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<blockquote data-quote="MarkB" data-source="post: 7307819" data-attributes="member: 40176"><p>It felt far more like a series of attempts to be clever and self-referential with the show's accumulated backstory than an actual interesting story in its own right.</p><p></p><p>Christmas Specials and Regeneration episodes are the ones that draw in a wider general audience, so when doing both at the same time it seems like it would be a good idea to try and make the story reasonably accessible. That's certainly not what this felt like. I've been a dedicated viewer of the series since Tom Baker's era, and there were a few references that flew past me, so goodness knows what it must be like for someone tuning in for the first time.</p><p></p><p>Honestly, I really hope they go back to prioritising just good storytelling in the next series. Yes, keep all the rich backstory and all the clever touches, but start from the foundation of a good story and add in those elements afterwards. Don't make it feel like the story was the part that was tacked on at the last minute.</p><p></p><p>Also, the entire episode pokes fun at the first Doctor's old-fashioned chauvinistic attitudes, and then they have the first act of the first female Doctor being to crash the TARDIS the first time she tries to drive it. I feel like that's a mixed message.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MarkB, post: 7307819, member: 40176"] It felt far more like a series of attempts to be clever and self-referential with the show's accumulated backstory than an actual interesting story in its own right. Christmas Specials and Regeneration episodes are the ones that draw in a wider general audience, so when doing both at the same time it seems like it would be a good idea to try and make the story reasonably accessible. That's certainly not what this felt like. I've been a dedicated viewer of the series since Tom Baker's era, and there were a few references that flew past me, so goodness knows what it must be like for someone tuning in for the first time. Honestly, I really hope they go back to prioritising just good storytelling in the next series. Yes, keep all the rich backstory and all the clever touches, but start from the foundation of a good story and add in those elements afterwards. Don't make it feel like the story was the part that was tacked on at the last minute. Also, the entire episode pokes fun at the first Doctor's old-fashioned chauvinistic attitudes, and then they have the first act of the first female Doctor being to crash the TARDIS the first time she tries to drive it. I feel like that's a mixed message. [/QUOTE]
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