Is anyone surpised? The modern DW still has its moments but is past its prime which I would argue was from 2006 David Tennant til the 50th anniversary. An actress playing the role was a nice change with Jodie Whittaker, but the quality didn't improve. I'll still watch it because IMO it's still a decent show but it's far from unmissable.
So either sporadic mentions of the series arc throughout the series until the big rushed blow out at the end of the series or sporadic mentions of the series arc throughout the series and then a completely different series finale with this being picked up next series.
Ehhh I definitely wouldn't include the Matt Smith stuff as its "Prime." They had some good episodes but especially towards the end they were pretty rough series. I like the last Capaldi series more than most people in here, partially just because it felt like Moffat finally allowed the writers to pace their episodes properly and would consider it better than most of the Matt Smith run.
I wouldn't just include Matt Smith era in prime Doctor Who. It was the prime. Series 5 and 6 for me are the peak. Sure it waned a bit near the end of the run (Chibnall episodes were part of that), but when it was really swinging in those seasons I felt like it rarely missed.
That's fair, I disagree entirely though. The Matt Smith era almost made me stop watching Doctor Who. The first season was good but then the focus on River Song in the series after completely ruined what was once an interesting character, then the less said about Series 7 the better.
To me Moffat's over the top nonsense is perfect for Doctor Who. It's like peanutbutter and jelly for me. Everything before and everything after feels like it's missing something.
I liked it when it worked but I felt series 6 and 7 in particular messed with episode pacing in a way that just didn't work at all for me while also systematically ruining characters I had cared about before (River Song, Amy Pond, etc) Moffat's whole writing style is all about seeming flashy and smart while doing the dumbest shit imaginable and when it works it's flashy and cool and when it doesn't it's Sherlock has a sister he forgot about.
Yeah if we wanted to really narrow down "Prime New Who" I'd go with Series 4 + its Specials. I have a soft spot for The Water Of Mars in particular, the build up of The Doctor feeling powerless and his whole "Time Lord Victorious" speech is fantastic. I kinda wish they had done more with that.
I think after the 50th anniversary and Capaldi's dodgy 1st series, where they tried too hard to be edgy, is where I believe the series was past its prime, at least with the broader audience.
Oh yeah, I was just talking about my opinion. Bigger audiences liked Sherlock Series 3 and 4 so fuck 'em, shit sticks as long as it's flashy.
The Master has been reset as usual, she went though a mid life crisis like Time Lord Victorious. My guess is learning the fucked up secret of the timeless child, has regressed him to his petty and vindictive old ways.
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That's the trouble, though- the Who role is extremely demanding, and it's high-profile enough that the BBC are always going to demand high-profile talent to do it. If they aren't a fan, why wouldn't they want to run a show with less bullshit, that they can build from the ground up?
probably be on New Years just like last year so they can technically say Doctor Who existed in 2021.
That did bother me. Usually in Doctor Who you can show an iPad to a Roman centurion or something, and it's all fine and good fun. The timeline is resilient and you can mess around a bit without consequence. But in this episode the Doctor has to erase Ada fucking Lovelace, against her will, to prevent her from using the Sports Almanac to rule Hill Valley.
I think it was trying to say, 13 is not all rainbows and sunshine, sometimes she must make harsh decisions too, but it didn't really work because you don't believe that's who she is, she's one of the more chilled out doctors.
I don't think any of these guys hate the other one's work, but just that they have their own preferred vision of what they want Doctor Who to be. For instance, I think Moffat is a big fan of RTD's but also doesn't think the Doctor should be guilty of committing genocide against his own people, and I don't think these two ideas are irreconcilable even if it seems like rewriting the latter would be a shot at the former.
I wish we could someday drop all the old villains and do something fresh. Doctor Who and Stars Wars can't for the life of them let go of the past and move on.The new master even has the purple joker costume lol.
