Doctor Who always frustrates me, as for years now it seems to be nearly good but somehow isn't.
I really, really liked the recent specials and had high hopes for this series, but it seems so disjointed.
Space Babies was meh, but a reasonable episode once I got over the babies thing. The second episode felt like a special, but just a re-hashing of the Toymaker special and not as good. Could have been later in the series. The song and dance at the end that didnt contribute to the episose was weird. Boom was meh, but i cant see how others liked. 73 yards was nearly good but felt rushed and parts unexplained, could have been a two parter really to make the Mad Jack bit more threatening.
Overall not sure there's even enough new stuff or change to justify the whole rebrand. The episodes seem very similiar to the pasr few series in style and quality. The recent specials showed Tennants Doctor doing some visual stuff with the sonic which was cool, but we havent seen that since, which seems like a waste. And the anti-gravity glove seems like it has since been forgotten about (presumably could have been used when the door was open on Space Babies). And no other innovations since I can think of. The nods to social justice have been in the show for years and is nothing new either. Ruby's foster family haven't had any character development, and the fact that Ruby is in a band and has a social life hasnt been mentioned, she's just become generic Doctor's Companion, except for the mystery behind her origin/birth mother.
I hope whatever twist they have coming with the actress Susan Twist, Ruby's backstory and the neighbour who knew what a Tardis was will salvage the series, but so far its just been typical Doctor Who. I watch it, I enjoy it, but always left frustrated it isnt just a bit better.
I really, really liked the recent specials and had high hopes for this series, but it seems so disjointed.
Space Babies was meh, but a reasonable episode once I got over the babies thing. The second episode felt like a special, but just a re-hashing of the Toymaker special and not as good. Could have been later in the series. The song and dance at the end that didnt contribute to the episose was weird. Boom was meh, but i cant see how others liked. 73 yards was nearly good but felt rushed and parts unexplained, could have been a two parter really to make the Mad Jack bit more threatening.
Overall not sure there's even enough new stuff or change to justify the whole rebrand. The episodes seem very similiar to the pasr few series in style and quality. The recent specials showed Tennants Doctor doing some visual stuff with the sonic which was cool, but we havent seen that since, which seems like a waste. And the anti-gravity glove seems like it has since been forgotten about (presumably could have been used when the door was open on Space Babies). And no other innovations since I can think of. The nods to social justice have been in the show for years and is nothing new either. Ruby's foster family haven't had any character development, and the fact that Ruby is in a band and has a social life hasnt been mentioned, she's just become generic Doctor's Companion, except for the mystery behind her origin/birth mother.
I hope whatever twist they have coming with the actress Susan Twist, Ruby's backstory and the neighbour who knew what a Tardis was will salvage the series, but so far its just been typical Doctor Who. I watch it, I enjoy it, but always left frustrated it isnt just a bit better.