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I also thought it was funny that this week's episode mentioned the Flux, and in two lines made it much more impactful and dramatic than it ever was in six episodes' worth of Chibnall's writing.
For reference: only two other dramas got higher ratings this year: Happy Valley and Death In Paradise. Does that still feel low, all things considered?
I wasn’t keen on the ending, thought it felt like a bit of a cop out how it literally got reversed like that, and I wasn’t really sure what they were trying to say with the binary/non binary thing. Didn’t think the baddy was great either. But at the end of the day, once it ended, I was excited to watch the next one. On the other hand, I found out from that next one (which was brilliant) that half the universe was destroyed in one of the Jodie Whittaker ones, and I still have absoloutely zero desire to bother going back to watch any more of them after that dire first season of hers. I still can’t believe they dropped the ball so badly there. All that publicity and goodwill immediately pissed up the wall.
Not really a fan of the animation, but at least, we'll have the complete story instead of just the surviving episode.
Oh, and a track of the Christmas episode, titled "The Goblin Song", will be out by monday, december 11th, to benefit Children in Need.
https://merchandise.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/doctor-who-releases-christmas-single-the-goblin-song/
Just like the real life UK Government then.
That was the best of the specials, it was creepy an surreal. Some nice references worked in. I wasn't expecting a The Greatest Show In The Galaxy reference.
Bi-regeneration? So there will be two separate strands of the Doctor out there. Why would there need to be two? That is a whole strand of regenerations that we might not ever see. I think a conventional regeneration would have worked, especially how the post regeneration Doctor would still have all that excess energy.
Ncuti's Doctor looks to be an incorrigible charmer. And the Tardis looks good with the ambient lighting.
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I think a lot of this episode was a back door pilot for a Whoniverse spin off show.
I was trying to figure out why the 60th specials have fallen flat in many ways, then realized I just did not feel anything for the most part whilst watching them.
The Power of the Doctor had some genuine deep cuts and good scenes that resonate.
Jodie's Doctor had backbone, I am not a fan of that era though Jodie's Doctor showed strength.
This is a brilliant episode to introduce another generation.
'Everything has it's time and everything dies'. brutal,
The ending of this episode is as good as it gets, it astounding it is one of the most natural interactions in fiction you will ever see.
'You would make a good Dalek'
Overall, I have to be honest and say I've been quite underwhelmed by these episodes and that is unfortunately still the case now that we've reached the end of the specials. I think each episode has had really interesting elements and elements that I enjoyed but as whole each episode has been really missing the mark for me...
I think the biggest contributor to that is I was getting the feeling that this was all rather rushed and put together quite quickly, even with things like the title sequence, it all just felt a bit off. The first episode started off really well but as it moved on and solutions started to present themselves, I was starting to feel like we were moving at quite an awkward pace. The second episode while fun and interesting to an extent, felt almost like filler and would've been better suited to a full series than a three episode special where we've still got things to address, and then the final episode, again really fun elements and interesting ideas, it all started to feel rushed and pulled together at an alarming rate.
I'm afraid I'm someone who isn't too keen on this whole bi-generation thing because to be honest I don't really see the point and I don't know what we're meant to be saying or exploring? I do think Ncuti looks like he's gonna be a lot of fun and I'm hoping that this fresh start for the next series will mean I'll enjoy it a lot more than I have these specials, which I was really excited for considering how Doctor Who hasn't resonated with me for a while. As it stands, nothing has come close to how much I enjoy Series 1 - 9.
But overall it was nice to see Tennant and Tate back in action but I just think things were rushed and I didn't really see the point in some choices, given we didn't really have the time to explore them. Either way I'm looking forward to the Christmas Special and the next series. Ncuti is going to be a lot of fun I reckon.
And now that I am thinking about it, would this not have been a good time to bring back The Valeyard? A little late, but would have made more sense if Tennant's 14th Doctors regenerates in two, one is the 15th Doctor, the other being The Valeyard.
The overnight ratings were pretty much the same as for the last two episodes- these didn’t lose any viewers, which is impressive.
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... was that?
DW in name only...
I watched some of The Giggle again and RTD IMO clearly does not care for the original fans of the show. I will watch the Christmas Special though after that I will likely wait until the likes of 8th Doctor gets his own show in the Whoniverse, hopefully someone like Moffat will be involved in that, I am grasping at straws.