Tank 3,278 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Well it's been a minute.... Jodie's first season was a big meh for me. As I said before, even being SUPER woke, I thought it was preachy and pedantic. Second season though has been great, possibly one of my fav seasons of the show. Link to post Share on other sites
Ryn 1,286 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 I laugh every time she replies "What?" in that oh-so-David-Tennant way. I like that she's fun and uncertain and hopeful, even if that's counter to the situation they're in. Link to post Share on other sites
Rogue 3 120 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Agreed - her first season was not great, had some good moments - the opening story (always love a post regeneration story!), followed by the next 2 (The Ghost Monument and Rosa) being my highlights, but it then went downhill rapidly. This second season again had preachy moments (the 3rd episode "Orphan 55" is up there as being one of the worst I have seen from old and new Who), but then almost immediately back on course with the superb "Fugitive of the Judoon" and it's brilliant twists! Jaw was on the floor at various points! The finale was great - being a fan of the show since late 70's, I wasn't sure I would like the retconning of things, but it was handled really well I thought, and more to come on this in the next season such as sorting out what the hell is going on with Gallifrey and the "creations" of The Master which I hope will some how end up being reset. And on that point, the actor taking on the role of The Master was brilliant as well - chewing up the scenery! Good stuff! Not sure if you guys will have seen, but 2 of the companions (Graham & Ryan) will be departing in the already filmed special that comes either on Xmas or New Year. Good idea I think as 3 companions is too many in this format of the show. Next season was due to start filming in the autumn of this year, but not sure if it will be delayed with what is going on in the world. Link to post Share on other sites
Tank 3,278 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 The new Master is great even if it negates Missy's turning point. There's a theory I love that he's actually between Simm's master and Missy. It worked for his first appearance, but maybe not as well given what he knows in the finale. We have another Doctor as well whose time position is vague. Some say future, some say she's one of the now apparently forgotten regenerations. Not sure if it's true, but there's also a theory she's between Troughten and Pertwee, which is fun. The timeline actually being changeable beyond fixed events actually has precedent. Both Smith and Capaldi made offhand comments about Tennant era alien invasions, like the time the Daleks straight up moved Earth, and I think it was Clara and Bill respectively who had no idea what he was talking about. Link to post Share on other sites
Rogue 3 120 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Agreed - an earlier version of the Master I think and Missy being the final version based on how that storyline went. That's right - "series 6b" was invented after a few inconsistencies with a Colin Baker story called The Two Doctors. In that one, Troughton's Doctor is on a mission for the Timelords, but in his original stories he was always on the run from the Timelords in his stolen TARDIS. So this was invented to slot inbetween his final story The War Games, and Pertwee's opener. This could account for "Doctor Ruth" by her being a previously unknown regeneration in that time frame before she was recaptured and forcibly regenerated into Pertwee. Link below with more info: http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/season6b.shtml As it stands, it doesn't make sense for her to be pre-Hartnell Dcotor as she has her Police Box Tardis which wasn't stuck in that shape until after the Doctor stole it from Gallifrey and went on the run with Susan. But that's not to say the writers won't come up with a creative way for it to be something else. Good character development and generates good chat! Link to post Share on other sites
Tank 3,278 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 If they are going the direction of timelines being changed, and alt timelines, it opens the door for alt regenerations too. The Valeyard! Link to post Share on other sites
Rogue 3 120 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Christmas Day special (or New Year’s Day - not confirmed yet) will be featuring Captain Jack, so that will be great fun! https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-11-23/doctor-who-teaser-john-barrowman-captain-jack/amp/ Fortunately it was filmed at the end of the Series 12 production, so pre-covid. They have started filming Series 13 with a view to air next autumn. Down to 8 episodes though which is a shame (due to the delayed start of filming), but at least we are getting new ones! With the current turnaround times, you would think Series 14 would coincide with the 60th anniversary - a massive milestone! Link to post Share on other sites
Rogue 3 120 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Couple of nice videos on YouTube about the missing episodes from the early days of Doctor Who. First part details the background and the second part focuses on the recoveries made after the archive was put in place. 97 episodes still missing and great efforts are being made to animate these due to the audio recordings of all stories having survived.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who_missing_episodes Wouldn't it be amazing if some of these could be found and returned! Link to post Share on other sites
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