Dr Who

[Asymmetrical Xeno]

I'm hoping at least the overall plot might be more coherent and we might start to see more women whose life doesn't revolve entirely around the Doctor, or who get killed off just to make male characters sad... Though to be fair apparently Moffat did really well with Clara in the end but I'm like 10 episodes behind so I'm just going with what other people have said.

IMO to fix it :

1) the show needs to not revolve around the f**king companion all the time like it has done constantly since "Rose".
2) Better more interesting companions, have a japanese onna-bugeisha, an alien or even just someone thst isn't from comtemporary london.
3) Better monsters, proper bizarre and non-humanoid creatures, DW gave us the daleks so there is no excuse for the poor, unimaginative crap they make. Hell, I'll even work for free for them :P
4) more sense of ADVENTURE, it's just felt like a bad soap drama for ten years. More alien worlds, more focus on other cultures and civilizations. The Hartnell, Troughton and Davison eras all accomplished this just fine and with their excellent production standards could do so again.
5) Coherant writing, would be f**king nice.
6) Fresh writers that are not fans and for god sake employ more women, DW is such a damn sausage-fest.

[eldargal]

1) Agreed
2) Agreed
3 Agreed
4) AGREED! Need more alien planets, and plots that revolve around the struggles of aliens the Doctor gets involved with and less paternalistic 'Doctor charges in and fixes Everything through the power of his white maleness
5) Agreed lol
6) Agreed.

In short, I agree.

[Asymmetrical Xeno]

4) AGREED! Need more alien planets, and plots that revolve around the struggles of aliens the Doctor gets involved with and less paternalistic 'Doctor charges in and fixes Everything through the power of his white maleness and magic wand penis for when writers can't think of a way to conclude the junk they've written.

Fixed for you :P

Also Idris Elba for doctor.

[Erik Setzer]

I think the companion's been viewed as a surrogate for the audience (who are, of course, primarily Brits, even if not majority Brits), and the recent showrunners think, "We should write it like we're on adventures with the Doctor, and we're so much more important than this guy who's saved the universe countless times and is practically a god!"

I don't want to be spoilery, but Clara's ending probably won't satisfy you once you see it, digest it, and really think about it.

However, I do like Me (and yes, that's her name now, if you watch the show you'll know that's what Ashildr calls herself and that's the name I'll use*), and I hope to see more of her in the future, especially given that she has the perfect way to keep showing up. I'm imagining her and Missy causing all sorts of trouble for the Doctor... though probably not together, as Me seems to be not entirely in line with Missy's ideology or actions. Heck, Me isn't really a bad person, it's just that her chosen role puts her naturally at odds with the Doctor, and her being entirely too pragmatic also means she's not going to earn favors with the Doctor.




*Sorry about the mini-rant there, I commented on a photo of some Doctor Who characters and called her that, and someone went off insulting me saying "You aren't in the show!" and calling me an idiot and stuff. I have to remind people that Me is what Ashildr chose to call herself, which is a bit odd, given that they only person who doesn't call her Me is the Doctor, who irritates her by using her birth name.

[Mr Mystery]

Dear Mr Chibnall.

27 years.

27 bloody years.

Ace is still owed a send-off.

Get on with it then,

Love and hugs

Mr Mystery, aged 35 and 2/3rds

[Asymmetrical Xeno]

Ace is awesome in both the new adventures books and audio dramas. You should at least give the audios a listen, Sophie is amazing in them.

[Mr Mystery]

[url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4929530/]And we have a new companion[/url]

Can't say I'm familiar with her previous work, but looking forward to seeing her on Dr Who

[Erik Setzer]

And the video:



Name's a bit intriguing. But you can shorted Billie (name of the actress who played Rose) to Bill, so hey, it can make sense. Or there could be some other explanation. Who knows? Let's just get the new season here!

[Mr Mystery]

[url=http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/tv/doctor-who/41135/doctor-who-lead-role-was-offered-to-a-black-actor-moffat-reveals]Moffatt on diversity, and why it very much does matter to Dr Who[/url]

Potentially encouraging comments there, including some self-reflection.

[Psychosplodge]

Can't the doctor just solve it with his magic wand like everything else?