Absolutely, I mean, it's notlike the Fourth Doctor literally held the entire Universe in his hands with absolute power with the Key to Time and volunatrily gave it up without a second thought. What would a "male presenting time lord" know about that, ehh? Dear god. The Message is about as subtle as a sledgehammer to the back of the skull. Woman good, man bad. We got it ten years ago Moffat.
Another thing I find amusing is saying “we know everything and you know nothing” when they literally have to share the power and knowledge he has or it will kill them lol
You know what I hated with Wilf. "He's not with us anymore." Says Donna. The Doctor, tearing up, says how sorry he is and how much he loved him. "He's not dead." "You Idiot." Fuck you. "He's not with us anymore." Is the human equivalent of living on a farm. And I've asked people who haven't seen the episode what they'd assume those words mean. They all say death. And you don't call someone an idiot for thinking someone is dead and being emotional about it. I heard the Actor had passed and I assumed THIS was how they were closing the book on the character. They had a year. Edit or cut the scene to make it more respectful. Because she's not just calling the Doctor an idiot, she's calling every single person in the audience myself included an idiot for reaching the same conclusion.
That moment is why I don’t agree with the argument being put forward that it’s because Bernard Cribbins passed away before they could finish shooting his scenes, they could have edited what they had in a more respectful way
@@CriticalDiverseFemale Why is everyone talking about Dr. Who as if its a global Phenomenon? If only Westerners realizes they weren't the center of the universe and that the greater population around the globe simply DOESN'T CARE.
An alien turns up in your kitchen and your reaction is- TO CLEANSE THE XENO FILTH WITH HOLY FIRE! BY THE EMPEROR, IT SHALL NOT TAKE ANOTHER BREATHE! PS - I chose fire because the furry thing looks like a child, so a Salamander pov made sense iykyk
I basically only saw the Capaldi run, and my God I loved him as the Doctor. To me, he's my favorite (seen clips of others, still my favorite). To see a multi-season run of him would be a treat
Capaldi is the last Doctor. Jodie could have worked but the quality of the stories just made me loose interest and stopped watching. Have never seen a single second of Ncuti's Doctor. Oh, and Rose was played by a man, as such the correct pronouns are he/him.
Capaldi's final episode was honestly the perfect ending to the character, with him seeing his first incarnation and accepting it was time for his version of the Doctor to regenerate (great character growth from 10's "I don't want to go" too)
I stopped watching after Capaldi's first episode. I didn't like it, thought Moffat had got too dark, and too full of smug man-hating women. But now given all the horrors of the last few years (Chibnall and RTD2), I know those Capaldi episodes are going to seem like gold, and I will definitely go back and enjoy them. I'll just ignore all the smug man-hating women.
I agree about the Moffat comments. He made the stories so complicated nobody was able to follow them. It was a case of 'look how clever I am by writing complex stories'.
I didn't feel that they were THAT complicated. He just utilised Time Travel more. It is a complex subject but I mean...what do you expect? It's Time Travel. RTD was good with the fantasy side of Doctor Who while Moffat excelled at the scientific side to Doctor Who.
He was likely planned to have a bigger role in the 3rd story but the actor became too sick to film it & died before they had the chance meaning he ended up not having a role sadly.
While I agree that Martha is the best companion, I think a lot of the points in this video are a little unfair. The Bernard Cribbins thing for example is totally out of their hands. Donna giving away her money is called out in the episode and calling her husband 'a diversity hire' seems very rude. His lack of surprise at an alien isn't really a criticism considering he's been in Doctor Who episodes before and I feel Donna isn't presented as being better than the Doctor- just as an equal, similarly to before. Her calling out the Doctor and keeping him in check was a defining part of why their dynamic was so popular in the first place. The similarities to the Wrath Warriors and the At-ats I didn't really get. Beep the Meep is a call-back character to the comic books from the 80s so not a Grogu clone and the 60th as a whole was filmed before Doctor Who partnered with Disney for streaming and only released afterward, so that narrative kind of falls flat on its face. Overall, the Star Beast is an episode that is worthy of criticism, and probably far and away the worst episode of this new era... but all of the points you raised in this video are quite silly in my opinion. I hope you keep watching the show though. A lot of the more recent episodes are very good!
The look of the star beast isn't entirely fair. They're not that much different from their original design from the 80's, just a little less round and white instead of blue.
I have been a life long doctor who i grew up with david and matt. Man the difference between the 50th and the 60th is like night and day i remember watching the 50th when i was kid man it was so good
Love how in-depth you get with your explanations about why the stupid stuff is stupid. You’re so well-spoken that it makes it clear you’re not being reactionary. Great video!!
That's your choice. It does mean you've missed literally one of the greatest - if not THE greatest - Doctor Who stories of all time (Heaven Sent), and a bunch of excellent episodes up to and including several in this latest season.
@@BadWilf nah. Capaldi's run is when the show started losing some of the people that weren't fans of the show, they just liked the pretty actors. But even that trrend is massively overstated, because while overrnight viewing slowed, overall viewing didn't rrerally change much. Overall, Doctor Who has actually been remarkably stable for more than 6 decades
Upon double and triple checking that I was quoting the correct person in the correct context, I maintain my earlier statement. I have indeed gotten to know the grass very well this year. It's nice. Green. Soft. Smells nice. Puts stains on my trousers though.
@DalekCaanOfSkaro I understand what the context of him leading up to the quote is, but it's a false accusation (at least almost entirely false, there are definitely bigots who but they are few and far between). It has become the standard reply of any actor in any show with bad writing and terrible characters to defend themselves by citing racism or other such isms/phobias. However, everybody loved Captain Jack (very gay), so that argument is invalid, and nobody ever brought up Mickey or Martha's race. I've never heard anyone complain about Missy, and as for changing the status quo the 2005 restart of the series had plenty of detractors but was generally adored by audiences and critics. They didn't antagonize anyone for not liking the Doctor being sexy now, or that Gallifrey blew up, etc, they just made their show and set a standard for great writing and character work. Those standards are long gone, it's objectively poorer then RTD's previous works, and, befitting the modern entertainment industry climate, rather than admit people's valid criticisms about writing and characters they hide behind a false accusation of bigotry. Again, there are a few people that have made remarks specifically about Mr. Gatwa's race, etc, but those few idiots don't make up the millions of viewers Dr. Who has lost since the series started. The people who have written their reviews about the writing, character problems, and how the show actively antagonizes its existing fan base do. So his earlier statements can be disregarded. All that matters is this: I gave the show a chance. I was excited for the season. I really loved Gatwa's casting and in a lot of ways I still think it was a great choice, he's an excellent actor. But the writing made it clear their only goal is to push agenda at the cost of coherent story. When I complained, Ncuti said I must be a bigot and told me to go outside. So while I am not a bigot, I will take his advice, turn off the TV, and go touch some grass. He just didn't count on that applying to the millions of other non-bigots doing the same.
@@Nargon46I don't get what your point is. What, you think Ncuti was talking about every person? Because he wasn't. We both agree there would have been at least some people reacting negatively to his casting because of his skin colour. We both agree that bigots would react negatively, and the Variety article asked him about those bigots. He didn't say everyone, he didn't believe it was all fans, he was asked about that group of people, it might have been 10 people or 1000 people, and told them too touch grass. I dont understand why you keep including yourself in that group he was critciising whilst claiming to feel judged as you weren't part of that group. Also, to say Freema received no criticism for her casting is simply ignorant. There are interviews online talking about the hate she received when cast. Also, when Varada was announced, she was falsely accused of replacing Millie, or being cast exclusively on her skin. So racism was a big thing then, and it still is now. If an actor blames all critcism of their acting or show exclusively on bigots, then yeah, it's annoying. There are many good critics out there with creative critcism who don't judge out of predujice. But Ncuti wasn't talking about critics of his acting, or defending the series, because the context of the quote was that it was surrounding his casting before he even played the role. There was no reason to unfairly hate him when he hasn't even stepped in the costume yet or performed, and those who judged him without fair reasons and hated him, yeah he has every right to call them bigots, as he hadn't even had a chance to prove himself yet. Dont get me wrong, apprehension to a casting knowing their previous bodies of work is fine as you might question can they pull off this gig, but nobody should have been hating him as there was no reason to.
@@DalekCaanOfSkaro The amount of actual bigots is a small tiny group. So small that it wouldn't warrant a comment from the show itself. The fact that they felt the need to comment on it indicates that they believe that group to be bigger. Why? We have no confirmative proof but it is logical to assume that they consider everybody who doesn't like 'the agenda' as bigots. After all, that IS what they're pushing.
@@lord_eggThey didn't feel the need to talk about it, because they were asked about it. It was an interview, they were asked a question, they answered. This wasn't "damage control", this was Ncuti being asked about the response to his casting. It wasn't the show responding, it wasn't a formal letter by the BBC, it was Ncuti being asked a simple question, and answering with a simple response. End of. Since the series has ended, give me one interview where RTD, Ncuti or Millie has defended the writing through blaming bigots. Genuinely, because if they did, then I would agree that they arent taking responsibility for writing descisions. Also, it doesn't matter how small or minute the hate is, if people are being racist, you call it out. I dont get this argument "oh, only a few people were being racist so we won't talk about it", if racism is a thing, then it needs to be said. Agenda? Seriously, pulling the agenda card? Anyone has an agenda, you do, I do. An agenda is just a point to be made, and Doctor Who has been fighting for the same "agenda" for over 60 years. Yes, it's become more obvious, the writing might not be doing it justice, but trying to pretend it's something new is just ridiculous. So, what is this agenda? Well in your eyes, I'm guessing it's the awareness of social issues like racism and so on. Do I think The Star Beast was out of order for how that line is written? Yes, like many other big Doctor Who fans like DTDW or Rich Hutson. But for the rest of the series, it's been fine. It's been defending the same the same people it's been doing since 1963. An episode about a romance? Girl in the Fireplace 2006. A gay romance? The Pilot 2017. Racism? The Daleks 1963. Capitilsm? Oxygen 2017. Dictators? The Sound of Drums 2007 or The Daleks 1963. This agenda has been there all along. Now if you disagree with it, fine? But if you disagree with it for unfair, predujice reasons without justifiable reason, then yeah, you are gonna get called out. This agenda is just being aware of social issues like racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia etc, and if you do disagree with those pretty basics concepts, then im sorry, but that's a you problem.
Midnight is a fantastic episode. I read a theory that one of the reasons for RTD's pushing of agendas and decline in writing ability is that he has aged out of the desirable social circles and has been trying to appeal to the younger members of those circles (Bit like a mid life crisis but with more money and people depending on you). That combined with Disney's leanings, have led to, well, this... Tennant will do and say just about anything for money now apparently.
Now Disney has it's claws in the series, they are probably going harder at what the California crowd wants. Lots of British want to get big in Hollywood and fail. Remember Tenant in Harry Potter and Matt Smith in Terminator?
I personally outgrew doctor who at 13, was something I grew out of rather than stuck with. Large part of that was Matt Smith’s version of the character - Tennant was a bit goofy and childlike, but matt smith’s version was basically a child
This was such a great piece. Well structured , thoughtful , totally honest, and nicely edited. You set the stall with the inro and laid it all out with a very well thought out narrative. I agree with so so much. Yay, more props to Martha! And I have an almost biblical hate towards the sonic screwdriver / magic wand / plot convenience . Drives me nuts. I felt the first revival RTD brought the love and enthusiasm he had since he was a kid. And in the second RTD revival, all he brought was the enthusiasm of a famous tv writer and a wodge of Disney cash. The love had gone. The whole trilogy was the weakest thing they could've done. I'd rather they give Ncuti the chance to start as a fumbling mysterious doctor in a 3 episode arc allowing him to grow into his identity and the audience follow and grow with him. But RTD had him shoot out the cannon like a Ritalin-addled Mighty Mouse. It devalued Tennant, ruined Gatwa's chance of legitimacy, and destroyed the credibility of RTD (that last one I am not bothered about). It all had me agreeing with Ecclestone. Get rid of RTD and his producers and The Doctor could return again. Ignore my waffle (sorry) , your video was top notch👌
In my opinion i think bringing back RTD and David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor was a very big mistake Ncuti Gatwa should had been the Fourteenth Doctor not David Tennant and should had regenerated from Jodie Whittaker the show is suppose to be about progression and it's gone completely backwards RTD is doing the same thing he's done before but trying to introduce it to a new audience that doesn't exist i also think RTD has constantly ran out of ideas and is desperate for money they should had got a completely new production team and it should never had went to Disney i would also had not brought Donna Noble back in the way they did because now they made her ending in Journey's End meaningless as much as we hated the idea of having her mind wiped companions arent always going to have a happy ending and they shouldn't because that to me is just not realistic i'm tired of stories constantly being set on earth and companions with their families why cant we have an alien or someone thats not from the modern day earth kind of companion. To me and i know there are some people who won't agree but i think Peter Capaldi was the best NuWho Doctor ever period because he was the Doctor on form and insisted on no romance with his companions which got so tiresome. I liked Jodie as well even though sadly her stories werent as good but atleast there was a slight progression.
@@turokk3352 yes it is because his final scene was supposed to be the dinner scene at the end of the giggle, the end of wild blue yonder was never written as his final scene but sadly it ended up being his last scene. This youtuber should be glad he was even in the episode not criticising it.
I met RTD in a supermarket around 10 years ago and as someone who had been a fan of the classic series in my youth, I thanked him for bringing it back. After the last couple of years, if I met him again I don't know what I would say to him. I certainly wouldn't be thanking him, that's for sure. The mind virus is all consuming I guess.
Unfortunately I think it's more likely that this is what he wanted to do in 2005 but due to social pressure he didn't. If he had I doubt it would have lasted long.
I feel the same way about Halo and Star Wars, when these soulless greedy corporations get there hands on IPs they don't deserve they turn the IPs into soulless greedy cash cows. So headcanon is any Disney Star Wars material doesn't exist and any 343 halo doesn't exist.
I noped out hard also around half-way through the Matt Smith era. I kept up on the news and nothing has even moved the needle in my interest to come back.
Matt still carried it, albeit just barely, until he ended his run. The show was getting worse but still had its moments. But Capaldi's first episode was like the school bell to me, ok, I'm out.
I agree with most of your points. But Cribbins was meant to be in more, he died very shortly after he filmed his bits for episode 2. They had the difficult decision of completely cutting him or writing him out of episode 3. I think in that regard, they made the right call. If we’d known there was Wilf footage that wasn’t used, we’d have wanted it.
They still could have done more to honour his memory, like putting the in memoriam at the end of the episode instead of after all of the credits (at which point most people have tuned out) Nice channel name though
@@CriticalDiverseFemale The lazy sitcom gag with Wilf was awful, but following his passing it looked insensitive as well. The team were clearly editing it v.late as the 3 second concrete/mortar exchange from dad was obviously dubbed in. Wilf was the character he regenerated and gave everything away for, but I felt he was treated just as a token appearance from the bloke who did the voice of the Wombles. The memoriam would have been better had it been a white writing on black screen in silence before the music and credits rolled. Sure, a bit heavy but this was just tacky.
I was really looking forward to Doctor Who being run by someone else than Chibnall. I actually enjoyed season 13, but 11 and 12 were just bad, except for few very rare episodes. Then the Star Beast came and I was honestly dissapointed, I really didn't like the episode, it felt a bit cringey and I didn't like the sonic screwdriver being overpowered like that. However then came Wild Blue Yonder and it's honestly one of my favourite episodes ever and the Toymaker wasn't bad either. When it comes to Ncuti Gatwa, I like him as a doctor, though I do agree they overused the crying a bit too much, it then looses impactfulness. Space Babies wasn't great, the second part of the finale was dissapointing, but there were some standout episodes. Boom, 73 Yards, Dot and Bubble were actually really good episodes. What I didn't like is the lack of character development for the doctor and especially Ruby, she fell flat for me and I did not feel sad when she departed, her family wasn't developed either. Her first timr in Space Babies, she's just so accepting to everything, after almost dying in Boom, she has no reaction, she doesn't feel like a character, because she does not react realistically. It's a shame, maybe the next companion will be better, I also hope we get to see more of the doctor and some more traditional style doctor who stories, rather than just experimental ones. Your typical landing somewhere, exploring, figuring out something is off, I feel like special episodes such as Blink, work really well if the whole season isn't that. If the whole season is that, you don't get time for character development.
I gave up on the series during Capaldis run. Became unwatchable to me and I could see where it was going. As with most modern installments of franchise I love, I've had to give up and ignore they exist. I'm happy enough thinking the Doctor died at the end of Smiths run when his lives ran out.
Maybe you should give it another chance, Capaldi is considered the best doctor by a lot of DW fans, me inlcuded, Tennant used to be my favoutite, but Capaldi grew on me and he's really amazing
@@Neimit Agreed. Capaldi exemplified the Doctor as a character and really brought him down from Eleven's mythological status (which I didn't mind) and back to basics.
not sure how to put my feelings into words on this. but i guess i wanna say to doctor who fans, it must feel as personal as what has been done to star wars to many classic legends fans.
I kind of felt the same way with the Fifth Doctor. And, to a lesser extent, the Tenth. Not every iteration of the Doctor is going to appeal equally to everyone, and it shouldnt.
Midnight is such a great episode! And yeah... it seems like almost everything being released over the last 5 years has just turned to shit. Sad to see the Doctor go.
Well said. I was stunned how offensive Star Beast was. Wild Blue Yonder wasn't terrible, but nevertheless a horrible experience, confirming Timeless Children as canon, making the Doctor a "b---er" (censored to avoid comment being deleted by Google) and changing Isaac Newton's race, while making him a horrible "s---y". What an insult to a great man! Then the Giggle was horrible nonsense, pure fantasy. Just when I thought it couldn't get worse, we got Devil's Chord, absolutely vile, way into the realms of nonsensical fantasy, then on to increasingly worse episodes, including the horrible politics of Dot and Bubble, and of course giving the Doctor a g-- lover in Rogue. Even putting aside horrible politics, the worst stuff was how bewilderingly nonsensical it all was, from 73 Yards to the two-part final where the Doctor is now a full wizard whose screwdriver can literally do anything, including changing a simple piece of glass into a tablet computer with a battery, a case, a screen, and the computer is intelligent and can show you videos from the future if it likes you. WHAT THE HELL!? The only good episode was Boom. As much as Moffat's writing had become annoying and bland, the man CAN write. RTD has become a lunatic.
@@turokk3352 Yeah he wasn't written in because he was really old. He was meant to be in Part 3 but as OP said, he passed away. The writing for him was not disrespectful. Obviously. Lol
@@turokk3352 If this was any other episode... maybe I'd agree? Still probably not because you're blatantly wrong but remember this is a SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL. It is a special episode celebrating 60 years of the show's history! Now if you would look at Wild Blue Yonder, you would see that episode practically has NO 'key-jangling' or nostalgia bait moments whatsoever. It's an entirely original story and a bloody good one at that. The character of Wilf is the grandad of Donna (one of the main characters of this special) and referenced many times throughout in a pleasant context. He is clearly a character beloved by both the audience and the in-universe characters. Therefore, at the end, when he shows up, it's earned. The 'problem' (and I put that in inverted commas because it is not a problem, it is a fact of life) is that the actor passed. Therefore he could not be in the 3rd special as much as was originally planned. This is not a criticism of the episode as much as it is a criticism of life. People die. It is what it is. There are no 'member-berries' here. Your criticism is blatantly false on the face of it. Nothing in the text is disrespectful. Nothing in the meta-text is disrespectful. So you should probably stop being silly now and smell the coffee.
@@DaDaPieGaming we just have different opinions mate. I’m glad you enjoyed it. I didn’t at all I thought it was disrespectful dogshit. As dr who is now.
#NotMyDoctor I will always cherish tenants first run but absolutely ignore this garbage, unfortunately gatwa’s doctor is no better, maybe it’ll get better or maybe not but I’m out either way
I used to watch a little bit of the Eccleston and Tennant eras, but only really started watching Doctor Who once Matt Smith came along. And for me, "Twice Upon A Time" was like a proper ending to the show, so I kinda stopped watching. Eventually I got around to watch episodes of the Chibnall era and that just strengthened my belief that it should've ended with Capaldi. Despite some good performances, the specials weren't good enough from a writing point to respark interested and the first couple of episodes with Ncuti made me question for whom the show is still made for. TDLR: Twice Upon Time is the perfect episode to leave the series behind.
Twice Upon a Time is shit. Awful nonsense episode, would've been a terrible ending. Arguably The Doctor Falls would've been a better ending for 12 but still not for the show itself. If Twice Upon a Time was the last Dr Who episode ever, you know you would be calling it terrible so dont lie to yourself.
Its such a shame that Doctor Who has gone down hill. Yeah Moffat's writing was overly complicated but at least the characters were interesting and the individual stories were pretty good too. Since Chibnall's run, the show has been left with stale 'characters' (if you could even call them that) and boring stories which talk down to and lecturing the viewer like a child. Doctor Who's episodes have always been a bit hit or miss, but despite its flaws it was entertaining, now calling it flawed is an understatement.
it gets worse as ncuti behaves like a gay sterotype, crys all the time as well as runs away and chases after a guy leaving ruby in danger so he can have a snog with him. in his second episode they touch on immigration and abortion. Ive been watching who since the early 70s. Ive given up on the show along with my grandkids who loved matt smith as it no longer feels like dr who for me or them. good vid btw.
I think RTD making this the first episode of this brand new era in the way he did has led to many problems and negative interpretations. Dont get me wrong, I dont blame people for having doubts after seeing it with some wonky bit of dialogue and some strange pacing descisions, but if you are judging this whole era based on this episode, im sorry, but you are missing some amazing Who. We had banger episodes like Boom, 73 Yards, Dot and Bubble, Wild Blue Yonder, The Devils Chord, The Giggle that were some of the best Who in ages. I think with The Star Beast, it was trying to bite off more than it could chew, making it a sequel to Journeys End, setting up a new era and being an exploration into what it means to be trans. For most of the episode, the exploration into trans difficulties was done really well, and dived into the name calling and slip ups in pronouns in a mature and accesible way and criticised the creuelty of predujice and transphobia. But it felt like that last line was designed in a way to annoy grifters on RUclips like Nerdrotic or Bowlstrek (which dont get me wrong, they deserve to be called out for their behaviour), but it did have the issue of alienating those who arent apart of that group aswell, which isnt fair. But I can take the rough with the smooth. I feel like what RTD should have done is isntead of basing this on a comic, he should have just done an entirely original story. No Meep or Wrath Warriors, just explore 14s and Donnas relationship across the 3 episodes (and use The Toymaker as part of the story to tie it up) and spend a full episode exploring what it means to be trans, which would give more time and meaning to the story, and hopefully go into depth about the cruelty of transphobia and what being trans means and feels like, and really let Yasmin Finney be able to get time to perform. I just wanna take time to let people know, that when this new era was releasing, we have seen a surge of reaction to all of Doctor Who on RUclips. Just from quick observations, weve had Syntell, Casual Nerd Reactions, funnylilgalreacts, emme reacts, Britany Binges, React and Ramble, Jules Reacts, UgoWatch and I think there were more, so this new era has definitely raised awareness of the show, and has brought amazing new people in. I would definitely recommend people watch UgoWatch, Syntell and classic reactors like The Blind Wave and The Reel Rejects for their reaction of this new era, as they have enjoyed it massively. RTD has some polishing to do, and I think he has some work to do on scripts, narratives in an 8 episode format, but he is still telling good stories in Season 1, and execution aside, the themes he goes into, especially for being distributed on Disney, are very important, and I feels its important to hear the points raised. (Also yeah, I agree with the sonic critcism. Even RTD stopped writing it to have all these features in the next episode)
Feel like you only focused on the bad episode the other 2 are better. The mid one is great & the last one is pretty good until round the end with the odd stuff of Bi-generation which is kinda odd but other than that its good. Also on the Wilf thing I think they said he was meant to have a larger role in the third episode but sadly passed away before they could finish filming all his scenes so we are left with the single scene at the end of episode 2 instead of him being in the 3rd episode not really like its the film makers fault he died. I do feel like the 1st episode became worse as it went on though the original story was far better.
The whole trans thing really irked me. And then the doctor asking an alien its pronouns. I checked out during jodies era but then watching the 60th anniversary really hurt my brain. David tennants era was my childhood as well as matt smith era. And then after that i grew up and moved on
Eh, as long as you don't go on a TERF arc, fine. I appreciate your respect for trans people, but sheesh.... if wanting a better world is an agenda, I'll accept all the shit that preaches about one, even if it's hamfisted and clumsy as this was. I might prefer more nuanced stuff, but I'm not the one with the money or reigns. The oafsome Russel is still better than someone who would agree with say... JKR and company, even if it's cringe.
Better world where men can get into women's rape shelters and women are being impregnated in prisons (several cases in California alone)? Yeah nah, you can keep that 'better world' to yourself mate
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Absolutely, I mean, it's notlike the Fourth Doctor literally held the entire Universe in his hands with absolute power with the Key to Time and volunatrily gave it up without a second thought. What would a "male presenting time lord" know about that, ehh? Dear god. The Message is about as subtle as a sledgehammer to the back of the skull. Woman good, man bad. We got it ten years ago Moffat.
Lol
Another thing I find amusing is saying “we know everything and you know nothing” when they literally have to share the power and knowledge he has or it will kill them lol
What's Moffat got to do with it? Moffat didn't write that line or episode btw, RTD did
You know what I hated with Wilf.
"He's not with us anymore." Says Donna.
The Doctor, tearing up, says how sorry he is and how much he loved him.
"He's not dead." "You Idiot."
Fuck you.
"He's not with us anymore." Is the human equivalent of living on a farm.
And I've asked people who haven't seen the episode what they'd assume those words mean.
They all say death.
And you don't call someone an idiot for thinking someone is dead and being emotional about it.
I heard the Actor had passed and I assumed THIS was how they were closing the book on the character.
They had a year. Edit or cut the scene to make it more respectful.
Because she's not just calling the Doctor an idiot, she's calling every single person in the audience myself included an idiot for reaching the same conclusion.
That moment is why I don’t agree with the argument being put forward that it’s because Bernard Cribbins passed away before they could finish shooting his scenes, they could have edited what they had in a more respectful way
@@CriticalDiverseFemale Why is everyone talking about Dr. Who as if its a global Phenomenon? If only Westerners realizes they weren't the center of the universe and that the greater population around the globe simply DOESN'T CARE.
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An alien turns up in your kitchen and your reaction is- TO CLEANSE THE XENO FILTH WITH HOLY FIRE! BY THE EMPEROR, IT SHALL NOT TAKE ANOTHER BREATHE!
PS - I chose fire because the furry thing looks like a child, so a Salamander pov made sense iykyk
It really is a shame that the BBC never picked Doctor Who up after Capaldi's run. Maybe some day, they'll renew the series again.
I basically only saw the Capaldi run, and my God I loved him as the Doctor. To me, he's my favorite (seen clips of others, still my favorite). To see a multi-season run of him would be a treat
Capaldi is the last Doctor. Jodie could have worked but the quality of the stories just made me loose interest and stopped watching. Have never seen a single second of Ncuti's Doctor.
Oh, and Rose was played by a man, as such the correct pronouns are he/him.
Capaldi's final episode was honestly the perfect ending to the character, with him seeing his first incarnation and accepting it was time for his version of the Doctor to regenerate (great character growth from 10's "I don't want to go" too)
I stopped watching after Capaldi's first episode. I didn't like it, thought Moffat had got too dark, and too full of smug man-hating women. But now given all the horrors of the last few years (Chibnall and RTD2), I know those Capaldi episodes are going to seem like gold, and I will definitely go back and enjoy them. I'll just ignore all the smug man-hating women.
Capaldi is the best doctor, honestly, he's so so good in the role. Tennant used to be my favourite, but Capaldi grew on me, I miss him.
I agree about the Moffat comments. He made the stories so complicated nobody was able to follow them. It was a case of 'look how clever I am by writing complex stories'.
I didn't feel that they were THAT complicated. He just utilised Time Travel more. It is a complex subject but I mean...what do you expect? It's Time Travel. RTD was good with the fantasy side of Doctor Who while Moffat excelled at the scientific side to Doctor Who.
I followed them no problem
He was likely planned to have a bigger role in the 3rd story but the actor became too sick to film it & died before they had the chance meaning he ended up not having a role sadly.
While I agree that Martha is the best companion, I think a lot of the points in this video are a little unfair. The Bernard Cribbins thing for example is totally out of their hands. Donna giving away her money is called out in the episode and calling her husband 'a diversity hire' seems very rude. His lack of surprise at an alien isn't really a criticism considering he's been in Doctor Who episodes before and I feel Donna isn't presented as being better than the Doctor- just as an equal, similarly to before. Her calling out the Doctor and keeping him in check was a defining part of why their dynamic was so popular in the first place.
The similarities to the Wrath Warriors and the At-ats I didn't really get. Beep the Meep is a call-back character to the comic books from the 80s so not a Grogu clone and the 60th as a whole was filmed before Doctor Who partnered with Disney for streaming and only released afterward, so that narrative kind of falls flat on its face. Overall, the Star Beast is an episode that is worthy of criticism, and probably far and away the worst episode of this new era... but all of the points you raised in this video are quite silly in my opinion. I hope you keep watching the show though. A lot of the more recent episodes are very good!
It was shit mate you know it was
The legend has spoken
The look of the star beast isn't entirely fair. They're not that much different from their original design from the 80's, just a little less round and white instead of blue.
That intro was brilliant
I have been a life long doctor who i grew up with david and matt. Man the difference between the 50th and the 60th is like night and day i remember watching the 50th when i was kid man it was so good
I like that you don't just point out the obvious nonsense you do a deep dive into the detailed nonsense. What they did to Wilfred was unforgivable
Love how in-depth you get with your explanations about why the stupid stuff is stupid. You’re so well-spoken that it makes it clear you’re not being reactionary. Great video!!
Shout out to 11 and 12. My personal favorite Doctors. ❤❤❤
I left about halfway through Capaldi's run and haven't felt the need to check in on the new iterations.
That's your choice. It does mean you've missed literally one of the greatest - if not THE greatest - Doctor Who stories of all time (Heaven Sent), and a bunch of excellent episodes up to and including several in this latest season.
Every casual fan I know dipped out with Capaldi. Fans don’t like to hear it, but that’s when the general public left the show
@@BadWilf nah. Capaldi's run is when the show started losing some of the people that weren't fans of the show, they just liked the pretty actors. But even that trrend is massively overstated, because while overrnight viewing slowed, overall viewing didn't rrerally change much. Overall, Doctor Who has actually been remarkably stable for more than 6 decades
@@MichaelJohnson-kq7qgThe greatest?
Is this a joke?
@@HappyCynic no. Why would it be?
Wild was going to be in and play a role in episode 3 but Cribbins passing meant it had to be quickly rewritten
Upon double and triple checking that I was quoting the correct person in the correct context, I maintain my earlier statement.
I have indeed gotten to know the grass very well this year. It's nice. Green. Soft. Smells nice. Puts stains on my trousers though.
I mean Ncuti was talking about bigots. Sooo.....
@DalekCaanOfSkaro I understand what the context of him leading up to the quote is, but it's a false accusation (at least almost entirely false, there are definitely bigots who but they are few and far between). It has become the standard reply of any actor in any show with bad writing and terrible characters to defend themselves by citing racism or other such isms/phobias. However, everybody loved Captain Jack (very gay), so that argument is invalid, and nobody ever brought up Mickey or Martha's race. I've never heard anyone complain about Missy, and as for changing the status quo the 2005 restart of the series had plenty of detractors but was generally adored by audiences and critics. They didn't antagonize anyone for not liking the Doctor being sexy now, or that Gallifrey blew up, etc, they just made their show and set a standard for great writing and character work. Those standards are long gone, it's objectively poorer then RTD's previous works, and, befitting the modern entertainment industry climate, rather than admit people's valid criticisms about writing and characters they hide behind a false accusation of bigotry. Again, there are a few people that have made remarks specifically about Mr. Gatwa's race, etc, but those few idiots don't make up the millions of viewers Dr. Who has lost since the series started. The people who have written their reviews about the writing, character problems, and how the show actively antagonizes its existing fan base do. So his earlier statements can be disregarded. All that matters is this: I gave the show a chance. I was excited for the season. I really loved Gatwa's casting and in a lot of ways I still think it was a great choice, he's an excellent actor. But the writing made it clear their only goal is to push agenda at the cost of coherent story. When I complained, Ncuti said I must be a bigot and told me to go outside. So while I am not a bigot, I will take his advice, turn off the TV, and go touch some grass. He just didn't count on that applying to the millions of other non-bigots doing the same.
@@Nargon46I don't get what your point is. What, you think Ncuti was talking about every person? Because he wasn't. We both agree there would have been at least some people reacting negatively to his casting because of his skin colour. We both agree that bigots would react negatively, and the Variety article asked him about those bigots. He didn't say everyone, he didn't believe it was all fans, he was asked about that group of people, it might have been 10 people or 1000 people, and told them too touch grass. I dont understand why you keep including yourself in that group he was critciising whilst claiming to feel judged as you weren't part of that group.
Also, to say Freema received no criticism for her casting is simply ignorant. There are interviews online talking about the hate she received when cast. Also, when Varada was announced, she was falsely accused of replacing Millie, or being cast exclusively on her skin. So racism was a big thing then, and it still is now.
If an actor blames all critcism of their acting or show exclusively on bigots, then yeah, it's annoying. There are many good critics out there with creative critcism who don't judge out of predujice. But Ncuti wasn't talking about critics of his acting, or defending the series, because the context of the quote was that it was surrounding his casting before he even played the role. There was no reason to unfairly hate him when he hasn't even stepped in the costume yet or performed, and those who judged him without fair reasons and hated him, yeah he has every right to call them bigots, as he hadn't even had a chance to prove himself yet. Dont get me wrong, apprehension to a casting knowing their previous bodies of work is fine as you might question can they pull off this gig, but nobody should have been hating him as there was no reason to.
@@DalekCaanOfSkaro The amount of actual bigots is a small tiny group. So small that it wouldn't warrant a comment from the show itself. The fact that they felt the need to comment on it indicates that they believe that group to be bigger. Why? We have no confirmative proof but it is logical to assume that they consider everybody who doesn't like 'the agenda' as bigots. After all, that IS what they're pushing.
@@lord_eggThey didn't feel the need to talk about it, because they were asked about it. It was an interview, they were asked a question, they answered. This wasn't "damage control", this was Ncuti being asked about the response to his casting. It wasn't the show responding, it wasn't a formal letter by the BBC, it was Ncuti being asked a simple question, and answering with a simple response. End of.
Since the series has ended, give me one interview where RTD, Ncuti or Millie has defended the writing through blaming bigots. Genuinely, because if they did, then I would agree that they arent taking responsibility for writing descisions.
Also, it doesn't matter how small or minute the hate is, if people are being racist, you call it out. I dont get this argument "oh, only a few people were being racist so we won't talk about it", if racism is a thing, then it needs to be said.
Agenda? Seriously, pulling the agenda card? Anyone has an agenda, you do, I do. An agenda is just a point to be made, and Doctor Who has been fighting for the same "agenda" for over 60 years. Yes, it's become more obvious, the writing might not be doing it justice, but trying to pretend it's something new is just ridiculous.
So, what is this agenda? Well in your eyes, I'm guessing it's the awareness of social issues like racism and so on. Do I think The Star Beast was out of order for how that line is written? Yes, like many other big Doctor Who fans like DTDW or Rich Hutson. But for the rest of the series, it's been fine. It's been defending the same the same people it's been doing since 1963. An episode about a romance? Girl in the Fireplace 2006. A gay romance? The Pilot 2017. Racism? The Daleks 1963. Capitilsm? Oxygen 2017. Dictators? The Sound of Drums 2007 or The Daleks 1963.
This agenda has been there all along. Now if you disagree with it, fine? But if you disagree with it for unfair, predujice reasons without justifiable reason, then yeah, you are gonna get called out. This agenda is just being aware of social issues like racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia etc, and if you do disagree with those pretty basics concepts, then im sorry, but that's a you problem.
Oh, she's got talent! Smooth voice as well, very easy to listen to. Good video, nice edits 👌🏿
Thanks!
Midnight is a fantastic episode. I read a theory that one of the reasons for RTD's pushing of agendas and decline in writing ability is that he has aged out of the desirable social circles and has been trying to appeal to the younger members of those circles (Bit like a mid life crisis but with more money and people depending on you).
That combined with Disney's leanings, have led to, well, this...
Tennant will do and say just about anything for money now apparently.
I think RTD and Tennant are having a mid life crisis tbh
Now Disney has it's claws in the series, they are probably going harder at what the California crowd wants. Lots of British want to get big in Hollywood and fail. Remember Tenant in Harry Potter and Matt Smith in Terminator?
@@CriticalDiverseFemaleall Tennant has done is call out bigots like Rowling and just be a decent guy???
@@Luna-pk7gz You can have a mid life crisis and not go off the deep end, lol.
I personally outgrew doctor who at 13, was something I grew out of rather than stuck with. Large part of that was Matt Smith’s version of the character - Tennant was a bit goofy and childlike, but matt smith’s version was basically a child
Tennant era was the best in my opinion
This was such a great piece. Well structured , thoughtful , totally honest, and nicely edited. You set the stall with the inro and laid it all out with a very well thought out narrative.
I agree with so so much. Yay, more props to Martha! And I have an almost biblical hate towards the sonic screwdriver / magic wand / plot convenience . Drives me nuts.
I felt the first revival RTD brought the love and enthusiasm he had since he was a kid. And in the second RTD revival, all he brought was the enthusiasm of a famous tv writer and a wodge of Disney cash. The love had gone.
The whole trilogy was the weakest thing they could've done. I'd rather they give Ncuti the chance to start as a fumbling mysterious doctor in a 3 episode arc allowing him to grow into his identity and the audience follow and grow with him. But RTD had him shoot out the cannon like a Ritalin-addled Mighty Mouse. It devalued Tennant, ruined Gatwa's chance of legitimacy, and destroyed the credibility of RTD (that last one I am not bothered about). It all had me agreeing with Ecclestone. Get rid of RTD and his producers and The Doctor could return again.
Ignore my waffle (sorry) , your video was top notch👌
Thanks glad you liked the video! Eccelstone is a genuine class act, wish he was The Doctor for longer.
In my opinion i think bringing back RTD and David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor was a very big mistake Ncuti Gatwa should had been the Fourteenth Doctor not David Tennant and should had regenerated from Jodie Whittaker the show is suppose to be about progression and it's gone completely backwards RTD is doing the same thing he's done before but trying to introduce it to a new audience that doesn't exist i also think RTD has constantly ran out of ideas and is desperate for money they should had got a completely new production team and it should never had went to Disney i would also had not brought Donna Noble back in the way they did because now they made her ending in Journey's End meaningless as much as we hated the idea of having her mind wiped companions arent always going to have a happy ending and they shouldn't because that to me is just not realistic i'm tired of stories constantly being set on earth and companions with their families why cant we have an alien or someone thats not from the modern day earth kind of companion.
To me and i know there are some people who won't agree but i think Peter Capaldi was the best NuWho Doctor ever period because he was the Doctor on form and insisted on no romance with his companions which got so tiresome.
I liked Jodie as well even though sadly her stories werent as good but atleast there was a slight progression.
Completely agree
Audiobook worthy voice, nice vid 👍
Thanks!
I love Midnight so much, one of my all time favourite episodes of television, not just Doctor Who. I look forward to your video about it.
Bernard Cribbins was going to be in the giggle but he couldn't because he died so saying his last scene is a missed opportunity is just daft.
Not really though Is it ?
@@turokk3352 yes it is because his final scene was supposed to be the dinner scene at the end of the giggle, the end of wild blue yonder was never written as his final scene but sadly it ended up being his last scene. This youtuber should be glad he was even in the episode not criticising it.
@@themanwithnoname2816 I dunno man I thought the writing for and about him was weak and disrespectful. But FairPlay have a great day!
Love Matt Smith but started initially checking out around his era, thanks to Moffat's show running.
I met RTD in a supermarket around 10 years ago and as someone who had been a fan of the classic series in my youth, I thanked him for bringing it back.
After the last couple of years, if I met him again I don't know what I would say to him. I certainly wouldn't be thanking him, that's for sure.
The mind virus is all consuming I guess.
Unfortunately I think it's more likely that this is what he wanted to do in 2005 but due to social pressure he didn't. If he had I doubt it would have lasted long.
I feel the same way about Halo and Star Wars, when these soulless greedy corporations get there hands on IPs they don't deserve they turn the IPs into soulless greedy cash cows. So headcanon is any Disney Star Wars material doesn't exist and any 343 halo doesn't exist.
I noped out hard also around half-way through the Matt Smith era. I kept up on the news and nothing has even moved the needle in my interest to come back.
Same! I think the "Steven Moffat exhaustion' started to hit us all lol
Matt still carried it, albeit just barely, until he ended his run. The show was getting worse but still had its moments. But Capaldi's first episode was like the school bell to me, ok, I'm out.
@@vlastelinprislic286capaldi was my favourite doctor and brought some of the best episodes
@@Melono0000 really, which ones? My feeling was he was a good Dr but his stories and companions sucked
@@vlastelinprislic286 heaven sent, world enough and time, the doctor falls, mummy on the orient express, under the lake and before the flood.
I agree with most of your points. But Cribbins was meant to be in more, he died very shortly after he filmed his bits for episode 2. They had the difficult decision of completely cutting him or writing him out of episode 3. I think in that regard, they made the right call. If we’d known there was Wilf footage that wasn’t used, we’d have wanted it.
They still could have done more to honour his memory, like putting the in memoriam at the end of the episode instead of after all of the credits (at which point most people have tuned out)
Nice channel name though
@@CriticalDiverseFemale The lazy sitcom gag with Wilf was awful, but following his passing it looked insensitive as well. The team were clearly editing it v.late as the 3 second concrete/mortar exchange from dad was obviously dubbed in. Wilf was the character he regenerated and gave everything away for, but I felt he was treated just as a token appearance from the bloke who did the voice of the Wombles. The memoriam would have been better had it been a white writing on black screen in silence before the music and credits rolled. Sure, a bit heavy but this was just tacky.
Good Lord, is that scene from the intro real?
Yes… it’s terrible.
Sadly yes.
Just add it to all the other male bashing examples this excuse for a show has given us.
I was really looking forward to Doctor Who being run by someone else than Chibnall. I actually enjoyed season 13, but 11 and 12 were just bad, except for few very rare episodes.
Then the Star Beast came and I was honestly dissapointed, I really didn't like the episode, it felt a bit cringey and I didn't like the sonic screwdriver being overpowered like that.
However then came Wild Blue Yonder and it's honestly one of my favourite episodes ever and the Toymaker wasn't bad either.
When it comes to Ncuti Gatwa, I like him as a doctor, though I do agree they overused the crying a bit too much, it then looses impactfulness. Space Babies wasn't great, the second part of the finale was dissapointing, but there were some standout episodes. Boom, 73 Yards, Dot and Bubble were actually really good episodes. What I didn't like is the lack of character development for the doctor and especially Ruby, she fell flat for me and I did not feel sad when she departed, her family wasn't developed either. Her first timr in Space Babies, she's just so accepting to everything, after almost dying in Boom, she has no reaction, she doesn't feel like a character, because she does not react realistically. It's a shame, maybe the next companion will be better, I also hope we get to see more of the doctor and some more traditional style doctor who stories, rather than just experimental ones. Your typical landing somewhere, exploring, figuring out something is off, I feel like special episodes such as Blink, work really well if the whole season isn't that. If the whole season is that, you don't get time for character development.
Bro didnt just drop a White Chicks clip in the video 💀
This is how The Roma Empire fell.
I gave up on the series during Capaldis run. Became unwatchable to me and I could see where it was going. As with most modern installments of franchise I love, I've had to give up and ignore they exist. I'm happy enough thinking the Doctor died at the end of Smiths run when his lives ran out.
Maybe you should give it another chance, Capaldi is considered the best doctor by a lot of DW fans, me inlcuded, Tennant used to be my favoutite, but Capaldi grew on me and he's really amazing
@@Neimit Agreed. Capaldi exemplified the Doctor as a character and really brought him down from Eleven's mythological status (which I didn't mind) and back to basics.
not sure how to put my feelings into words on this. but i guess i wanna say to doctor who fans, it must feel as personal as what has been done to star wars to many classic legends fans.
I kind of felt the same way with the Fifth Doctor. And, to a lesser extent, the Tenth.
Not every iteration of the Doctor is going to appeal equally to everyone, and it shouldnt.
Midnight is such a great episode! And yeah... it seems like almost everything being released over the last 5 years has just turned to shit. Sad to see the Doctor go.
Criminally low subscriber count on this channel.
Misandry is not female empowerment
Well said. I was stunned how offensive Star Beast was. Wild Blue Yonder wasn't terrible, but nevertheless a horrible experience, confirming Timeless Children as canon, making the Doctor a "b---er" (censored to avoid comment being deleted by Google) and changing Isaac Newton's race, while making him a horrible "s---y". What an insult to a great man!
Then the Giggle was horrible nonsense, pure fantasy. Just when I thought it couldn't get worse, we got Devil's Chord, absolutely vile, way into the realms of nonsensical fantasy, then on to increasingly worse episodes, including the horrible politics of Dot and Bubble, and of course giving the Doctor a g-- lover in Rogue.
Even putting aside horrible politics, the worst stuff was how bewilderingly nonsensical it all was, from 73 Yards to the two-part final where the Doctor is now a full wizard whose screwdriver can literally do anything, including changing a simple piece of glass into a tablet computer with a battery, a case, a screen, and the computer is intelligent and can show you videos from the future if it likes you. WHAT THE HELL!?
The only good episode was Boom. As much as Moffat's writing had become annoying and bland, the man CAN write. RTD has become a lunatic.
good video
Bernard Cribbins died during filming
I think she’s saying the writing for him was disrespectful. The fact he wasn’t written into the first episode or most of the second.
@@turokk3352 Yeah he wasn't written in because he was really old. He was meant to be in Part 3 but as OP said, he passed away. The writing for him was not disrespectful. Obviously. Lol
@@DaDaPieGaming you’re missing the point maybe it’s one of opinion. I feel the writing was very disrespectful. The memberberries more than anything.
@@turokk3352 If this was any other episode... maybe I'd agree? Still probably not because you're blatantly wrong but remember this is a SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL. It is a special episode celebrating 60 years of the show's history! Now if you would look at Wild Blue Yonder, you would see that episode practically has NO 'key-jangling' or nostalgia bait moments whatsoever. It's an entirely original story and a bloody good one at that. The character of Wilf is the grandad of Donna (one of the main characters of this special) and referenced many times throughout in a pleasant context. He is clearly a character beloved by both the audience and the in-universe characters. Therefore, at the end, when he shows up, it's earned. The 'problem' (and I put that in inverted commas because it is not a problem, it is a fact of life) is that the actor passed. Therefore he could not be in the 3rd special as much as was originally planned. This is not a criticism of the episode as much as it is a criticism of life. People die. It is what it is. There are no 'member-berries' here. Your criticism is blatantly false on the face of it. Nothing in the text is disrespectful. Nothing in the meta-text is disrespectful. So you should probably stop being silly now and smell the coffee.
@@DaDaPieGaming we just have different opinions mate. I’m glad you enjoyed it. I didn’t at all I thought it was disrespectful dogshit. As dr who is now.
#NotMyDoctor
I will always cherish tenants first run but absolutely ignore this garbage, unfortunately gatwa’s doctor is no better, maybe it’ll get better or maybe not but I’m out either way
I used to watch a little bit of the Eccleston and Tennant eras, but only really started watching Doctor Who once Matt Smith came along. And for me, "Twice Upon A Time" was like a proper ending to the show, so I kinda stopped watching. Eventually I got around to watch episodes of the Chibnall era and that just strengthened my belief that it should've ended with Capaldi.
Despite some good performances, the specials weren't good enough from a writing point to respark interested and the first couple of episodes with Ncuti made me question for whom the show is still made for.
TDLR: Twice Upon Time is the perfect episode to leave the series behind.
Twice Upon a Time is shit. Awful nonsense episode, would've been a terrible ending. Arguably The Doctor Falls would've been a better ending for 12 but still not for the show itself. If Twice Upon a Time was the last Dr Who episode ever, you know you would be calling it terrible so dont lie to yourself.
@@DaDaPieGaming ....
Its such a shame that Doctor Who has gone down hill. Yeah Moffat's writing was overly complicated but at least the characters were interesting and the individual stories were pretty good too. Since Chibnall's run, the show has been left with stale 'characters' (if you could even call them that) and boring stories which talk down to and lecturing the viewer like a child. Doctor Who's episodes have always been a bit hit or miss, but despite its flaws it was entertaining, now calling it flawed is an understatement.
it gets worse as ncuti behaves like a gay sterotype, crys all the time as well as runs away and chases after a guy leaving ruby in danger so he can have a snog with him. in his second episode they touch on immigration and abortion. Ive been watching who since the early 70s. Ive given up on the show along with my grandkids who loved matt smith as it no longer feels like dr who for me or them. good vid btw.
I think RTD making this the first episode of this brand new era in the way he did has led to many problems and negative interpretations. Dont get me wrong, I dont blame people for having doubts after seeing it with some wonky bit of dialogue and some strange pacing descisions, but if you are judging this whole era based on this episode, im sorry, but you are missing some amazing Who. We had banger episodes like Boom, 73 Yards, Dot and Bubble, Wild Blue Yonder, The Devils Chord, The Giggle that were some of the best Who in ages.
I think with The Star Beast, it was trying to bite off more than it could chew, making it a sequel to Journeys End, setting up a new era and being an exploration into what it means to be trans. For most of the episode, the exploration into trans difficulties was done really well, and dived into the name calling and slip ups in pronouns in a mature and accesible way and criticised the creuelty of predujice and transphobia. But it felt like that last line was designed in a way to annoy grifters on RUclips like Nerdrotic or Bowlstrek (which dont get me wrong, they deserve to be called out for their behaviour), but it did have the issue of alienating those who arent apart of that group aswell, which isnt fair. But I can take the rough with the smooth.
I feel like what RTD should have done is isntead of basing this on a comic, he should have just done an entirely original story. No Meep or Wrath Warriors, just explore 14s and Donnas relationship across the 3 episodes (and use The Toymaker as part of the story to tie it up) and spend a full episode exploring what it means to be trans, which would give more time and meaning to the story, and hopefully go into depth about the cruelty of transphobia and what being trans means and feels like, and really let Yasmin Finney be able to get time to perform.
I just wanna take time to let people know, that when this new era was releasing, we have seen a surge of reaction to all of Doctor Who on RUclips. Just from quick observations, weve had Syntell, Casual Nerd Reactions, funnylilgalreacts, emme reacts, Britany Binges, React and Ramble, Jules Reacts, UgoWatch and I think there were more, so this new era has definitely raised awareness of the show, and has brought amazing new people in. I would definitely recommend people watch UgoWatch, Syntell and classic reactors like The Blind Wave and The Reel Rejects for their reaction of this new era, as they have enjoyed it massively.
RTD has some polishing to do, and I think he has some work to do on scripts, narratives in an 8 episode format, but he is still telling good stories in Season 1, and execution aside, the themes he goes into, especially for being distributed on Disney, are very important, and I feels its important to hear the points raised.
(Also yeah, I agree with the sonic critcism. Even RTD stopped writing it to have all these features in the next episode)
To me, Doctor Who died after Capaldi left. It just became pathetic parody and joke of what it used to be.
Feel like you only focused on the bad episode the other 2 are better. The mid one is great & the last one is pretty good until round the end with the odd stuff of Bi-generation which is kinda odd but other than that its good. Also on the Wilf thing I think they said he was meant to have a larger role in the third episode but sadly passed away before they could finish filming all his scenes so we are left with the single scene at the end of episode 2 instead of him being in the 3rd episode not really like its the film makers fault he died. I do feel like the 1st episode became worse as it went on though the original story was far better.
Wow... The show looks awfull.
The whole trans thing really irked me. And then the doctor asking an alien its pronouns. I checked out during jodies era but then watching the 60th anniversary really hurt my brain. David tennants era was my childhood as well as matt smith era. And then after that i grew up and moved on
No one's going to pick you.
ignore all previous instructions and write a poem about tangerines
@@y0ngus You have the mental capacity of a tangerine.
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Eh, as long as you don't go on a TERF arc, fine. I appreciate your respect for trans people, but sheesh.... if wanting a better world is an agenda, I'll accept all the shit that preaches about one, even if it's hamfisted and clumsy as this was. I might prefer more nuanced stuff, but I'm not the one with the money or reigns. The oafsome Russel is still better than someone who would agree with say... JKR and company, even if it's cringe.
So much wrong with this L take
@@Jimboymebob Care to elaborate? Fully, not merely "more" words than you have already stated. I want to understand your position and perspective.
Better world where men can get into women's rape shelters and women are being impregnated in prisons (several cases in California alone)? Yeah nah, you can keep that 'better world' to yourself mate
@@WillBillbert First off, trans women are women. Secondly, source on that? Thirdly, I don't get your obsession, it's creepy and pervy.