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Doctor Who fans react hilariously to ‘underwhelming’ reveal in ‘disappointing’ finale (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] rubikcuber@feddit.uk 35 points 4 months ago

I've read that article and I don't see anything that could be considered hilarious. Imagine spending 3 or 4 years at University studying journalism or media studies to end up spending 5 minutes of a Saturday trawling the cesspit of xitter to cobble together 250 words of dross based on the ramblings of vacuous attention seekers.

[–] tahoe@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

And yet it was by far the episode I enjoyed the most since Church on Ruby Road. The script has some glaring issues for sure, some of which might be fixed in the next season (I don’t believe in that too much though), but at least it mostly felt like I was watching Doctor Who for once.

I think the running around, good music and pacing, some interesting character moments and great visual effects did it for me. Sutekh’s design and vibe are fantastic and I thought the scene where Ruby meets her mom itself worked really well.

If the rest of the season was more like this episode, I would have enjoyed it a whole lot more.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 months ago

its so odd that people struggle to understand the downfall of gods because they spend time obsessing so much over one ordinary person because they can't comprehend it. like vanity of the all powerful is not even a new concept.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 4 months ago

it was a great ending; who cares what dumb newspaper critics think

[–] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

It's fun watching people react to this season, because to me it seems like a classic textbook RTD bit of Doctor Who:

  • Veers wildly between episodes that are almost unwatchable and some of the best episodes the show has ever had.
  • Is absolutely bonkers throughout.
  • Gay as all hell and completely unapolagetic about it.
  • Finale that writes itself into an awkward spot, then handwaves a bunch of stuff away and hits the Big Reset Button^TM^.
  • Creates more David Tennants.
  • Digs up a 50+ year old villain that nobody was thinking about for purely RTD reasons.
  • Villain hiding behind an anagram, also for RTD reasons.

It's everything I'd hoped it would be lol

[–] scarlet_spades@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, people complain that they defated an ageless ultimate evil by a dogwalk?

I've seen an RTD season finale, where they use the power of a prayer to turn the Doctor into an almighty space-Jesus.

[–] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

I also remember the TARDIS moving Earth back to its proper place by just dragging it across the galaxy like a tow truck lol.

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

It was great, the reveal leaves a bunch of loose ends though. I wonder if that is by design, it might pop up in the next season.

[–] talou@jlai.lu 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

True because this reveal doesn't resolve the snow

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

right! also, if she's just a normal person, how did she become that impossible 73 yards thing?

[–] talou@jlai.lu 1 points 4 months ago

I definetely think thas these resolutions are pranks before the next season. The Trixter did this.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Ruby's whole schtick sounds exactly like something a god of stories would make up

[–] beforan@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah, exactly this. We're clearly not done here.

[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 4 points 4 months ago

A new season of Doctor Who, a new bunch of journalists complaining about change

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I was more disappointed that the whole Mrs. Flood thing wasn't resolved. :(

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

At the start of the screening of the new episode in cinemas, Millie Gibson popped up saying all mysteries will be resolved. That definitely wasn't. I have to assume that she's being set up as a future villain or the Mary Poppins look at the end suggests she's Missy or it was just a throwaway thing from RTD which means nothing.

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Her whole persona really fits Missy/The Master.

No clue what her plan is though.

[–] scarlet_spades@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

She's about to be the resolved in the Christmas Special.

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 months ago

I think the bottom line is: this series won't keep itself alive. It's on Disney+ being introduced to the world (beyond current fans) and this is not going to cut it. It won't add new watchers with this quality of work. It's losing fans it had! It won't be renewed by Disney. It won't be renewed by BBC. Unless something changes.

The Doctor will go back on the shelf for another 25 years or so, and perhaps get another chance then. You HAVE to have more than niche appeal. You can't just say "Oh, that RTD!❤️" Because no executive is going to cough up money for your friend or hobby.

Make the show GOOD again, with these characters, in this storyline, but we can't afford for this to be on person's self-indulgent pet project. Keep RTD accountable to ENTERTAIN, to scare kids behind couches.