Doctor Who 60th - Special 1
So, this is currently on Disney+
It opens with the explainer that the “new” Doctor has somehow come back as a previous incarnation. The companion from that older run was Donna and how in that run she had to have her memory wiped, else she would die. Now, this incarnation is on a collision course with her and needs to avoid triggering her memory else she will die.
Also, an alien ship crashes on London and. Cute alien is on the loose and is found by Donna’s trans teen. Hilarity ensues.
Without giving anything away, I will say that I haven’t watched any Doctor Who since Peter Capaldi started. (2013?). It’s weird to see such high production. The story has a quick twist, a lot of dues ex machina and some heavy-handed messaging. I liked tennant’s first run as a Doctor and he’s good here, but the writing was a bit wham, bam, thank you, mum…
Spoiler, she doesn’t die when she remembers the doctor and now they can go on nostalgic adventures for the rest of the season. I didn’t like Donna the first time around and she’s much the same.
—tg
To figure out how Tennant became the new Doctor, I watched the last of the Jodie Whittaker episodes: The Centenary Special: the power of the Doctor.
In this one, there are Cybermen, Daleks, and The Master. A bunch of old companions are pulled into the mix, including Teagan who was one of the companions during the Tom Baker years. I thought she did a great job here. Again, high production values make things weird to me. The actor playing the Master was pretty good.
Everyone comes together and helps the Doctor save the day and then, they save the Doctor, but in the end, she has to regenerate and out pops David Tennant.
For some reason, Whittaker has been a controversial Doctor choice, but I read that they just didn’t have good writing during her run. There are only 6 episodes and 2 other specials with her, so I might give them a try. They can’t be worse than the Capaldi ones, can they?
—tg
So, this is currently on Disney+
It opens with the explainer that the “new” Doctor has somehow come back as a previous incarnation. The companion from that older run was Donna and how in that run she had to have her memory wiped, else she would die. Now, this incarnation is on a collision course with her and needs to avoid triggering her memory else she will die.
Also, an alien ship crashes on London and. Cute alien is on the loose and is found by Donna’s trans teen. Hilarity ensues.
Without giving anything away, I will say that I haven’t watched any Doctor Who since Peter Capaldi started. (2013?). It’s weird to see such high production. The story has a quick twist, a lot of dues ex machina and some heavy-handed messaging. I liked tennant’s first run as a Doctor and he’s good here, but the writing was a bit wham, bam, thank you, mum…
Spoiler, she doesn’t die when she remembers the doctor and now they can go on nostalgic adventures for the rest of the season. I didn’t like Donna the first time around and she’s much the same.
—tg
To figure out how Tennant became the new Doctor, I watched the last of the Jodie Whittaker episodes: The Centenary Special: the power of the Doctor.
In this one, there are Cybermen, Daleks, and The Master. A bunch of old companions are pulled into the mix, including Teagan who was one of the companions during the Tom Baker years. I thought she did a great job here. Again, high production values make things weird to me. The actor playing the Master was pretty good.
Everyone comes together and helps the Doctor save the day and then, they save the Doctor, but in the end, she has to regenerate and out pops David Tennant.
For some reason, Whittaker has been a controversial Doctor choice, but I read that they just didn’t have good writing during her run. There are only 6 episodes and 2 other specials with her, so I might give them a try. They can’t be worse than the Capaldi ones, can they?
—tg