Jaggy Snake Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Now that was much more like it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Quite liked tonight's episode. Good old fashioned sci-fi nonsense. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilbowie's Finest Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Can’t figure out whether that end bit with The Doctor and the ahem ‘consciousness’ was a stroke of genius or the show jumping the shark 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moniton Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Best of the series so far- Bradley Walsh knocked it out of the park. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kebab Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Another non-Chibnell written one!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Cracking. Just cracking. Why not have a universe be a talking frog? Strangely it made sense. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Walsh was amazing in this one, still not sure what Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor is supposed to be like, but, for some reason I keep watching and I like it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 On 07/12/2018 at 03:54, Raidernation said: Walsh was amazing in this one, still not sure what Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor is supposed to be like, but, for some reason I keep watching and I like it. Only noticed him from that crappy quiz show he does, didn't realise he could act. I thought he was chosen like they give Eastender actors Panto gigs to get the punters in, but he's excellent in the part. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 1 hour ago, welshbairn said: Only noticed him from that crappy quiz show he does, didn't realise he could act. I thought he was chosen like they give Eastender actors Panto gigs to get the punters in, but he's excellent in the part. He was in Corrie for about three years. (Instant red for anybody who says that doesn't prove he can act.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 1 hour ago, GordonD said: He was in Corrie for about three years. (Instant red for anybody who says that doesn't prove he can act.) 2 hours ago, welshbairn said: Only noticed him from that crappy quiz show he does, didn't realise he could act. I thought he was chosen like they give Eastender actors Panto gigs to get the punters in, but he's excellent in the part. And the UK version of Law & Order. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Just watched last one on the old catch up. What an utter crock, or should that be croak (alien) of shit. If you disagree then, whatever... bite me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggy Snake Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 It wasn't a terrible episode but very underwhelming for a series finale. As usual, all the decent stuff was the scenes between Graham and Ryan. The Doctor again appeared clueless for most of the episode, needing to say there wasn't enough time multiple times before remembering that she had a TARDIS. I still want to like Jodie Whittaker but the writing is atrocious. She has to be the least imposing and impressive Doctor ever. Chris Chibnall seems to have no understanding of what the character is supposed to be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Apart from the New Year special their will be no Dr Who next year with the next season being in 2020 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Thompson Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 On 09/12/2018 at 20:57, Jaggy Snake said: It wasn't a terrible episode but very underwhelming for a series finale. As usual, all the decent stuff was the scenes between Graham and Ryan. The Doctor again appeared clueless for most of the episode, needing to say there wasn't enough time multiple times before remembering that she had a TARDIS. I still want to like Jodie Whittaker but the writing is atrocious. She has to be the least imposing and impressive Doctor ever. Chris Chibnall seems to have no understanding of what the character is supposed to be. Thats a really good summing up. Theres glimpses and moments of Whittaker being a really good choice and I've certainly warmed to her over the series but it just doesnt really feel like Doctor Who. Anyone know if Ryan is up for any awards? His portrayal of a guy with zero personality must be up there with the greats 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Whittaker has the same issues Capaldi had at times, writers more interested in making the show about their own opinions rather than making it enjoyable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 The David Tennant, Billie Piper, Cybermen, Dalek series has been on UK Drama. Makes you realise how shit it has all become. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microdave Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 The David Tennant, Billie Piper, Cybermen, Dalek series has been on UK Drama. Makes you realise how shit it has all become.RTD was brilliant. If it had been Moffat or Chibnall bringing it back, it would've been one series and cancelled imo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 12 minutes ago, microdave said: On 15/12/2018 at 21:05, Ziggy said: The David Tennant, Billie Piper, Cybermen, Dalek series has been on UK Drama. Makes you realise how shit it has all become. RTD was brilliant. If it had been Moffat or Chibnall bringing it back, it would've been one series and cancelled imo. He was of his time, certainly. He had massive shortcomings as a story teller, but did have a knack for the characterisation. He sensibly scaled things down in the first season and threw out a lot of previous, convoluted canon to get it going, which was sensible, he got a good tone for it - pitching it young, but not kiddie level (I think Buffy was a huge influence on him). Him and Moffat always had a clear sense of who the Doctor was and Eccleston's character arc, from his unseen demolition of the Daleks and Timelords to the scene with the plunger in Parting of the Ways where the Dalek Emperor taunts him with the "Coward or Killer" line and he replies "Coward, everytime" is still my favourite bit of RTD's tenure. On the other hand I really couldn't stand his Dues Ex Machina endings, the constant ramping of stakes and the dated pop culture references. I do think he got a bit lucky with Eccleston leaving, as good and serious an actor as Eccleston is - it was Tennant that did more than anyone to establish the series, by giving the Doctor that leading man appeal that I think transcended what could've been a niche audience. Worth also noting that Doctor Who didn't really take off as a global phenomenon until Moffat, Smith and season 5. I don't get the hate for Moffat, and maybe it's just the amount of science fiction I've read and watched over the years but I never found any of his stuff particularly convoluted, and I appreciated the more interesting sci-fi plots. Dr Who's always better running as a framework around interesting one off situations than it ever was trying to tie down a series arc, and Moffat got all of the interesting stories, from Girl in the Fireplace to Listen. (albeit, RTD has one such classic in Midnight) So in all those respects Moffat was always my favourite show runner. I do rate Smith and Capaldi higher than Tennant and Eccleston. For me, Capaldi's Dcotor was the pinnacle of the character. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 My only real issue with RTD was that he would always ramp up to a massive finale episode that always underwhelmed in the end. The second last episode of his series were always the best. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kebab Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Apart from the New Year special their will be no Dr Who next year with the next season being in 2020It's actually not that big a gap, if on schedule the next series would be starting late October/November but instead it's Febuary/March so it's actually only a few months!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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