My Long and Rambling Thoughts on Season One (and your's too!)

[@dwfan91-]

remember when i said this would be out of thursday? well i meant NEXT thursday. friday. next friday. well... i was close, sorry for the delay friends, hope you enjoy the video EDIT: THE VIDEO GOT BLOCKED WORLDWIDE. I had to trim out a segment from 29:20 onwards so theres a weird cut where I talk about ratings, but I had to take it out my bad everyone, sorry for the strange cut

[@jamesmorgan8123]

@@dwfan91- love the video

[@shoopidly5249]

Your channel is such a breath of fresh air for DW content. Tumblr is overrun by people who think all of it is absolutely perfect and youtube is overrun by people thinking it's all fallen apart. I really appreciate your view that it wasn't perfect, we're allowed to want more, but we're also supposed to just have fun with it.

[@hmvaa]

This guy literally goes wherever the wind is blowing through feedback, his commentary is endearing but to pretend he’s providing anything different from other Doctor Who content creators is a stretch considering he shilled throughout the season, touched on nothing he found uniquely negative and switched up his demeanour at the end of the season towards the more critical talking points his particular community had a problem with people complaining about throughout.

[@MedicsReality]

Just wait for the next season 1 in 2044. We'll be nostalgic for this classic who

[@dwfan91fan91]

I think the worst decision for the new era was putting some of the weaker episodes first. A lot of people were put off the specials by the star beast and then people were put off the new season by space babies. This also gave fuel to channels who get their following by hating on shows, which In turn made others retroactively think the episodes were worse. The show was kind of shooting itself in the foot by putting the more controversial episodes before the better ones.

[@lbricks7631]

:O The 91st fan of dwfan91

[@grumpysphinx4911]

Yep, times have changed and people aren't as forgiving of weaker episodes as they were before (like with Eccleston's first series)

[@dwfan91-]

oh my god

[@bugginonthewall]

this is the orphan black of comments

[@edb2863]

You're not wrong necessarily, but look back at series 1. Some of the weakest episodes are up front, and then it gets better and better

[@Jaeden_Phoenix]

My main take with Series 14 is that the episodes (if they're staying exactly as is) need to be in a different order. (prepare for yappery) Episode 1: Space Babies Episode 2: Rogue Episode 3: Boom Episode 4: Dot and Bubble Episode 5: The Devil's Chord Episode 6: 73 Yards Episode 7: The Legend of Ruby Sunday Episode 8: Empire of Death *If you don't care about why I chose this order feel free to skip this entire section of yapping:* This order I feel makes the most sense. Space Babies is clearly an opener episode, so keeping it at Episode 1 makes sense. Episode 2 being Rogue I feel makes more sense as the "We've done the future now lets do the past" story you typically get in the first 2 or 3 episodes of a new companion than The Devil's Chord just because it's smaller scale. Boom being "first alien planet" rounds out the little trilogy of "what the show has to offer" type adventures, and I feel like the combo of Space Babies/Rogue/Boom best give us our insight into both The Doctor and Ruby. The next 3 episodes I feel could be argued for a different order, but I'll give my reasoning for the order I have. Dot and Bubble coming at the mid-series point gives our first look at a "something different" episode, whilst also being (or at least appearing to be) a more light-hearted story after the very intense story of Boom. Of course, by the end of the episode, it hits you with the "things aren't always as they appear" kind of twist. Now we're at the second half of the series, and I feel that both The Devil's Chord and 73 Yards needed to come closer to the finale because of the themes and ideas they explore. The Devil's Chord being our big punch into the second half of the series and re-introducing us to the idea of the Pantheon of Gods, and it allows proper time for the "6 months of travel" and the "you never run" kind of ideas floated in the episode. Having this episode as Episode 2 felt like it was only done as a PR thing to get people to watch both episodes at launch back-to-back with their big "experimental musical episode" that linked back to the David Tennant 60th Specials. I feel it's also important to keep a gap between 73 Yards and Dot and Bubble, both of them being Doctor Lite episodes, as to keep us engaged with who our protagonist is supposed to be. 73 Yards honestly feels like a prelude to the finale in so many ways, with how much its referenced in Empire of Death. I feel like it introduces new audience members who didn't watch the 60th Specials and are just joining for Series 14 to a lot of core parts of Episode 7. (Think Kate Stewart's intro, all the things referenced back to this story in Empire of Death etc) and it gives us our first real proper insight into Ruby without then drawing it away by sticking Dot and Bubble in the middle (which was both a Doctor *and* Companion lite story right before the finale). Placing this story here allows the pace to be kept up leading into the finale. Then, of course, the Finale stays in the same place, only now we're fresh from The Devil's Chord's reintroduction of The Gods, and 73 Yards is still fresh in our mind with the ideas that it'll return to.

[@dwfan91-]

this is facts, W comment

[@Samantha_76]

I love your channel so much man and I used to whine so much when I first started watching you. You've totally turned me around. I really love that you're one of the few reviewers that's really stepping back and giving the season a chance. The overly negative, to me it seems, reactions to RTD2 are undeserved. in fact it's actually kept me from watching most peoples wrap ups since the final episode. Congrats I guess that makes me fanofdrwhofan91 officially😂

[@dwfan91-]

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[@j.b.c.a.]

Opinions on the episodes: Space Babies: I don't know. It's good, but there isn't a lot to say. Nothing wrong with it. The Devil's Chord: I love it, flaws and all. I love how bonkers it is... I love it. Boom: The Moff is back, and he's doing his thing. 73 Yards: Yes please. Magnificent. Dot and Bubble: What a banger. Truly flabbergasting. Rogue: I think this is probably gonna be the one I'll rewatch the most out of the whole season. This episode is for me what The Girl in the Fireplace is for many others. I'm usually not a fan of the Doctor being romantically interested in someone... but this episode just makes it work, and I don't think any other episode of Doctor Who has ever managed to make it work as good as this one. The Legend of Ruby Sunday: still absolutely amazing. The whole build up is sensational. Sure, some characters don't really need to be there (Rose and Carla) and I miss Shirley (nothing against Morris though), but it still works. Empire of Death: after thinking about it a lot, I believe a lot of the pacing issues come from the time jump. You don't need it, it just makes everything feel less important. We have to get this done, you say? Why now? We didn't do it for an eternity, why exactly now? You can just erase the time jump, it makes it feel more important and Sutekh doesn't seem to just "sit around". He just arrived and destroyed all life in the universe. The same is also true for Last of the Time Lords. Once again, you can complain about how he's defeated and all that... but that wouldn't really be an issue (or not that much of an issue) without the time jump. That's the actual reason why people don't like the way Sutekh was defeated. About the mom... I get it, but I don't really like it. It could have worked better if it were shortened, and they definitely should have at least *mentioned* the snow. Had RTD had more time to review and rewrite the script I have no doubt it would have been better, but that didn't happen. A shame really. Other than that, I'll just wait for Season 2 / Series 15 / Season 41, which is gonna be even better than this one. Hype!

[@TalhaMasood]

This has been my favorite series since series 5. I loved it, and discovered your channel great work bro keep it up proud of ya

[@dwfan91-]

thanks boss🫡

[@TalhaMasood]

@@dwfan91- Sorry replying to this so late, but you're only one of the few channels that stays positive for the show, please never lose that as hate bate gets more views boss.

[@MajesticWorld19]

The Last Jedi was my favorite episode of Series 14

[@andrealiee]

3:31 i did cry, NOT bc of the doctor and ruby splitting, but during ruby meeting her mother

[@TalhaMasood]

Same bro

[@pizzaro11s57]

Make me wait again and I will always come back because I love these videos man, keep it up cause I love doctor who, I loved this season and I love this channel

[@dwfan91-]

copyright beat my ass bro I wish I could get these out faster😭

[@j.b.c.a.]

I feel kind of similar to how I felt after the specials. This was great, it could have been better, I'm a bit more calm... but I think it's getting even better. Low-key hyped for season 2! 🔥

[@dxctr_master]

I think the problem for me as a Doctor Who fan is just how NEW the show feels, being too experimental and fresh, but after almost 4 years without a proper series what we needed was a sense of familiarity of what good old Doctor Who is meant to be like, rlly excited about season 2 tho

[@TommyLednorMusic]

Babe wake up, dwfan91 just posted a two hour video!

[@YehudaKatz]

It didn't help the American audience (hi there!) that Unleashed and Tales of the Tardis are impossible to casually watch but are part of the UK conversation and *clearly* part of the intended Fan Experience.

[@dwfan91-]

The fact they aren't even getting physical releases is crazy... what are they doing bru😭

[@ManiBatchelor]

Your idea of Doctor who: part 3 is frankly masterful. Honestly just a brilliantly thought out idea. I’ve been hearing you out brother on the 20 minute format this whole time, but DAMN hearing that completely fleshed out sounds absolutely insane. I had to stop myself from getting pumped, I forgot this shit wasn’t actually happening (it will happen)

[@dwfan91-]

(it will happen)

[@gresh1134]

As someone who's currently watching through the classic series for the first time, I can confirm the shorter format is EXTREMELY binge-able (and the cheesy cliffhangers are great lol). I don't know how "modern audiences" would react, but your point about how it works for anime is interesting. I would love to see it tried!

[@tom_4615]

#dwfan91forshowrunner ONE HUNDRED PERCENT!!! Hearing what you’d do to the format, I can’t agree more, 2 episodes a week for 10 weeks??? HELL YEAH

[@mtaimry]

To me it's really obvious why the memory changed - The Doctor wasn't there originally, so no one was there to see her point at the sign. When the Doctor went back there, the mother had a reason to point and "name" Ruby, for him to see.

[@dwfan91-]

hm. idk

[@squishking]

i thought the pizza party scene was fucking comical 😭😭 what minimum wage worker just came back from the ashes to deliver that pizza

[@dwfan91-]

LMAO

[@Comicbroe405]

Bro finally posted 🙏😭 Excited for the upcoming stuff. Also absolutely correct on TLJ.

[@Comicbroe405]

Also as an addendum I wanted to say on many IG pages I follow the series had been pretty well received. Also the only streaming shows which work with a smaller ep count are adult ones like The Boys or Hotd.

[@Migselv-f9y]

Loves this Star Wars review by the realest person on KZbin

[@GarydeBrown]

Major major props for the Infinite Tsukiyomi reference. 🤘

[@ManiBatchelor]

Watching dwfan91 on train might be peak life. Idk bro, shit is just charming .

[@dwfan91-]

LETS GO

[@Kregnic]

tasteful, delicate, subtle. these are the words are use to describe this absolutely delectable video, my gorgeous, gleaming, KING dwfan91. safe travels

[@christianrothfus]

1:23:10 My interpretation of it was they were basically saying that the time corridor was the time vortex (or is retroactively becoming the time vortex). They went chose to make the time corridor look like the time vortex rather than leave it as it was which to me means they are intentionally saying that they are the same thing, or at least related in some way.

[@dwfan91-]

true true

[@christianrothfus]

I haven't even watched it yet and I already know it's about to be peak. shit

[@dwfan91-]

REAL

[@lbricks7631]

Ok, now I would really, REALLY love to see you try your Doctor Who Part 3 idea. But I think it might be hard to maintain good cliffhanger after good cliffhanger all those weeks in a row. If you have to write a mind-boggling cliff-hanger every week that creatively hampers you. Like in Classic Who, it wasn't always a cliff-hanger, sometimes more like a mildling alarming stroll past a cliff. There were fantastic cliff-hangers that have stayed in my mind for years, like the TARDIS falling off a ledge at the end of The Rescue or the Cybermen emerging from sewers in The Invasion, but they were so fantastic because they were standouts. But then again some stories like Horror of Fang rock have consistently gripping cliffhangers, so idk if i'm just chatting shit or if i'm making a good point or not.

[@lbricks7631]

Also my comments were featured twice, thats hype.

[@dwfan91-]

I think my solution to this would be to have good cliffhangers every time

[@Idkuhrandomhandle]

I’ve never liked The Doctor wearing casual clothing. It’s odd to see The Doctor wearing jeans. Plus Fifteen doesn’t really have a defining look except for the brown leather jacket. I think the dressed up preppy look most incarnations wear fit the character more. Nine and Fifteen are by far the most casual Doctors. Both are from RTD so I guess RTD likes the Doctor being more casual when it comes to fashion.

[@dwfan91-]

@@Idkuhrandomhandle I don’t like the 15th dr not having a static costume but that’s also just personal to me ig, you’re right about RTD preferring the casualwear

[@LoneSilverBullet]

I would love to read your Doctor Who scripts. Are they a specific Doctor or do you run the gamut?

[@dwfan91-]

I have at least 1 script for each Doctor and 24 (finished) scripts in total it would be really fun to share them some day, maybe I'll post them in the community tab (as a pdf)

[@LoneSilverBullet]

@@dwfan91- That would be awesome

[@colby_ybloc]

I didn't write a reaction cause I was too lazy to, but better late than never ig I was beyond disappointed with the finale tbh. I really wanted to like it, I even got ice cream for it, though it was really not great. I was invested in the Ruby's mother arc, so having it land so poorly was rough. This season was good, though out of 8 episodes, there were only 4 great episodes. (Not saying the other 4 were bad, though they feel like decent to good filler episodes meant to be in a longer season.) I think this is going to be the reason this season could end up aging quite poorly. 8 episodes is nothing and can easily be knocked out within a day. No one want's 4 decent episodes and 4 great episodes. 8 great episodes and 4 good episodes feel like the right balance. If this season is the worst we get, we'll be absolutely fine for the foreseeable future. Again, still a good season. Though I really do think that more could have been done to make it better. It felt like a lot due to the weekly release schedule, though after rewatching the entire season, that illusion fades very quickly Also, I completely agree with your take on why this show shouldn't try and appeal to American and British audiences, and I am an American. It feels off, and I couldn't put my finger on it until you said this.

[@mikaylaeager7942]

As an American I’m shocked whenever I’m reminded that Doctor Who is Britains most popular show. My instinct is always to compare it to Star Trek as the most popular Sci-fi show in the US but it’s not Britain most popular sci-fi show… it’s Britains most popular show. It really is your Big Bang Theory?! That’s so wild! How do you get so many people to watch something so weird and out there?? The only reason so many Americans watch BBT is because it’s so generic and inoffensive. In fact, I would argue that in terms of cultural impact it still makes more sense to compare Doctor Who to Star Trek. Big Bang Theory may be technically popular but even now people often forgot it exists. Big Bang Theory doesn’t have fans. No one talks about the latest episode with their friends. It’s your quintessential turn your brain off show. The one you stop on when you’ve flipped through all the other channels and couldn’t agree on anything else.

[@dwfan91-]

you raise a great point

[@Batarrow22]

Grant's face in 'Rogue' looked so menacing and badass. Would've been better if he was the War / Hidden Doctor .

[@lbricks7631]

Watching Doctor Who try so hard to push into american markets really reminds me of how Thunderbirds ended. Lew Grade (Head of ITC) failed to sell the British TV show to a US audience because they did not want it. Only one of Gerry Anderson's shows, Fireball XL5, was sucessfully sold to an American network, but recieved such fierce competition it was dropped after 1 season. As the movie, Thunderbirds are GO, made in response to the Thunderbirds sucess in Britain and Australia did not perform as well as hoped, Lew Grade told Gerry and the crew at AP Films to cut production after the making of a second contractually-obligated film, Thunderbird 6 (which also performed poorly), and begin work on Captain Scarlet. Thunderbirds ended, and after that AP films rebranded and began their slow decline in puppet shows, ending their overall productions with Space: 1999. Bit of a tangent but I was just struck by the similarities.

[@dwfan91-]

thats a very interesting parallel

[@lbricks7631]

@@dwfan91- Thankyou

[@6thDoctorFan84]

Who up twinning they dilemma…? 🥴

[@andrealiee]

People watching Empire of Death in cinemas: "I don't deserve anything. Nobody deserves anything. But I am owed better. I am owed."

[@everettrailfan]

Man, this season just was _not_ it for me. Felt like there were no stakes (or at least, very small stakes) and just like Russell was playing with Disney's budget instead of focusing on intriguing, captivating narratives. And don't get me started on Ruby's mom... like wtf LMAO

[@TommyLednorMusic]

52:21 I’ve really never heard dwfan91 sound quite so British than him saying “Britain.”

[@dwfan91-]

LOL

[@j.b.c.a.]

LETS GOOOO, THE GOAT IS BACK

[@dwfan91-]

WE'RE BACK!!

[@kyledownie]

I actually think the finale should have been three parts instead of two. Empire of Death was great but it was too fast. Three part finale would have been amazing. Edit: The excitement and great stuff was too quick. The crap reveal with Ruby’s mum was too dragged out but I still think three parts would have been great. We needed longer to sit with a completely dead universe.

[@DavidTennantEnthusiast]

I actually had no idea how much the new format sorta ruined the show's audience interest - and i can't wait to see you drop those scripts, i think you'd be an epic showrunner man 😈‼️ #dwfan91forshowrunner

[@julilu423]

Honestly my biggest issue with Doctor Who since Capaldi left has been the characterisation of the Doctor and their companions. I don't know why but Chibnal and now RTD2 make the Doctor seem like a passenger in their own show, of course this is partly down to the shorter episode count and in RTD2's case a lot of sort experimental episodes/ ridiculous last-minute Disney rewrites/editing/episode order, but the characterisation should really be the focus, especially with a new doctor. Lots of plot/stuff happens but we never really see how this genuinely effects the Doctor and (insert whichever companion since Moffat lol). Re-watching the Capaldi era recently it is the doctors relationships and performances with Clara, Missy, Bill etc. which make that era work on the rewatch even now, elevating even the 'not good' stories or plot-points. For some reason Doctor Who has completely forgotten how to characterise the Doctor and their companions and so even if I really liked some of the ideas in the Chibnal era and now in RTD2 I can't help but not feel invested because I'm not really sold on the Doctor, and in this seasons case, Ruby - which is a shame because when the Doctor/companion dynamic really clicks the show 'works'. I'll defo still watch the next season but for me being a fan of the show defo comes before any expectation that it'll be good lol.

[@dwfan91-]

idk, i think the characterisation of the dr in general in modern who has been a bit off for me. 9 was great because he was intentionally different. 10 is all over the place and can be really annoying sometimes. 11... y'know what 11 gets a pass but 12 is the most inconsistent of them all. He just be switching up all over the place. 13 is a watered down version of 10 and 5, 14 is a filler Doctor and 15 is unlike anything we've ever seen before (in a good way.) Companion wise though I think nw has always been pretty solid. I must confess I was never invested in the series 8 'am i a good man' stuff so all of that fell flat for me so I disagree w your assessment that Doctor Who forgot how to characterise or anything, don't rlly see it but thats just me

[@julilu423]

@@dwfan91- It's certainly different to the classic series but I still think it works. I like 10 tbh I get a lot of people found his relationship with Rose annoying but tbh I thought it was fine and sets up his dynamic with Martha really well (Season 3 is one of my all time favs). Disagree with 12 - the work Capaldi and Moffat are doing with the Doctor in that era is defo the highlight for me, and even if the 'good man' stuff ended up being a bit underwhelming - I think 12 and Clara's dynamic throughout that era is one of the strongest and best written/acted in all of NuWho. The drop-off with Chibnal and now RTD2 seems pretty noticeable to me I don't think I could really describe any sort of shift or development in relationship with Whittaker's doctor and any of her companions and the same can be said for Gatwa with Ruby. I suppose this isn't too dissimilar to classic who - not every character really needs a big character arc - but Chibnal with the 'fam' kept hinting at development that just wasn't there and the same has happened in the most recent season for me. It's a shame because there are good ideas here and I don't think I'm being a hater for recognising this but it really stops me from being that invested in these eras of the show tbh. Respect your's and loads others opinions will be different tho and I found your ideas of a completely new format really interesting.

[@dwfan91-]

@@julilu423 I will agree that the 12 and clara dynamic is great especially in series 9. Bill is a cool character too but I disagree with your notions towards the Chibnall era and RTD2. I think time will look back on them kindly in the same manner it did to 12s era. Btw dont worry I don't think your a hater🙏 we value all the opinions round here

[@therandomvideochannel8589]

yes that's exactly it,, it's like the doctor has 0 authority in his own show anymore

[@dwfan91-]

@@therandomvideochannel8589 I definitely disagree

[@aziraphale60]

I don't have an issue with 8 episode streaming shows. I don't doubt your arguments are correct but I liked Loki and obi wan and she hulk and whatever

[@cam1e754]

Top bw honest no episode was bad in my opinion but empire of death was disappointing and not too greatly structured, i hated space babies but mostly cause i didn't like talking babies and i disliked the devil cords singing ending but everything before was amazing, i personally loved the season and the writing was good all around but rogue did feel too fast paced and rouge and the doctor should have developed a relationship over multiple encounters

[@Jaeden_Phoenix]

31:54 The answer is clearly obvious. Casualty is dominating the charts, and not even the behemoth that is Doctor Who can slow it down.

[@dwfan91-]

truuuuuuue

[@Pokenerd11]

1:42:32 Hey that’s me! 🐐 channel btw keep the good videos coming please 🙏

[@brobs0463]

After watching some of classic who I now really want to see at least one series of the 20 minute episode format. Series 9 is kind of the closest thing we’ve ever gotten to that and I love most of those stories. Edit: just finished the video and BBC HIRE THIS GUY!

[@dwfan91-]

WE WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN

[@justsome500yearoldwithsmug2]

Having had a few weeks to ponder of my thoughts BUT no rewatches so far.. Church On Ruby Road: 6.5/10 Fine introduction but super weird pacing Space Babies: 6.5/10 yeah that's right! I thought this was pretty charming at least in the character interaction (which this series really needed more of) Devils Chord: 7.2/10 I need me some more goofy Who! which also arguably does hurt this episode because it feels like it makes the villain less of a threat. Boom: 7.9/10 Soild but very basic in terms of Moffat writing 73 Yards: 8.5/10 Feel like there's really no pay off now that Ruby doesn't have speical powers? but I can still enjoy this one by itself by are large margin compared to rest of the season. Dot and Bubble: 7/10 This episode really demonstrates how I feel about a lot how "clean" everything feels now in TV shows, of course it this episode case that's the point ANYHOW I would gladly give this episode a 9/10 for that preformece of Gatwa alone but the poor guy is barely in it. Rogue: 6.5/10 Ones like these make me miss Classic Who pacing. To be fair DW has always been pretty bad at love stories but this really ani't it, nice cameo that breaks a good chunk of canon btw. Legend of Ruby Sunday: 9/10 Gee wiz! what an amazing pre final! my pyramid boy final returns after so long! I can't wait to see how this wraps up with a satisfying conclusion! Empire Of Death: 6/10 *Dies of Cringe* Best goodbye scene in a long long time though I'll RTD that Final thoughts: yup that was indeed a season of Doctor Who Didn't love it but it's not worse than Season 15 of Classic Who so that means it get's a Bronze star for trying.

[@thechameleons7868]

I feel like a better way of defeating Sutekh would be to like somehow trap him on the Memory TARDIS, then destroy/trap that, meaning that there's not 3 TARDISes lying around That doesn't do the reverting of Sutekh's effect, but it fixes a few problems

[@jaysongillott9106]

If you want to go back to the 20 minute format, then you need the resolutions to the cliffhangers to be hilariously underwhelming.

[@dwfan91-]

What we need is to make the cliffhangers themselves unbelievably godly and then make the resolutions just be a timeskip to the situation being solved

[@kylerees3491]

I also think Mrs Flood is the God of Stories it makes sense with the fourth wall breaks and her talking about stories at the end of TEoD Okay so I'm on the numbering reset part and yes I definitely agree I thought it was a bad idea before but now it's even worse especially with having Sutekh as the finale villain don't get me wrong I loved that he came back but doing basically a sequel to Pyramids of Mars in a series renamed season 1 and RTD saying in the press that this is the place to start for new fans I really don't think it is tbh series 11 was the series that could have had a numbering reset and it made sense there were no returning villains or anything it was all new stuff, that was the perfect jumping on point for new fans because even people who've watched all of modern who might not know who Sutekh is so new fans from this series wouldn't have a clue what's going on I agree they should have gone with Netflix I think RTD said he wanted to get the Stranger things audience so wouldn't it make sense to go with Netflix in that case same as with Heartstopper and Sex education had actors from those shows and the Bridgerton episode and I think a new season of Bridgerton recently released so Doctor Who goes to Netflix so RTD can get a Stranger things audience, they do a Bridgerton episode just before a release of a new Bridgerton season surely all this makes sense to do Also yes #dwfan91forshowrunner

[@dwfan91-]

man like russell t davies spends his off time talking about netflix shows, made 1/8 of his latest season dedicated to netflix shows and cast his main star because of his performance in a netflix show still went with disney it is what it is

[@kylerees3491]

​@@dwfan91- actually 2/8 of the series because of Dot and Bubble being the black mirror episode of the season that was mentioned in the press

[@kylerees3491]

​@@dwfan91-also just got to the part you said the Timeless Children is better then Empire of Death and I definitely agree!

[@dxctr_master]

Netflix Doctor Who would be SIIICCCCKK I rlly hope we get it some day

[@idle_speculation]

41:45 I got them at 4 actually, because I’m on the West Coast. This is what happens when your country is big enough to have multiple time zones.

[@Blaiser_]

Y’all tripping this is NOT season 14 or seasons 1 it’s season 40

[@idle_speculation]

It's finally happening. They're finally making Big Finish audios for 13. She might get a character with more depth than a 2x4.

[@smilesinmay]

You’re so right about the biggest mistakes being in production. I was one of those fans who found doctor who /on netflix/ at 8 years old, netflix would have been a much smarter move. I also think it was unfortunate to have the series start and end on mediocre notes/the weakest of the episodes. For people who’ve never seen the show (general public, my friends who i’ve been trying to convince to watch with me, etc), the conversation then looks like this: Oh, doctor who? maybe i’ll watch! Oh, people are saying the first episode is bad. Okay, maybe not. Then later, news comes out that the full series is now available to watch. People who usually wait for that/missed out on watching weekly somehow, either because of space babies being “bad” or otherwise start to think, hey, now that the whole series is up i should watch. What are people saying right now? Oh, they don’t like it. Oh, okay, nevermind. unfortunate :(

[@smilesinmay]

Also an add-on because i just got to the part where you talk about thinking the doctor used a death wave type weapon in the time war-i was always under the assumption (until DotD) that it was a delta wave. It’s said a couple times throughout the series that Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways was the part of the Time War (i.e. Rose bringing back Jack, the final act of Time War being life), so to me it paralleled really well that this situation where the Doctor was unable to specify the wave between human and dalek was exactly the same decision he made in the Time War but he ultimately refused to enact it again. Cool to know other people got the same impression!!

[@jesus_christ5856]

This is my asmr for tonight

[@dwfan91-]

thank you jesus

[@AndrOwO]

Sometimes i wish i could show Russell T Davies videos like this... Cus every word you said about why this season failed is prty much the truth... And i would love Russell to show his thoughts about your claims. Cus they are all worthy to adress in my opinion.

[@CrusadingCompletionist]

would love if you released those scripts you made as someone trying to get into writing :)

[@owenbutitsthesequel]

1:08:17 I knew you were going with reverting back to classic ahaha! But you’re right. At first it might sound weird, but in this modern age where everything needs to go faster, this might just be perfect. I also think it works by being the same principal of people being able to watch 60 1 minute tiktoks but not a 1 hour video essay. And of course all the points you brought up. I can only see good things. You have completely converted me to a classic who format truther. Anyways #dwfan91forshowrunner get it trending to twitter asap

[@dwfan91-]

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[@senorgooba7360]

I love not sleeping to watch a new dwfan91 vid at 1am (why do I do this to myself).

[@kevinjmccloy5865]

Space babies: keep the BBC producers away from kids Devils chord: kdot didn’t pop out. F tier Boom: lived, laughed and loved this episode 73 yards: get abandoned every step you take Dot and bubble: racism bad. Where’s my Nobel prize? Rouge: “ThIs Is So BrIdGeToN!” Shrieked Ruby The legend of Ruby Sunday: it was never a good episode Empire of death: sutekh the home invader gets evicted RTD: don’t you think he looks tired?

[@CyberController-]

Doctor Who isn't an American show, it's a British show. It doesn't have 13 40 minute episodes, it has 5 stories split into 4-6 20 minute episodes It doesn't star typically attractive actors, it stars quality stage actors It doesn't ignore political issues, it charges them head-on I liked what I saw this season, but it just wasn't right.

[@ManiacalflameYT]

Whenever I hear SM64 music, I vibe. Whenever I hear SM64 music in a dwfan91 video, I vibe harder.

[@_smerte42]

the correct way to say it is: season 40

[@dwfan91-]

nice pfp

[@_smerte42]

@@dwfan91- thanks

[@JeekayTenn]

the goat is back

[@teller6910]

what I like about the Last Jedi is the small scale (universe wise) but character wise, it is massive! That's what Doctor Who needs to be. Some of the best Who stories are small scale (Midnight, Blink, Vengeance on Varos,), all you need is a small setting, a few great characters, and a cracking villain, not these universe-shattering events. When you end the universe, there's nowhere you can take the characters or plot but backwards. RTD got too rapped up in his mystery box, he forgot a 3-dimensional dynamic between the Doctor and the companion along the way, leaving it bland and uninteresting. There's not a single interesting moral conflict or at least an argument between The Doctor and Ruby.

[@ahaangrygem]

You should put dramatic readings of your scripts or snippets of them on here or members only during the offseason. Would love to see them!

[@dwfan91-]

that'd be awesome maybe i should do that

[@ahaangrygem]

@@dwfan91- it would be so cool! Bet lots of your members would be happy to lend their talents, too. Big Finish x dwfan91. I'm manifesting

[@Road_to_Dawn]

I’m always one of the very few who love something everyone else hates lol. I loved Season 1 (even thought Space Babies was good), I loved the Whittaker era, I loved The Last Jedi (could’ve done without the casino planet bits though), Eternals is one of my favorite Marvel movies ever, and Stormblood is my favorite FF14 expansion. I just can’t catch a break lol

[@dwfan91-]

LMAO

[@martellostudios]

I quite enjoy this new series, but WHY DID CARLA NAME DROP THE BEAST OUT OF NOWHERE???

[@aziraphale60]

As an American Americans don't care that it's British. We also don't think big bang theory and young Sheldon are good writing. It's a meme how bad big bang theory is. You can't go by ratings in America because only a small percentage of people are tracked and they're all old people and it's not tracked against streaming shows. If anything Americans probably don't like it because more and more just don't like queer people. It's insane.

[@dwfan91-]

to your last point... true lol. but to your first- yh BBT is a meme for how bad it is but the truth is, we're in the minority. Most of the american mainstream audience LOVE it and just a quick glance at the comment section of clips on youtube will show you hundreds of thousands of fans declaring it as the pinnacle of fiction. And also if the ratings in America are small then I am heartbroken bruh, BBT had a 20 million viewers average, New Who at its peak with Series 4 had an 8 million average its wild😭 but yeah you're right lol

[@Josh_not_gamer]

I actually watch your videos while playing Minecraft

[@andrealiee]

37:18 listen screencap for when u say listen oh dwfan91 how i love ur editing

[@CrusherX1000]

This is a hot take but I think season 1 might be a contender for the best season of Who ever. Including the classic series

[@CrikeyItsDan]

I disagree with a bunch of your points in this video, like always...👀 But you really hit the nail on the head with the Netflix thing. If it simply dropped on Netflix worldwide at the same time for everyone at once, it would have been 10x bigger. Especially if the entire back catalogue was on there in advance, giving people a chance to catch up. I think this series had alot more problems than that, but I think you nailed the poor marketing and the Disney deal being the main culprits. When we hit the Boom, 73 yards and Dot and Bubble stretch of episodes, the good word about the show would have spread and cos everyone's got Netflix so many more people would have given it a shot. But we stuck here with Disney for now :(

[@dwfan91-]

I get you didn't like parts of individual stories but personally I really enjoyed them all, even the finale (which I will admit has its problems)

[@CrikeyItsDan]

@@dwfan91- I totally respect that, that's what I love about you as a creator and the comment section on your videos. It's not filled with the one side who praise everything and the other side who hate everything. Most people here yourself included fall somewhere in the middle and it creates such a healthy environment to have a discussion about individual episodes and the show as a whole. As always appreciate the video bruh and can't wait to see what else you're cooking up

[@dwfan91-]

@@CrikeyItsDan Thank you so much, I always love to read the comments as well (as you by me including you in the community reactions :D ) It's great to have such cool people with reasoned opinions in the comment section. Yeah you're right, in that I fall in between. As you know I'm not in favour of every creative decision so far in RTD2 but when it comes to Season 1 specifically, I did enjoy every episode and loved many of them

[@tom_4615]

Man 14 coming back would have been so out of no where with like no set up but I stand with what I said, it would still be better than it not happening 💀

[@rrrfffeeemcmann]

As an American I can assure anyone under the age of 30 completely agrees with ur take on news channels, I'd rather watch grass grow

[@dwfan91-]

😂

[@elise2920]

#DWFAN91 FOR SHOWRUNNERRRRR

[@NoWhat_4]

Chris Chibnall is the goat, I loved flux and a couple other episodes from season 13 and 12 / 11 But overall I didnt like the era, But he saved Doctor who so I have the most respect out of all of all The Showrunners

[@RobbieMartin745]

1:11:27 hey man thank you for the response!!! 🙏

[@merry_morgana]

This was blocked for me for about an hour right after you posted. I was outraged, but then it fixed itself.

[@dwfan91-]

the bbc beating my ass for using a series 9 teaser trailer for 30 seconds

[@merry_morgana]

@@dwfan91- Series 9? Capaldi's second season? Wtf.

[@dwfan91-]

@@merry_morgana yh, i got cooked

[@aziraphale60]

I dont want to sit down and watch for only 20 minutes. Maybe its my adhd but ill feel like i didnt get anything. Why not suggest an hour?

[@dwfan91-]

60 mins doesnt really fix the problem of the format. Take Empire of Death for example, still falls into the exact same pitfalls of the 45 minute format despite being close to an hour in length. Maybe I should make a video detailing why the format sucks so much

[@SebTheNoob314]

I thought this season was probably B or A tier relative to the stuff we’ve gotten in the last decade. I was disappointed by the finale and I think that the only redeeming factor for me was that Millie is so hot in this episode 🥵

[@Ericiswaiting]

LETS GOOOOO

[@dwfan91-]

bro spawned in, ERIC

[@saenz7947]

My overall thoughts are that this series has some amazing episodes that have great rewatch value, but the series as a whole does not. Any time I rewatch Doctor Who I rewatch a whole series or all series of one Doctor's era, because the pay off is there and it's fantastic. But this series is the least serialised series ever (maybe except series 11 and 12, idk, still don't feel like rewatching those), there is no arc, no drama to push it forward, no overarching theme, only one mystery that turns out to be a mixed bag (Susan Twist as it ties into the finale of mixed feelings) and one mystery that is really disappointing (that being Ruby's mother). The latter might be mended in series 15 if they explain the unexplained things and make them make more sense, but as of yet, this series has nothing tying the episodes together.

[@nobodyimportant4099]

1:53:56 It was like you were in the room! (I do normally sit and watch the videos like they are movies)

[@samwell54]

sutekh should’ve been a season 3 villain, season 1 in new who was just the daleks it wasn’t until s4 that we got a huge villain like davros. Also if you’re going to have a big villain they should change the show in some meaningful way. Sutekh had no lasting impact really. Something more monumental should have happened like an actual Susan doctor reunion or Sutekh damaging the tardis in some way that has consequences for future seasons.. just something to give his return more weight

[@ThePonderer]

1:33:50 unfortunately I DID watch Empire of Death a second time, and now I like it even less.

[@dwfan91-]

tbf you seem to be the #1 hater of EoD so we're two sides of the same coin

[@ThePonderer]

@@dwfan91- a badge I wear with pride.

[@ChrisKeziahHyde]

I do love seeing fan reactions that are positive and full of passion for the show but I don't agree with absolutely everything. I think this was a mid season of Who. Now I've had time to settle my thoughts and rewatch episodes I don't think it is as strong as other seasons. Which is a shame as I was hyped for this as Ncuti has been amazing and keeps getting better. But Empire of Death was awful. The ambiguity over certain things like the snow and the sign were just bad. Ambiguity works in episodes like 73 yards but for a finale we need a big showdown or some climax of the series. But RTD dropped the ball in terms of writing and I feel with a writing team it would've been better. Also we had four or five solid hits but in a series of 8 episodes I think we could've done more with 10 or even 12. I know it's expensive but honestly I don't feel like we are actually getting value for money. But Murray's been good, I am starting to warm to his new style. I'd like to see the soundtrack come out (ideally before GTA VI 😜). Overall I think it's been okay. I'm still unsure how I feel knowing that this is the benchmark going forwards, I think a lot of improvement is needed but hey at least it's not cancelled!

[@lancealot1235]

your videos are too good

[@dwfan91-]

Thank you!

[@jadeskywalker06]

1:27:00 My defining comment, apparently, haha. The only thing I'd say is that "Doctor Who has never made sense" is kinda just saying "this doesnt make sense, but the show hasnt made sense before, so that's okay!" And I find that a really lazy argument. If you're okay with stupid things happening, that's fine. I can put them aside sometimes, too. I absolutely adore Peter Davison's time on the show. But the stories often have A MILLION holes and some of the goofiest shit happening, but somehow, a combination of the cast, the era, the general hokeyness of the show at the time, the bizarre unintentional campness, it just turns out it suits me perfectly and I have a blast. But for me, in a modern show, it makes me cringe to see it still happening, especially with Doctor Who, which I'd hope was getting past it by now. I'm unfortunately in the ugly "I like serious Doctor Who" for the most part camp, but I think the perfect display of balancing comedy, camp, and seriousness is in the classic show, season 26, in the modern show, series 4, and generally, Big Finish! Big Finish writers have mastered the Doctor Who tone better than anyone else, in my opinion.

[@dwfan91-]

nah I totally agree, I was just playing- the whole 'Doctor Who has never made sense' is a bit of a cop-out argument, just sometimes the things that 'dont make sense' dont really matter to me, but you are right in that a) that didnt make sense and b) dr who should at least TRY to make sense

[@Kaastretch]

DOCTOR WHO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyways, probably my favorite New Who doctor, but the writing was... pretty dang meh. Nonetheless, I enjoyed it alot, despite it not being amazing. Goated video as always.

[@underdevelopment7183]

I know this goes to your point that saying anything on the last jedi is controversial, but your con for the movie could easily be applied to the empire strikes back, which also has a small scale in comparison to the original movie. I think last jedi is the best Star Wars movie since empire though so what do I know?

[@dwfan91-]

you know what.... true

[@underdevelopment7183]

@@dwfan91- You’re the GOAT btw keep it up

[@braytechexoscience2790]

Hey dwfan - Sarah Z has a video called Sacraficial Trash on the topic you discussed about the Last Jedi - where these sort of real flaws are exploited as a sort of funeral pyre for lots of other complaints

[@deltaproductions313]

You can’t compare this season to series 5 one of the greatest in the show

[@dwfan91-]

what if i compare it to series 6

[@deltaproductions313]

@@dwfan91- hey man it’s your opinion

[@dwfan91-]

@@deltaproductions313 series 7?

[@deltaproductions313]

@@dwfan91- probably series 8 I just love all of Matt Smiths era as the doctor

[@inshallah6930]

IT DROPPED HOLY SHIT HOLY SHITE O MAAAA GOODNESSS GRAAAAAAAAAAAAA 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@dwfan91-]

sorry to keep you waiting🫡

[@the-scamp]

Why didn't The Doctor tell Ruby he loves her?

[@chickenwinna]

You called me out for listening while playing minecraft.

[@dwfan91-]

LOL

[@MrTheHawk]

Major W POST!

[@dwfan91-]

copyright beat my ass😭

[@idle_speculation]

1:04:01 Can't wait for Lobotomy Who.