I went to school with him. He was in my year. The school show he harps on about, We Will Rock You, I have loads of pictures of as basically everyone in our year was involved in some fashion.
I watched from Ecclestone through to Capaldi a few months ago and it’s amazing how people missed this stuff. Even before that you have the fact that the Daleks and Cybermen are literal facist/Nazi charicatures. David Tennant faced off with literal satan like. But now it’s a female Doctor it’s “woke”Yet nine times out of ten the 'New Who' Doctor they like most was, repeatedly, basically Jesus.
The clumsiness of the delivery under Chibnall, mostly due to terrible writing and wanting to simply make a point at the expense of rather than through the story, is notable but it is certainly the case that Who has always been political and has, generally, attempted to be progressive since, at least, the days of Letts.
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Who is is then (Who… ha ha)
Yeah it's great.Gatiss' finest Who work I think.
I was exactly the same as you. I stopped watching Capaldi in series 8 - found him far too cold and grumpy. It was only when I rewatched after he’d left I realised he’s incredible and he is now my favourite doctor. His growth over the three seasons was such a great character arc. It seems to be a very common theme with people giving up on it and then loving him on rewatch. The final two episodes of season 10 are incredible and the last 10 minutes of his finale are the best a regeneration will ever be. They’re just beautiful. Nobody will ever do a monologue as good as his doctor.
I am on the last few of season 10 now, he has just gone blind.
Just finished series 10 full agree.
I agree that the 3 eps were very good, but not that they were aimed at kids.
It's just better written I'd say.
Capaldi goes from being wonky to arguably my second favourite, just slightly behind Davey T.
I stopped after Capaldi’s first few episodes - too grumpy and cold for me - but having rewatched years later he’s now my favourite doctor and with Heaven Sent and World Enough in Time has some of the best ever who episodes. Season 9 and 10 are just consistently very good. If you want to catch up for Christmas Day I’d just watch the three specials but definitely check out Capaldi’s run at some point. I won’t comment on Whittaker’s run - I’ll end up going full nerd saying lots of mean things about Chris Chibnall and it’s Christmas.
Capaldi improved over time so worth a watch.
Yeah the 3 companions right from the word go thing ruined it. Should have been gradually brought on like Moffat did with Amy and Rory.
100% worth watching all Capaldi , agreed he starts off a bit weak, but he get much better, I think series 9 and 10 are of a very high standard thought out and his re-generation was maybe one of the best.
Pretty sure in the Tate episodes they went back and Newton called it mavity and not gravity hence changing the origin of the name.
Ah yes I remember now, cheers
I liked her, I agree 15 is going to be fun.
Did you copy and paste that from the Radio Times?
Agreed about Capaldi. I think most Doctors stories tend to get better when they get an original companion.
It would make more sense for him to have no accent. The way it leaps around from one accent to another is, at best, distracting. I’d love to know what accent he is supposed to be doing. They surely can’t have asked him to be this all over the place?
