Doctor Who Is Good Again! (But it can be better...)

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Doctor Who Is Good Again... (But it can be better)
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Doctor Who is a British science-fiction television programme broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The programme depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the universe in a time-travelling space ship called the TARDIS. The TARDIS exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. With various companions, the Doctor combats foes, works to save civilisations, and helps people in need.
Beginning with William Hartnell, fifteen actors have headlined the series as the Doctor. The transition from one actor to another is written into the plot of the show with the concept of regeneration into a new incarnation, a plot device in which a Time Lord "transforms" into a new body when the current one is too badly harmed to heal normally.
The fourteenth series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who is set to premiere on 11 May 2024, and is expected to air through to 22 June. It will be the fifth series led by Russell T Davies as head writer and executive producer and the first since his return to the show, having previously worked on it from 2005 to 2010. This series is set to be the fourteenth to air following the programme's revival in 2005 and will be the fortieth season overall. The fourteenth series was announced with Davies' return to the programme for its 60th anniversary in 2023 and beyond, with Bad Wolf becoming a co-producer for the series. The series is referred to in marketing and promotional material as "Season One" following the production changes and the acquisition of Doctor Who's international broadcasting rights by Disney+.
The series stars Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor, a new incarnation of the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in the TARDIS, which appears to be a British police box from the outside. The Fifteenth Doctor was introduced in "The Giggle" (2023) through a "bi-generation", in which he split from his predecessor, the Fourteenth Doctor (David Tennant), rather than replacing him. The series also introduces Millie Gibson as the Doctor's newest companion, Ruby Sunday.
The series, which was preceded by a Christmas episode on 25 December 2023, will consist of eight episodes, which have been directed by Julie Anne Robinson, Ben Chessell, Dylan Holmes Williams, and Jamie Donoughue. Alongside Davies, who wrote six of the episodes, the writers include Kate Herron, Briony Redman, and former showrunner and head writer Steven Moffat. Filming began in December 2022 and concluded in July 2023. It was the first series to be produced at Wolf Studios Wales following the move from Roath Lock Studios for the preceding anniversary specials.
Auditions for the role of the Fifteenth Doctor started in December 2021, assisted by casting director Andy Pryor. Davies was interested in casting "new talent" and someone "younger", with most of the actors who auditioned under the age of 30. There was also no limit on gender and background, with auditions held for men, women, and one non-binary actor. Pryor said that when casting the Doctor, "you always want someone unexpected... an actor who contrasts with what's gone before yet still brings those essential qualities that the Doctor has". Ncuti Gatwa was the final candidate to audition for the role. Davies said that the production team "thought [they] had someone and then in he came and stole it", describing it as "the most blazing audition". Executive producer Phil Collinson stated that Gatwa "did things with [the role] that I'd never seen an actor playing Doctor Who do".
On 9 January 2023, the BBC announced that Aneurin Barnard would appear as the mysterious Roger ap Gwilliam, and that Jemma Redgrave, having reprised her role in the previous series would continue to appear as Kate Stewart during the fourteenth series. On 20 January 2023, further casting announcements from the BBC revealed that Anita Dobson and Michelle Greenidge would appear as Ms Flood and Carla Sunday. On 3 April 2023, it was announced that Jinkx Monsoon would play a major antagonistic role in the series, called "Maestro". On 5 May 2023, it was announced that Jonathan Groff would play a key role in the series. On 24 May 2023, the BBC announced that Indira Varma would join the series to play The Duchess. On 7 June 2023, Bonnie Langford was announced to be reprising her role as Mel Bush for the series. On 15 June 2023, Lenny Rush was also announced, to play a "mysterious" character named Morris. Alexander Devrient will reprise his role as Colonel Christopher Ibrahim.
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@MrJ.Smith1234 24 дня назад

I think the scene in Rogue wear there's a flashback to a moment with the doctor and Ruby's mum talking which never happened on screen just shows how rushed the season was. If in the flashback, the doctor was wearing the same outfit that he wore in Space Babies, this would help the audience understand when the scene took place.

@CashelOConnolly 23 дня назад

Rouge 😂 you mean Rogue ✌🏻✌🏻🔷🔷

@suzanneaskey5653 21 день назад

I liked the season too, I just wish that some of the mysteries had been explained, the snow, Ruby having a song in her, etc.

@VanderzzWho 24 дня назад

the fact this is basically the length of a doctor who episode

@rc_r33c3 22 дня назад

Bro cried in every episode and now emotional scenes have very little effect but David cried like 5 times and he did it alone out of sight and Fought the tears and that’s the simple difference on why it’s not connecting

@chrispomphrett4283 11 дней назад

Yes, ncuti cannot act, he has a very limited range indeed.

@Creek932 24 дня назад

RTD's new era just doesn't have the emotional weight that his first era did. Rose, Martha, and Donna all had complicated and nuanced relationships with the Doctor, and the Doctor's trauma over the Time War gave the character more depth than ever before. In this new era, RTD has removed a lot of that depth in favor of making the show much more simple and happy, which I think is a shame. Plus, if he really wanted this to be a fresh start for new viewers, then I can't for the life of me understand why he decided to make the finale a sequel to a story from 1975, or to rely so heavily on referencing Susan.

@DrBagPhD 24 дня назад

Consider: You're no longer 8 years old so obviously this series will hit different

@Creek932 24 дня назад

@@DrBagPhD I literally just explained exactly why I don't think RTD's new era is as strong as his first one and you still felt the need to retort with this anti-intellectual response. Perhaps you should try thinking before you speak.

@lewgallagher463 23 дня назад

@@DrBagPhD surely depth and emotional nuance means the series resonates more with you the older you are…?

@dogblessamerica 23 дня назад

I think going for a happy doctor would have been a valid choice, and was what I expected given the set up in The Giggle. But what we got was a rehash of "tortured doctor" (always crying) but done in a more cursory way since we have had fewer episodes to establish and investment in the characters and stories.

@Creek932 23 дня назад

@@dogblessamerica The 15th Doctor doesn't really seem "tortured" to me. Sure he cries a lot but that doesn't really feel like it comes from a deep-rooted character arc or anything. I feel like his personality is far too one-dimensionally happy and nice most of the time, so the emotional bits don't really work for me. I actually wish he was given more angst and darkness, because without that the Doctor just isn't as interesting to me.

@lilyshambles5644 24 дня назад

Love the longer format, thanks

@UltimateKyuubiFox 19 дней назад

I honestly think the real trick with Empire of Death, the thing that would’ve sold it for me, is him looking out at the devastation of the universe and not getting emotional AT ALL. He just goes numb. He cries every other story, so to show that when things really hit him, he can’t release, he can’t let it flow through him, it shows that his tears are a matter of growth. When the worst possible thing happens, he just shuts down. I think that would’ve hit like a wallop. It would’ve also been disconcerting for Ruby. Cos that scene is basically her and Mel comforting him. But she’s in this situation too. This should be mortifying for her. It just could’ve felt more real than it did.

@TheCagedCorvid 3 дня назад

You're so right on this! It would have had SO much impact on me. I do wonder, however, if it would have worked for people who are unfamiliar with the numbness that comes with that kind of overwhelm, or if they'd just think he doesn't care, then complain about that instead.

@loganmorales1838 23 дня назад

Gosh, I pray RTD sees this video. You do a great job making your critiques and commentary fair and balanced, and trying to give credit where it's due, but also recognizing that us as the audience wants to feel that episode/season resolutions are more earned. 🙇‍♂🙇‍♂ Tharries for showrunner 🙇‍♂🙇‍♂ EDIT: Small note on your Murray Gold comments, I agree he did a great job with the soundtrack, though I wish the 15th Doctor's theme was better used this season. I'm not saying we need to redo the whole Matt Smith-era playing their theme in every scene, but the 15th Doctor's theme is so energetic and majorly gives heroic "Doctor is saving the day" vibes, but imo we don't really get scenes that measure up to the energy of the song (which is perhaps why the theme was so sparingly used anyways).

@annajosullivan 23 дня назад

I’m hoping next season will be a lot better. They won’t have to worry with Ncuti’s shooting conflicts with another show. What they really need is to have more interaction between the Doctor and Ruby. The Doctor says Ruby is his best friend but we really don’t see that they’re best friends. I agree with you 100% about the crying. I’ve said the very same thing! I also immediately saw the Doctor in Ncuti. I remember when Christopher Eccleston left I was so sad because I loved him as the Doctor. Then David came along and I immediately saw the Doctor in him. It took me a couple of episodes to grow on Matt Smith but then I really did. I already really loved Peter Capaldi and knew he was a Doctor Who fan since he was a kid so I really loved him. I already really liked Jodie Whitaker too from Broadchurch and I was excited to see her as the Doctor. Unfortunately the writing just let her down.

@granvillesimmons6033 21 день назад

I loved this series overall. Ncuti is amazing as The Doctor, and the chemistry between him and Millie has been great. The scripts were mostly very good to excellent, with the possible exception of Space Babies (which I nonetheless enjoyed somewhat). My problems have been mainly with The Doctor crying TOO much, the truly absurd romance with Rogue, and the almost unforgivable letdown with the reveal of Ruby's mother. Oh yeah, and the dreadful owl designs for the aliens in Rogue. But other than those things I was quite pleased with this series. Looking forward to the Christmas special and series 2 next year.

@cheapfinish6224 23 дня назад

The cheque from the BBC and Bad Wolf must have cleared. More gala screenings and location shoot meet and greets for Mr. Tharries To any sane fan: The current era is decent at best, but a complete flop on every other statistical level Edit: And yes, I'm joking with the first part, I know you're critical, permit me a rib sir

@Tharries 23 дня назад

I WISH I was paid lmao. Any screening I've been to I've paid for or has been first come first serve for everyone and going to filming locations was my own decision.

@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. 23 дня назад

The stats aren't flopping not even at all

@EthanDJC 24 дня назад

let’s go mr tharries

@ryanps1598 24 дня назад

On the ‘sacrifice’ point: part of defeating Sutekh was uncovering Ruby’s mum’s identity, and getting that closure and getting contact with her biological mum ultimately makes her stop travelling full-time. That is a ‘consequence’ of beating the big bad, surely? I think it definitely didn’t carry as much weight due to episode count etc etc, but that consequence is there at least imo R.E a lack of humanity reacting to events: S2 filming pics of protests outside UNIT. I think that’s coming next year Completely agree on a lack of conflict between the Doctor and Ruby, and lack of ‘domestic’ moments, although would also say they are there in some places just not how are used to e.g. end of Rogue Also little headcanon about not sitting down and digesting 73 yards timeline at the end: the forced loop is a defence mechanism for keeping the circle closed. If the person who lived out the loop fully remembered it it’d draw too much attention to the circle and risk it being broken again. By forgetting the timeline happened the circle stays in tact and unnoticed

@Name-fo7lj 23 дня назад

in the beginning of the video on his left you can see that he beheaded davros. daleks need to make a name for this guy

@jnielson1121 6 дней назад

I'm hoping with S2, RTD will have hit his stride and have a better sense of the pacing and how to manage an 8 episode Who season.

@AngieDeAguirre 24 дня назад

Tharries always delivers.

@sopronunciareglignocchi7255 21 день назад

Yeah, his brain-dead takes. He's as thick as they come.

@jamesa.5830 24 дня назад

I agree with your analysis in general here. I feel like the episodes in the middle of the season are the strongest and the first and last are the weakest for me. I think RTD got somethings very right and some things very wrong. I do love the variety of episodes and telling some very new kind of stories. The word experimental comes up several times in your analysis and I agree that they wanted to really push the storytelling to new areas and for the most part they succeeded with that. For me the season is at its best in the individual episodes and at its weakest with the season long cohesion and story arc. A lot of the problems with this season are that RTD tried to do too much with a lot less time to do it in, and without his lead actor for a quarter of that. The length of episodes has been a problem for a long time. It didn’t get any better. These stories need to be 55 to 60 minutes. 45 minutes just always ends up feeling rushed with anything complex which Doctor Who should be. RTD has to do better with developing the relationships even though the chemistry and actors are all good. RTD also really needs to plot out the season much better. Personally I think he should only be writing like 3 or 4 episodes not 7 of 9. The quality of his writing would go up if he was focused on fewer, and that would free him up to think more about how to structure the season. He could add to and edit a little of the other writers episodes to give the whole season more cohesion as well. Place a scene or two here or there that develop the relationships and explain things more satisfyingly. I do agree that this season was a big upgrade on the previous era. I’m hoping he can at least improve on an opener for season 2 (S15). I didn’t hate Space Babies but it is pretty lackluster as an opener. Also, the snow and cloaked figure and finger pointing are completely ridiculous and not believable within his story. The season looked amazing. Great cinematography, direction and FX work.

@SnowLily06 24 дня назад

I've only seen people say this so it could be wrong as I don't have a trusted source but apparently RTD said there would be more guest written episodes next season. Whether that means just 1 more or a few more idk.

@jamesa.5830 23 дня назад

@@SnowLily06 I saw that somewhere too. The article I saw didn’t have specifics.

@guymadgesam24 23 дня назад

Tharries: The Movie

@paulking5700 24 дня назад

Overall a fare and detailed analysis of what we witnessed. You are giving me hope that the series will be better

@MrRjhyt 23 дня назад

I did enjoy the aspect of Lindy, that she was filled with self-loathing that was the root of her insecurities and vile behaviour. A seed of something that might make you pity her, if you can't empathise with her... She didn't see herself as a bad person, or hateful. But she lacked that empathy for anyone else, barely interested in those within her bubble, and not caring for those beyond it. She knew she should thank the Doctor for saving her life. Even if it was grudging, and the entitled expectation that it was his duty, and not his humanity that motivated him to save her.

@colinfletcher1289 24 дня назад

I have been a fan of Dr Who since Jon Pertwee.... Maybe a bit controversial here but this series reminds me of the Sylvester Mcoy era where I think the series did fail ... Still a fan of Sylvester Mcoy tho having met him last year 🤗

@jasonbrasierfilm 23 дня назад

My biggest criticism of this season is that we needed at least two episodes before the finale to have them start wondering about Susan triad appearing at every stop. Finale I think would’ve been better with more build up story wise to it. I always find myself with Disney series saying, man if they just did two -three more episodes to flesh it out a bit more.

@redfieldblair 23 дня назад

I mean... argh it's so hard to pick, but I think for me I'd rank them 9, 5, 10, 6, 8, 1, 3, 7, 4, 2, 14, 13, 11, 12 I enjoyed the 60th specials more, I'd probably put them between 8 and 1 - but excluding them this has been above the Chibnall era for me - and that's it. Everything else I prefer. What it really needed was more guest written episodes, series 1 all the episodes I loved were guest written. Every guest written episode was a classic IMHO.

@markb3915 23 дня назад

I’d give this series a solid 7 out of 10. A few tweaks and it could be excellent going forward next series. 1) Stop crying, it’s over done. 2) Less Doctor lite episodes, part of this series felt like a spin off.3) Try and broaden the appeal of the show it’s too focused on 20 somethings at the moment. RTD did this when the series was first revived. It can be really good again.

@samwell54 23 дня назад

the production quality and filmmaking was all great, casting was great too, but I think the scripts could have used a few more re writes. Some of the dialogue felt very hammy and not very well thought out. I can’t imagine any other doctor saying some of the lines he has

@annajosullivan 23 дня назад

What if Ruby’s dad isn’t a normal person? BTW, my dad wanted to name me Ruby and my mom said no. Lol

@LGWalkingTours 23 дня назад

Great review! I very much enjoyed the series on the whole, but, like many, was let down by the finale. Perhaps the problem is that so many of the fan theories are so good that the actual resolutions are a let down in comparison. Going forward I would like Russell to follow more closely the template of his initial run and less of the silly Disney nonsense like the singing and dancing in episode 2 (fun though it was). Also, please - less of the tears, and much less of the woke. I'm in no way anti woke incidentally, but a great people utterly loathe having it foisted on them at every opportunity, and there is a great risk that people will abandon the show as a result. P.s (and as an example ) Davros! What on God's earth were you thinking Russell? And frankly, how very arrogant of you.

@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. 23 дня назад

None of that was disney nonsense it was all russell

@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. 23 дня назад

It's always been woke too, those who hate that can get out

@norfolkpyro1422 23 дня назад

Would’ve helped with 1 more episode or 2

@CashelOConnolly 23 дня назад

Dot & Bubble is probably the most important episode of Doctor Who ever made‼️✌🏻🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

@bluevortexpng1211 24 дня назад

i cant lie it's so hard to take people seriously when they say this season wasn't an improvement on the previous era when it gave us 73 yards, dot and bubble, rogue, and boom. i'm also a really big fan of the crazy fun fourth wall leaning in devil's chord and the intimate and emotional moments in empire of death (though i can understand why people don't like it). i also recently rewatched church on ruby road and it was a lot more fun than i remember. i can only speak for myself but the previous era's best episodes were only mediocre or boring to me and i feel like this era (whose worst episodes are just mediocre/boring) is a massive step up. it has room to grow, for sure, but there's a LOT to love

@gendoikari667 24 дня назад

This entire season has been better upon second viewing.

@bluevortexpng1211 24 дня назад

@@gendoikari667 i know, right? i think i have a better handle on fifteen and ruby's characters as well - fifteen is someone that actively tries to view everyone around him as an equal and reel in his pride (ie, him saving the bogeyman, how he talks to the space babies, saying "i'd never call myself a genius" to maestro) and ruby is someone that makes a point of being agreeable and kind to others, sometimes to the point of blaming herself (ie, how she tells the hiker susan to tell the woman following her that she's sorry for whatever she's done). i think a lot of people should try watching the season again bc i think there's lots of good character moments/characterization that ppl have missed

@cheapfinish6224 23 дня назад

@@gendoikari667 Nope

@joesimpson4522 24 дня назад

For me, the Doctor as a character has seemed "off" since Chibnall's run. Gone is the verbose, quick-witted, brave hero, and in their place is a misty-eyed, "I'm so quirky" bore who runs away at the first sign of trouble. More often than not, coincidences save the day, not the Doctor. It's also super unfortunate that this weakening of the character coincided with the first female incarnation, and I'm sad that it seems to be continuing with Ncuti. Both Jodie and Ncuti are actors that I like in other things, so I'm fairly confident putting the blame on the writing. Ironically, since it was written by new writers to the show, Rogue felt more like Doctor Who than any of RTD's episodes this season - which I think is down to the pace of the dialogue, and the speed of thought displayed in Ncuti's performance. It's a shame that speed of thought doesn't carry through to other episodes, where he seems more akin to a Cbeebies presenter than an alien genius (this same complaint could also be levelled at Jodie's Doctor).

@GwynWilliams-rg8vb 23 дня назад

Chibnall > RTD2

@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. 23 дня назад

Never 😂

@Bilirubins 23 дня назад

Eh!! This is the end of True Who: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DvPEJzBscXc.htmlsi=Yxfq2Rrpvh85GxOW This Neu Who has got nothing to do with Doctor Who. I'm with Chris Ecclestone on this, I'll only come back if they: ru-vid.comUgkxVOZcfWOj8a2eLwm3_F2YfXu6UaaJ3c9X

@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. 23 дня назад

Womp womp get over yourself

@superevilvillain 24 дня назад

It feels to me that the doctor is written with too much indulgence- he’s way, way too cool, he achieves things too easily and his emotional openness is an interesting change, but it kinda just removes a level of complexity to the character that isn’t replaced with anything else

@jonathangmallender 23 дня назад

A great review - and perfectly sums up both the series and characters. It's a great series, missing a few things that the previous series had. I get the impression that RTD is focusing more on a younger global audience, than primarily a UK audience.

@cheapfinish6224 23 дня назад

And that younger audience all thought the finale was shit and probably won't come back, even MrTARDIS didn't like it, and he's the voice of that generation on RU-vid

@stephencooke401 24 дня назад

Staggered to see JW in an episode of Dalziel and Pascoe called Fallen Angel and can you believe it the same voice used as the Doctor including the facial expressions! Unbelievable at least DT acted in the role of the Dr. To be a time lord!

@paultoseland9524 23 дня назад

She's a one trick pony, as is Ncuti

@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. 23 дня назад

@paultoseland9524 she's not neither is he!

@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. 23 дня назад

What? 😂

@jamesa.fitzpatrick1566 23 дня назад

We call him "the crybaby Doctor". The series was too short, but RTD seems to have tried to do 13 eps in 8. I'm over the messaging, a lot of plot points went unresolved or were just nonsense. The Doctor seldom solved the problem. I got into it with episode 7, only to find the series finale, episode 8, was TERRIBLE. I do like it more than the Chibnall era, (feel free to slag that era off - I have no problem with that, lol). I'm watching it from a distance, like it was a well funded fan production. I'm not feeling a DW vibe from this series, IMHO. And more monsters!

@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. 23 дня назад

YOU call him that. "Messaging" sure.

@chaserseven2886 24 дня назад

its always been good

@cheapfinish6224 23 дня назад

You've always been brain damaged

@thekandyman. 24 дня назад

Tbh I think the chibnall is the weakest era but it's still good. The last series has its problems, every series does, and hopefully rtd has noted these and improved for the next series. I feel like the last series has tried to do everything in too little time, but the important thing is that it is entertaining, and I was entertained so I liked the series

@USSTardis 24 дня назад

He can't season 2 was filmed before season 1 even airs on TV, so the criticism would not have been taken on board for season 2 but he could for season 3 if there is going to be a season 3!

@SnowLily06 24 дня назад

@@USSTardis there definitely will be a season 3. Even if Disney dropped the show they can definitely still afford to make more doctor who since the show is still doing pretty well financially and also they currently have the main show, unleashed, and the new spin off. So worst case they can just drop the extras and continue with the main series. I genuinely don't see a universe where season 3 doesn't happen.

@paultoseland9524 23 дня назад

@@SnowLily06 how is it doing well? it's doing worse than the Jodie era It hasn't made the top 10 streaming in the USA I'll believe a spin off is happening when the camera's start rolling

@SnowLily06 23 дня назад

@paultoseland9524 if you look exclusively at views and ignore the overall state of the TV industry nowadays then it it doing worse than Jodie's was but if you account for the state of the TV industry and look at the fact they've had overwhelming success in things like selling out tickets for the finale and doctor who at the proms not to mention the fact that more people aged 18-35 are watching doctor who than ever before then it's actually doing very well. Also, it has been in the top 10 on Disney+ in many countries, including the US. I'm not sure where you got that from.

@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. 23 дня назад

@paultoseland9524 its not 😂

@lorrainesheridan496 23 дня назад

It was awful sorry I really tried

@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. 23 дня назад

Womp womp

@apollovaljean3076 18 дней назад

For some reason i am reminded of Tharries once saying that Karl Urban should be the 14th doctor... because MARTIN FREEMAN was TOO FAMOUS🤣😂🤣. (Karl was only in Lord of the rings, star trek, Thor Ranarok and the boys. so basically an unkonwn). Doctor who is not" good again". Its 2005 RTD tropes thrown into a kitchen sink and then flung at the wall. There were zero good episodes/ Devils chord in particular was terrible. and the worst finale since journeys end. The show wont get better if you keep being RTD's simp, tharries

@Hefferr 24 дня назад

Tharries based yapping

@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. 23 дня назад

Womp womp

@Hefferr 22 дня назад

@@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. “did u just say womp womp to children being put in cages?” xdd

@JustinMansfieldWho 21 день назад

I still disagree on Lindy… she wasn’t likeable enough for me to want to follow along. Had it not been Doctor Who, I probably would’ve shut it off fairly quickly. She was unbearably annoying.

@m.stewart8094 24 дня назад

Is that much better tho? I've been rewatching 13s run and for all its many flaws, I feel that those episodes were more fleshed out, more grounded (and btw filmed beautifully). This RTD 2.0 run feels unfinished and a bit amateurish. No imagination in the direction and cinemaphotography and above all, for the tears and melodrama....so soul. Not saying that Chibs wasnt a disaster but havent seen enough of Ncuti to say he's better than Jodie and the writing has been somewhat a tie. (was anything this season as thrilling as fugitive of the Judoon?) Am I crazy thinking that Power of The Doctor was actually a great finale and that the three specials were more satisfying than all of "Season One"?

@lewgallagher463 24 дня назад

I mean, I’ll agree what the 13th era looks nice, like 13’s regeneration (and then we got David Tennant floating in space.. seriously, what was that?) but yeah - it is better. Most of the characters, however poorly defined in some cases of RTD2, actually feel more real with less wooden dialogue and blocking - seriously, the Chibnall era’s dialogue is Prequel Trilogy level bad at times. It feels more grounded. The smaller main cast doesn’t feel bogged down by dead weight in having 4 main characters plus any side characters. The political commentary is one thing better written into RTD that I’d argue is fairly well handled. I.e. throwing the matter to the nazis unironically weaponising his race or staring down the barrel lecturing the audience about recycling compared to people in Finetime actually being pretty crappy people etc. 13 simps for a major space corporation, compared to 15 channeling 12’s grievances with capitalism in life or death situations. I really can’t call ‘fugitive of the judoon’ thrilling - maybe the first time you watch, but it falls apart soon after when you click that it’s just dangling fan service keys in front of you going ‘ooh, we’ll do something interesting later’ - and given what it was setting up is generally disliked.. that such a radical change was also never explored from a character standpoint - RTD picked this up; never mind the (ironically) shameful pulling from RTD1 I.e. Judoon and ‘platoon upon/by/..’, the fob watch, captain Jack - god forbid you jumped on the series prior. Power of the Doctor in also not mad on - again, I think it genuinely gets a lot of praise because of the nostalgia moments; but because it’s been hard to root for 13 and Yaz etc given they’ve had a lack of characterisation, and their relationship is messy (seriously, aside from the fact that thasmin came out of nowhere, 13 seems like she doesn’t want Yaz around half the time, and I’ve no idea why Yaz then ends up falling for her). It’s as good a finale as you’ll get for an era that’s pretty empty and hollow on the whole - so it doesn’t elicit much of a reaction because what led to it was either mid or just flat out bad. I do think the 60th specials were more consistently better than S14, some slight issues aside. What I can appreciate is that season 1/Series 14 is at least trying different things in most of its stories, even if they don’t work. Now, if we compared this series more to Series 11 - I think that’s a more apt and fair comparison to make; and whilst I vastly prefer a lot of RTD2’s stuff, I’d even be inclined to to suggest Series 11 might have been more successful in the idea of a soft reboot - and dare I say, it’s the best chibnall series. I think S12 got really messy and bogged down into fan service, lore heavy into dumping that honestly played like fan fiction. Not to say series 11 doesn’t have its issues, but they were nothing compared to what would come later for the era. Sorry for the novel.. lol

@SnowLily06 24 дня назад

Fugitive and Power of the doctor were the two best episodes of 3 entire seasons so that's not really a fair comparison. This is my personal opinion but I did enjoy quite a few episodes of RTD2 more than them. Power of the doctor is still pretty high up on the list but without the episode being a pesudo 60th anniversary by bringing in all the nostalgia bait characters they could it was still a pretty badly written episode. This series is by no means perfect but so far I'm enjoying it a lot more than Chibnall's era and I assume that will continue considering the Christmas special is written by Moffat

@user-od5do5ek6v 23 дня назад

RTD built us all up a frenzy , only to drop us flat..... They are already hyping up the Xmas , and series two... But i for one will just keep away from it all... The acting is very good. Pity its let down by poor writing, and planning.... Need more writer's involved, and better control of the episode directors.... RTD wrote s rubbish overall story, and did not control the directors. I will keep watching for the good acting. Its too late for series two. That's in the can.... I can only hope for series's three onward. Been watching DW since the 1970s... Did not watch any of the last incarnation , The plank could not act.... The story's were too woke.... Ncuti Gatwa acting is superb. Just hope he is given better writing and stories

@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. 23 дня назад

"Woke" 😂

@MrRjhyt 23 дня назад

I must confess to feeling disappointed with Sutekh as the villain. Also with Ruby's mundane origins, when it is set up as extraordinary there's no DNA trace anywhere. But, it's the lack of pay off for the fourth wall breaks that really annoy me. That felt like a story arc feature, was the villian The Storyteller, were they in some constructed parallel universe... Nah! It's just something we do now...😖

@USSTardis 24 дня назад

Nigel Farage mentioned Doctor Who in his Reform UK speak you should see it!!!!

@cheapfinish6224 23 дня назад

Based Farage

@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. 23 дня назад

Ew firage

@kubla9834 24 дня назад

37 minutes of coping

@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. 23 дня назад

Womp womp

@deltaproductions313 24 дня назад

What they need to do is sack russel off the show because he can’t write worth a damn anymore and keep Ncuti or recast I don’t care and they need to bring in a new writing team and better directors and showrunner and quit with bashing fans

@paultoseland9524 23 дня назад

Ncuti has been just as bad as his sugar daddy when it comes to the fans

@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. 23 дня назад

@@paultoseland9524womp womp

@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. 23 дня назад

Nah

@HenryCLHarries 24 дня назад

Good again?! Dr Who at its worst is good .... Taste is subjective I miss the Chibnall era and we are a far cry from the standards of FLUX was high ....I guess it's down to what each era hits people ....Chibnalls era was great and one day it'll get it's flowers ... So let's not

@cheapfinish6224 23 дня назад

The only flowers Chibnall's era gets is from it's mourners who drop by a black zone. Your cope is real.

@HenryCLHarries 23 дня назад

@@cheapfinish6224 I don't understand the sheer negativity towards it he literally went finally completely different and channelled the classic era the most whilst adapting to current streaming trends of cult shows too....giving it that educational aspect in social issues whilst maintaining a sizeable team to work with weekly for someone to learn a message from it all at least, the focus on doing new monsters and new things with classic monsters (Daleks powerful as the squid, ASHAD, CyberMasters, Sontarans in battle officially etc) he delivered so much in his era that there's so much to appreciate and put respect on its name for sure

@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. 23 дня назад

It will get dead flowers

@HenryCLHarries 23 дня назад

@@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. Why the hate and intolerance and unacceptable

@21Michichi 21 день назад

@@HenryCLHarries⁠If you don't understand negative and are actually willing to consider why it might be bad watch "The Fall of Doctor Who" by Jay Exci, it is a 6 hour video (with chapters) which is a lot I know but its not just episode reviews; IMO its more english professor level criticism, regarding writing, characterization in fiction, compare and contrast including classic who and audio dramas. It put into words a lot of the things I didn't like but I know a lot won't watch it due to length. Maybe just check out the first chapter about characterization.

@neonxeon6 24 дня назад

Dr who is good again? Which planet are you on?

@lanceuppercut3498 24 дня назад

Yes I'm staggered he found this series good in way. It's better then Jodie's 3 series but you talking a very barley noticeable improvement that it hardly registers. So still bad, with poor stories and a Doctor that seems, well he seems no Doctor to me. He just seems a random guy who randomly found the Tardis one day and took off in it. Oh yeah and cries as much as Michael Burnham did from ST Discovery FFS

@brewster_4 24 дня назад

@lanceuppercut3498 a random guy finding the TARDIS and flying away in it is literally the story of Doctor Who

@HappyBob701 24 дня назад

@@lanceuppercut3498I hope Russell t Davies listens to the fan feedback and leans into what made dot & bubble and 73 yards so good

@paultoseland9524 23 дня назад

@@lanceuppercut3498 I decided to rewatch Jodie's final episode to compare to RTD2 and found it to be far more enjoyable than. It's more box ticking than it ever was under Chris

@cheapfinish6224 23 дня назад

@@brewster_4 The Cartmel Masterplan is the story of Doctor Who.

@gfliilawson3728 23 дня назад

The show is bla

@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. 23 дня назад

Womp womp

@Vegemite98 24 дня назад

Doctor who is good again? Stop lying. Doctor who hasn’t been good since Capaldi.

@cheapfinish6224 23 дня назад

It wasn't even good with Capaldi. I don't think it's been brilliant since 2010

@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. 23 дня назад

Cope

@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. 23 дня назад

@@cheapfinish6224cope

@Vegemite98 23 дня назад

@@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. wow, that was one brutal reply, got me right in the cockles.

@steve-0493 24 дня назад

Just dont bother gettin into any debates,talks,or arguments with ppl claiming be fan's, but then cant understand for the LIFE OF THEM why this season/series/actor/stories/direction/writing/villans(new and classic) TANKED...the numbers show it enough, im done debating with ppl about it..he had moments where i could hear the Dr,but he just didnt pull it all the way for me!!not about his color,life,whatever,IDC!!thats not it with me,its like Multiplicity with Michael Keaton lol,the Dr 'cloned' himself,aka the bi generation ,but the clones of the doctor are now dumbed and watered down,like the damn clones in the movie!!no pun intended, but hes half the man the dr is!! HELL,HES HALF THE MAN JODIE WAS!🤦‍♂️🤣😂 im still gonna watch next season,im a fan,and fans out there either like or dont this season/incarnation,hes just not cutting it FOR ME,and this series (i dont mind the fantastical element introduced)didnt feel too strong either..again,yes there were good moments for me,on BOOM when he had 2 stand there,relax,even cry for Ruby, YES thats fine!!but not enough to be 💯 doctor,when u have to include 8 more episode(xmas ep included) It was Ok for complaints to roll out,like crazy for poor 13/Jodie!!talk about the 60th ppl feel betrayed over cheap returns...talk about how shitty this season and incarnation is,and by the gods!!they hound u and act like they gonna throw themselves off a damn bridge if u don't say,oh yh,Ncutis got it man,hes most certainly the Dr!!!NOPE,NOT ME,AND GOOD LUCK ON UR WAY DOWN!🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤣😂😗

@paultoseland9524 23 дня назад

After seeing him in 2 Shakespeare i knew the writing was on the wall. Ncuti is only capable of playing Ncuti.

@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. 23 дня назад

They haven't tanked

@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. 23 дня назад

You're not a fan please leave.

@steve-0493 23 дня назад

@@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. they TANKED..u losers...why u telling me to leave,when I post my own thing??!!U CAME HERE,THERES THE DOOR,GTFO AND BYE!! Disney/R.abid .T.rans D.egenerate supporters NOT welcome....and smelly girls..🖕

@steve-0493 23 дня назад

@@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. but ill give ya like,since u prolly deal with bbq flavored milkbones anyways

@DeusLucifer 24 дня назад

this doctor who being good again a joke and getting any better is a pipe dream in my opinion its by far the worst of any season including jodi's run already

@SnowLily06 24 дня назад

Go watch Jodie's first season again

@DeusLucifer 24 дня назад

@SnowLily06 don't need to but can easily say this season been Atrocious. From acting to plot.

@HappyBob701 24 дня назад

@@DeusLuciferit’s nowhere near as bad as woke chibnall who. Jodie can’t act either

@DeusLucifer 24 дня назад

@HappyBob701 I'd admit jodis later season has turned to a complete mess but series 14 is by far the worst. As at least jodi season actual had a functional plot and character development. This season had absolutely nothing saying 6 months has been passed and now all best friends and now we need to feel emotional about her leaving and making the doctor ugly cry again? Repeatedly. That is no timelord. And jodi made a more doctor character then he would ever could

@Theoneandonlydramaqueen. 23 дня назад

Womp womp cry more