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Doctor Who - Season 13 - (**Spoilers**)

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  • #102
    flazio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,271 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Whatever became of Pearl Mackie?



  • #103
    fritzelly
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118404769#Comment_118404769

    Good, haven't taken to any this doctors companions, better yet do a Dallas reboot



  • #104
    Busi_Girl08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,116 ✭✭✭✭Busi_Girl08


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118405392#Comment_118405392

    She still seems to be doing a few bits and pieces. She last did a 4-part series in 2020, and she has a couple of indie-looking movies in pre/post production and a show with Hannah Waddingham. So a good bit going for her at the moment :)



  • #105
    FunLover18
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    It's the most fun I've had since Chibnall took over. Aisling Bea was great. Definitely another one that you can't think too much about; how come the Doctor and the companions always start the loop back at the TARDIS if it's meant to be a minute later, we're supposed to believe that Nick is too shy to ask out Sarah yet he clearly has no trouble asking other women out. Yaz again is completely underserved and the love story whilst I have issues with it, it seems like a last minute attempt to make the finale more original. It's clearly not something that was planned from the get-go.



  • #106
    CastorTroy
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    Did anyone remember the guy who appeared at the end? I had to google him. At first I thought it was Ewan Bremner, aka Spud from Trainspotting. Even looking him up, I thought it was a random appearance. Thought it was setting up an appearance in future episodes like they did with John Bishop's appearance at the end of last season.



  • #107
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    I'm sure with 5 minutes of thinking the logic of the time loop would fall apart, but honestly? I was having more fun in that single episode than much of what turned out to be just-actual-bollix that was Flux. Most of that fun often came via Aisling Bea, having an absolute blast as the guest star, while for once the Daleks felt like a decent threat - mostly cos they got to actually exterminate folks.

    Yaz/Doctor I couldn't give a shít about though, and kinda says much that having failed to give Sheffield anything to do, she's palmed off as another lovesick companion. At least Martha/Clara actually had a bit of an arc.



  • #108
    Stark
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    Really late to the game here.

    Originally gave up on Chibnall/Whittaker Who after the season of watching paint dry that was season 11. Decided to give season 12 another chance a few weeks ago and while it has its flaws, it was much much better than season 11 imo.

    "Flux", I'd probably agree with most of the sentiments here. There's some good stuff in there but far too many ideas thrown together with and not enough payoff with each. Reminds me of the writing for "Star Trek Picard" in that regard where the writers didn't have the confidence to focus on fleshing out one or two solid ideas, instead throwing everything in the hopes something would stick and disappointing with the payoff at the end.

    The "Grand Serpent/Unit" arc: I think this would have worked really well as a standalone story. Craig Parkinson was great at playing a villain and having Unit infiltrated over time by a time travelling hostile alien presence is an interesting idea that deserved its own story.

    I enjoyed Whittaker's performance, I think she turned out to be a good choice to play the Doctor, though I would have loved to have seen more Jo Martin. With the "Division" elements, I thought we would have gotten more screen-time for her.

    "Division": This was a disappointment. Considering they turned out to be the central antagonist of the whole story, we saw very little. Which is a pity, because with the Doctor's secret past, this was potentially the more interesting element. Maybe we'll see more in "Power of the Doctor", I dunno.

    John Bishop was okay but I think keeping Bradley Walsh would have worked better. (I'm glad Ryan's gone, bit of a useless character).

    I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks Sontarans are an over-rated villain.



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