hopefully this isn't forgotten about and in the future the show explores how the universe was affected by it. The Daleks, Cyberman and Sontarans appeared to be completely wiped out, but of course they won't be it'll be revealed there were survivors of each race that'll quickly re-build their forces and be back to full strength. Overall I did like the serialised style of the season, following multiple and characters and plot threads, and hopefully a future showrunner has another go at a serialised season - however with RTD returning my hopes for the future of Who are diminished.
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Post by mikef6 on Dec 8, 2021 17:00:47 GMT
Episodes 5 & 6 wrapped things up nicely. I was happy to see some humor back in the show (the Sontaran commander’s addiction to chocolate). Also, after all the blowback (at least a lot of loud talk) about The Timeless Child plot line, I was afraid Chibnall would back off. When I saw that he was going to double down on it, I threw my head back and laughed out loud.
I really liked the last two episodes because The Doctor finally started to take charge instead of just lurching from one mysterious situation she could do nothing about (always asking the people she met “what does this all mean” but never getting an answer) to another.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Dec 8, 2021 22:40:56 GMT
Trailer for the first of three Specials, titled 'Eve of the Daleks'.
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