Dr Who -- kinda lame this season

[delericho]

With the exception of three episodes (Blink, Human Nature, Family of Blood), season 3 is a dog. And yes, I include the execrable season finale in that.

Three episodes? I guess tastes vary - I counted this season as by far the best of the new show, with nine very strong episodes (with the two Dalek episodes, the Gridlock episode, and the execrable season finale as the exceptions). In fact, it was the very strength of the season as a whole that made the finale such a crushing disappointment.

 

[horacethegrey]

In fact, it was the very strength of the season as a whole that made the finale such a crushing disappointment.

Which is precisely why Russel T. Davies should not write the season ending eps this next season. :\

 

[delericho]

Which is precisely why Russel T. Davies should not write the season ending eps this next season. :\

Agreed. He seems to be a good showrunner, and I do like the direction he's taken the show in (mostly), but the episodes that he doesn't write do seem significantly stronger than the ones he does. That said, I thought "Bad Wolf"/"Parting of the Ways" from the 'first' season were excellent.

 

[sckeener]

Blink was my hands down favorite of the season. It creepped out my SO for about a week.

The Shakespeare Code would probably be my 2nd favorite of the season mostly for the quotes...

I liked "The Family of Blood" better than the first part...mostly for the ending...it just fits with the way I play my characters.

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

With the exception of three episodes (Blink, Human Nature, Family of Blood), season 3 is a dog. And yes, I include the execrable season finale in that.

For me it was 42, Blink, and the Human Nature 2 parter to a lesser extent. The season finale was horrid, but then again most stuff RTD writes is. Fire him and have Moffat write the whole show!!!!

Blink is amazing btw. Just amazing.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Blink is amazing btw. Just amazing.

Yes. I loved it a lot, too. I also think it probably has the best performance of guest actors I have seen so far. Okay, maybe it was just the looks of the actress,

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but the scene with the police detective alone was just to cool. Or the scene at her girlfriends/girlfriends brothers flat. "Pants?" "No."

 

[Rackhir]

For me it was 42, Blink, and the Human Nature 2 parter to a lesser extent. The season finale was horrid, but then again most stuff RTD writes is. Fire him and have Moffat write the whole show!!!!

Blink is amazing btw. Just amazing.

I can just imagine the Doctor running into the cast from coupling...

 

[Ed_Laprade]

Just watched the latest. Not sure how they can drag it out for another hour and make it interesting. And won't find out for two weeks!

 

[Volaran]

I have to say that while I do greatly enjoy how RTD writes individual scenes, his episodes overall are sort of...loose. Fully of plot holes, not internally consistentm etc. I do like him as a showrunner, as other people have mentioned, but I also agree that he should probably be writing fewer scripts directly, or perhaps at least co-writing them.

 

[Brown Jenkin]

I am feeling somewhat in agreement with the thread premise. While Martha is pretty good overall this season has been weak. It started strong but the middle is definitely in a funk. Some of you are saying Human Nature is a good episode for the season but I found Part 1 to be pretty boring, I hope Part 2 makes up for it. I will wait and see about Blink but so far I have not been impressed.

In a previous thread we were rating Doctors. I put Tennant at 3rd (behind Doctors 4 and 3) with the potential to move up. So far this season though is doing nothing to move it up but it isn't dragging it down either. While I agree it may be weak, that is in comparison to what I have seen with Tennant so far and it sill ranks above most of the other Doctors.