AIBU?
thegreylady · 11/11/2018 22:15
Really rubbish: we enjoyed the Rosa Parks episode but the rest has been embarrassing. I have switched off the automatic record setting for it. It is such a shame, the scripts are ghastly. JW overacts, BW underacts and everyone else just hops about looking awkward.
seventhgonickname · 11/11/2018 22:27
That story line barely needed the Dr,just as well really.
I was all for a female Dr but if she's not breathless she looking scared.
I know it's for kids but my dd has given up in disgust.This is the first episode she has missed since it returned with Eccleston.
Was the music throughout necessary?
itswinetime · 11/11/2018 22:57
I'm not ready to judge JW till she has a Dr worthy script and plot which I don't think she has at the moment. They are obviously moving in a different direction this time which while working for some isn't for others. For me it's very reminiscent of kids tv which while great for some, for me is lacking the escapism of the Dr
nellieellie · 12/11/2018 07:59
I agree. I think the writing is boring, the dialogue purely functional, and the characters are bland. I think it is unfair to criticise JW for overacting - go back and have a look at David Tennant and Christoper Ecclestone who really overdo the zany, hyperactive smart arse Doctor thing. But she’s not been given much to work with.
It’s much more like the Sarah Jane adventures. I don’t like that there’s 3 companions, and it shouldn’t be aimed at 9 yr olds given the time slot, but it is. Too self consciously issue and educational topic led. Where’s the imagination?
SoupDragon · 12/11/2018 08:03
she’s not been given much to work with.
This is the problem. I can't see her as the Doctor because she's not showing the control/confidence/whatever. I don't know if it's because of the writing or her acting.. she hasn't been given a fair chance and it doesn't seem to be getting any better. There's always some settling in after a regeneration but there's been no improvement yet.
Spankyoumuchly · 12/11/2018 08:22
I haven't enjoyed any. Too much moral story telling. You can't put modern attitudes on historical events. We're different people to the people who lived it. The doctor talks too quickly and the sidekicks are boring. She doesn't seem to be an intelligent doctor. Over use of the sonic screwdriver . How is it providing written information when there's no screen and it never has been readable before? There's no flair or charisma.
WellThisIsShit · 12/11/2018 09:14
I’m enjoying being able to watch it with my son, which I’ve not been able to with the other series, as they’ve been too scary to watch without me having to prescribe first.
But, I’m not enjoying the earth bound ‘teaching moment’ woke-ness which is soooo unsubtle and dominates each episode. It’s annoying and limiting.
Walkingdeadfangirl · 13/11/2018 03:07
What was the actual point of the last episode? Just like the Rosa Parks episode the 'aliens' have no impact or relevance to the plot? Its not a Sci-Fi series anymore, its just a history programme.
Humans go back in time witness the partition of India, apparently it wasn't very nice. That is literally all that happened. WHY? Are the BBC trying to kill the franchise off?
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