I agree that having more decent episodes like the guest written ones of the past few weeks might've improved my view of the season.
Yeah, Graham and Ryan share an important connection, but the same's not really true for Yaz. She's just... there. And most of the time she doesn't even have anything meaningful to contribute. Feels as if she was added to the show as an afterthought.
Yaz really serves no purpose, true. I find it offensive that the biggest actual moment she was given all season was putting the terrorist in Kerblam under a hold for a couple of seconds before he got away. Demons of Punjab should've been her episode to shine, but she barely matters for that story. I feel bad for Mandip.
If Walsh leaves, then I agree that I'd rather see Yaz returning than Ryan, but at the same time I don't even want to imagine him leaving. He's by far and wide the best companion of the current set and it'd be such a shame to see him go.
I don't think they've suspended individual classic releases just yet... they just put out a special edition of Enemy of the World this year, have Macra Terror coming next year, and supposedly a Wheel in Space release (but prob not with animation) is coming next year too.
Out of interest what other episodes are they apparently close to reobtaining? I didn't think they would recover anymore after the last lot.
No one really knows, and the only reason we know about Web of Fear 3 is because Phil Morris has talked about that episode being among the ones found in Nigeria, and that he knows where it is now and has been working to obtain it. One of the restoration team mentioned at some point this year that he knows of at least 1-2 missing episodes in the hands of private collectors that may be turned over someday but didn't say what they were.
I was actually thinking too that if John Boyega hadn't gotten Star Wars money he could have been great as (a better written) Ryan.
Sherlock Series 3 have not been as good but yeah it's still amazing that Moffat (with some help) produced Series 7 part 2, the 50th anniversary special, a Doctor exit, a new series with a new Doctor, and a new Sherlock Series all in just a couple of years. He was firing on all cylinders.
I love that even 50+ years on there is still hope for recovering more of Troughtons era :) I honestly thought after the last lot that might be it but glad to know we might still be getting more. The last episode of The Tenth Planet would be an absolutely amazing get though if it turned up.
I'd be super interested to know how much of season 8 was changed for Peter, wasn't most of season 5 written with David in mind and only slightly changed for Matt? I'm not sure I can see Matt in some of those season 8 stories or how the whole Danny Pink thing would have worked with him as the Doctor.
I mean, I can't disagree with the things you like about the season. I just think the execution hasn't been very good. I like the companions, though I think the individual episodes aren't very good at balancing three companions and giving them all worthwhile screen time. Jodie is great as the Doctor, but the writing for her has been frustratingly weird in certain places. I'm totally okay with the lack of villains from previous Who episodes, and a lack of an ongoing season-long arc, but none of the new villains introduced are all that interesting.
Strangely Kill the Moon was written for Matt Smith, I'd think it had to have undergone some major changes.
That makes sense, I haven't watched The Doctor's Wife in years but I remember it seeming a little out of place.
I'm not going to try to convince you that you shouldn't like it but I don't know how anyone can even compare it to Heaven Sent
Very interesting. I wonder at what point they'll promote that because although they like a surprise, they just have to throw in one line in to the trailer and it'll be a big ol' jolt of interest in the special.
