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Like a lot of people I tuned out during the Capaldi run and I'm not sure even Tennant and Tate are drawing me back in. But if the writing is as strong as the costume design (especially for Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor), I expect to get sucked back in sooner or later.
I feel like there's going to be a Bernard Cribbins shaped hole in the show as long as Cathrine Tate is back, though.
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Capaldi had a rough start but ended up having some great episodes. I watched through the end of his run, and then watched the first episode or two with Whittaker. She wasn't very good and seemed like she was doing her best Matt Smith impression, so I just kind of fell off on Doctor Who. Now with my Doctor returning, I feel obligated to go back and rewatch all of New Who, as my girlfriend hasn't seen it.
Ah you had to mention The Cribbins - the best bit about having Catherine Tate in the series (I wasn't a fan but other people loved her).
I think peak Moffat was during the Matt Smith run but by the end of Capaldi's they were really hitting it out of the park again.
But if the writing is as strong and the costume design (especially for Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor), I expect to get sucked back in sooner or later.
Yeah, I was almost disappointed to see Tennant return as I wanted a fresh start after the Chibbers era (why make someone a showrunner when their previous episodes were so poor and showed little understanding of Doctor Who?) but it looks like we'll bounce quite quickly into Ncuti Gatwa's run and, whole not the biggest fan of RTD's run (especially the early stuff - Nine, we hardly got to know you) I am excited for this.
I also checked out during Capaldi, and yesterday I went back to pick it up where I left it - The Zygon Invasion. Honestly, I'm not really sure what to make of it, and I understand why I stopped by watching. All that stuff with him playing the guitar, that really doesn't work for me. And there is something else, the pacing, the direction, the writing, the acting... I'm not sure what. The regulars are okay, but some of the supporting cast, not so much. Maybe this just wasn't a good episode and it will pick up.
I don't want to spoil any future plot points for you, but I will say after a few full watches, Peter's run has become one of my favorites! There are some fantastic stories ahead of you, if you plan on giving it a watch.
Right. You've got me interested. I will crack on!
I checked out a few episodes into the Capaldi run - not really his fault - and every second sentence in this article made me go "wait, what?"
What parts of it were confusing?
It got really really good.
His was a bit rough at the start but built up to some of the best episodes of Dr Who.
It was honestly more about me than him. I tend to trail off from media after about six years, regardless of fixation. Any criticism at the time would've been lingering Moffat burnout.
Though I was nudged toward letting go thanks to BBC America's broadcasting mix being too quiet to fucking hear him. I speak English! I shouldn't need subtitles for a show made in Britain!
Well, okay, I shouldn't need subtitles to watch a show made in England.
I used to have problems hearing people over background sounds, and I finally just turned all my audio settings to mono. Yeah, you lose some of the impact of the soundtrack, but explosions don't blow your ears out and you can actually hear people speak.
Depending on the accent I still need subtitles. And even then sometimes the people writing them just give up when met with some accents