I feel like I've been cheated. Mostly because I was.
You see, it's a Doctor Who spin-off; Russel T. Davis created it. So, I thought that something a bit more like DW was coming. But what did we get? Mostly silly story lines with bad language, nudity and a lot of blood. That doesn't make a show "mature" or "for adults". They could've done better.
And this finale? DW is epic. ALWAYS. The Parting Of The Ways was perfect and epic. Doomsday was more perfect and epic. Last Of The Time Lords was okay, but still epic. Jouney's End was messy and failed in many points, but still, pretty epic. I'm not even going to begin about The Big Bang and The Pandorica Opens.
End Of Days had it. The big, impressive title that sounds very good and epic. It had a good idea. It started off well. The highlight was Owen in the hospital. Just that line of thought would be a great plot for any episode, but it was such a minor part in the whole picture that I don't even know why it was there.
And it went downhill. The script was saved by the acting, that was almost the only thing that kept me watching. The big event was presented in 5 minutes, and solved God knows how in another 5. It wasn't a finale; it didn't have big changes. It didn't have a cliffhanger. The stuff that actually happened, happened in another show!
Torchwood had some good episodes in this series. The actors are superb. The characters, if not all likable, at least realistic. But I just feel like RTD gathered everybody in the writing team and said something like "Okay, people. This is not DW, so bring on the gore and the sex. Oh, and let's make good sci-fi stories, shall we?" but when he finished, most of the writers were already gone and missed the last part of the instructions.
You see, it's a Doctor Who spin-off; Russel T. Davis created it. So, I thought that something a bit more like DW was coming. But what did we get? Mostly silly story lines with bad language, nudity and a lot of blood. That doesn't make a show "mature" or "for adults". They could've done better.
And this finale? DW is epic. ALWAYS. The Parting Of The Ways was perfect and epic. Doomsday was more perfect and epic. Last Of The Time Lords was okay, but still epic. Jouney's End was messy and failed in many points, but still, pretty epic. I'm not even going to begin about The Big Bang and The Pandorica Opens.
End Of Days had it. The big, impressive title that sounds very good and epic. It had a good idea. It started off well. The highlight was Owen in the hospital. Just that line of thought would be a great plot for any episode, but it was such a minor part in the whole picture that I don't even know why it was there.
And it went downhill. The script was saved by the acting, that was almost the only thing that kept me watching. The big event was presented in 5 minutes, and solved God knows how in another 5. It wasn't a finale; it didn't have big changes. It didn't have a cliffhanger. The stuff that actually happened, happened in another show!
Torchwood had some good episodes in this series. The actors are superb. The characters, if not all likable, at least realistic. But I just feel like RTD gathered everybody in the writing team and said something like "Okay, people. This is not DW, so bring on the gore and the sex. Oh, and let's make good sci-fi stories, shall we?" but when he finished, most of the writers were already gone and missed the last part of the instructions.
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