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Gandalf Doctor, love it.
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OK, the second episode was a little better than the first one, but it was also suspiciously similar to a certain sci-fi movie
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in some respects. I hope it's not a trend - that sort of thing killed Sliders in Season 3.
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Well, usually Doctor Who tends to mix it up, so I wouldn't worry about it being a trend.
As for the new series; I find it sort of boring, compared to other series openers, but I wouldn't call it bad in any way. First episode reminded me a lot of Tennant's tenure, and the second one was very Capaldi-like. "what's going on here? I don't care much about the death aspect, I need to figure out what happened".
And I like it.
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Still waiting for posts in that thread that go "You know what? This was simply great. Nothing to add here."
Until then I still don't see how I can find the incentive to pick it up again. This show has slowly developed a standard of mediocrity.
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Saniss wrote:
Still waiting for posts in that thread that go "You know what? This was simply great. Nothing to add here."
I'm fairly certain that's a this forum thing. I'm not saying we're all a bunch of cynical assholes (yes I am), but basically everyone else I know is fucking /LOVING/ the new Doctor.
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So honor the valiant who die 'neath your sword
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I never thought it would happen, but I'm hearing The Ninth Doctor's voice again.
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About time! (lay off the pun)
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Today is the day!
I've only had the chance to listen to the first ten minutes on the way home from work, but I had the biggest grin on my face (behind my mask) hearing his voice again. He seems to be going for a lighter, more fun-loving take on The Doctor, which is a really nice surprise! I can see them taking his story in a darker direction down the line, leading to the Nine we all know from 'Rose' onwards.
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They definitely went all-out on the wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff for Ravagers 
Such a delight!
The Doctor has previously made the journey from fun-loving to more serious across a regeneration — that was the case for Seven and Eight for sure (I particularly enjoyed getting to hear these various sides of the Eighth Doctor in the audio story Caerdroia). It was wonderful to hear Chris having such fun, and I can also see them leading his Doctor to darker places in future stories.
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It's been awhile, hasn't it?
Since last time, we've had some ups, some downs, and then some.. interesting stuff has happened.
some time ago, we learned that Russel T Davies(Born Stephen Russel Davies wtf) was coming back to Doctor Who.
I was thrilled! The man, the myth, the absolute fucking legend that somehow managed to take a cancelled show and propel it back into the minds and eyes of so many people. The man who brought Eccleston and Tennant to the proverbial big screen(depending on your TV, mind) was coming back after Chris Chibnall bowed out.
Oh, boy, what a joyous day that was. And to learn that Tennant was coming back again? Holy carp. What. a. world.
And then.
HERE BE SPOILERS ONWARDS.
In Jodie Whitaker's final episode, the Power of the Doctor, we are treated to so much fan service, it's hard to know where to begin. Do we begin with Ace? Tegan? Peter Davidson? Colin Baker? Sylvester McCoy? Paul McGann's first actual TV appearance as the 8th Doctor?
Hard to say. That was all great. I love that episode, and while Chibnall might've retconned way too much for most fans, I like Whitaker's final show.
Until.
Tennant.
Now, don't misunderstand, having Tennant come back is always a blast. He did it for the 50th, and I'm sure he will again. Hell, as I'm typing this, the current season isn't even over, so who knows.
My problem is Tennant comes back, not as the 10th doctor, but as the 14th doctor. And I don't really like that. Sure, it's greating seeing *my* doctor back for another spin, and having him helm the 60th is, of course, like a dream come true.
But it feels a lot like a cop out. Hell, it probably was. Having the "dream team" back, and even bringing back Catherine Tate seems like it would push all the buttons, and ensure the show's future.
And then it kind of didn't.
Tennants first episode; The Star Beast isn't a bad episode at all. But retconning Donna's mortality to being basically just a throwaway doesn't sit right with me.
The Wild Blue Yonder, however, was, for me, peak Doctor Who. It's "small", it's wibbly wobbly, and it's just downright a good time.
Then, for Davies' next trick: The Giggle.
A solid romp through the Doctor as a character, his past brought to life in a new and interesting way, reintroducing a villain not seen since the 60s. Solid work. A great episode indeed, all the way until the bigeneration.
A way to make sure that all doctors from now on can always join in an adventure, because they don't change anymore, they just split up into two? To quote at least three doctors: I don't like it.
Ending the 60th with a boom like that left a mark on me. Unsure if I would be able to continue watching after that.
But I did. And, eh, The Church on Ruby Road was a shitshow. A bad plot, boring characters, and for SOME FUCKING REASON; A song and dance number.
Didn't set the bar at the right height at all.
Then moving on to Space Babies and The Devil's Chord, the first of which was just a bad episode. The second wasn't bad at all, until, YOU GUESSED IT. Another song and dance number. Out of nowhere. At least the first time they did it had context to the story, and you could always argue that since TDC was all about music, it made sense, but breaking the fourth wall by saying "There's always a twist at the end", and then singing those words in a song and dance number made no fucking sense what so ever.
Next episode "Boom" put Steven Moffat back in the writers chair. It's better. It's not great, but it sure as hell is better. Much better. Then again, bar, low.
"73 Yards" felt like a filler episode, however. There's nothing wrong with it per se, it's a solid episode, but at the end of it, it felt like the episode didn't even happen, so what's the point of it, apart from having Ncuti Gatwa not appear in it because he was shooting something else?
"Dot and Bubble", the latest episode as of writing this. I don't know. It was ok. But I was bored.
So what's the deal?
The 60th set up the whole premise of 'gravity' now being pronounced 'mavity'. Then they touched upon the bigeneration, saying that literally tore the doctor in half.
Clearly they imply that something is setup, and there will be a payoff, but I'm not seeing it.
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And don't even get me started on how this new series is just suddenly Season 1. What the hell.
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