DOCTOR WHO REVIEW | EMPIRE OF DEATH | WAS CANON RIPPED UP AS MUCH AS THE TIME VORTEX? 

Correct. This was Scooby Dooekh😊

It were SCRAPPY 😂😂❤​@@RaymondWilliams-uu1ns

That sequence felt like being punched in the stomach. Completely undermined what made Sutekh such a formidable villain in Pyramids of Mars. Disgusted with RTD for this.

@@robertrowles5450 It’s all done on purpose. RTD knew exactly how much older “Gamon” fans loved Pyramids of Mars and how they described Sutekh as the Drs most powerful villain. This was his revenge. Put him on a dog’s leash and haul him through the vortex tied to the Tardis. It’s spiteful, malicious trash!

I've been expecting a fixed Chameleon Circuit since BLM.

Your summary is stark when you put it like that

P.S. Where there is a there there with regards to "cultural appropriation" is when something is reused from another culture by someone who is ignorant of its meaning and they are just pretentious or commercialising, e.g. tatoos of Japanese lettering by someone who doesn't speak Japanese, and whilst it would be absurd to make someone pass an exam in customs traditions and symbolism within a particular culture before you can use elements from it, there should be a certain shame to using symbols of sacred significance without understanding their meaning. Now Robert Holmes knew enough about Egyptian mythology to know that Sutekh is not a dog! Anubis is a dog (or at least a jackal. It is not entirely clear what Sutekh is supposed to be - some think it is a donkey; Set's animal may be a completely mythical creature.). If not respecting the source material is supposed to be the bad thing about "cultural appropriation" then RTD is far more guilty of the "bad thing" than Holmes was. Certainly the ears should be wider at the top than at the bottom and he doesn't have multiple eyes. As the reincarnation of a pharoah I am offended.~ 😂 Does reincarnation count as "cultural appropriation"; if "that myth cycle can't be significant to you; you're not of that culture" and the accused says "well I used to be in a previous life"; I mean, surely if you can claim to be a woman because you can feel like one, if you feel you used to be Nefertiti, who can dare accuse you of "cultural appropriation" because you have a Bast statuette on your mantelpiece?

I talked elsewhere about how I don't think Davies nesessarily believes in a lot of the things he goes off on, but due to either fear (of criticism/Cancel Culture) or just a burning need to be 'Popular', he has made himself an avatar for Media Progressive causes and all the 'underdog' minorities out there. This includes 'Gen Z' hysteria and whatever cause is trending on Social Media... So he is heavily compromised today. He has a tick-box in his head, and most of his scripts have to be slaved and shaped by that Fear/Urge he has to be seen to be on the 'right side' - he isn't so much _courting_ Progressive idealists out there, as he is Appeasing them. He is desperate to appease, acknowledge their causes, and thereby stay 'popular' and untouched by todays very fickle Media 'hit'-squads. In a sense Doctor Who *is* about history. It's a time-travel premise, and in time past has explored history, seen its cast survive the dangers in earth's history, and learn to accept that they cannot change everything they come across. The modern series though it judgemental, _extremely_ Judgemental. Because that's the fears and environment of the people running and writing it that is coming out in their work. Today, when you think on it, there is virtually no chance of the mature and sensible conclusion to 1964's The Aztecs, where the Companions learn to understand that it is not their moral duty to judge other cultures, and go hellbent to try and change those cultures they disagree with. As unpleasant as the Aztec way of life was to them, it IS their way of life. Not 'ours'. And we must learn to accept that peoples re different, not necessarily right, just... a different outlook and set of beliefs. There is absolutely no way you would get that philosophy from todays Producers and writers on the television series, Big Finish yes, (current Paul McGann release raises it), but todays television makers are so incredibly judgemental, driven by social media and Progressive thinking, that authorising a story that repeats that wisdom seen in The Aztecs, would be completely out of the question... Which, when you think on that, shows off how very *extreme* these people actually are.

@@davidmullen6011 Very astute analysis, David. In the same way that RTD wants to be a frontman for Media Progressive causes, Ncuti is obviously positioning himself to be the frontman for the Next Generation gay movement. And I'm very thankful we have the vast majority of the Classic Series still existing so we can go back and revisit those treasures, while this current tripe will just dissolve into the mists of time, forgotten like last week's garbage. Because I can't really see anybody 30 years from now pulling out "Empire of Death" and rewatching it for the 20th time.

Well talking as someone that studied Egyptology, had it not been for western "cultural appropriation" in collecting Egyptian artifacts the Muslim interlopers who invaded Egypt in the middle ages would by 1911 have opened every tomb, burned every mummy and melted every artifact down for its gold. We prefer to call it "conservation" but Ncutti Gatwa of the clan McTutsi, the most Scottish of all Rwandans apparently disagrees.

@@lesigh1749 This is quite similar to the debate about zoos; is it conservation or captivity? It will always be contentious, but to present one side without presenting the other will always be imbalanced.

That snub about "Just people that traveled in the TARDIS" was such a grubby dismissal of the most popular Doctor Who ever, and one of the most loved companions ever, even as RTD desperately mined their era of the show for precious member berries to cram in to his gormless fanfiction episode.

@@lesigh1749 totally agree - every word that comes out of Ncuti's character's mouth is solely attributable to the repugnant hack RTD.

Agree, Crimpleen - I see this entire series now as nothing more than fodder being created for Ncuti's BAFTA nomination reel by the smitten RTD.

Spot on observations

Yes and I explain about ratings on my saloon this afternoon

thanks so much for the great comment! Yes, the puppets were more engaging and had more gravitas than anything in this entire season!

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Well I knew you would love willy stroker hamming up RTD and with sfx

God help us

When Peter Davison left the role JNT said " get me Colin Baker I don't want anybody else" . Chinbollocks was always saying to Whitaker on the set of Boringchurch "you would be a great doctor who " and got Tennant & Arthur Darville (Rory) to tell her the same . He gave her the job in late 2016 after Peter Capaldi's decision to quit was not publicly known . RTD said he had cast another actor (Fady Elsayed from class ) he said "I was packing to go home and had already cast the role when when this beautiful man walked in (Gatwa) he didn't have to say or do anything i pointed and said "you are the the new doctor ". It's strange how those three are the most unpopular doctors .

RTD got a boner and the Doctor was cast😂

Millie kicked back and it got her sacked.

Good point

Good catch. Also, wouldn't everyone Sutekh killed in Pyramids of Mars now be alive?

Exactly

Thank you so much. I do the puppet parodies with trepidation. I don’t want to put people off but I do like to lighten the tone

Thanks for being in the chat, Doug. I agree that any Season 3 renewal is being done solely as a face-saving attempt. They'd have to be willfully blind to not be able to see that the public has rejected this version of the show.

​​​​@@gar535 Cheers Gary ,it's crazy. The fan in me would love to believe entertainment is primarily created by talented people who believe in what they do and who's primary aim is to enrich and if done properly educate. The reality is that it's largely about ego, money and power. Which is fine if the result is good. The motivations behind this newest series baffle me. If the BBC and Disney's desire was success, financially or otherwise, why did they allow RTD free reign? If RTD's motivation was ensuring Doctor Who was seen by as many viewers as possible, why did he aim for the narrowest demographic possible? He deliberately alienated fans and ignored casual viewers? I frankly don't care about RTD's agenda and messaging, but I am annoyed that he did it so badly. Good writing should come from a personal place, but use allegory and be clever in your process. Create stories that appeal to a large audience designed to resonate with people on different levels. Be inclusive not exclusive. RTD was handed an IP with 60+ years of good will and limitless untapped potential and he pissed it away. Now it looks like he will continue to do so. What am I missing here?

@@dougsims4242 Every point you made here is dead on. I think RTD was so enraptured from being given a huge platform for his personal ideology, with a vaultload of funding, that he was like a 5-year-old on Christmas morning, ripping through every wrapped package with crazed abandon. We've all seen the end result. I've said it before several times: There wasn't a single worthy new idea on display in any of these new episodes, including the specials - just rehashed concepts or ideas stolen - sorry, 'homaged' - from other sources. He's out-of-gas creatively.

@@gar535 Totally agree

Yes Gary asked a good question and it might be worth an in depth comparison debate later

That is so kind and generous of you to say - I’m learning all the time so any suggestions will be greatly received