New trailer for the Season 19 bluray
The scenes shot on film look nice :O
My copy just shipped the other day!
New trailer for the Season 19 bluray
The scenes shot on film look nice :O
Well, to avoid the risk of the thread being accused of groupthink, I thought that was terrible; the worst episode of the series by far. Typical of the worst of New Who - plenty of interesting ideas and setup then a godawful resolution.
Already? That's really early!
Missed opportunity not to bring someone back that the Doctor cares about and have her get tempted to stay if only for a bit.Yeah, I liked a lot of that episode, but I think it would have been a lot better without the antizone and more time in the mirror cabin instead.
Oh man, that's great! I haven't had that happen yet. But see my post here:The exploding bubble wrap may seem silly but it's one of those things that sticks in my mind every time I go to use some bubble wrap now, which is surprisingly often.
Yeah, something about the Timeless Child or an abstract hint towards backstory would have been much appreciated.Missed opportunity not to bring someone back that the Doctor cares about and have her get tempted to stay if only for a bit.
It also still seems like every episode is based on a social issue or personal ability.
Yeah we dodged a bullet there.
It felt like a Red Dwarf episode to me, I can just imagine Lister talking to a frog with a laugth track.
I wouldn't mind her losing the screwdriver for a bit. It's the one thing I agree with Chitown B about. I also think they undersold the frog's loneliness. In the end it was pretty chipper about returning to solitary confinement for eternity. Can frogs cry? It should've.Nearly everybody likes frogs, especially cute ones with nice voices. That episode let us see the world as Doctor Who sees it. She genuinely sought and achieved a friendly way to say goodbye, and showed great respect for the frog universe.
Thinking a bit more deeply, it's pretty obvious that she was ahead of the game all along. Would she really have given her sonic screwdriver to Ribbons? Did she really contemplate leaving Yaz, Graham and Ryan alone in the interzone?
Maybe the answer to both questions is "yes, possibly." Are we ready for the return of the scary Doctor Who yet?
Been seeing some weird rumours about another series cancellation. Given that this season is showing some of the strongest ratings in years, can I assume this is just paranoia potentially prodded by idiots who are still unhappy the Doctor is a lady?
I felt the same way. There was some interesting ideas, but I'm just not feeling this season. There have been one or two episodes I enjoyed, otherwise kinda meh.
Been seeing some weird rumours about another series cancellation. Given that this season is showing some of the strongest ratings in years, can I assume this is just paranoia potentially prodded by idiots who are still unhappy the Doctor is a lady?
This series actually reminds me a lot of S1, if you took out the Dalek episodes and added Jackie and Mickey to the TARDIS crew.
Series 1 hadn't aged well five years ago but after this series I have a new appreciation for RTD's series that I never had before, particularly Series 1. It was consistently entertaining, the music was great and memorable, the monsters were...also memorable, the Doctor was fantastic, as was the companion dynamic with Rose. Rose, Dalek, The Empty Child, The Doctor Dances, and the Parting of Ways are all very good episodes.Man, I wish I cared about anyone in S11 as much as I did the characters in S1. I rewatched The Christmas Invasion a few days ago, and if there's one thing that Russell was good at, it was writing relatable, sympathetic characters.
For me, the biggest failing of S11 is that it feels cold and detached; at the risk of being cliched, it lacks the warmth and heart of the prior seasons for me.
The word was also that Jodie wants to spend more time with her three year old kid.I think there's probably something to the idea that Chibnall is/was unhappy at the prospect of doing a 10-episode series every year, for 3-4 years in a row, given that has not been his usual work pace as a showrunner before (though I'd also add, did he miss the previous 12 years of this show?). I doubt he or Jodie will leave anytime soon though; given the ratings, I'm sure the BBC would sooner bend to accommodate Chibnall's needs -- maybe give 15-month breaks or something between seasons -- than fire him over it. But who really knows!
Series 1 hadn't aged well five years ago but after this series I have a new appreciation for RTD's series that I never had before, particularly Series 1. It was consistently entertaining, the music was great and memorable, the monsters were...also memorable, the Doctor was fantastic, as was the companion dynamic with Rose. Rose, Dalek, The Empty Child, The Doctor Dances, and the Parting of Ways are all very good episodes.
I do need to watch last night's episode still,
Man, I wish I cared about anyone in S11 as much as I did the characters in S1. I rewatched The Christmas Invasion a few days ago, and if there's one thing that Russell was good at, it was writing relatable, sympathetic characters.
For me, the biggest failing of S11 is that it feels cold and detached; at the risk of being cliched, it lacks the warmth and heart of the prior seasons for me.
My fiancé is watching with me and this is her first season. She's enjoying it and likes all the characters.Does anyone know people who started the show with this season? I'm curious to hear their thoughts.
It's probably good that she wasn't. River's story is finally over and I don't think any other writer needs to bring her back.
There's a way to do it right and have it fit the tone of this season. I can see it very clearly, too. Sombre and lovely and full of history, Whittaker would've smashed that scene. Maybe I shoud've run this season instead of Chibbers.
Yeah, I have never headed into a Doctor Who finale with no hype whatsoever before. I feel like I'm on the verge of exploding into one of those annoying "Fuck (insert showrunner)" fanboys and I don't like that to happen.Feels like we are walking into the finale. Ho hum just another episode.
Chibs has got to go.
It feels detached because Chibs went one step too far in the whole "soft reset" direction. Sure, we get references of the past now and then, like "reverse the polarity", but no references to past characters or enemies, no references to Gallifrey, no "what species are you?" questions, hell, no questions towards the Doctor at all about who she is and where she is from, etc.
I'm enjoying the season. I think Jodie is great. But I do fear that we are heading into a finale that will feel like another standalone episode. Even if we get Tim Shaw and crew at the end as returning villains, there hasn't been any work in the background at bringing them back aside from that one mention in episode two. Even Class had more of an over-arcing story than this with the Shadow Kin.