I had high hopes for series 12 after Spyfall (still think it's a dumb title). The episode that brought back the master and clearly created series long arcs and character arcs (the lack of arcs in s11 was my major criticism) while having a very hammy A Plot had an interesting character dynamic, and set up some good ideas without stuffing the message in our face.
But this...
...this was garbage.
My one sentence reason why I disliked it so: It didnt understand time travel and ruined the parallel universe lock by delivering an awfully in your face message about how we should act against climate change.
For the record I think we should act about climate change, I just think you can deliver the message in a way that ruins the fabric and rules of what Doctor Who has always stood by, essentially throwing the cards in the air and stating there are no rules.
Think about it, if they were shown a direction the human race goes in and the doctor told them they could change it, then clearly that means the doctor can visit alternate versions of time streams = parallel universes. Davies had the courage to go there but the understanding that introducing parralel timelines is one of the most difficult things a writer can do and how you cant just do it like that.
Doctor Who essentially just shot itself in the foot, and they wont even care about it. It just tells me that the show is re-writing itself with either a new set of rules or with a lack of care for rules (which is what I think is happening and why I'm really sad right now).
The story itself: It essentially took Planet of the Apes, placed it in a terribly dreary action plot (like 28 weeks later) which had no tension, modernised it badly and chucked a scary monster in (the only part I thought was relatively interesting).
Please please please Doctor Who you are making long time fans really sad by not following any logic whatsoever. I hope this is just a blip but I dont think so.
RTD forever.
But this...
...this was garbage.
My one sentence reason why I disliked it so: It didnt understand time travel and ruined the parallel universe lock by delivering an awfully in your face message about how we should act against climate change.
For the record I think we should act about climate change, I just think you can deliver the message in a way that ruins the fabric and rules of what Doctor Who has always stood by, essentially throwing the cards in the air and stating there are no rules.
Think about it, if they were shown a direction the human race goes in and the doctor told them they could change it, then clearly that means the doctor can visit alternate versions of time streams = parallel universes. Davies had the courage to go there but the understanding that introducing parralel timelines is one of the most difficult things a writer can do and how you cant just do it like that.
Doctor Who essentially just shot itself in the foot, and they wont even care about it. It just tells me that the show is re-writing itself with either a new set of rules or with a lack of care for rules (which is what I think is happening and why I'm really sad right now).
The story itself: It essentially took Planet of the Apes, placed it in a terribly dreary action plot (like 28 weeks later) which had no tension, modernised it badly and chucked a scary monster in (the only part I thought was relatively interesting).
Please please please Doctor Who you are making long time fans really sad by not following any logic whatsoever. I hope this is just a blip but I dont think so.
RTD forever.
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