Doctor Who [12]

Pettytyrant101 wrote:Well I like to hear other viewpoints- I read and watch as many negative reviews as I do positive- although notably not so this series where there have been notably fewer negative ones to read or view.

The other handy aspect of reading them is Who is stuffed with references, not just to itself but to films, books, history, ect and you often with better reviews get insight into the writing process form seeing some of the 'inspirations'.
For example I think its telling last weeks episode writer cited the Wicked Lady as an influence, you can see it aspects of the story, the bawdy humour and the idea that she seeks excitement by being a Highwayman during the night.
As someone who likes to write, I find it informative to see how other writers use their influences within their own narratives.

She might have thought she was referencing the Wicked Lady, but having watched the Wicked Lady myself the only reference actually in the episode is a female dressed up as highwayman, which is pretty flimsy as a reference. plus the writer looked decidedly scared to death, she was nearly trembling poor love. I wonder why. The bawdy humour was obviously not her idea its pretty clear where the crude knob gags came from, and it wasn't her, she wouldn't have had the nerve.

'we have the least consistent adaptation of the doctor.'

I would disagree there.
Moffat said form the start they had a plan for the development of this Doctor- series 8 was all about him coming to terms again with who he is and being quite caustic, grumpy and rude to everyone and occasionally morally dubious.

I would disagree here. The Doctor has been all over the shop. They only really pinned him down recently, like two episodes ago

In fact what Moffat in hindsight has clearly done is hit the reset button- and nicked the set up narratively for the first Doctor- the grumpy, morally dubious old man who mellows and changes under the influence of his companions and experiences.
It was risky but I think it was probably the trump card in Moffats 'make the audience accept Capaldi as the Doctor' masterplan he set in motion from the first 12 episode.

you mean copy because he hasn't got a clue?

And judging from the general praise for him this series it seems to have paid off, like the first Doctor people gave grown to love the 12th precisely because they saw him go from grumpy and isolated- not even a hug- to the 12 we now have.
And the beats are in the series narrative- series 8 the getting to realise who he is, what he really stands for, xmas special is where we see him mellowing, thinking he had lost Clara and the idea he has been given a second chance, and now this series we have the finished result of all that- the 12th Doctor.

Most people I have read are bored and disillusioned by the whole sorry mess.

Where you see inconsistency I see long term character development.

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Pettytyrant101 wrote:Moffat Bingo is funny- but it when people take the claims seriously they show themselves up in general (or their lack of Who knowledge more like as most of them are Who tropes, not Moffat tropes)

As I say humorous for what it is, but as information next to useless and mainly ignorant of the show it seeks to mock.