Pertwee channeled bombast quite well.
Thirteenth Doctor - First Season - Thoughts? (SPOILERS WELCOME)
Pertwee channeled bombast quite well.
I don't think so. Not in the way that Tennant and Smith did.
jonesy
A Wicked Kendragon
When I saw the Capaldi run I couldn't help but analyze everything that happened.
But watching the new season I've been doing that less and less. And that's a good thing. I've just been enjoying the show. I like Capaldi, but it really wasn't easy viewing. Whittaker is fun.
But watching the new season I've been doing that less and less. And that's a good thing. I've just been enjoying the show. I like Capaldi, but it really wasn't easy viewing. Whittaker is fun.
Aeson
I learned nerd for this.
That's me. I watch to enjoy not to look for what's wrong.
Jester David
Hero
I’d disagree. The 3rd and 6th Doctors were all about the bombast and claiming authority in the situation.
But most of the Doctors are a little more subtle. The 13th still reminds most of the 5th, who was the more soft spoken figure. Or the 7th when he’s being disarmingly friendly.
But recent Doctors have turned it up a bit more as it acknowledges the Doctor’s reputation and impact.
Modern Who is very much like a roller coaster. It works best when you sit back and just enjoy the thrill ride. But it can take a long time to make a fairly simple journey.
Aeson
I learned nerd for this.
Season is over. There is a New Year special yet to come, though. Opinions on the whole? I enjoyed the season. The Doctor saved not only the Earth but 4 other planets this time around. Graham has turned into my favorite companion for this go round. I still favor Amy Pond and Rose. A short season makes it hard to do character development. I think trimming the companions down would have been a good idea.
What if it was just Graham and Grace with The Doctor? Ryan had been the one killed, and no Yaz. Could still have the choices to make. Stay with Ryan in the mirror world. Avenge his death. Grace meeting Rosa and Martin would have been impactful.
What if it was just Graham and Grace with The Doctor? Ryan had been the one killed, and no Yaz. Could still have the choices to make. Stay with Ryan in the mirror world. Avenge his death. Grace meeting Rosa and Martin would have been impactful.
dragoner
KosmicRPG.com
Just watched the last one, overall, I think it's good, Whitaker and crew make for a fine Doctor Who and companions. It is holding my attention better than the last few seasons. Granted I don't watch a lot of television in general, right now Dr Who and Nightflyers are the only non-news or PBS I watch. I have watched Dr Who since Pertwee, and my favorite is still Baker, I don't really compare the various Doctors too much as it's pointless, they are all different.
What I do like about this season is that the antagonists, and situations are not rehashes of the older tropes, not that that is totally bad, Asylum is a great episode and look at the Daleks from another angle. Though for season 11, "It Takes You Away" was good, even with the frog, which was kind of a letdown, but overall it was good. I think my favorite is the "Ghost Monument", and also "Kerblam!" Not that any of the episodes were bad, these are just the ones I liked best.
What I do like about this season is that the antagonists, and situations are not rehashes of the older tropes, not that that is totally bad, Asylum is a great episode and look at the Daleks from another angle. Though for season 11, "It Takes You Away" was good, even with the frog, which was kind of a letdown, but overall it was good. I think my favorite is the "Ghost Monument", and also "Kerblam!" Not that any of the episodes were bad, these are just the ones I liked best.
So in retrospect, I think Capaldi's last two years were better than Whitaker's first, but this was better than Capaldi's first. I think overall for me, this series was enjoyable, but never wowed me. Still appointment viewing for me.
New Year's Special -- the DNA of the most dangers creature in the universe, eh? Gotta be a Dalek, right?
Then that's it until 2020. Ugh. Another year off.
New Year's Special -- the DNA of the most dangers creature in the universe, eh? Gotta be a Dalek, right?
Then that's it until 2020. Ugh. Another year off.
delericho
Legend
Could be the Doctor herself. After all, she's wiped out the Daleks on a few occasions, so surely she's got to be in the running.
Could be. But they are toning down the bombast about how epic the Doctor is.
My bet is still a Dalek -- I'd bet they want to intrude Daleks in a scary way for a new generation of kids who are watching for the first time.
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