Doctor Who Season One is a Massive Disappointment

[@nigelwalker6103]

If I was going to bring back Sutekh, even though Big Finish had already done it years ago, I would have tried to set it up better. Given that new fans may not be aware of Sutekh, I'd have references to Egyptian mythology in a couple of the episodes instead of having Susan popping up in different time periods. It wouldn't be every episode, allowing more stand-alone episodes, but it would be there. At first just an Egyptian symbol or something that Ruby notices and the Doctor explains to her, later we see it again and we have a story involving Egyptian artefacts, which reminds the Doctor of Pyramids of Mars but doesn't seem to obviously rip off that story. Then, finally, we find out that there is an attempt to resurrect Sutekh. One aspect of Pyramids of Mars not picked up is that as well as possessing the corpse of Laurence Scarman, Sutekh had a human helper Ibrahim Namin who seemed happy to serve him till he was killed so might there not be a cult of Sutekh hanging around fanatically devoted to him who might try and bring him back? Sutekh's mind is very powerful, he managed to mentally get inside the Tardis in Pyramids of Mars and the Doctor says at the end that it took Sutekh 7000 years to die (from Sutekh's point of view) so he had time to think about how he might survive. If the cult still had some Osiron technology, maybe his mind could reach out through the Vortex and contact them through that technology. Even though this series takes place over a century after Pyramids of Mars, Sutekh would still be around, so just think up a reason why he had to come back at this time. Maybe he needs a body as a vessel to inhabit, and maybe Ruby is that vessel. That would give her some significance and be a better story arc. The woman in the cloak would be part of the cult. Leaving her to be found as part of his plan. The enigmatic Mrs Flood could be a member of the cult sent to watch over Ruby till they're ready to make their move. I've heard a saying "A Ruby in the dust", how fitting would that be if she did actually end up turning people into dust? The Doctor figures out a way to get Sutekh out of her, saving her and dooming him to the fate he was left in in the original story.

[@liamnidas]

So much better than what we got.

[@daedalus6433]

Until the show improves, the Doctor's last words are: "Doctor, I let you go."

[@liamnidas]

Wouldn't have been a bad place for Doctor Who to end.

[@anakarine5577]

yeeees, agree 😢 i wish they had let the show rest for a few years to be picked up later by creaters that are actually passionate about doctor who

[@liamnidas]

@@anakarine5577 The problem is they don't want to make a doctor who show. They want to make their own show with a doctor who skin on top.

[@anakarine5577]

@@liamnidas that is SO unfortunate, because Doctor Who is such an interesting show!There is an infinity of concepts that can be explored and we end up with just these incredibly boring episodes :(

[@atharvadeshpande6907]

The Doctor Falls or even Twice Upon A Time would have been probably as good a place to end the show as any. 10 seasons in the new show, and an episode which concludes the character development of the Doctor which started in Series 1, while also bringing it full circle with the first doctor and resolving the characters of The Master. It felt like the show should at least have taken a hiatus here, if not ended for good.

[@AJMarraffa]

So glad I'm not the only one immensely dissatisfied by 73 Yards and both finale episodes. Too many unanswered questions. Teasing Susan Foreman's return and then revealing it to only be misdirection was unforgivable blasphemy.

[@liamnidas]

Completely agree. And it means that I'm not really invested in future mysteries because I doubt that they will have satisfying payoffs.

[@AnnoyingCritic-is7rp]

I was entertained, but it made absolutely no sense. Why wouldn't old Ruby just tell young Ruby what was going on? This was probably two different scripts.

[@AnnoyingCritic-is7rp]

Ruby of course can't be a normal person. Why would SuiTek be interested in her? And, as you say, how does she make snow? What about all that Time Travel stuff? What was that 'accidents' in the first episode? If the trolls were just stealing babies, why did they cause accidents? Obviously these are all were different story ideas that were mangled together.

[@liamnidas]

@@AnnoyingCritic-is7rp There was just too many nonsensical things occurring in 73 Yards for me to enjoy it.

[@liamnidas]

@@AnnoyingCritic-is7rp Agreed. It feels like Russell T. Davies's answer to all the things happening to Ruby was just "because..."

[@dylanotto949]

As a gay man, I feel so bad for Ncuti Gatwa. The constant crying feels like a subliminal stereotype that's ruining the portrayal of the Doctor. And no it isn't his fault, its RTD's who I would say should know better but he's made homophobic jokes with the 9th Doctor. Also I have little respect for that man for ruining Christopher Eccelston's career after he was pointing out how creepy that Jack Harkwhatever actor was.

[@liamnidas]

Now that you mention it, it is a little stereotypical. Of course the extremely emotional Doctor is also the first gay Doctor. Russell T. Davies tries really hard to be progressive making issues out of nothing but then does this too.

[@Knaveofspades6]

Totally. Instead of being a awesome hero who happens to be gay, we've now got a gay character who's a coward, incompetent, shallow, needs other people to do the saving cos he only managed a save in the final episode, and oh gods the non stop blubbering. He is in effect a massive pu55y. I wonder if Ncuiti knew this would happen before he signed on. I had great expectations and high hopes for Mr Gatwas Doctor but the writing was abysmal. Space Babies - Nanny saves the day Devils Chord - Beatles save the day Boom! - AI saves the day 73 yards - Ruby saves the future ish Rogue - Rogue saves the day, and the Dr's incompetence nearly gets her killed while he's off flirting. DotNBubble - nobody gets saved and they go off to their death at the end. Etc etc etc you get the idea. Also the editing was terrible. Fin

[@liamnidas]

@@Knaveofspades6 Literally this. I think there's only one episode of Doctor Who where Fifteen doesn't cry. And it's 73 Yards, the episode he's barely in.

[@lorrainesheridan496]

Captain Jack made the series and the whole of Torchwood. It DanIel Clarke who ruined careers!

[@liamnidas]

@@lorrainesheridan496 I do like John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness. Great character and Torchwood was great. Wouldn't be surprised if it got a semi-reboot.

[@ponchoman49]

Mostly agree. RTD's attitude towards the fans with any criticism is very off putting and his writing is quite weak especially compared to 2005. The new Doctor is also weak spending more time crying and whining and I also didn't like the bi-generation. Worse yet for me was the way they handled Sutekh and how easy it was in defeating him. The end of this season remains one of the weakest to date sadly. Sad but true and I have heard others say the same thing- the best story of this season was the one that didn't feature the Doctor. When could that be said anywhere in the shows past before Jodie's era?

[@liamnidas]

Even when Doctor Who had a season with blink in, you still had episodes like Human Nature. The fact that many people think the Doctor-lite episodes are the best should be concerning for the show runner. And I do wish Russell T. Davies was a little more receptive to criticism.

[@LeviPennington-vv2kq]

5:55 Ruby isn’t worse than Yaz in a thousand years

[@LeviPennington-vv2kq]

And Ryan

[@Arcadi4.44]

Thats true. But Ruby still wasnt good, she has nothing on Amy, Rory, Clara, Danny Pink, Rose, Donna, Sarah Jane etc.

[@liamnidas]

@@LeviPennington-vv2kq Probably would agree but I skipped the Chibnall era so she's the worst that I've seen.

[@liamnidas]

@@Arcadi4.44 Agreed

[@Lvalid-lg5si]

Personally I like the three episode stretch of Boom, 73 Yards and Dot and Bubble, but everything else was either bad or just alright, I’d say this season also really needed to be longer as there was no time to get invested in Ruby or her fairly disappointing storyline.

[@liamnidas]

Completely agree on Ruby. And boom was great. 73 yards started strong but lost me and Dot and Bubble had a weak middle but a good beginning and end in my opinion.

[@vavadadeur150]

@@liamnidas I personnaly dont like the ending of Dot but the rest of the episode is great

[@liamnidas]

@@vavadadeur150 I like the start and the way Ricky gets taken out.

[@vavadadeur150]

@@liamnidas yep that fit the charactere and its was à good plot twist but the very end mmmh na.

[@Killerfin100]

The crying really started to bother me as well. I really like it when the Doctor cries as it makes him feel more like a real person, but it has just gone too far with 15. It's literally every single episode to the point where you just think "get a grip man"! Just doesn't feel like a big thing anymore.

[@liamnidas]

Feels like a parody. I think it's been confirmed that The Doctor cried in every episode bar one. Which was 73 yards. The episode he essentially had a cameo in.

[@Killerfin100]

@@liamnidas Bloody hell it was that much? I have no issue with it in small doses but it makes him seem very weak the amount he does it.

[@liamnidas]

@@Killerfin100 Completely agree. I'm fully expecting him to cry in the Christmas special and he'll probably cry loads more in the next season.

[@Killerfin100]

@@liamnidas Yeah groan

[@amichaelthomas83]

I thought the season finale was worse than Chibnall's writing.

[@Comicbroe405]

Nah did you forget the S11 one?

[@amichaelthomas83]

@@Comicbroe405 I don't think I watched it.. was that the timeless child one I read about? At least that was somewhat of a bombshell.. this one was such an anticlimax

[@DJ-LD]

​@amichaelthomas83 An anti climax. In an rtd era of doctor who, famously known for his anti climaxes. How dare he do what he always does

[@Comicbroe405]

@@amichaelthomas83 No. It's the Battle of

[@liamnidas]

It was a really disappointing finale. And even though Russell T. Davies is known for his anti-climaxes, this was the biggest whimpers he's ever put out in my opinion.

[@Comicbroe405]

I honestly really enjoyed this season but with the bad finale & reduced ep count, it really just sours you on the rest of the thing. I'll definitely be checking out the Christmas special cuz Moffat but still cautious on the rest. And I'm glad the comments are filled with genuine criticism instead of "wOkE".

[@liamnidas]

I hate when things are just dismissively labelled as woke. It helps no one. I'm glad you enjoyed the season and I hope you really like season two as well. Also, I'll definitely be checking out the Christmas special cus like you said - Moffat.

[@peterking8586]

The absolute worst myth about land mines is they go bang when you step off. Most anti-personnel mines go bang when you step on them. There are multi-pressure mines, but they’re designed to defeat flail & dozer tanks.

[@liamnidas]

Would have been a very interesting episode of Doctor Who if he blew up at the start of the episode 😂

[@ignorethis214]

That's a shame that your last dr who video was taken down again. I enjoyed this review, though I havent watched much after the 10th doctor, these last few seasons don't inspire confidence to go back to the show, which is a shame.

[@liamnidas]

Honestly, I'm only watching because my friends are still watching it. We all discuss the episode afterwards.

[@greeniegames835]

I haven’t seen any of the new seasons yet. I just… can’t. And I hated the special with 14 and Donna Noble. It was so bad. I had such high hopes just to be so utterly disappointed. They focused so much on Rose. Why? I have no idea. Then made it seem like The Doctor wasn’t conscientious of different species and genders for some reason?? Then there was that line about, “a cisgender man like you would never understand.” Huh?? That special confused me more than anything, it was so stupid.

[@liamnidas]

Completely agree

[@bradugar]

So strange, all I see on Twitter is that people loving Thirteen's Run & Comparing it to Series 14 / RTD2 saying it's superior. However, I take a crap episode like Space Babies over any or all of Series 11 anyway. When people say Demons of the Punjab is a Masterpiece, I'm like what?! Both Chibnill & RTD2 suffer from a lack of character development plus depth. Ryan, Graham & Yaz seem identical to how they were in the Woman who fell to Earth. Paradoxically, Ruby from Church on Ruby Road to Empires of Death is the same as well. It's funny how my favourite episode of Series 14 is Boom the one where the Doctor can't be as emotional. Crying is A-OK thumbs up but when it's nearly every story it's too much.

[@liamnidas]

Completely agree. Doctor Who is in such a bad spot right now that people are discussing whether this season was better than the Chibnall era or not. And yeah they really need to give the next companion som actual character development next season. And reduce how much Fifteen cries.

[@Latriise]

Completely agree. Especially at how bad and nonsensical 73 yards was. And I also felt that Ncuti at the end of Dot and Bubble was the only moment he truly felt like the Doctor. I could literally picture every other Doctor reacting in that same way. But overall, this season felt like such a waste. The 9th Doctor had one season (and an actual reboot season at that), and he made the most of it. And other companions had one season, and made the most of it. 15 and Ruby did not make the most of their time. And I don't believe their relationship as meaningful.

[@Comicbroe405]

I agree with what you said but really disagree on the 73 Yards take.

[@friendlyotaku9525]

what? 73 Yards was excellent.

[@liamnidas]

It's crazy how much more meaningful the relationship between Nine and Rose feels in comparison to Fifteen and Ruby.

[@liamnidas]

Sadly I really hate 73 Yards

[@liamnidas]

73 Yards starts strong and then falls apart and goes in so many different directions

[@MrRjhyt]

The ending was so very frustrating. The absence of David Tennant made no sense. RTD has no plans to reuse him, so why the bigeneration? Why the second TARDIS? I'd have preferred a more emotional hand over with the second Tardis being used, rather than the memory TARDIS. Hell, we could even have had an emotional death of the TARDIS. The parked Fourteen question is going to hang over every world-ending disaster from now on!

[@liamnidas]

Exactly. Fourteen needs to be properly addressed and wrapped up somehow

[@mackthemouse8443]

For everyone who’s commented that they liked this series and don’t understand the hate for it- the new direction they are trying to take the doctor and the show are so far removed from the themes that carried the show across so many actors and seasons, it’s ridiculous. The show is now 100% message instead of story with “the message” worked into the characters and events. Each episode can be boiled down to “the anti-_____” episode (must make babies, capitalism, religion, social media, etc) The ending to the series doesn’t explain or pay off anything around Ruby. That feels like they had a plan and had to scrap it & throw something together at the last minute. The new doctor doesn’t have any presence. He’s just some guy going around and doing things. He’s not someone that an enemy would be concerned with, let alone scared of. Sure, they’ve dropped the “lonely god” archetype. That’s fine, I am ok with that change. But who they’ve changed him into is not The Doctor in any way.

[@liamnidas]

I just don't feel like Fifteen would be able to intimidate anyone. Maybe he could if the writers gave the actor the opportunity to show that. But right now, I feel like Fifteen would just fold and run away at the first sight of any danger.

[@dwfan91-]

I'm ngl this video was a good effort but I feel a bit disappointed that the analysis was so shallow and surface level. You are entitled to your opinion ofc and this video is very well made, good job on that front but I feel you could've gone deeper to really explain why you feel this way Edit: for an example so you know what I mean- your section on dot and bubble is around 1 minute long and half of it is dedicated to a minor gripe that doesn't matter and the other is dedicated to a good scene at the end. Going a little bit deeper would help us the audience understand why you like/don't like something

[@Comicbroe405]

Great to see you here. This video popped right next to yours lol.

[@liamnidas]

I actually do agree with you and it's something I've struggled with a little. Ultimately, if I'd gone any deeper with my analysis I wouldn't have released the video on time. If I was a bigger channel and I knew that there was an audience waiting for me then I'd have considered going deeper and making a longer video, and releasing later. Plus, whilst my video doesn't have the best editing in the world, it does still take me quite a while. And a longer video with more thoughts would eat up even more time. So I'm actually quite happy to hear you liked that element. There's also the fact that my last Doctor Who video got taken down by the BBC so I also didn't want to risk making a really long video just for it to get taken down again. Honestly, I was really worried that would happen to this video. Also, the example you've given is really good. I will say that I did mention at the beginning of the video that there would be some criticisms that might seem minor or like nothing to others but were a big deal to me, Lindy not being able to walk is one of them. For me, it crossed the line. It was too silly for me to take the rest of the episode seriously. Cus, like other parts of the series, it just doesn't make sense that she can't walk properly, and just because the Doctor and Ruby both find it unbelievable doesn't suddenly rectify that. It's also the only way, before the ending where the little ball tries to kill Lindy, that Russell T. Davies tries to manufacture tension in the episode since the only time Lindy is in any danger is when she nearly walks right into the monster's mouth. It was just far too silly for me. Also, whilst I didn't go deeper on both those points. They were both part of a wider point. Lindy not being able to walk as part of Russell T. Davies's weak writing and penchant for going really silly this season and things not making sense. And the other about Ncuti's acting. Because I criticised his Doctor a fair bit but that scene at the end is by far his best piece of acting as the Doctor this season. Anyway, I rambled a little. Thank you for the criticism. It's good to help me improve and I'll try and take it onboard and hopefully the next video is better because of it. And again, thanks for complimenting the editing. That's another area I often stress about.

[@dwfan91-]

@@liamnidas Ay man don't worry we all get better and oh my god do I sympathise with the copyright struggle from the BBC, those guys take the mick man. I'm sure your next video will be better and I pray that you don't have to deal w that process again trust me its the worst part of youtube literally sucks all the fun out of it. Good effort on the video my friend

[@liamnidas]

@@dwfan91- Same to you man. Wishing the best with your channel.

[@tzarg]

20:52 along with your 73 yards point, yeah it doesn't basically say "oh yeah there's 2 Sutekh's now" 24:08 yeah Doctor Who's always had supernatural elements but I think it should keep them low level or at least still kind of sci-fi

[@liamnidas]

It can have supernatural stuff here and there. But I watch Doctor Who because it's a sci-fi show. How many alien enemies were there even in this season?

[@pocketsizedweeb]

God I watched this last month and I had to double check if I saw the finale because I forgot Sutekh was a thing. I remembered the mom reveal, but not the big bad. Maestro felt the most threatening of all the villains they faced this season.

[@liamnidas]

Maestro was definitely the best threat. And it's almost by default.

[@watsonga050300]

I'm hoping the flood that comes after the storm at least leaves me satisfied. Ruby's whole story and the doctor's unceremonious murder of Sutekh just disappointed me.

[@liamnidas]

Same. It's bad that we're not wondering about what future reveals will be. We're instead wondering whether they'll satisfy us or not.

[@demondoggo2768]

I think " the twist " in devil's chord was ok but it's placement in the episode is utterly horrendous - had it been the song that defeated the mistro or at the start of the episode rather than ruining the ending I might have actually gone back to rewatch it , since the episode without " the twist " is a pretty decent follow up for the giggle.

[@liamnidas]

I completely agree. should have been used to defeat the maestro. Especially as it would have been the doctor and Ruby who defeated The Maestro not Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Who didn't even know they had beaten the Maestro.

[@the_real_drwhoroblox1935]

If you want to design a sonic screwdriver, make it resemble an actual screwdriver for once. Heck even the revelation of Sutekh traveling on every adventure with the Doctor was a huge pill to swallow for me. Besides I don’t want to be wholly negative to those who criticize this season, but all I can say is not everything is perfect about the show

[@liamnidas]

The Tardis has been through so much and Sutekh has gone through all that too.

[@Caariaart]

The sue tech - sutekh reveal is so corny it gave me secondhand embarrassment

[@liamnidas]

Same feeling I had

[@CyberSpider35]

Okay if we can't have crippled Davros because "making disabled persons villains are wrong"... why we can have non-binary villains as Maestro? I mean LGBTQ community already higly marginalized around the world, I don't think showing one of them as demonic entity trying to suck out all the music from Universe doing these people any favors. I'm not trying to say whom we can or can't show as villains - only to demonstrate RTD's logic is far from flawless.

[@liamnidas]

I don't get Russell T. Davies's thinking.

[@mostamused2797]

I cannot understand a complaint such as, "Sutekh appeared in the classic series, so new viewers today won't know who he is and will be confused." Well guess what... In Pyramids of Mars in 1975, all viewers watching then HAD NO IDEA WHO SUTEKH WAS!!! Those viewers watched the story and learned. Gosh, sort of the way new viewers watching Empire of Dreck LEARNED! Otherwise, good wrap-up review.

[@L1z43vr]

The problem isn't that people won't know who he is and would be confused. The problem is that people won't know that he is a returning villain that is being RE-introduced to us as this massive plot twist. Sure, you could argue the Daleks and the Cybermen were reintroduced like this, but I'll argue this point: The Daleks and the Cybermen had been introduced at the middle of the season and served as a Chekov's gun for the finale. We had an entire episode to reintroduce these enemies and _why_ they were dangerous and show us _who_ they are only using that episode, without having to rely on Classic Who footage or lore (for instance, the Daleks being a threat in the Time War, and the Cybermen being alternative versions of an "old enemy" the Doctor faced). Meanwhile, Sutekh just appears as a dog (which he wasn't in Pyramids of Mars), the Doctor says he did cultural appropriation of the Egyptians (which he didn't, the Egyptians saw Horus and the Osirians as gods and worshipped him) and that he had to ascend to godhood (he didn't, he was just that good). I think another commenter said it perfectly: "If you have the characters watching Pyramids of Mars in a memory TARDIS to reintroduce the villain, you've failed to reintroduce the villain." Edit: Also, I forgot to mention this, but if you're trying to market this series as this new jumping on point for new viewers, don't bring up a villain that only appeared once. Like, you maybe you could get away by using Omega, since I believe he appeared a few times during the Fifth Doctor's tenure, but... Actually, what am I typing? Don't bring anyone from the past eras, make a new villain! Introduce a new threat to the Whoniverse. Russel managed to do most of that with Series 1 in 2005, with the Slitheen and the ghosts with Charles Dickens, and that weird thing from Satellite Five. Maybe do that again instead of picking up threats from the earlier seasons, or in this case, earlier shows.

[@liamnidas]

@L1z43vr Completely agree. Perfectly put.

[@JustChrisWillDoTa]

Really enjoyed the video. It sums up how I feel. I was so optimistic when RTD came back, and had high hopes for Ncuti as the Doctor, but there's just been so many missteps taken that I honestly do fear for the future of the show now. I'm not one of these people who cried about woke and said. R.I.P Who, but everything just feels a bit bleak now. The series as a whole felt incoherent, Ncuti never brought that gravitas and wit to the role that other modern Doctors have, and even the best episodes had sloppy writing. I'm just so disappointed. My daughter really likes it, so I'll keep watching it with her, but I don't have heart to let on to her quite how poor I found it.

[@tzarg]

I remember watching Space Babies at midnight with my older brother and being so excited to watch it... just for it too completely and instantly disappoint me, and never get better aside from like 3 lines of dialogue being not dreadful it wasn't AS bad as I remember on rewatch but still

[@Comicbroe405]

True stuff. And yeah even tho I'm very cautious about the future, never gonna be one of those "rip" folks.

[@friendlyotaku9525]

"Ncuti never brought that gravitas and wit to the role that other modern Doctors have" this is a very odd claim to make since this really isn't true at all.

[@liamnidas]

@JustChrisWillDoTa I hope that you enjoy next season so that you and your daughter can both enjoy the season together.

[@nytesla_punk3327]

Big Finish is where the Whoniverse really is

[@liamnidas]

I gotta check out Big Finish at some point. Whovians keep raving about it.

[@GDNITE]

@@liamnidasit’s the only way to get good Doctor Who in these often lazier times

[@liamnidas]

@@GDNITE Any recommendations?

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

​@@liamnidasJubilee, Human Nature, The Eight Doctor Adventures.

[@liamnidas]

@@TheDanishGuyReviews Thank you for the recommendations. Will check them out.

[@TheAquabears]

I've given up on the show again. The chibnall era made me turn it off, and trying to sit through the garbage they put out this season did not bring me back. It's over. It's done. Get it off TV. Let it rest for another decade and maybe someone who actually cares about it can bring it back and make it worth watching again.

[@friendlyotaku9525]

"Get it off TV" because you don't enjoy it so everyone else should go without?

[@liamnidas]

If it weren't for my friends watching this season, I'd have dropped this show

[@liamnidas]

@friendlyotaku9525 That's a very fair response

[@friendlyotaku9525]

@@liamnidas I mean yeah it's fine if you don't enjoy it but it would be unfair to deprive others of it.

[@liamnidas]

@@friendlyotaku9525 You're absolutely right. If some people like it then that's good enough.

[@rhyswallace3590]

Everything you said was completely on point. Out of all the episodes Boom was my favorite. I gotta be honest. This soured almost the whole season for me. I feel like Russell T Davies basically mocked the audience for even theorizing Ruby's origins were anything extraordinary. I saw people speculating she was related to the Doctor, or she was created by the Lord of Fiction, or she was the daughter of Toymakers sister who was the queen of Time. All those theories would've been so much better. RTD said the Timeless Child would feed into the dynamic with Ruby, it didn't. He also said he'd do something with it and based on the 60s specials I thought the events of the Flux would come up. Basically I thought This entire thing was building towards the Doctor being at fault for all this happening, since the Flux and Wilde Blue Yonder. I thought fifteens arc was supposed to be making up for ruining the Universe by letting these gods in. RTD said the tales of the Tardis would make sense after this and it didn't. How did the memory Tardis exist? Why were past versions of the Doctor meeting past companions? Dunno f#@* me right? I thought Ruby would have some kind of power over memories, create the memory Tardis to help the Doctor and give him closure with his past lives to energize him to defeat Sutekh. Nope Jesus Christ! I also thought maybe Sutekh would be her father and Her mom pointed at him to warn him to stay away from her or the Doctor by bringing him to her. Nope she was pointing at a sign. TF is going on? And apparently Sutekh was on the Tardis since Tom baker but The Tardis never tried warning the Doctor or she didn't shake it off when The Tardis exploded, imploded, got her soul placed in a human body, became a paradox machine etc? Yeah right. I just feel like all Russell did, everything he's done since he's been back has been, well because he could. "Doctor who isn't supposed to make sense dont think about it too hard." He completely just talked down to us the entire time. "Like oh If anyone's upset grow up it's Doctor who ". I can't believe everyone gave Moffat so much bs because Davies isn't any better. I grew up on Moffat so never had rose tinted glasses for RTD. And if next season's are anything like this I might have to step out. And I really don't want to. Ncuti and Millie deserved so much better.

[@LegoStarWarsTheSkywalkerSaga56]

Me it I liked All of them

[@liamnidas]

I'm with you. I'm barely hanging onto this series myself.

[@jessicah1921]

it would of been better if Ruby was River's/Doctors child. this would of made sense of "there is a song deep inside her", her connection with the doctor, him saying "i know my granddaughter but i haven't meet my children yet. life of a timelord", also her connection with making it snow would of made some sense. would of made sense of them bringing up Susan so much. like that would be her future child that already traveled with the doctor. Also it would of made a good end to River all together.

[@liamnidas]

They just needed to actually pay off the set up and not blue ball us. So many red herrings just for a wet fart ending. What you've suggested is far better than what we got.

[@drewcampbell8555]

Agreed with most of your episode analysis. All RTD's worst traits to the fore - rabbits out of the hat, love conquers all, sledge hammer political messaging - but worse still was the sheer sloppiness of the writing. 73 Yards felt chilling to begin with, but unravelled the further it went, and actually became insulting by the end - as did the series itself. The two old Rubies were played by different actresses. My feeling is the next series will turn all this on its head and we'll discover this is all an alternative reality. Or (gulp) a dream... By the way, I really like Ncuti as an actor and as the Doctor. Millie Gibson is not bad, but both were ill-served by the characterisations, artistic decisions (Dr-lite and the feckin musical numbers!) and awful plotlines. Ruby is ordinary so we're all special! Except the Doctor, of course, who's the feckin Timeless Child from nowhere and a (feared / hated) god even to the Time Lords. Honestly, there's still the occasional good episode, but Doctor Who jumped the shark after Capaldi left. What a waste.

[@liamnidas]

I agree with all that. I don't like Ruby but Millie Gibson certainly acted her socks off in some scenes. And Ncuti Gatwa definitely proved he could be a good Doctor in some scenes. Yet the show only wants to showcase his ability to cry.

[@S_yIvie]

Ruby feels a lot like season 7 Clara imo

[@JustB3NJI]

It was not a bad series, it just wasn't a great series. The start and ending flopped it, but the middle was perfectly acceptable Who.

[@wingedferret5713]

It really wasnt, i was so hopeful as well

[@redfieldblair]

I mean - had this been after series 10 it'd be the worst series. It's worse even than series 2 with fear her and love and monsters. I'll put money on it's ranking when it comes in on DoctorWhoTV as being above 11, 12 and 13, but below all the others.

[@tzarg]

​@@wingedferret5713 Same! I said this in another comment but I remember watching Space Babies with my cynical older brother all excitedly and being so shocked at just how awful it was, Devil's Chord was good, Boom was good aside from the awful ending, 73 yards was weird and didn't make sense, and I can't remember what I thought of the ones after that but you get the idea, if other people liked it that's fine but personally, ehhh

[@liamnidas]

It's a very disappointing season

[@liamnidas]

@wingedferret5713 I think we all were. What a letdown

[@mostamused2797]

Hopefully Series 2 will not make the same mistakes as Series 1? Hopefully 15 won't continue to be a big cry-baby? The writers/production will learn from the mistakes of Series 1. NEWSFLASH: Series 2 has already completed filming! Only special effects, music and the like left to accomplish. Series 2 had no chance of learning from the mistakes of Series 1. It's going to be a continuation. 😢

[@Thedarkknight27474]

He cries because after spending time on earth as 14 his trauma is weighed down he moved on from that trauma and it made him more open to his feelings and sensitive if you payed any attention then you would understand

[@liamnidas]

Yeah I doubt that season 2 will be very different to season one. The only positive change would be more of Fifteen.

[@liamnidas]

That's not the issue. It doesn't matter if it makes sense or not for him to cry. It matters if the audience connects with his emotions and the majority don't seem to have because he cries so much that it has lost its impact.

[@sayachan6069]

I enjoyed the middle of the series but the first two episodes and finale where extremely mid. On one side I am glad to see better representation but RTD also has this problem of "Overcorrecting" such as the Davros retcon where he created a problem that didn't really exist before, the Sonic screwdriver stuff, the awful "Male presenting time lord" line which made me as a trans person cringe or the sutekh cultural appropriation line which made me roll my eyes. He does good things on the casting and I loved the sutble twist about racism in dot and bubble but he also does what I like to call stupid RTD shit from time to time. Sadly I feel this more naunced criticism gets lost because there is a huge market for youtube channels screaming about "Everything I don't like is woke reeee!" Also eight episodes is far too little, I miss having a good meaty two parter that wasn't just the series finale plus with two doctor light episodes we never had a lot of time to get to know 15.

[@liamnidas]

Completely agree with everything you just said. The overcorrecting has the exact same effect on me. It just always pulls me out of the episode. Like the show is stopping to make a point regardless of whether it actually fits in the episode or not. I also did like the subtlety of the racism in dot and bubble. I had been spoiled on it by my one friend who's a massive Dr Who fan and given this is Russell T. Davies who likes to overcorrect, I was a little worried about how it was going to be handled. But it was done quite well and in my opinion led to Ncuti Gatwa's best piece of acting in the series. And yeah we need more episodes and more two-parters. Some of the best stories in Doctor Who are two-parters. A lot of people think David Tennant's first series as the Doctor is quite weak but everyone loves the two-parter episodes.

[@Iván-h5m6m]

I don't like the ratings for the new season. Do you think the series needs a temporary break?

[@liamnidas]

It might help. But it could also be good to have bigger waits between seasons, if it means that we get more episodes each season.

[@BoyTrain872]

I didn’t really like this season because it’s not like doctor who at all and it needs to be changed back to what it was before and never do this again.

[@Tsiboe_--_--_--_--_]

grow up, things need to change so that the show don’t get stuck

[@BoyTrain872]

I’m 31 years old, Let me remind you.

[@friendlyotaku9525]

" it’s not like doctor who at all" pretty sure it stars a regenerating alien who travels through time and space in a time and space machine shaped like a 1960s Police Box, saving planets and civilizations alongside a companion. That's Doctor Who!

[@liamnidas]

Russell T. Davies is certainly taking us in a very different direction to before.

[@councilmanbanks6528]

I’m just going to say, some of your criticisms are just bad. I also think that this is the worse Season of since 2005, not counting Chibnial. For starters while yes I agree 15 cries too much, that isn’t his only quality. Ncuti does a great job showing a lot of the different emotions of the Doctor. When it comes to this Doctor we haven’t gotten much for a character study of him and that I think is unfortunate, I get it is annoying, but I wouldn’t write her off. When it comes to your complains about Ruby, you could apply that to most Doctor Who companions. They never really go into building up the relationship, what matters typically is the dynamic they have. I’d say Ruby works really well with 15, although the exit felt very forced. To be 15 and Ruby helped carry a lot of this season, because the Christmas Special and The 1st Episode weren’t good. I liked the 2nd Episode for the most part. LOVED BOOM and it is a CLASSIC MUST WATCH. I agree with your issues with 73 Yards because they never answer any questions and completely switch to a different villain. Also this is a minor thing, but stop saying that Roger is the most dangerous Prime Minister because remember when The Master destroyed the Earth. I think Dot and Bubble needed more time because they never get me to care about any other than Ricky because they are a bunch of rich spoiled brats, it could of been good but that made it ok. Then when it comes to Rogue, it was fine, was it dumb that shows keep trying to ignore the very big racism from the Elitist British people, yes. Doctor Who tends to do this at times, and when needing to handle stories in the past I get it. Also Rogue isn’t just New Jack, my big issue with him is he feels more like another Doctor and they moved past him being a bounty hunter far too quickly. When it comes to Legend of Ruby Sunday and Empire of Death I feel Sutekh’s return is similar to The Master where they build him up but it felt ending Empire was like most Doctor Who Finales rushed. It isn’t an excuse, but let’s stop acting like that is unique. Also about Rose, she is the most waisted character in Doctor Who, I feel like she is brought in, just to be their. With the Ruby Mystery, this was a bad ending. If it was something that Ruby would only focus on than maybe, but when she makes it snow something the Doctor hasn’t seen before, or something that scares a god, then that is just bad. I liked the video, even if I didn’t agree with some of your criticisms, I want the show to be better and hope in the future it is.

[@friendlyotaku9525]

15 cries a lot and yeah, that is the point. he's a more emotionally vulnerable Doctor and I love that!

[@liamnidas]

Ncuti Gatwa really could be a great Doctor but I agree they keep boxing him in and making him one note. Also agree about Roger. They did the same thing with Sutekh. "He's the most dangerous enemy I've ever face" or something like that. I wonder when we'll hear that again. Glad you liked the video even if we didn't fully agree. But it's good that we can disagree on things and still discuss them rationally because we both want the show we love to improve.

[@liamnidas]

@friendlyotaku9525 I'm glad you liked it but for me it was too often. It's not going to feel as impactful or powerful when he next cries because he does it so frequently.

[@friendlyotaku9525]

@@liamnidas he is emotionally vulnerable and that is okay

[@liamnidas]

@@friendlyotaku9525 It is ok. I just wish they would ask more of him. I liked it and Ncuti Gatwa's portrayal at first. But it became too frequent and felt like something that had to be checked off a checklist each episode. I worry that season two will just exasperate the issue.

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

The season was very confusing. 73 Yards seemed like it was solely made for those "Ending Explained" KZbin videos. Fighting Gods with nigh-unstoppable powers is definitely not what Doctor Who as a whole is about. I disliked the twists in Space Babies, and "Why did I run, I never run." rang hollow when the Doctor's said RUN in multiple incarnations. I know he's the negotiating type, but he also very much does run. If the future person is commenting on race, the ballgown people should be, too, I agree. Have race be a bigger thing, otherwise there's no point in him being black now. Ruby is a lot of what I hated about Clara. They're less characters, more mysteries. I like that we have a friendly Doctor now, compared to 12 and 13. We just need regular people back too, like Martha or Donna, not sci-fi nonsense people like Clara and Ruby. Normal people who DO extraordinary things, not people who ARE extraordinary things right away.

[@liamnidas]

Completely agree. Especially about 73 Yards being set up as something you would need to google articles on afterwards. And yeah, I really do hope that they stop with the whole Doctor vs cosmic Gods stuff.

[@Anarchosyn]

Given Suthek never materialized during the 73 Yards timeline, I guess all it took to pacify him was a scenic Welsh vista. Leshed to death in the time vortex? 15 could have saved a tear, and just purchased him a timeshare in Tenby or Abersoch.

[@liamnidas]

Good point. Didn't think about that. There's so many plot holes in this season.

[@MrRjhyt]

It's odd that the specials felt so much better than season 1, when they had the same writer. Hopefully, the issues are smoothed out for Season 2, and were just pressure from Ncuti not being available because of other commitments. I must confess to irritation at the addressing the camera, when its not going to be explained!

[@liamnidas]

Sadly I have a feeling that season 2 will be more of the same since season 1 and 2 were basically made back to back. But hopefully if season 3 happens, they'll be more of an uptick in quality. Also they do need to stop the fourth wall breaks.

[@FelipeA81]

i think the only point i DON'T agree is with the doctor killing. I think its about time we allow him to. the doctor is not batman, the doctor killed a lot in classic, like 4th just stratight up killing a person by breaking his neck with his own hands once. BUT THE REST...yeah, i have to agree, its miles better than chibnall, but, so disappointing...

[@liamnidas]

I think my issue with the Doctor killing isn't necessarily that he kills, but his reaction to it. Like in the finale he says to Sutekh that he won because he forced him to kill but other times he kills without a second thought. Then in Human Nature he can't even bring himself to kill the scarecrows. I don't mind if the Doctor kills as long as it has some sort of impact on him. But then again, each Doctor is different so maybe some incarnations don't mind killing and some do.

[@FelipeA81]

@liamnidas you can interpret as trauma from the time war, but like I said: classic doctors killed a lot. They only got sad when he was active trying to show a better way and the enemy didn't listen.

[@liamnidas]

@@FelipeA81 I think if I'd watched more classic Who then I'd probably agree with you. The issue is that current writers can't seem to decide if he's ok with it or not.

[@FelipeA81]

@@liamnidas its because writers , to be honest, always seem to pretend to work well together but are constantly trying to undo what the previous did.

[@liamnidas]

@@FelipeA81 You're absolutely right. Always retconning what came before. Makes so many shows a headache to watch and follow.

[@Rookie2401]

This season got a lot wrong, and exicution was terrible, but it does one thing right. Thank Yeshua for Murray Gold.

[@liamnidas]

He knows what he's doing

[@patrickmusson4571]

I only liked the Chibnall/Whitaker era in part, but watching this new season of Who really made me appreciate Whitaker's Doctor #13 anew. My favorite NuWho has always been Matt Smith, followed by Capaldi, then Eccleston, and Tennant. RTD seems to have spent constantly and unnecessarily virtue-signaling Gatwa's sexuality.

[@liamnidas]

They need to do more with fifteen before Disney inevitably pull the plug.

[@Madtune12]

I agree that are a lot of issues with the show. The real problem, with the show, I feal like is the amount of episodes per season. And the writer, like seriously can't they just get an American writer.

[@liamnidas]

They need more episodes. And please more two-parters. If need be, just have four two-parters.

[@triplejazzmusicisall1883]

All that money and they ued a bungee cheal to buy rope to apparently keep control of an ultim ate god. Seriosuly!

[@liamnidas]

It was really silly and in keeping with how dumb the finale was.

[@lozD83]

Yeah. Unit has become some kind of cresh, it seems

[@mastermindjake12]

Hold on, you mean to tell me that, the ending of "Dot and Bubble" where "The Doctor" throws a fit at people being racist towards him. That's what made him feel like The Doctor to you? MY DUDE, The Doctor had no encounter with people being racist towards him, his whole ass life. Hell that moment for me, made him look and feel like a powerless human instead of a powerful timelord. That's not how The Doctor would respond, not at all.

[@liamnidas]

It's not him throwing a fit that made him feel like the Doctor to me. It's the fact that he still wanted to save them anyway. That to me is the Doctor.

[@Comicbroe405]

He's the same guy who cried with joy when he realized that ppl didn't have to die at all in eps like Doctor Dances & New Earth. He didn't throw a fit at the racism cuz it doesn't matter to him.

[@MarcosSantos-dj6lk]

For me only the finale was bad, RTD didn't do right, but the season in general was good, way superior than Chibnal's era

[@redfieldblair]

*only* the finale? What about Space Babies? And the singing trolls?

[@MarcosSantos-dj6lk]

@@redfieldblair space babies is ok, and devil chord I love it

[@redfieldblair]

@@MarcosSantos-dj6lk I'm envious, you must be having fun more often that most.

[@MarcosSantos-dj6lk]

@@redfieldblair was fun not the best season, but was good ''73 Yards'' and ''Dot and Bubble'' was my favorites

[@redfieldblair]

See now for me it’s all about the ending. Original Blade runner 3*, directors cut 5*, so both those episodes fell flat for me. 73 yards poses so many explicit questions to the viewer and answers none - in fact the one answer it did give (apart from everyone guessing it after the first time jump), that the watcher was Ruby just raised more questions. Likewise Dot and Bubble fell apart after the death of Ricky, firstly why genetically engineer slugs to kill people alphabetically? You don’t need the slugs we can see in what the dot can do. And why alphabetically? Computers are really good at multitasking. Also is the point that they’re all racists or that technology has destroyed their empathy in general? Her killing of Ricky means she’s a psychopath, an equal opportunity psychopath. It felt like the episode had two points it wanted to make but couldn’t pick one and so botched both.

[@F5ss]

people did call the sue tech thing in the fandom though

[@liamnidas]

Then they're much smarter people than I am

[@tomnorton4277]

There are two reasons why people like 73 Yards. The first is that it's the best of a bad bunch. Everybody knows it's not a great episode compared to when Doctor Who was actually good. However, compared to the rest of the trash in this season, it looks like a masterpiece. People are using the rest of this specific season as a point of comparison, not Doctor Who as a whole. The second reason is that Millie Gibson can actually act. Ncuti Gatwa can only play Ncuti Gatwa. Millie Gibson isn't just playing herself. Despite the shitty writing, she goes out of her comfort zone, which is what any actress should do.

[@friendlyotaku9525]

"Ncuti Gatwa can only play Ncuti Gatwa." this is just blatant racism isn't it?

[@liamnidas]

Millie Gibson really did give her all in some scenes

[@liamnidas]

@friendlyotaku9525 It's not racist at all. It's a fairly common criticism levied at some actors. Like how people say that Dwayne Johnson only plays Dwayne Johnson. Or that Ryan Reynolds only plays Ryan Reynolds. Or that Mark Wahlberg only plays Mark Wahlberg. I'm wondering why you think it's racist.

[@friendlyotaku9525]

@@liamnidas it is a racist criticism.

[@GDNITE]

@@friendlyotaku9525he has articulated his argument. You haven’t.

[@CyberSpider35]

I like 73 Yards, yet I agree with your argumentation and overall I think you're wright. TV Show is go downhill... so like always - thank God for extended Universe (I mean other media).

[@FreeTheDonbas]

You Nuvians really need to specify from the start that 20th century DW doesn't exist from your perspective. You can't have an opinion on the best era of DW, only on the best era of Nu-hu. Series 2 & 3 were garbage compared to everything that came before them, but you don't even recognise that anything came before them. DW is the longest running sci-fi show, but you only like a handful of seasons. Call yourself a fan? LMFAO! I'm glad you're disappointed. Anyone foolish enough to give up their hopes at the thought of Casanova & Co's return deserves to be disappointed.

[@liamnidas]

One of the reasons why Doctor Who works and is so popular is because of its revolving door of lead actors and eras. It's a show that's made for people to just jump into whenever they want and also leave whenever they want. Someone could be a fan of a specific Doctor and era but not really care about any of the others. They'd still be a fan. Just of that specific time period.

[@SmallvillenerdTwo]

Bro didn't even know who Sutekh was 💀

[@liamnidas]

Neither did most of the people watching. He's a villain who showed up in one storyline a very long time ago. Any new viewers that Disney would be hoping to bring on board would be left scratching their heads. And given how genuinely bad Empire of Death was, I don't see Sutekh's popularity and memorability rising much since his appearance all those years ago.

[@SmallvillenerdTwo]

@@liamnidas you should watch classic who

[@redfieldblair]

As classic fan I always assume when someone says RTD1 was their favourite that that is where they started and they're getting the standard *my era* boost. For me it's always the Moffat era - Hinchcliffe and Moffat. So fortunately I wasn't expecting anymore than an improvement over Chibnall, no rose tinted glasses on me. So I wasn't expecting a lot - but I actually still was disappointed - I prefer Chibnall. It's still better than season 24 though.

[@altinaykor364]

👎👎👎👎

[@redfieldblair]

Well your profile doesn’t look like a 2005er at all ;)

[@liamnidas]

I think even some people's lowest expectations got unexpectedly shattered.

[@altinaykor364]

​@@redfieldblair My profile doesn't look anything. and pure nonsense, deserves to get responded in this way, specially ignorant people who think profile image is the sign of what the person loves or what's great.

[@sparshjohri1109]

The Moffat era was good, but nothing can compare to how amazing series 4 was. I'd argue there wasn't a single weak episode in the season. There's a reason that the Doctor-Donna pairing was brought back for the specials. That was the highlight of the show

[@TimelordShepherd]

JNT did the best with what he had. Much of the blame that has been placed on JNT should be placed on the higher-up people. With Chibnall and Davies, they have been given everything they wanted. This mess is totally on them.

[@liamnidas]

Someone definitely needs to reign Russell T. Davies in a little. His original run proves that.

[@MrRjhyt]

It referenced Sutekh, but he was an Osiran! Not an embodiment of Death. Even killing him felt contrived and wouldn't undo his actions. His arrival was a break from the reboot with Season 1. It was just so irritating. Bringing death to death, and remaking life!? It made NO damned sense! Forcing in a forty year old reference to a show trying to appeal to a new audience and not show itself as mired in its own history.

[@liamnidas]

I don't get why they brought him back. Or at least they should have done a much better job of reintroducing him. If you have to make a KZbin video explaining Sutekh to new audiences then you've clearly failed to do that.

[@KhaziirEverflight]

i watched 4 episodes of the 15th "doctor" season, and honestly, for me doctor who officially ends at the end of Capaldi's doctor. Anything after that just did not have the gravitas and writing and especially acting it should have had in my opinion. I don't mind the black doctor thing, but the character of 15 is just... annoying, compared to the imposing or charming renditions we had before up to, and including, 12. I do hope they lsiten to the critique and improve it to where it should and can be, but i don't hold much hope for it. Time will tell.

[@liamnidas]

I feel the same. Had Doctor Who ended with Twelve, then it would have been a fitting end.

[@andro_id]

Bipolar disordered Doctor as the result of bi-generation 😁/ 😭

[@reimei0221]

This videi deserves more views, this series is just a complete waste

[@liamnidas]

Thank you. And yeah, I'm already forgetting this season.

[@Matstamaster123]

I really don't know about this era honestly, I enjoyed it more then you did, but the feeling is mutual

[@liamnidas]

Hopefully, it can turn around next season, but this season hasn't filled me with lots of confidence.

[@joshmcgootermier2301]

I at least felt like i was watching octor Who again on some episodes... But yeah, weaker

[@liamnidas]

Felt that too. As weak as this was, it did feel like Doctor Who and I loved that feeling.

[@That_Diesel]

I have a lot to say about this: Like you say, the doctor does cry a lot in this series, and i do agree that it is a little over the top, but nowhere near as bad as everyone makes it out to be. Ot does feel like a bit of a stereotype towards gay people (i do fit that stereotype but im an acception that proves the rule), but to me its no different to 10 always kissong poeple and falling in love! Some people fo cry a lot, and that is just this doctors thing Ruby sunday is just like and average person, who just so happend to meet the doctor, not destined to save the world, she just regular The fourth wall breaks is a new thing which is a part of this era, rtd has said that. You cant just say something is bad because 'doctor who never did this'. How is the show supposed to develop if it cant do anything new? 14 isnt in 73 yards because this is not his series. Putting the old, straight white man as the doctor really would seem like they dont have faith in the new, queer black man as the doctor. Also, 14 has settles down now, hes not fighting monsters and saving the world anymore, he's done. This epiosde is supposed to make you ask those questions, you arent supposed to know the answer And mad jack wasnt released if the doctor dint step And there was no development in the Doctor and rubys relationship, so whether it was undone or not doesn't take away from their relationship Lindy not being able to walk is supposed to be stupid, highlighting (and exaggerating) the problems with todays social media Also, complaining about tye doctor crying and tyen saying his only good part was when he cried? Fall in love too quickly? - the empty child - tye Christmas invasion - thw girl in tye fireplace - the beast below - the snowmen - other episodes probably Whats the difference? They're gay. What does that tell me about you... Also, nobody cares about the doctors race, because clearly, these people are some acceptions to tye prejudice pf tye time, with there being other black people in the episode Rose is there because she clearly works there... Again, fourteen is not a part of this series, and he would be time locked Its not a bad reveal because you didnt know, a lot of people know who he is. Sontarans, ice warriors, the master, autons, are all examples of returning villans as well We are also shown that sutekh is powerful, by literally being told that he is the god of death Anagram was just a word in a songle line, its not a plot point, so why go on about it for 3 minites Also, that S in S Triad stands for Susan! You would be scared if the god of death was standing directly in front of you We know everything will be reverted at the end? - the big bang - the parting of the ways - the stolen earth - turn left - last of the time lords AGAIN fourteen is not a part of this series IT MAKES SENSE that he wont return because he has settled down for good now ! Harriet was bad, as she was sent by sutekh to warn us of his coming You say that bringing him back after 50 years was bad, and then ypu say thay you waited 50 years??? He never changes davros! Overall, i sense a lot of unconscious bias in this video with rose and the doctor getting a lot of hate, but i do kind of agree this season wasnt tye best, but it was not the worst either . Im not trying to cause an argument by the way i just want to share my thoughts

[@liamnidas]

Thanks for the thoughts. The issue isn't really that the Doctor cries, it's the frequency of it. He cried in every episode except for 73 Yards. And now it's going to feel like every episode we're just waiting for the Doctor to cry again. I actually did like that he was more emotional at first. It was an aspect that reminded me of Ten, my favourite Doctor, who was also a more emotional Doctor. Except his emotions were a lot more varied and he didn't only cry. the problem is that I'm now desensitised to scenes of fifteen crying. And any truly big emotional moment won't carry the same weight because he cries over a lot of things. It doesn't take much to break him down. Ruby being ordinary is fine. The issue is that the show went out of its way to make her seem extraordinary. Why was it snowing? As Russell T. Davies has said himself he was thinking about social media engagement with this aeries and Ruby exemplifies that. It feels like he wanted to get people to speculate about Ruby's mom and the mystery whilst never having any intention of paying it off. I don't like the fourth wall breaks for the same reason I don't like the musicals. it's a part of subjective taste. Dr Who has broken the fourth wall before but never so consistently. For me, it pushes the show a little further away from Dr who is, or at least how I view it. If other people like that then that's fine but it didn't work with me. And will it ever be explained why Mrs flood can do it? If it's anything like ruby and her mystery then I doubt it. I don't want Fourteen to return. I wanted him to actually regenerate into Fifteen. The issue is that it doesn't make sense for Fourteen to not get involved when the world is constantly in danger. How many times will we accept that fourteen was off world or some other excuse before it becomes a running gag? My friend told me that he wanted fourteen to return just so that they can kill him off because every time something major happens in the present he's going to think 'but what is fourteen doing right now?' It's not his personality to just sit back and let people die because he's chilling. I don't mind Rose working there. It's just that they did absolutely nothing with her character. she didn't add anything. She could have been removed from the final two episodes and nothing would be different. Also, it wasn't just rose that I didn't really like, I did say that it was the entire UNIT crew minus Kate that were getting on my nerves. The Sutekh reveal doesn't work because it is different to every other return that you mentioned. All of those returning villains are given the entire episode for us to know who they are. In Dalek, that episode shows how terrified the doctor is of it and how much he hates it and Rose doesn't understand why (like some viewers) and so throughout the episode we see why it's so terrifying and the episode reintroduces it to use. Same with the sontarans, ice warriors etc. if you don't know these villains then it isn't long for you to find out. With Sutekh it's at the end of the episode and treated in a way as if you would already know. but those that don't would have to look it up etc. They also had to make an entire video explaining the pyramids of mars. it's the reason why the toymaker worked (Donna's there going who's this? and instantly we get all the info.) Whereas with Sutekh, the episode ends and you're either like "omg sutekh's back' or 'I don't know who that is." The anagram I brought up because it was genuinely stupid. It's not an anagram and was something that even positive reviews pulled up. Because I have looked at positive reviews to see if there were things that I missed or didn't get. Even they were like 'ok The Legend of Ruby Sunday, great episode, although the doctor saying the wrong anagram when it's not an agagram was silly.' Won't bother everyone but when you've been finding Russell T. Davies's writing to be really weak this season, it's just another thing to point out and go 'that's wrong.' The doctor's best moment isn't when he cries. It's the bit before where even though they're being racist towards him and treating him terribly. He still wants to save them. He's begging with them to let him. That's who the doctor is to me. His frustration at being unable to save someone when he knows he can. It just happens that he also cries afterwards. You're right about the doctor falling in love. The only reason that I haven't criticised it before is because I didn't have a KZbin channel back then. I would have to rewatch those episodes to make sure there'e no major difference (like in girl in the fireplace she spends her entire life idolising him, not just one evening like Rogue). The race thing wouldn't be an issue for me if Dr who just picked a lane. Is this world like our or not? Because we get episodes like Rosa and then episodes where they don't bat an eye. The other issue is that in that episode the doctor tells rogue to brush up on his history because being gay back then would be scandalous and cause a scene. So they're following history when it comes to prejudice towards sexuality but not race? It's just a bit confusing and I have no idea if one episode we're going to follow established history or not. Is it a big thing? No. But it is still an issue that I had, and as I've seen from other reviews, even positive ones, I'm not alone in that issue. You're completely right about things being reverted at the end being a commonplace issue. but that doesn't mean that it wasn't an issue still. A reocurring problem is still a problem. He has changed Davros because he's said that the Davros from the Children in need special is how Davros will look for the rest of his Dr Who tenure. I disagree with the unconscious bias bit because the character that I liked the least this season was ruby. I didn't like her from day one. Fifteen on the other hand I actually initially liked, like I said in the video. And Rose is a nothing burger of a character.

[@Domgo-d1w]

I'm out now, not even the hardest Dr Who can watch this tripe.

[@liamnidas]

Don't blame you. if it weren't for the fact that my friends watch this show and we discuss it afterwards, I'd have dropped this show too.

[@Comicbroe405]

Well that's just wrong.

[@Yeatonclifton]

The correct spelling of Sutekh is an Egyptian pictogram, and it is sometimes given as seth or set. It clear in Pyramids of Mars that the name described the Egyptian god who this being impersonated at one time, and he was worphipped by ancient Egyptians. I don't think you can say Sue-Tech is not a transcription of the same word into English. That it is not an anogram is obvious but the doctor always had trouble saying he was wrong. --- As far as the season being a disappointment. If your comparing it to series 11 or worse season 24, I don't think it let us down on that level. If you are comparing to start of the 10th doctor era, which I think you said you were, that was series 2 and series 2 wasn't that great. It included Fear Her, Idiots Lantern and Love and Monsters, and the best parts of the 10th era were in series 3 and series 4, at least in many opinions. Of course, series 2 did not massively dissappoint because new commers had little to base expectations on, and long time viewers were glad the show was back. Now I think you are seeing the tenth doctor era with nostalga filter, and basing expectations on that. As far as Pyramids of Mars goes, American can watch it on Tubi and Brits on the iPlayer. If you are asking why you look at a classical show, well if you are so disappointed in the new episodes, you might ask what got some of us hooked on the show decades ago. There are ups and downs and big disappointments (like season 24), the show keeps coming up with original things, and it is very different from anything else on TV. As long as I have been watching the show, since the 70s, there have been streams of outrage at how liberal the show is. Look up Mary Whitehouse. It may be liberal, but if weren't it would be a different show, and I doubt a really different show would have lasted this long.

[@liamnidas]

You are right there. There is some nostalgia. But even series 2 of Tennant had its highs and absolutely delivered its ending. This new season didn't have many highs and didn't get me to connect with fifteen. Whereas Tennant's first season got me hooked on his portrayal. Christopher Eccleston was able to do more with his short tenure than ncuti has so far. I'm hoping that things turn around because the specials showed that Russell T. Davies could still create good Dr Who episodes. But so far, his second tenure hasn't pushed Dr Who in enough of a better direction. Hence why Disney are apparently considering dropping Dr Who.

[@LegoStarWarsTheSkywalkerSaga56]

I Liked All of Them Season One Was Amazing

[@liamnidas]

I'm glad you enjoyed it and, even though I didn't, I hope you like the next season too.

[@LegoStarWarsTheSkywalkerSaga56]

@@liamnidas Thank you

[@CuriousJourn]

every time you say MY OPINION am gonna sip tea. the my opinion drinking game. the crying is emotiive and hits at really special moments and really translates his feeling. Your issue with a man crying is....odd. He's absolutely not boring or bland, so ya completely wrong there. Tom bakers doctor once said "theres no point in being grown up if you cant be childish sometimes" he's not childish all the time, and we've seen a sneak peack at the darkness coming out every so often. The musical number was awesome, and its strange you dont like musicals when most scifi shows are essentially musicals, music makes the theme. Space babies was a very very very silly episode ahah. The music number was very silly and fun, and you can keep repeating the line, theres lots of songs that do that, its a thing. it happens because the magic is still in the air. The 4th wall breaks are really fun, its not "crap" Boom was great! finally we agree. your minor thing is blah, we know he's going to be ok, but he doesn't. We are seeing is episode. 73 yards was very much out side the box and hugely imginative, the atmosphere, the story, the music, the villian was spectacular. PART OF THE MSYERY IS not knowing what she said, not specificly knowing was such a great idea to creatre suspense. the not knowing everything gives it extra, and your not suppose to make sense of it, this is the new era and new rules of reality of things not making sense. its a great episode. "nothing special about ruby" we've had enough hero companions, we've had the chosen one ARC, so why cant we just have a normal person? the idea of them projecting that SHE'S SO SUPER IMPORTANT makes sense in this new reality. anyway, am done here. Ive got a general idea of what your critising and alot of it is either really petty stuff or just stuff you can'[t seam to grasp. good day sir.

[@tzarg]

"The musical number was awesome" but they never gave an explanation to it "The 4th wall breaks are really fun" it was better when it wasn't like every episode possibly multiple times? like yes I know it did 4th wall breaking before but this season they do it to an annoying degree "we've had the chosen one ARC, so why cant we just have a normal person" because they make it so she isn't, she can literally make it snow randomly, idk about you, but I can't do that. Maybe I'm dumb, but Boom didn't make me cry.

[@friendlyotaku9525]

@@tzarg "The musical number was awesome" but they never gave an explanation to it." Aftereffects of Maestro's meddling with music returning to the world, that's what causes it. And they don't break the fourth wall in every episode.

[@liamnidas]

If you've turned me saying in my opinion into a drinking game then you should easily be able to understand why I didn't like Ncuti Gatwa constantly crying. It's the exact same thing. Happens too often. Most sci-fis are not essentially musicals because they don't have songs and dances in them. Don't know what you mean by most sci-fis are essentially musicals. You're referring to a chorus in a song. Yes, most songs have a chorus that they repeat throughout the song. But most songs have other verses where they say something completely different to the chorus. That is why the musical number failed because it lacked variety. Ruby's mom being ordinary would have been fine had they not spent ages setting it up to be extraordinary. Even Gods wanted to know who Ruby's parents were and why it was always snowing.

[@liamnidas]

@tzarg Completely agree

[@liamnidas]

@friendlyotaku9525 Still happened far too much, especially in comparison to previous Doctor Who seasons

[@friendlyotaku9525]

For a show about change some Doctor Who fans really don't like change, huh.

[@liamnidas]

Change can both be good and bad. Just because something has changed and just because that show has changed, doesn't mean it is above criticism. If we criticise it that means that it can continue to change hopefully for the better.

[@anishg8103]

I don’t like 15. He is not acting like a doctor. The season is very off.

[@liamnidas]

He doesn't have the commanding presence that he should

[@mathieuleader8601]

lightning never strikes twice.

[@liamnidas]

Facts

[@ArynWellspring]

Not only can lightning strike twice but when something has been struck by lightning once it actually has an even higher chance of being struck by lightning a second time 🤓

[@liamnidas]

@@ArynWellspring Actual Facts

[@anndorar1383]

I LOVED IT! It was Fantastic!

[@liamnidas]

Glad you did. It didn't work for me. But I'm happy you liked it and I hope you like the next season too.

[@SamuelLevy-pn4rg]

To be honest this whole season was terrible in my opinion. However I did enjoy the 60th anniversary specials a fair amount.

[@liamnidas]

Wild Blue Yonder in particular was amazing in my opinion.

[@RodneyGooseman]

Russel has lost the plot if he thinks this is good stuff

[@liamnidas]

I'm beginning to think that he's lost his touch when it comes to Dr Who. And it's strange because I think Wild Blue Yonder and The Giggle up to the bi-generation were actually really good. But nothing of that quality was present in season one.

[@THEFORBIDDENMAN-lk7of]

POLITICAL CORRECTNESS GET`S A KICKING AS THE SHOW ROLLS INTO THE LONG GRASS, WERE NO ONE CARES WHICH RABBIT HOLE IT DROPS IN

[@THEFORBIDDENMAN-lk7of]

THANK YOU

[@TimelordShepherd]

Why did I stop watching Doctor Who I became a fan of Doctor Who around September of 1977 when my roommate introduced the show to me. My first Doctor Who story was “The Brain of Morbius” part one. (Season 13, serial 5) The Doctor was Tom Baker, and Elisabeth Sladen was his companion Sarah Jane Smith. There were elements of Gallifreyan history and it talked about regeneration. Directed by Christopher Barry, written by "Robin Bland" (Terrance Dicks rewritten by Robert Holmes), script editor Robert Holmes, and produced by Philip Hinchcliffe. One of the greatest teams in Doctor Who history. Has to be one of the better first stories for any newcomer. I stayed a fan of Doctor Who, watching when I could and reading any book I could find about the show, pre-internet, and Doctor Who stories, pre-VHS. I had no issues with a female Doctor. Counting the War Doctor, there were 13 incarnations, which was the established limit. We know that other Timelords had survived the Time War. The Doctor knowing his time is at the end runs across a female Time Lady and takes her on as his student. At the time of his death, he passes on all his knowledge and memories by telepathic contact. That didn’t happen, because as some of us recognized at the time and we all know now showrunner Chris Chibnall was more interested in checking as many WOKE boxes as he was in the show. It seems Russell T. Davis has the same goal this time around. Not being happy with the way, a female Doctor was introduced was not enough for me to stop watching Doctor Who. I got the DVD set when it came out. (That is how I view Doctor Who) Overall I felt Jodie Whittaker did a good job as the Doctor. Any fault anyone can have with her can be placed on Chibnall. He made the same mistake that was made by John Nathan-Turner did with Peter Davison. Three companions are too much when introducing a new Doctor, especially the first female Doctor. The only person who benefited from Chibnall's time as showrunner is JNT. He will no longer be remembered by some fans as the worst showrunner in the history of the show. Timeless Child is the story that ended Doctor Who for me. Chibnall completely destroyed what canon there was, and he turned the Timelords into child molesters. “The Doctor Who Timeless Child retcon subtly erases a classic legend.” screenrant.com/doctor-who-timeless-child-retcon-other-tecteun/ I have not completely given up on Doctor Who. I am so thankful for Big Finish. I believe the only way Davis can save the show is to pull a trick from “Dallas” and bring Whittaker back for a dream episode and erase her last two seasons or use Gatwa to erase the last three.

[@liamnidas]

Chibnall has undoubtedly cemented himself as the worst show runner of Doctor Who. Even if Russell T. Davies completely ruins Doctor Who, he'll still have the Ninth and Tenth Doctor runs whereas Chibnall will forever be stuck with his sole run as show runner.

[@evie._.lake20]

Completely agree

[@afriendlybandit7677]

has Davis got what Bidens got?

[@me-li8kd]

The only episode I liked was 73 Yards

[@liamnidas]

It didn't click with me personally but it definitely does stand out from not just this season but Doctor Who in general. And it does have a fantastic beginning.

[@Arcadi4.44]

As much as I dislike the Chibnall era, that Rasputin scene was better than the entirety of S1 v3

[@tonyingram1337]

So...your criticism of the finale is that they brought back one of the best remembered and most iconic villains of the last 60 years, but you, supposedly a fan, didn't know who he was? Get over yourself! Your ignorance does not change the fact that for most of us who've actually watched the classic series, this was a big deal! Also, the fourteenth Doctor 's story is done, that's been made clear. Forget him. Also, the greatest era of Doctor Who was the Tom Baker era. Educate yourself, child! And we classic fans are not "a subsection of the fan base". We ARE the fan base!

[@tzarg]

Sutekh appeared in one (really good) episode 50 years ago, and this season is literally supposed to be a jumping on point for Disney+ people, how would THEY know about it? I'm pretty sure that's his point, yes, as someone that watched Pyramids of Mars, his return was a big deal, but you can see his point

[@tonyingram1337]

@@tzarg Not really. Sutekh is one of the most well remembered villains in Who history, and Pyramids is generally considered one of the best stories. Every Who fan I know could pretty much recite the dialogue from every scene by heart.

[@tzarg]

​@@tonyingram1337 I was the only person in my entire family who even knew the episode existed. Also, that doesn't change the fact that for knew viewers, who joined on Disney+, won't know who Sutekh is, or what all the memory TARDIS pieces are from

[@tonyingram1337]

All of which I consider irrelevant. It's a sixty year old show. If they don't know something, a two minute Google search will educate them. As far as long term fans are concerned, Sutekh is well known.

[@labratt3742]

This comment sounds entitled as fuck, and that’s coming from a massive Classic Who and 4th Doctor fan. Giving the rest of us a bad name.

[@tom_4615]

Bro reeeeeeaaallly missed the point of 73 yards, worst take on it I’ve ever seen. Yapping about how it doesn’t make sense when it does, he just didn’t get it

[@liamnidas]

Then explain it to me

[@johnrider5701]

It's not just in a bad way it's dead and buried.

[@liamnidas]

Hopefully it will be able to regenerate into something better down the line

[@kathleenreed8245]

I stopped watching it after jodie left i liked jodie as a doctor her story line i didnt like but this series with the new doctor I really hate dont like thr new doctor at all. Wjll never watch it again only seen one episode of the new series as the doctor wasnt in it he told fans to touch grass we did

[@CyberController-]

Considering this is the only negative Season 1 review I've seen, it's safe to say the reviews are mostly positive.

[@liamnidas]

Most reviews I've seen have been negative, at least on KZbin. That said I would say the response has been more mixed than anything. It's got a score of 6.1/10 on IMDb and on rotten tomatoes critics have it at 95% fresh whereas audiences have it at 27% rotten. I would say critics overall liked it but audiences were very split. Although everyone agrees it's better than the Chibnall era of the show.

[@CyberController-]

@@liamnidas It's certainly more consistent than Chib.

[@liamnidas]

@@CyberController- Undeniably more consistent. We don't ever want to relive that era.

[@FronteirWolf]

Selection bias in the reviewers you watched , that's why you never found a negative review. I never found a positive review, but that was also selection bias in terms of the reviewers I watched, not because positive reviews didn't exist.

[@liamnidas]

@@FronteirWolf Absolutely

[@benikisoka4659]

I disagree Season 1 / Series 14 is a Good season

[@liamnidas]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. I didn't but hopefully even if I don't like the next one I hope that you continue to enjoy Ncuti's era as the Doctor.

[@JBILCO_ARTS]

19:09 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ysthafellgynghori8423]

The worst episode was 'Boom' which was a rip-off of the landmine scene from 'Genesis Of The Daleks'. Shame on you, Moffat!

[@liamnidas]

I actually quite liked Boom. But I've not seen Genesis of the Daleks. If I had, then maybe I'd have been more disappointed in the episode and this season as a whole.

[@marcnairn9446]

Morya farty😂

[@liamnidas]

Glad you liked it

[@marcnairn9446]

@@liamnidas I'm a grown man but jokes like that will never not be funny to me haha

[@matthewdavidcurry9810]

Agreed.

[@mattthesilent777RED]

Gatwa's Doctor is a wimpy sad and cringy man who should be wiped from the canon. That's what will happen when I'm showrunner

[@Comicbroe405]

You think they're gonna allow some childish moron to be showrunner?? You need some maturity first. Literally talking like some Dalek instead of a real person. "wiped from canon" 🤓🤓👆

[@liamnidas]

He did cry too much

[@Cvllzmm]

If dont like change was a person

[@liamnidas]

Change can be positive, but it can also be negative. It's important to criticise things for the sole purpose of helping them to change.

[@mattthesilent777RED]

Jodie, Tennant 2 and Gatwa aren't canon, never have been, never will be. We must hate them and soon they will be wiped

[@tom_4615]

Waaa new thing bad

[@liamnidas]

That's childish

[@tom_4615]

@@liamnidas yes it is, yet it is the opinion you hold

[@liamnidas]

@@tom_4615 Mate you need to learn to be more respectful of other people. Look at the other comments on this video. There are plenty of people who disagree with me yet they have the maturity to discuss their disagreements with me. They don't just mock and be condescending.

[@tom_4615]

@@liamnidas actually I don’t need to do anything. Your points were nitpicks, i see these types of “arguments” for every new era of the show and even though you might not realise, you only prefer rtds original run because of nostalgia

[@tommytaylor9892]

Your post is a massive disappointment

[@liamnidas]

Aww. Don;t be like that