winsaw
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RE: Dr Who
i liked a lot about the xmas special, was great to see lethbridge stewart dad, i loved watching the first regen form the 10th planet episode, good to see the good dalek again made by Clara and a nice thing for Clare Oswald to give him his memories back but a bit sad she got back to Gallifrey and meet her end,
i am not sure about the last minute as it just left me thinking she cant drive lol i am sure thats not what they where going for, interesting if she has no tardis as she would maybe be earth based i loved the pertwee era, we will see,
and the best bit Steven Moffat is gone at long last, hopefully doctor who can now stop trying to be so clever and just go back to being good fun, viewing figures have fallen a lot under him and they will aging with the new doctor so the new producer needs to get the casual viewers back,
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Regenerated
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RE: Dr Who
^ Welcome back Skully!
I agree, I thought it was a fitting finale and tribute to Peter Capaldi's Doctor. I have actually enjoyed his take on the character, I found I could relate to Capaldi's doctor more so than I did Matt Smith's.
As you say, what had let a lot of the stories down in the last couple of series was Moffat's reluctance to adapt and evolve in to new ideas. I thought the show's production had lost its way somewhat, become quite gloomy and the constant recycling of old ideas was getting tiresome. Moffat brought us some stories that were too childish (that effing red lobster FFS ) with Matt Smith's doctor and some stories which were over-complicated and almost depressingly boring with Peter Capaldi's doctor. You're right - he should have stepped aside a while before. Sure, for me he made good stories when working with RTD (Blink, The Empty Child) to name a few, but the ideas on the show had become quite stale. The actors had struggled to work with his plots in recent times.
It needed the change, and I'm praying that this will be the change to revitalise the show. If it's fun, with a nice balance, then bring it on. The Whoniverse awaits.
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26-12-2017 12:03 |
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southsidestu
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RE: Dr Who
At first I was let down by the finale because nothing really happened and it was a major anti-climax but when I think back to the brilliant The Doctor Falls and how that was the real climatic finish I feel that another episode like that would of worked, this episode was more of a Swansong than a finale. I loved seeing Clara again and loved that Capaldi got a monologue after Matt Smith droned on and on
I am glad that Moffat's time has come to an end the series needs a new direction, I will always be grateful that he gave us Capaldi and 12 though at the same time he squandered him but better to have had him that not of had him at all. I hope Chibnall can do a good job, if it's anything like the first season of Broadchurch then it will be great, however if it's anything like the second then we could be in for much the same as the Moffat era. Personally as a slightly older viewer I loved Season 8 and it's darker narrative which is why I would like to see Jamie Mathieson (Mummy on the Orient Express, Flatline, The Girl who Died & Oxygen) be given the chance as head writer but I understand why they would not do that as it would probably put off large swathes of their viewership
If i could find a girl that had the looks of Gal Gadot, breasts of Sophie Mudd with Demi Rose's ass, the personality of Jessica Ennis, the grace of Kendall Jenner on the red carpet and then behind closed doors the raw sexual energy of Nicole Snow i'd know i was dead and gone to heaven, so i'll just take Demi Rose's ass and Nicole's sexual energy
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