does your schlock actor of choice shred?
i thought not!!
something to be said for having the villains who are obviously Nazis be actual Nazis
(unfortunately) especially in 2024
apparently the early drafts of Jon Pertwee’s Doctor had him playing flamenco guitar and holy lol i can imagine that they should’ve gone for it
3 is already such a mix of fun tics and motifs i think that would have fit perfectly with driving a vintage car and HAIIII!! (venusian karate chops the master)
Been enjoying this while I work. Holy fuck is it slow and boring, but it’s pleasant background noise.
I really like the characterization of the aliens, particularly Sapphire. They feel genuinely not of this realm.
Space babies was an okay catchup, I appreciated the A Sound of Thunder gag.
I still need to watch the beatles episode.
Both these episodes were so bad that I lost interest in the new series already desp8te the specials showing a lot of promise
that’s dr who babey
as soon as the nightmare cg talking babies appeared, I turned to my wife and said “Russell T Davies is back”
The forced catchphrases that get repeated twice in a row to make sure you understood “this is the new doctor’s catchphrase”, the fart jokes, the cringe, filling time with running down hallways because actually having the characters talk or think is boring, the constant nods to the mystery box plot at the center of the season. It’s like a celebration of all RTD’s worst tendencies
ncuti himself is great, he’ll have a long fruitful career ahead of him as soon as he escapes doctor who
The new companion feels like early clara: a plot device rather than a person
I’ve only watched space babies so far but I do appreciate Davies being very aware that he’s making a show for kids. Imagine if any of the American nerd stuff had that awareness.
it’s absolutely a kids show but I feel like space babies aimed way too young with its target audience. Not even a show for most kids, but for the dumbest baby you know
Picks up where boobah left off
“Where I’m from everyone has a title for a name”
was
So I could deal with Space Babies but that Beatles episode was wack.
what was your least favorite part of the beatles episode
I think the episode was unintentionally white supremacist