Is Chris Chibnall’s Doctor Who ALL Bad? 

Let me know what your favourite parts of the Chris Chibnall era are!

We have to remember that Jodie's doctor was basically Nu Who's "Sixth" Doctor in the sense that they had a capable actor who was given not that great writing and had to do her best with it. She's sure to shine in her Audio adventures.

Say what you will about the era so far, but the title sequence is in fact one of the most phenomenal ones we've ever had thus far.

I really do feel bummed that we probably will not see jo martin back, such a wonderful actress and she did so much with so little!

I won’t lie, Chibnall’s era has consistently left me disappointed. I don’t find the majority of the stories that engaging, and mostly kind of boring. Similarly, I haven’t clicked with the characters, finding them to be bland and generic. And to be honest, the whole Timeless Child thing has kind of sapped my enthusiasm for this show. But that’s not to say there haven’t been things I’ve liked. - Jodie Whittaker: while I don’t like the Thirteenth Doctor, Jodie consistently brings a great energy and enthusiasm to the role. It’s not enough to save the scripts, but you can clearly see her passion for the role. - The guest stars: for the most part, the guest actors have been really good, actors like Vinnette Robinson, Chris Noth, Alan Cumming, Charlotte Ritchie, Goran Visnjic, and Ian Gelder have managed to elevate their respective stories, while Sacha Dhawan and Jo Martin arguably overshadow Jodie and the main cast as the Master and the Fugitive Doctor respectively. - The historicals: they’re not perfect episodes, but I appreciate episodes like “Rosa”, “Demons” and “Tesla” for shining a light on historical events and people that we don’t usually get to learn about. And then there’s “Villa Diodati”, which is a real standout episode for this era. - The title sequence: not much to say, the visuals and the music are perfect, and a great modernisation of the original titles. Easily the best title sequence of the revival. All in all, while I haven’t been enthusiastic about this era, I’d be lying if I said there was nothing to like about it. I remain cautiously optimistic that Flux will end up being a satisfying experience, and a solid conclusion to the Chibnall era.

Five things I liked about the Chibnall era: 1. - The historical episodes. Demons of the Punjab is probably my favorite of the Chibnall era, and I appreciate it for teaching me something about India and Pakistan that I knew nothing about. 2. - The Dalek episodes. Making them into mind controlling squids that can use humans as their puppets makes them scary again in a way that they really haven't been in a while. 3. - Bringing back The Master's Tardis. First time we've gotten to see it in the modern era and I can't believe that it took so long. 4. - The new cyberman theme. I miss Gold's music a lot but the new cyberman theme is amazing. 5. - Karvanista. I love having a companion/pseudo companion that isn't human and doesn't look human and we haven't really had much of that in the modern era.

My favorite part about the Chibnall era was that it was an excellent cure for my insomnia. Each episode was so mind-numbingly boring, they put me right to sleep! In all seriousness, I really liked Jodi’s performance and I’m pretty sad that the writing ruined the legacy of the first female doctor.

Jodie herself is amazing, love her energy and she could have easily be a great doctor, if only someone could write/direct her properly.

I think Jodie really shines during the Doctor's darker moments, and I wish she'd been given more of those. It seems extremely strange to me that Chibnall doesn't write to her strengths.

I will say that the effects during his run looked stunning. If the writing wasn't awful then there really could've been some good potential here. Sadly, the effects can't overshadow the writing which was a huge nosedive compared to Capaldi's era

I actually liked Ryan and Grahams relationship and loved that damn frog 🐸. After having watched the first ep of flux, there are some fun things but there are some infuriating mystery boxes that make me shake my head.

I really wish Jo Martin will have stories in Big Finish. She was the female Doctor the show deserved.

Gave up on the new series after the Spyfall two parter but I recently watched The Haunting of Villa Diodatti which was really really good- shame it comes before the timeless child and isn’t just standalone. Might watch Flux. Great video!

Thank you for this! I’m also not a fan of the recent series but you were able to lazerfocus in on all the things I did like about them! The only thing I can’t agree with is the music. It lacks the energy and fun of Murray Gold. The majority of it is so somber and subdued, and even in the more energetic compositions there’s no joy. It may actually be the number one reason I find it so hard to connect to the new series. Not finding any enjoyment in Chibnall’s Who has honestly made me incredibly sad. I will now strive to forget everything about the last couple of series except for the aspects you mentioned. The historicals, the fan-girling, the weirdness, Jo Martin’s Doctor, and also Jodie as a person. Truly, I’ve loved her in every interview I’ve seen where she is just herself and not the Doctor. As sad as that is. Such missed potential.

If there's one thing I wish that RTD keeps in his next era (to be fair, besides Jodie it's also the only thing), it's the title sequence and VFX.

I love this video, it basically sums up my positive feelings towards the Chibnall era, with a healthy dose of sarcastic quips I guarantee that Chibnall's era will be looked back on much more fondly, the exact same thing happened to Moffat's era

"I'm talking of course... about Jo Martin" made me cackle

Yes yes but consider, Badnall Chib

That’s was a brilliant video, thank you for taking the time to make it. I hope Jodie doesn’t leave in the third special next year, and she is the Doctor for the 60th Anniversary special, but regenerates due to the effects of The Flux, maybe she finds out something really terrible she has done in one of her unknown regenerations of the Doctor and passes away of a broken heart, because she’s full of hope, and is optimistic.

I thought that Rosa would have been better as a pure historical instead of a time-traveling racist as the bad guy.

Okay so to actually leave a serious comment, I do agree that there have been aspects of Chibnall Who I have liked. Particulaly his use of classic monsters. You touched on that with the Daleks, in Resolution even beyond the face-off with the army we had a very cunning and sinister story showing how intelligent even a single Dalek can be when it's unarmed and backed against the wall. Revolution had a solid idea (even if it was a bit ripped off from Blood of the Daleks) that really could've been explored more, and I like the idea of the Doctor being that powerless that she has no choice but to bring other Daleks in to deal with the drones. The Cybermen too also stood-out too me, Ashad was genuinely creepy to watch. The stuff with the Cyber-Wars in Ascension was very interesting and in itself was a strong episode, that if part 2 had stayed focused on that and not been derailed by The Timeless Children, could've been a really good Cyberman story. So even with my low expectations of Flux, I am looking forward to seeing how he handles the Sontarans after the Moffat era (I liked Strax but I wish he hadn't been the sole Sontaran rep during that time)

I haven’t watched Doctor Who since the whole Angel’s Take Manhattan thing was happening, but I was going through your videos en preparation for rewatching pre-Ncuti and Tennant AND I SCREAMED WHEN YOU SAID JOHN SMITH (pickles?) DID THE OPPENING VFX. Talk about a fanartist we all said should be working for the BBC asap AND THEY FUCKING FINALLY LISTENED. I’m gonna watch Jodie’s run first just cause of that 😂

The bait and switch for your number one was top notch!

Chris Chibnal, more like Antichrist Chibnal, in all seriousness I respect the fact instead of doing the easy thing and being completely negative you look at the qualities which is believe me extremely hard.

I definitely agree that the historical episodes have been the standout of the Chibnall era! Most episodes are boring/blend into each other, but the episodes that have stuck in my mind (and enjoyed upon first watch) have been the historicals! Particular shout out to Tesla, the guy who played him was absolutely incredible. I enjoyed the show highlighting the history between Tesla & Edison (and actually showing that Edison was a shit). I also quite liked Demons of the Punjab, mostly because of the cool Punjabi remix of the Doctor Who theme tune, I though that was very cool. Ada Lovelace was great as you rightly pointed out, and Alan Cummings was superb! As a completely different point, I also like the frog 🐸 I love frogs in general, and the froggy reveal is so brilliantly random (and…. bold 👀) I can’t help but laugh and enjoy it haha

I've enjoyed the Chris Chibnall era, and I like Jodie's portrayal of the Doctor. What pisses me off is that there are all these toxic little teenage shits saying, not just that it's all terrible, but that they speak for all "real" Doctor Who fans and no-one else is allowed to disagree with them. I've been a fan of the show since the beginning of Jon Pertwee's era so I think I qualify as a real fan. If you don't like the current Doctor or showrunner, fine. But don't ruin it for those who do.

I must say, Halloween Apocalypse (Flux part one) seemed to me a vast improvement from the previous 2 series. By far the best scripted and acted episode of the Chibnall era. Better late than never? BTW John Bishop brilliant as Dan. My fave companion since Amy Pond.

I like the structure of Chris's Who. Ten episodes (50 minutes a piece) with no over-arching narrative beyond character is such a nice shape for the show. Losing episodes means no more Doctor-Lites or Companion-Lites by necessity (we can still have them, but we no longer _need_ them). Also means more time and money to spend on fewer scripts, upping the quality compared to what they otherwise would have been. Gives the show more of a varied feel in having new concepts every week, no two-parters. Then there's the New Year's Special. Yes, I know - Christmas Day, 7:30PM, BBC1 is the primetime spot of the year in British television, and it's cool that Doctor Who had it for as long as it did, but there's only so many stories to tell. With New Year's, you can do anything so long as it's about looking to the future (Steven and Mark did a horror the other year!). And, really, the tone of every Doctor Who episode should be about looking forward. Not looking back, which is an intrinsic element to any Christmas story. It's never been an easy fit for Doctor Who, unlike New Year's Day. And doing a blockbuster every year is so inspired, what a great take on the Daleks. Love those stories, they're always a cut above their prior seasons. A female Doctor _is_ bold, and three companions even more so. Both make you go _"Ooh. Can we do that? Is that a good idea?"_ which, as Steven Moffat once said, is the only audience response you can get to know you're doing your job properly as showrunner. I think Seagun is a great choice too. The title sequence and theme really is the best we've had. All New Directors is cool, though they could have been chosen better (not a fan of how every episode fits one style now, we used to be more varied: rare for TV these days. Also doesn't help that I think the style they went for - 'cinematic' - is both a terrible idea _and_ poorly done), but not such a fan of the All New Writers rule. On paper, Chris's initial vision for the show is slick, precise, and very risky. In execution, I'm not quite as keen, but I admire what he set out to do. From a structural point of view, he's improved the show tenfold.

This was a nice video to watch tonight, makes me feel more optimistic going into tonight's episode! I think my favourite part of this era has been Graham. I don't know if it's Bradley Walsh's charisma, Chibnall being good at writing this type of character, or both, but he's always been a fun presence, livening up the episodes a bit

So this will be very controversial, so read the whole thing before replying: I don’t think RTD should ignore the Timeless Child. I think that would be like if Moffat had ignored the Time War just cuz he thought it was dumb. And if Jodie comes back for a special, it couldn’t be ignored that it informed literally her whole arc. Instead, I want a Day of the Doctor type thing (though preferably a miniseries rather than just one special) with the Fugitive Doctor actually *about* undoing it’s canonicity. Give her a story about how all those other regenerations the Doctor was forced to forget were somehow wiped out, maybe by an old rival time lord, or maybe she has to wipe them out herself, leaving only her and the 14 official incarnations we know. It’s just…Chibnall made it such a core part of the Doctor. To pretend he never did that would feel strange, and would piss off the half of the fans who liked his run. I want a great story about undoing it, I think that’s the best case scenario. You may disagree but I hope I’ve made my points well.

To answer the question, Yes, all bad.

I agree with your view that it can be disliked as long as you don't attack fans. I am someone who is incredibly positive about Chibnall, as I have been for all that came before it, so this is a risky topic for me to listen to, but I liked it. I agree with all your 5 choices. I do disagree with some things, like The Timeless Children being terrible, but everything positive I agree with and it's actually refreshing to see a negative video that is respectful to those who are positive. I found this enjoyable

the thing is about resolution is I watched it when it aired and can remember literally nothing at all from it without some kind of prompt

8:00 "Ada should have become a regular companion". Yes to this, a number of fans (me included) have been crying out for NuWho to have non-contemporary companion and this was a perfect setup for one who already showed a glimpse of what it would be like. And with all his faults I do have to give Chibnall credit for re-establishing the classic monsters as the villainous and scary characters they once were. I hope he will do the same with Sontarans in Flux. 🤞 I could not agree more on the fabulous title sequence and accompanying theme tune. Perhaps it is the nods and attention to details in revisiting and evoking the classic who ones that is giving nostalgia vibes but for me they are leaps and bounds better than what has come before in NuWho.

Good to see Segun Akinola get a nod here. His theme is chilling. It sets up a horror show. I suspect he’ll be binned when RTD returns, since RTD’s style is much closer to a loud and trashy (sorry, “epic”) aesthetic. Similarly, the incidental music has been toned down so you can actually hear the dialogue during this run. I do hope Akinola stays on, but fear it’s vanishingly unlikely. As for Whittaker, I think she does a lot with a little. That we still don’t really know what her Doctor stands for isn’t on her. She’s done well with half-hearted writing. She should have been directed and written better. Alas. It would have been great to see her stay on with a showrunner that wasn’t RTD but that was a great SF writer with an eye for character development and richness.

Your number one reveal made me chuckle😂

There are episodes which are fine but there aren't any which are great, and the ones that had a chance of being great are generally compromised by this weird need to make everything into an excessively tonally similar soup, or they're The Haunting of Villa Diodati which is more let down by being the first part of an overall fairly bad three part story.

I don't think just doing something bold is worthy of praise, especially if it fails massively. I can clog my toilet with shit - that's a massive and bold thing to do, but it's not worthy of respect.

Great video!

I agree with you about the festive vs Christmas special thing. It’s a little disappointing that Moffat really fought to keep the Christmas spot just for Chibnall to ignore it, but a New Years Special is more inclusive than a Christmas Special, so it doesn’t really matter. The two holidays are a only week apart and most people are on holidays for both so I don’t understand why people have been so upset by the change

10:50 was cold!!!!

God I really wish jo martin becomes the 14th doctor, she was incredible in the few moments she got.

I like what you said in the intro about how negativity is draining. That's not true for everyone, sadly. There are far too many youtubers who have continued feeding their negativity until it's all that's left, and now they just talk about things they hate, and come into new things prepared to hate them even when they're good.

I miss it when I watched Series 11 not knowing the Timeless Child would be a thing. WE NEVER WANTED THE TIMELESS CHILD

Sometimes, I find some of the criticism of the Chibnall era a bit exaggerated and almost toxic to the point it feels like they are blaming Jodie rather than Chris (or both) for the shows decline. Even with his faults, I have found enjoyment watching the show (maybe because I'm more open minded and dont get bugged by certain details others do) and hope this doesn't discourage the BBC from casting another woman as the doctor.

I don't think the doctor being a female "caused a stir" all my doctor who fan friends were excited for a female doctor but then we got this, now they're all disappointed.

Honestly I'm kind of excited for Flux. While I can't say that I'm expecting it to be amazing, I respect the boldness of having one story told through 6 episodes. Whether that fails or not, only time will tell, but until it does I can honestly say I'm looking forward to it. I really hope it will be amazing and just completely blow everyone's expectations out of the water, I think it would be hilarious if that happened but I doubt it will.

I think Jodie could have been SUCH a good doctor if she wasn't written to be insecure. That was the most offputting thing to me about her performance. I mean, her exaggerated speaking bugs me too but it's something I can look past because it doesn't alter the doctor's character. The doctor is socially awkward, sure, but not ever insecure about it. (Think about Tennant's Easter special on that bus) i literally do not know why chibnail gave her that trait Oh yeah she could've also been given good episodes. That would have also made her better

Don't blame Chris Chibnall for the switch from Christmas Day to New Year. That was a BBC decision, based on the declining viewership over the last few Christmas Day specials.

I like doctor who a lot. I can always re-watch the legendary doctors of the past. What I really want to know is if there is anything about the new doctor that is worth still enjoying. This video really helps. Thank you. We always want to know if something is bad. So now that we know it is, I really wanted to know what about it might be good.

Don't worry Jo Martin will be back.

I was about to click out when you came to point 1. Luckily I heard Jo Martin in time. lol

10:52 I was very confused for a moment but then you said Jo Martin and it allll made sense That's my doctor (lov jodie too but fugitive doctor solos)

10:50 😂😂😂😂totally agree

god i wish they kept those titles with Segun's version of the theme. i really like the new rtd2 title & theme but I'm only just now realising that I'm in mourning for the chibbers aesthetics

Not bad a fan but I feel you nail some of the brighter points. I appreciate a lot of what the series drives at, even if I find the execution sorely lacks (which for me includes the music sadly: controversial, I know, but it doesn't land for me, even if I respect and admire the intent).

5:29 I hate that Jodie's Doctor killed a _TARDIS_ just because it was convenient; they are _living, intelligent beings_ with their own thoughts, desires, and emotions, and she cast it aside like the machine people think they are. TARDISes can grieve not just for their dead owners, but also each other, and the Doctor _knows_ this.

You think I didn't see that Scongo reference, don't you, Joe?

Yes, it is. To shortcut this. It destroyed DW!

you made a few good points, but i stand by mine, while adding, jodie isnt bad, and she could have even been good, but chibnal being SO BAD, just made everything else worse, and dragged the WHOLE THING through the mud, jodie included, and thats kind of a shame.

when you said number 1 i was so confused

Tbh the frog is way down on my list of things I didn't like about Chibnal's era. On rewatch I actually almost like it, how batshit it is lol

i don't think the loss of the Christmas slot should be laid at chibnalls feet, since we know he was afforded much less creative freedom than the two prior showrunners I think it's more likely that it was a top down decision that he had very little control over.

Are you still planning on doing a retrospective of Chibnall's era? And if you are, will it be after the Centenary special?

He made the doctor a coward

^yes

I just rewatched The Haunting of Villa Diodati today, and I got to see a side of Thirteen that never really came to the fore elsewhere. In that moment where she confronts the Fam about how she needs to make a drastic decision, it suddenly occurred to me that her awkward demeanor could well be covering her drive to, as Twelve told her, "always try to be nice," until she inevitably can't because she can "never fail to be kind." I'll be waiting to catch up with Flux until it's all out, but I hope that they tap more into her character. It doesn't even have to agree with my read of that particular episode, but I want *something* that feels like a distinct Doctor! If not Flux, then we'll just have to wait until Big Finish or some other expanded media get their hands on the rights to her.

Chibnall... okay?

Why is the frog on a chair a problem? Dr. Who has always been ridiculous. New Earth is full of Cat people. The Face of Bo is fairly ridiculous... do we ever find out how Harkness ends up that way?

I think maybe that sort of over exaggerated expositiony delivery Jodie has might work for a big finish thing maybe. Maybe I dunno. Hmm maybe

Favorite thing is simply that it is over.

Just watched your Tennant video before this one and throughout the entire time I watched that, I just kept thinking how much I wish Jodie stayed on for RTD. Before Flux, there were several lovely episodes, like the Rosa episode, and rewatching the James Bond-esque episode recently reminded that it was a genuinely fun episode and Sacha made such a wonderful Master. Flux was genuinely disappointing, even on re-watch, and really killed the momentum of the show. I haven't finished the last 3 episode of Jodie's run after the Flux slog, but even knowing a bit of what's coming, I am just so sad that we didn't get the opportunity to have Jodie's doctor shine. Watching it all over again, she has the capability of being such a wonderful doctor, but Chris really let her talents go to waste. I'm looking forward to Tennant for the sheer fact that it won't be Chibnall anymore, but I so desperately wish Jodie stayed on just a little bit longer. She deserved it.

I didn't like Chibnall's era all that much but I think some of his best decisions were casting Jo Martin as the fugitive doctor and Sacha Dhawan as the master. And I think Flux was mostly good (tho I believe it was butchered by its finale). He also brought back the classic doctors and companions in his final episode something of which I will always appreciate. Again, I didn't like his era that much but there were still good things that I hope make it into the next one.

I don't enjoy this era and yet 5. I do enjoy the prequel possibilities of the Timeless Doctors. Plus I love that bluudy frog! 4. Resolution was an absolute microwave dinner. I hope RTD makes the show popular enough again to be worthy of the Christmas day slot 3. Rosa is one I'd happily rewatch if I was forced at gunpoint to rewatch 3 episodes from this era. As for the other two... hopefully that's not an itchy trigger finger... 2. It's pretty but it fails to instruct the audience, as the "old" modern intro did, on the basic format of the show: the Time Vortex was previously shown as being damaged - by fire, storms, time itself unwinding - as the prime timeline is rudely being altered, say by anachronistic tech, alien incursion, or a mad scientist using a combination of both. The TARDIS was then shown responding (to all calls;) and heading in, tracing the damage back to it's point of origin... it's literally a simplification of the whole concept, for those who choose to see it. And it's not there in the current blobby thing and I kind of miss it 1. Jodie is just not leading man material. The weakest, most beige Doctor since the Fifth, who's TV era (I love him on Big Finish) Jodie's reminds me of more and more. That said, T'Nia Miller is impressing me more and more in Foundation. And she's bald, so that's point 5 covered. But she displays strength of character, charisma, and you just can't stop looking at her when she's in full flow. Jodie gets lost in a crowd and that's simply not the Doctor, for me. Yes, it's the writing from the mad lad himself, but also yes it's Jodie The Giant Man Baby Killer Whittaker herself. Nuff said (The first episode of Flux just started and by the time the opening credits hit, I'm back here to finish this comment. And that, Good Sir, says it all)

dont particularly agree with most of these points (particularly the opening, i find both the somg and the visuals real bad) but GOD youre right abour jo martin. very sad that shes probably not going to have more than 3 episodes before she goes. good video as allways :)

No favorite parts. I do enjoy the points you made.

Yeah its shite, end of video. RTD can't come back soon enough.

I loved the shit chair frog 😂😂

next time... Is Jeremy Renner’s Doctor Who ALL Good?

Of course it is not all bad. I've never really thought Chibnal's era was bad. And I don't really trust anyone who says that it was bad. Most of that is because most of the criticism based on the fact that many 'fans,; and I use that term loosely, don't like the fact the doctor became a woman at the end of TWice Upon a Time and they don't like the fact that Jody Whitaker was cast as the doctor. They are basically taking out their transphobia and mysongy on the show and I don't like that. So I have to take that in mind when I read and listen to their criticism and I dismiss it as a result.

R.I.P DOCTOR WHO 1963 - 2017

Personally I actually liked a lot about Chibnall's approach and ideas, which arguably felt the most like The Classic Era compared to RTD's soap opera and Moffatt's fantasy. I liked the move to New Year's from Christmas a lot. I love Segun Akinola's work far more than Murray Gold's. It's just too bad he had too many companions and largely didn't seem to know where to put them, some of the more political aspects were far too blunt, on-the-nose, and misapplied, and that he was the least talented writer of his whole team, even while he had amazing writers. Also the acting was too subdued generally. But a bit like Colin Baker's Era, there're so many outside factors going on that hampered away a lot of potential too. Flux and Trial of a Timelord aren't dissimilar at all. The Real Season 23 and the Real Series 13 are always going to be big What-Ifs. I'm only truly disappointed Chibnall didn't make the 60th his finale, and that Whittaker decided to leave with Chibs rather than break tradition and go into the next showrunner. Oh and as for Whittaker, she's Peter Davison to Jo Martin's Commander Maxil and Capaldi's Tom Baker, there was nowhere for her to go, and after all the arcs kinda wrapping up with Capaldi and after all that gravitas, she had to be more straight and human human [not a joyless, whiny egomaniac like Tennant's], and I think she did that well. If Smith is the perfect alien, Whittaker is the perfect human...or the closest since Eccleston, the ACTUAL best RTD era Doctor atm, but I'm optimistic for Gatwa.

Chibnall has not done any thing of worth since the first season of Broadchurch

You're the best.

I think my biggest issue with the era is world over character

Cringe Chibnall managed to kill the potentially largest universe in fiction. Bravo Chibs.

Yes

I only watched the first season and really didn't enjoy it. One thing I recall I really liked was the visuals, Doctor Who has never looked this good. I can't wait for Russell T Davies to have this budget.

Making The Doctor a woman didn't provoke anything. Accusing everybody who disliked that incarnation of hating women did.

I pretty much hope Russell forgets about chibnalls and Jodie's era. I don't believe a female doctor was needed and that a female or young girl cannot connect with a male lead or the other way round. I know I have seen some inspiring female leads and I'm male. They could of easily used the doctors daughter for a female role, but much like modern day TV they hijack the male role. If they try again maybe push the boat out and get Hayley attwell.

Yes...

I recently rewatched the series, and it honestly wasn't as bad as I remembered. Jodie was more enjoyable then first time watching.

Sorry to put a damper on the list of positives, but... I really enjoyed the celebrity historicals of Chibnall's era too, and I think many of them were very good. Rosa was almost a perfect episode but for some reason they had an unexplained space racist on the loose which made the whole story seem weird. It inadvertently created a white saviour of the doctor by having her fix the timeline so what had happened could happen, I think instead of having the fam run around trying to make sure everything goes to plan they should have been solving a different threat which just meant they had to be in the same places as Rosa Parks. Demons of the Punjab did this brilliantly, balancing history with scifi in a more subtle way so that events wouldn't get carried away from the core of the story, and the history could still happen as it was supposed to without the doctor 'fixing' it. I also feel like they could have done something a bit more with the specials. Granted they have limited scope, but I think instead of just abandoning the Christmas special they should have fazed it out, had a special where they address how Christmas isn't inclusive, but it's widely celebrated in the UK, they had the perfect characters to do this with as well since Yaz could have talked about what 'Christmas' time is like for her family, as people who don't have the same beliefs (they explore a Hindu marrying a Muslim in demon's of the Punjab, but I don't remember if we find out if Yaz is religious or not, but either way) or cultural inheritance. The special could be a good story to bring the fam together a bit more as they share a very important time of year and explain what it means, there could be stuff about how emotional it is for Ryan and Graham too, since they're missing part of their family, and how that changes the holidays. After this special they could change to New Years as representative of how Doctor Who is becoming more inclusive while actually addressing what that means, rather than just glossing over the previously perceived problem and not really doling anything about it.

I do disagree with some of your points, but very respectfully. Anyone's opinions on the Chibnall era are just as valid as others.

The Chibnall era ain't perfect but he's not all bad, I've been really enjoying his era so far.

Yes.

i love It Takes You Away , the concept the music the sentiment - everything other than how they tell the story through the dialogue the dialogue was just so poor for a lot of it

No he wasn't and there were some good ideas. The problem was he forgot why the show worked and kept trying to do to many things at once. Story arc's got left hanging, things not explained in favor of sending a message that ended up muddled. There was no real focus and the doctor ended up feeling like a cardboard cutout of what she could have been.

Just watch Revolution of the Daleks and thought the writing was shit And yes I could expand beyond that

I quite like the visuals of the intro but I'm not a fan of the theme song, I find the very prominent drumming to be a bit much