The worst period of Doctor Who in the modern era that is. The Colin Baker era was particularly bad too. The show never recovered. Is it history repeating?
Despite a couple of plot holes and the usual throwing of multiple story lines at the wall in the hope that something sticks (less is more Chubnuts), this was quite enjoyable in parts, especially seeing the classic Doctors and companions for one last time and for Sacha Dhawon's portrayal of the Master. I did like what he brought to the role.
Aside from the occasional decent episode (Like Nikola Tesla and The Haunting of Villa Diodati), we must thank Mr. Chubnuts, for running a great show down into the ground. Was there any need to write almost every episode when the early consensus was that your writing was not good!
The real question is, why didn't the executive heads jump in and do something after that abysmal first season. Even Moffatt and RTD utilised other writers. No, Chubnuts had to imprint his gigantic ego onto every episode. Many plot holes. Over the top story threads. No subtlety. Terrible dialogue and characterisation.
And yes, it's been a trend globally, which doesn't make it right, but the obvious hate towards certain peoples, i.e., wokeness, polarised arguably Doctor Who's core audience. This is why I can't understand why the BBC didn't step in as ratings continued to drop and people turned away in vast numbers.
I personally only came back for the last episode. Two seasons of Whitaker and Chubnuts was enough. (Okay, I did watch two episodes of the 'Floox' and it was flooking awful).
Onto the Doctor. There's been a glaring problem ever since Chris Eccleston took up the role. It was the characterisation. It was clear that RTD was after a particular type of Doctor and I personally believe that Eccleston was right to withdraw. It just didn't suit him. In fact, this type of Doctor, the almost bi-polar-esque hyper Doctor, suits very few. David Tennant nailed it because its just so easy for him to do. It's part of his actual personality. He pulls it off with ease. He's likable! It worked too for Matt Smith because of his innate quirkiness but it was toned down a bit for Capaldi as it just didn't suit him as naturally.
Therein lies the problem. The Doctor has really inhabited the same personality since the reboot in 2005. I think RTD was probably quite a fan of Tom Baker, as was everyone else. But Tom was a strong individual and injected much of his own personality into the role. A lot of those traits were actually Tom's.
Okay sure the Doctor has always been quirky, eccentric, energetic, sometimes brash, annoying, egocentric but the earlier doctors had their own stamp. There was a big difference in personality between Troughton and Davison and Pertwee, for example. They had their own flavour. As do the modern doctors, but certainly not to the same degree. They're too similar. Jodie Whitaker often came across as arrogant and just plain annoying. She was miscast but also I don't feel as though she was allowed to put enough of herself in the role. I might be wrong as to her actual personality but it is accurate that there's not been enough variation in doctors in the reboot era, drawing on the actor's own strengths.
And now it's too late because Chubnuts and the powers that be let him go, like a wayward twelve-year-old on a massive Red Bull binge, destroyed it, thumbing their arrogant noses up at a large part of their fanbase along the way. What absolute morons.
Whether it can be resurrected or whether it's too late is yet to be seen. (Programmers, look at your stats. Insulting your viewers through wokeness means less audience!). It certainly can't get any worse.
Ciao Chubnuts. And we thought the Master was an egomaniac.
Despite a couple of plot holes and the usual throwing of multiple story lines at the wall in the hope that something sticks (less is more Chubnuts), this was quite enjoyable in parts, especially seeing the classic Doctors and companions for one last time and for Sacha Dhawon's portrayal of the Master. I did like what he brought to the role.
Aside from the occasional decent episode (Like Nikola Tesla and The Haunting of Villa Diodati), we must thank Mr. Chubnuts, for running a great show down into the ground. Was there any need to write almost every episode when the early consensus was that your writing was not good!
The real question is, why didn't the executive heads jump in and do something after that abysmal first season. Even Moffatt and RTD utilised other writers. No, Chubnuts had to imprint his gigantic ego onto every episode. Many plot holes. Over the top story threads. No subtlety. Terrible dialogue and characterisation.
And yes, it's been a trend globally, which doesn't make it right, but the obvious hate towards certain peoples, i.e., wokeness, polarised arguably Doctor Who's core audience. This is why I can't understand why the BBC didn't step in as ratings continued to drop and people turned away in vast numbers.
I personally only came back for the last episode. Two seasons of Whitaker and Chubnuts was enough. (Okay, I did watch two episodes of the 'Floox' and it was flooking awful).
Onto the Doctor. There's been a glaring problem ever since Chris Eccleston took up the role. It was the characterisation. It was clear that RTD was after a particular type of Doctor and I personally believe that Eccleston was right to withdraw. It just didn't suit him. In fact, this type of Doctor, the almost bi-polar-esque hyper Doctor, suits very few. David Tennant nailed it because its just so easy for him to do. It's part of his actual personality. He pulls it off with ease. He's likable! It worked too for Matt Smith because of his innate quirkiness but it was toned down a bit for Capaldi as it just didn't suit him as naturally.
Therein lies the problem. The Doctor has really inhabited the same personality since the reboot in 2005. I think RTD was probably quite a fan of Tom Baker, as was everyone else. But Tom was a strong individual and injected much of his own personality into the role. A lot of those traits were actually Tom's.
Okay sure the Doctor has always been quirky, eccentric, energetic, sometimes brash, annoying, egocentric but the earlier doctors had their own stamp. There was a big difference in personality between Troughton and Davison and Pertwee, for example. They had their own flavour. As do the modern doctors, but certainly not to the same degree. They're too similar. Jodie Whitaker often came across as arrogant and just plain annoying. She was miscast but also I don't feel as though she was allowed to put enough of herself in the role. I might be wrong as to her actual personality but it is accurate that there's not been enough variation in doctors in the reboot era, drawing on the actor's own strengths.
And now it's too late because Chubnuts and the powers that be let him go, like a wayward twelve-year-old on a massive Red Bull binge, destroyed it, thumbing their arrogant noses up at a large part of their fanbase along the way. What absolute morons.
Whether it can be resurrected or whether it's too late is yet to be seen. (Programmers, look at your stats. Insulting your viewers through wokeness means less audience!). It certainly can't get any worse.
Ciao Chubnuts. And we thought the Master was an egomaniac.