We have a LONG wait until DW returns to TV! So tell me, what are YOUR unpopular DW opinions!? For me, I LOVED the first series of both 12 and 13. They were trying new things and I really appreciated the freshness. It felt more creatively honest to me than the follow-up series.
  • Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteMEnglish
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    3 days ago

    I’m terrible at gauging whether an opinion is popular, but I’m chock-full of correct opinions, so here goes.

    • The Timeless Child is basically fine, and served its function of injecting some new mystery and story hooks into the Doctor. RTD in particular has used it pretty effectively (read: sparingly), toying with the idea of the Doctor being a Foundling and embracing the Fugitive Doctor.

    • The worst thing the show can do is bore me, so I can’t get too mad at episodes like “Love and Monsters” and “Kill the Moon”, because for all their flaws, they are not boring.

    • I have no idea where the fandom eventually landed on Clara Oswald, but after her “recalibration” for “The Day of the Doctor”, she was an all-time great companion. Danny Pink was good, too.

    • This is broad, but internet culture seems to insist that everything has to be either the best thing ever, or the worst. Most things are actually pretty average - that’s why it’s called an average.

    Now, on to yours, OP…

    I LOVED the first series of both 12

    “Listen”! “Time Heist”! “Mummy On the Orient Express”! “Flatline”! Great stuff.

    and 13

    Look, “Demons of the Punjab” is a Hall of Fame-level episode, as far as I’m concerned. “It Takes You Away” deserves recognition for its delightful weirdness. “The Woman Who Fell to Earth”, “Rosa”, and “The Witchfinders” are all good outings. I’m probably more willing to defend “Kerblam!” than many are.

    • nico198xOPEnglish
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      3 days ago

      well said! i’m glad i’m not alone in enjoying so many of these great episodes! i also like the Pting. XD

    • Random Dent@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      3 days ago

      This is broad, but internet culture seems to insist that everything has to be either the best thing ever, or the worst. Most things are actually pretty average - that’s why it’s called an average.

      I’ve noticed a trend with online discussion about Doctor Who, which seems to be: The current showrunner is the worst ever and is killing the show, the previous showrunner (who was maligned at the time) is actually not so bad and under-appreciated, and the showrunner before that was the real genius behind it all.