[rtpoe]

My take on "Repetition of the Daleks":

It was pretty.....average, overall. Some good scenes, some great set pieces (the Daleks zooming in to the Tardis), some stuff that left me scratching my head afterwards.

One complaint about Ryan - when he was introduced, it was made careful note that he had an unusual medical condition that made him awkward and clumsy (thus his problems riding a bike). But at no time during his tenure can I recall it ever being mentioned again! This was an EPIC FAIL of the "Chekhov's Gun" Principle! For all the attention given it, he might as well have had "cyclophobia" - fear of bicycles. His getting back up on the bike and having another go in his final scene would have then represented how his travels with The Doctor gave him the confidence to tackle his fear head-on.

Well, at least Graham got to leave on his own terms. I'm trying to think of other Companions who left of their own will and on good terms, and there haven't been many of late....

[MunchWolf]

Have not watched this episode yet.

I do recall once or twice Ryan's condition was briefly mentioned, but it wasn't for anything significant.

at some point I might codify my gripes, but in a nutshell it boils down to Chibnal.

-Munch "so many gripes" Wolf

[TheZookie007]

Heyyyy Munch's back!

[MunchWolf]

eh ... I come back at least once a year ...

-Munch "still kicking" Wolf

[rtpoe]

Well, The Doctor is back.

This time, it's kind of going back to the original serials, and doing the season as one big multipart story.

So, rather naturally, there was a LOT of stuff introduced without explanation in Episode 1.

It was kind of cool in spots, but also quite confusing in other spots.

They had BETTER manage to wrap it all up nicely. I have my doubts, though. It's been a problem with "New Who" that they always leave threads dangling. Was "The Face of Boe" relevant in any special way? He seemed to know quite a bit..... How about "Bad Wolf"? Was that particular phrase ever explained? All it needed to be was the password to unlock the TARDIS console in "The Parting of the Ways"....

[salem]

Well, The Doctor is back.

This time, it's kind of going back to the original serials, and doing the season as one big multipart story.

So, rather naturally, there was a LOT of stuff introduced without explanation in Episode 1.

It was kind of cool in spots, but also quite confusing in other spots.

They had BETTER manage to wrap it all up nicely. I have my doubts, though. It's been a problem with "New Who" that they always leave threads dangling. Was "The Face of Boe" relevant in any special way? He seemed to know quite a bit..... How about "Bad Wolf"? Was that particular phrase ever explained? All it needed to be was the password to unlock the TARDIS console in "The Parting of the Ways"....

It was hinted at that The Face of Boe was in fact Captain Jack Harkness (it was his nickname in the Boeshane peninsula where he grew up). What they never DID resolve about that was the missing memories of Jack referenced way back in 'The Empty **09**'.

Bad Wolf was simply 'God-Rose' scattering the words through time as a message to her past self. Realising in the future that the words inspired her to open the TARDIS console, she then knew that she had to scatter the words though time because if she did not, she would never have done had the idea to do that. An ontological paradox however and I was never fond of the 'God-Rose' ending anyway.

[Shadowmuse Blown]

So, that general manages to get all those explosives under all those Sontaran ships and set up the gun powder to detonate them in such a short amount of time with no one noticing?  By himself? 

[rtpoe]

So, that general manages to get all those explosives under all those Sontaran ships and set up the gun powder to detonate them in such a short amount of time with no one noticing?  By himself?

You noticed that too?

Did you wonder why the Sontarans never figured out the concept of "recharging" in shifts? EVERY SINGLE ONE of them went back into the ships to replenish their suits.... Couldn't arrange to have a couple of guys wait ten minutes and stay on sentry duty....

[Shadowmuse Blown]

So, that general manages to get all those explosives under all those Sontaran ships and set up the gun powder to detonate them in such a short amount of time with no one noticing?  By himself?

You noticed that too?

Did you wonder why the Sontarans never figured out the concept of "recharging" in shifts? EVERY SINGLE ONE of them went back into the ships to replenish their suits.... Couldn't arrange to have a couple of guys wait ten minutes and stay on sentry duty....

Yes, some sort of logical reason would need to be employed as to why they all need to recharge at the same time. Otherwise, the stupidity of the whole thing stands out like a sore thumb.  This is their best military strategy? 

Oh, yeah, why can’t anyone in the Sontaran ranks actually develop a cap that fits over their port in the back so someone can’t knock ‘em out?

This is just lazy writing.

[rtpoe]

Well, that was...... a season.

Chibnall managed to catch all the balls he had in the air (I'm being generous), but he was so awkward and clumsy with the juggling act that we (OK, just me) were relieved that he didn't injure himself.

I have the feeling that it was supposed to be a full thirteen episodes, but they had to hack it to bits when they could only produce six.

I'm still not sure what the whole point of The Division was. Or when exactly did the Sontarans take over the Earth. So much confusion.

They really need to get back to the smaller scale stories. The Doctor & Companions defeating the Baddie of the Week, and not trying to save the universe or poke around in the Doctor's past....

[TheZookie007]

I haven't been catching up with Doctor Who since Peter Capaldi was The Doctor partly because I've been "distracted" by the goings-on in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and partly because the main channel I used to watch it on isn't on the air any more. I may have to get a VPN and sign up to BBC iPlayer.

[rtpoe]

OK, the New Year Special of the Daleks was pretty decent. Good acting, decent direction, solid writing, and a nice small-scale plot: What is going on in this storage unit place?

Although set on New Years Eve, it really could have happened almost any time - and with any Doctor, for that matter.

I wonder if they'll change the TARDIS interior for the next episodes. That blue & orange is annoying AF.

[Shadowmuse Blown]

Don’t blink, Charade!

copyright © Charade Recherché & Shadowmuse Blown

[TheZookie007]

We may need to change the thread title to "The NEW New Doctor Who" with today's announcement:

"Doctor Who: BBC names Ncuti Gatwa as new Time Lord"
The 29-year-old actor Ncuti Gatwa will take over from Jodie Whittaker as the star of Doctor Who, the BBC has announced. Scottish actor Gatwa, who was born in Rwanda, will become the 14th Time Lord.

[rtpoe]

And I'll wager the assholes are already complaining about a black guy becoming The Doctor.

Look, The Doctor is from Gallifrey. And Gallifrey is an entire planet. Who's to say that there aren't different colored Gallifreyans?