KFC Posted May 12 Posted May 12 Apologies for the triple post, I just thought both episodes were way too SILLY. I love when the show is goofy (I'm a Slitheen apologist hihi) but it seems recently it's going too far into childrens TV territory Next weeks ep looks a bit more serious although I'm sure they'll slip in a fart joke somewhere 1
Augmented Posted May 12 Posted May 12 Only watched Space Babies so far and Russell is so lucky Millie and Ncuti are carrying acting+chemistry wise because his writing and stories are just not doing it for me this era. I just don't understand when his writing became so clunky and heavy handed? 2
RideOrDie Posted May 12 Posted May 12 11 hours ago, Augmented said: Only watched Space Babies so far and Russell is so lucky Millie and Ncuti are carrying acting+chemistry wise because his writing and stories are just not doing it for me this era. I just don't understand when his writing became so clunky and heavy handed? 1
Crashed Posted May 18 Author Posted May 18 Now this episode was the kind of Doctor Who I love Spoiler Also very curious if we have a Adeola/Martha kind situation with Varada Sethu again or if there's going to be be a whole Clara-like story arc 👀
KFC Posted May 19 Posted May 19 Fantastic episode but where has the budget gone? Last years specials had so many outdoor scenes but they seem to have gone back to shooting them on a soundstage
Chiidish Posted May 19 Posted May 19 The best Doctor since Tenant easily. Tre foreshadowing giving Bad Wolf. Real CAMP Doctor back again. Real META companions back again. I will be watching the rest
Crashed Posted May 25 Author Posted May 25 This episode started out so promisingly but went to **** the last 20 minutes. The ending felt like they ran out of time and just had to resolve everything without giving any explanations 1
KFC Posted May 25 Posted May 25 Really great concept but a horrid ending Also the implication of what the Prime Minister was doing with that woman was so dark. I was shocked 1
Konril Posted May 29 Posted May 29 So far a more palatable series than Jodie's by virtue that 15 and Ruby had great chemistry compared to 13, Ryan, Graham and Yaz. Space Babies: Too much running in the corridor story line for me. The Devil's Chord: I enjoyed this one, Jinkx was great. Boom: Premise was sorta great, but the ending was too cheesy. 73 Yards: I love the folk horror element of this, really love the genre shift. Surprise a Doctor-Lite episode so early in the series. Others may not like why it wasn't explained but I like it in this sorta horror-esque story. Kate kinda alludes it earlier that they deal with the extraterrestial but more on the supernatural lately. This is my favorite so far this series. This is Russell's Turn Left 2: Turn Back Harder.
Crashed Posted June 1 Author Posted June 1 Dot and Bubble started off extremely boring but I gotta say that the last 10 minutes were really surprising. Spoiler I knew that Lindy was a ***** the moment she blocked the Doctor from her bubble but I did not expect her to kill Ricky and that plot twist of the survivors being all racists. I would have loved to see them all die in the end lol 1
Konril Posted June 1 Posted June 1 Dot and Bubble is such a Black Mirror episode. The setting and the color is so Nosedive coded. Also another Doctor and companion-lite episode, but this one is handled better than Love and Monsters. Lindy is such a megabitch huh? I was sympathetic of her at first because she's this spoiled, privileged kid that's so sheltered that just needed guidance but nope... she's totally unlikable and irredeemable with the rest of her kind. Such a unique episode in doing a character study. Every episode has such tonal differences this series and so far no such abysmal episode like Orphan 55.
KFC Posted June 1 Posted June 1 (edited) I was so ready to drag the episode as being a boring, preachy, boomer-esque anti-influencer commentary but then the last few minutes happened Like @Augmented said, I could never give RTD too much praise (the first 30 minutes of the episode kinda dragged) but the ending was a very compelling watch and I'm impressed at the clues sprinkled through the episode in hindsight. Impressive Edited June 1 by KFC 1
Canon Posted June 8 Posted June 8 Lemme minimally summarize my thoughts after binging Babies through Dot. Babies: Seems like it should of been a midseason 'filler-ish' episode. It wasn't bad but it wasn't great either. The Nanny voice-filtering gag was funny. I honestly thought when the Doctor was revealing/insinuating what the monster was made out of was c*m. I mean, a Baby space station, growing/preserving babies, like can you blame me? Chord: Highlight of the season so far. Jinx was great and I want to see more Maestro. We inherently saw how powerful the Toy Maker was by himself with his reality warping but Maestro seemed a bit toned back with the 'god-like powers' department. If the Doctor is going to be SHOOK at their presence, we need Maestro to further show just how devastating they can be by themselves, if that makes sense. Boom: A bit slow due to the nature of the characters bomb situation. Around the 15-20 minute mark it felt like the tension of the "will the bomb go off" was stretching itself thin. We ALL know that the Doctor wasn't ever going to die to a landmine, so the whole plot felt moot. And the character reactions of their loved ones getting smelted was strange. Like, "Oh no my dad/partner got tubed. I'm so sad!.....Ok I'm over it now ." Please writers, at least give our cast some time to marinate in the despair. 73 Yards: Another good episode. Felt very X-Files meets Doctor Who meets Supernatural/Torchwood. I'm happy to see Who going into more 'things that cant be explained by science/science-fiction'. Leaving why events happen vague but sprinkled with clues gives us viewers something to theorize and talk about is fun. Was it actual magic? Was it a curse? Was it a perception filter? Was it a alternate universe time loop? Who knows, but its neat to think about. Dot: I can see why its very divisive. On one hand, its very on the nose(dive) about todays youth and screen addiction, literally living in their own bubbles. But it makes up for it with its subtle-but-not-s0-subtle nods towards classism, racism, and privilege. I enjoyed the heel turn at the end of what is expected of story character arcs, as we expect characters to learn a lesson, but in this case no growth was made. Chord > 73 > Dot > Boom > Babies --- EDIT: Lemme add Rouge Rouge: Another good episode even though the mystery + villains were just okay. The super gay connection between the Doctor and Rouge was 10/10. The psychic paper moment, both LOL and Wheeeewww Chord > Rouge > 73 > Dot > Boom > Babies
Konril Posted June 8 Posted June 8 Jinkx really was right that this is the queeriest season yet. Anywho... The conservative are gonna be MAAAAAD. Plot wise, sorta run-of-the-mill Doctor Who. Curious about how Susan Twist is gonna come around next episode. Side note: Can't believe I've been keeping up with Doctor Who the moment a new episode drops, I haven't done that with Jodie's Doctor because Chibnall's writing was atrocious. Orphan 55 single handedly killed my love for Doctor Who.
Augmented Posted June 10 Posted June 10 A cute episode…then again it also suffers the problem that every episode this season has in which you can't really pick it apart and analyse it much because as soon as you do the entire concept/ideas of the episodes just start to fall apart at the seams. The core foundation of the show is the relationship between the Doctor and the companion throughout the season and I feel like that has been sacrificed to showcase all the different styles and genres Doctor Who can be to newcomers. When you don't set the tone of what the show should be and instead just show what it can be, you end up missing out on important moments of what made the show what it is.
Konril Posted June 15 Posted June 15 RTD and his mastery of creating an over arching theme, reveal and cliffhanger. Spoiler I knew the TARDIS Anagram and Susan name is too on the nose to be his granddaughter, definitely a red herring. At one point I thought it was the Beast from The Impossible Planet and Satan's Pit because of the voice actor and he said he came from hell and Ruby's mother remarked that it is the Beast. With that said, I need to watch Pyramids of Mars. I just know Sutekh's name and appearance but never knew his entire lore. This was a suspenseful Thriller of an episode for me. I don't know why I was on such an edge watching until the reveal. This season is miles better than Chibnall's entire run (Village of the Angels is an amazing episode if you take out The Flux part, to his credit.) No Orphan 55 this Season. 1
Crashed Posted June 20 Author Posted June 20 ICYMI: Tonight a new episode of "Tales of the Tardis" revolving around the Pyramids of Mars airs on BBC Four and iPlayer. The episode also features 15 and Ruby. Probably not a bad idea to watch this before the season finale 👀
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