Doctor Who

[MsMiaWallace]

Anyone going to be watching the new Doctor Who now it is a woman?
Love Jodie as an actress. Never been fussed on the doctor before!!

I gave up on Dr Who after David Tennant but after seeing Jodie Whittaker being interviewed I gave this a go.
I see they have gone back to the low budget set with lots of daft running around. Quite nice but Jodie is too earnest. Love the fact that her accent isn't too toned down.

I love her, I think she's perfect.

I adored DT and was gutted when he left.

I hated MS, only watched the first and last couple of episodes of his run, and the special where they had all of the dr's in.

Capaldi I enjoyed but didn't love, could take or leave, was just glad MS had fucked off.

I think JW has promise.

Your words are practically blasphemy to me @Squidgee

Checking in.

Loved the cinematography. Love the new Doctor. I miss Murray Gold's music though

She's fine. Bradley Walsh, whom I expected to hate is fine. The token young black man and the token young Asian woman are surplus to requirements. There has been no effort so far to do anything with them other than she is relentlessly and irritatingly chirpy and he whines a bit.

Don't call them token - Ryan and Jaz were great in the first episode when they had more to do. Also its shit, do you realise how much racist abuse they will be getting from certain quarters just for the fact they're there at all?

If anyone is token, it feels like Bradley to me. The scene with Ryan talking about his grandma that should have been moving, wasn't. I don't think Bradley is a good enough actor to pull it off.

I agree that Bradley is shit. No depth and totally wooden.

I so hope that they've not repainted the tardis but Jodie did say it had had a face lift so I'm a little concerned. Also, Jaz mentioned seeing a green police box on some road or other so there is the chance they're going back in their timeline and it's a green blue. Also, they've fucked up the music so they're not averse to ruining stuff!

Don't call them token - Ryan and Jaz were great in the first episode when they had more to do. Also its shit, do you realise how much racist abuse they will be getting from certain quarters just for the fact they're there at all?

It is up to the scriptwriters to give them a point in being there. There was no point in Yaz being there at all in last night's episode. She could have been omitted completely and it would have made no difference, and very little in Ryan's.

If anyone is token, it feels like Bradley to me. The scene with Ryan talking about his grandma that should have been moving, wasn't. I don't think Bradley is a good enough actor to pull it off

I really don't like Bradley Walsh but it wasn't him who was wooden in that scene.

SoupDragon - Yas was mentioning a real police box, that's on a real street in Sheffield - I've seen it. I went to university there, loving all the little Sheffield references.

I agree that we're at least one companion too many, but I can't decide which one. Bradley Walsh is the worst actor though, so I feel like they should have made the most of the other two. Or maybe if the extras joined later.

It is a little too much of an ensemble cast at the moment for the new Doctor to breath.

Well, that's one relief.

Although I'm still worried it's teal!

She could have been omitted completely and it would have made no difference, and very little in Ryan's.

To be fair, I think they could have omitted all of them and made no difference.

I see they have gone back to the low budget set with lots of daft running around
Proper Dr Who 😀

I missing the excitement from the music.

I miss the build up and the atmosphere it creates. The music during Matt smiths time was fab and tennant's really.

Is anyone finding this episode (Rosa Parks) extremely tone deaf ? I want to know if it's just me.

Another great episode imo

Loved tonight's episode

PawneeParksDept what do you mean tone deaf? The music sounds wrong?

Loved the episode and i welled up at the end.

Really enjoyed tonight's episode.
Prediction: the bad guy who Ryan blasted to time and place unknown - bet that comes back to bite them. They will bump in to him again later in the series won't they?

Firstly, I only caught the beginning and the end, but have I understood correctly that the story was that Rosa Parks was only able to take a stand that night due to their actions?

If that's accurate then that's what the problem is.

darkriver you're not the only one!

Pawnee, I’m not sure what you mean by tone deaf? It did seem like a heavy handed retelling of the Rosa Parks story. As something set in the USA, it was very British, and the detail was a bit sloppy. I’m pretty sure a raffle would be referred to as a lottery.
However, I’m enjoying Jodie as Dr Who so I will forgive!