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Season 11
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  1. JohannesKT
    Jan 4, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think this was a pretty good and solid series; Not the best one but surely a good one; I liked Jodie and the Graham-Ryan relationship development. I think Yaz had nearly no space of development and that's a pity, I hope they give her some moments to shine in the next series. I loved the Thijarians and Demons of the Punjab, a wonderful hybrid between a pure historical episode and a normal "alien come to earth" episode.… Expand
  2. MaheshNakka
    Jan 4, 2019
    0
    I have to completely agree with the review of Recthed:

    Female time lord? River Song was kind of a time lord ... and she was FANTASTIC.. sardonic, sharp as a razor, devilishly fun and memorable. A bit chunky and not some magazine cover ideal of beauty yet she was sexy as hell.. This is dreck. Social justice banality in the form of entertainment? No thank you. SJW are like the borg..    I have to completely agree with the review of Recthed:

    Female time lord? River Song was kind of a time lord ... and she was FANTASTIC.. sardonic, sharp as a razor, devilishly fun and memorable. A bit chunky and not some magazine cover ideal of beauty yet she was sexy as hell.. This is dreck. Social justice banality in the form of entertainment? No thank you. SJW are like the borg.. infecting and assimilating all we love and hold dear in the name of some mindless hive thought    … Expand
  3. Countbob
    Jan 4, 2019
    2
    I have been a fan of Doctor Who for over 50 years. MY Doctor as they say is Patrick Troughton although I remember Hartnell in the role. There were some poor years in my opinion, especially in the 80's when I only just managed to hold on for the ride as the scripts and actors weren't the best. However when it disappeared from our screen in 1989 I did start to miss the show. We were lucky inI have been a fan of Doctor Who for over 50 years. MY Doctor as they say is Patrick Troughton although I remember Hartnell in the role. There were some poor years in my opinion, especially in the 80's when I only just managed to hold on for the ride as the scripts and actors weren't the best. However when it disappeared from our screen in 1989 I did start to miss the show. We were lucky in as much as we were starting to find missing episodes and then Big Finish stepped in to carry on the storytelling. I enjoyed the Film despite the Half Human quote but at least it gave Sylvester McCoy a decent farewell.
    I was over the moon when it was announced in 2004 that it was returning under RTD and again when a respected actor, Christopher Eccleston, was to be the new Doctor. I can honestly say that I loved the whole new era of Doctor Who and the actors who played them. I was so overwhelmed by Matt Smith that he soon became my second favourite Doctor after Pat Troughton. All 4 actors to play the doctor would be in my top 7 which isn't bad!
    When it was announced that a female was going to play the Doctor I was excited to see what they would bring to the role. I had seen Jodie Whittaker in many TV dramas and the film Attack the Block. I was pleased again because I liked her work. At the time my wife ( a fan of the show who won a competition back in 1975 and met Tom Baker ) and my WHO friends were not at all happy with the changes, chibnall and Whittaker etc. How I wish I had listened to them.
    I watched the first episode and was so underwhelmed I was in shock! I gave it another 5 episodes before I made a decision not to watch it again. Apart from Poor acting, the scripts being hollow and the current SJW agenda I was embarrassed to be a white straight male viewer as I was constantly told I was either a racist, a bad Dad or just plain evil!
    This is supposed to be a Sci-Fi show not a political broadcast on behalf of the SJW Snowflakes!
    So after over 50 years I am now leaving this show behind with a heavy heart and hope I live long enough to see it return to some normalsey !    … Expand
  4. Pugugly
    Jan 3, 2019
    0
    So much excitement for the female Doctor and if handled right this excitement could have been harnessed but alas like the majority of people at the BBC, who can't see the diversity woods because of the cis white trees. The heavy handed rub your nose in this political agenda mess has turned a lot of people off, hopefully they will return when the writers come up with good story lines andSo much excitement for the female Doctor and if handled right this excitement could have been harnessed but alas like the majority of people at the BBC, who can't see the diversity woods because of the cis white trees. The heavy handed rub your nose in this political agenda mess has turned a lot of people off, hopefully they will return when the writers come up with good story lines and not rehashed political sound bites passed off as wisdom.… Expand
  5. Lanark
    Jan 3, 2019
    0
    I have been a avid watcher of Dr Who (from seventies - Tom Baker - onward) what can I say but....Oh No, what have the BBC done, horribly left Socialist politics - communist/ Marxist, third wave Anita Sarkeesian feminism and man hating politics have tainted a once beloved show, they have done it to Star Wars (TLJ) and Star Trek (Discovery) as well and their aiming it at children - likeI have been a avid watcher of Dr Who (from seventies - Tom Baker - onward) what can I say but....Oh No, what have the BBC done, horribly left Socialist politics - communist/ Marxist, third wave Anita Sarkeesian feminism and man hating politics have tainted a once beloved show, they have done it to Star Wars (TLJ) and Star Trek (Discovery) as well and their aiming it at children - like the others - as a vehicle for indoctrination, 'get them while their young' huh, grotesque beyond believe. this the Doctors final regeneration and IT's - he/she is an alien - sad death - amongst the others - for me)… Expand
  6. littlebluehat
    Jan 3, 2019
    0
    My heart is broken ... this series broke it.

    Thanks, Chibs :(

    I miss 11, 10, 9 .....
  7. Dougbrown13
    Jan 3, 2019
    0
    A once great show brought down by a horribly miscast lead, dull, preachy , politically correct storylines, and some truly awful acting. What a massive disappointment.
  8. Gyer
    Jan 3, 2019
    4
    Jodie Whittaker as the new female doctor is fine, my BIG issue with this series is the complete obsession with political correctness and trying to appeal to everyone, specifically around the stories as well as the casting.
    The Producers of this show seem to have forgotten that this is primarily an ENTERTAINMENT program - if i want to watch political/social justice propaganda, i'll go    Jodie Whittaker as the new female doctor is fine, my BIG issue with this series is the complete obsession with political correctness and trying to appeal to everyone, specifically around the stories as well as the casting.
    The Producers of this show seem to have forgotten that this is primarily an ENTERTAINMENT program - if i want to watch political/social justice propaganda, i'll go watch something else instead!!!    … Expand
  9. A_fan
    Jan 2, 2019
    0
    The New Year Special added insult to injury. As bad as the season long acting, writing, directing and set design has been, the Special did not even try to show a presence. Jodie Whittaker might have been a very good Doctor but not without a production behind her, and there was none. It seems success has made the show a dumping ground for talentless hacks who cannot work elsewhere. ThisThe New Year Special added insult to injury. As bad as the season long acting, writing, directing and set design has been, the Special did not even try to show a presence. Jodie Whittaker might have been a very good Doctor but not without a production behind her, and there was none. It seems success has made the show a dumping ground for talentless hacks who cannot work elsewhere. This Doctor Who season will be ranked with such classics as Vampires Suck.… Expand
  10. SeGin
    Jan 2, 2019
    0
    In every season of Doctor Who, I had those moments where I was seriously baffled, shocked, tense and just ENTERTAINED. This season had NO SINGLE moment like this. I do not know if it's the new filming style, the actors, the accents or just the completely different atmosphere, but I know one thing for sure: This season ruined everything for me.
  11. GregM
    Jan 1, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well I stuck it to the bitter end and no the season didn't improve, terrible from start to finish, but that won't stop the BBC claiming my viewing as proof that viewing figures are the best every.
    Like many I welcomed the first female doctor, but sadly Whittaker was given an impossible mission to rescue the poor scripts, limited character development and amateurish directing. That latter point seems to be missed by many, when you see the doctor look into a tank that we're told is filled with decaying human corpses and her reaction is rather less emotional than staring into a cup of tea you have to point the finger straight at the director for not retaking it. This was played out over and over again throughout the season, Whittaker must be dismayed how amateurish this has made her look.
    Sci-fi is always full of holes requiring major suspension of disbelief but this series is the most challenging ever even for loyal fans like myself. The writer just couldn't be bothered to make any attempt at continuity or credibility. It started in the first scene of the first episode when she fell from space onto a train and just stood up and brushed herself down like superwoman. Minutes later Whittaker is tasked with making us believe she's afraid of falling off a crane! The final straw for me is that the writer has done what all previous writers managed to resist, at least some degree, and turned the sonic screwdriver into a magic wand pure and simple, too much Harry Potter.
    Just give up BBC and put this tripe on CBBC where it belongs.    … Expand
  12. Gargravarr
    Jan 1, 2019
    0
    Season 11 of Doctor Who includes...worst writing, worst acting, worst imagination and worst connection with the fanbase ever. The new years special seems to have been made to highlight all of the above.
  13. tyb62974
    Jan 1, 2019
    0
    Not my Doctor Who, hope they cancel it as soon as possible and bring new Doctor that can make it enjoyable again.
  14. Talamslyric
    Jan 1, 2019
    0
    I'm a huge Dr Who fan, but this series suffered from very poor writing, awful plots and no dramatic music, no sense of peril and not even the slightest need for even a child to hide behind the sofa. Such a disappointment and a let down, we have seen some brilliant strong female characters in recent years so an amazing opportunity for a fabulous female doctor but instead we got aI'm a huge Dr Who fan, but this series suffered from very poor writing, awful plots and no dramatic music, no sense of peril and not even the slightest need for even a child to hide behind the sofa. Such a disappointment and a let down, we have seen some brilliant strong female characters in recent years so an amazing opportunity for a fabulous female doctor but instead we got a Playschool presenter with as much charisma and absolutely no gravitas.… Expand
  15. Jasonmercury
    Jan 1, 2019
    0
    This is not Doctor who any more. It feels more like a bad spin off. The stories are weak, there is no real plot and there is no kind of connection with the rest of the shows history, (apart from calling the main character "the Doctor" and "the TARDIS" to travel.
    Also,. changes in the Doctors personality always reflected the doctors past experiences, therefore justifying changes in    This is not Doctor who any more. It feels more like a bad spin off. The stories are weak, there is no real plot and there is no kind of connection with the rest of the shows history, (apart from calling the main character "the Doctor" and "the TARDIS" to travel.
    Also,. changes in the Doctors personality always reflected the doctors past experiences, therefore justifying changes in personality in new incarnations. Can some one tell me how the last of the timelords, who walked away from the great time war, 2000 years old, with the knowledge of most of history, morph in to a confused, scared little girl?
    Dont get me wrong, i had no problem with the Doctor being a woman, i expected this season to be a pleasant difference, as i was used to always be pleasantly surprised by every new incarnation.
    But this, by no means, meets doctor who standards!    … Expand
  16. Jimbo2019
    Dec 31, 2018
    0
    What happened? Oh yeah that's right, SJW's have infected the BBC like the plague! Was getting gangrene just from watching the first episode of this racist, condescending and PC piece of trash.
  17. DDraven
    Dec 31, 2018
    1
    Season 11 of Doctor Who is a prime example of what happens when Leftists with a social/political agenda get a hold of an iconic franchise and use it as a soapbox delivery system for everything they believe to be correct. What could have been an opportunity to capitalize on an amazing new shakeup in the form of a female Doctor has descended into SJW madness of the highest caliber, withSeason 11 of Doctor Who is a prime example of what happens when Leftists with a social/political agenda get a hold of an iconic franchise and use it as a soapbox delivery system for everything they believe to be correct. What could have been an opportunity to capitalize on an amazing new shakeup in the form of a female Doctor has descended into SJW madness of the highest caliber, with every single episode acting as a wagging finger in the faces of viewers, reminding them of their personal accountability for everything wrong with society. Doctor Who has descended from a bright, quirky and imaginative science fiction series to a propaganda machine. Pointing this out leads to the obvious retaliatory tactic from folks on the Left: claims of bigotry, racism, misogyny, rinse/repeat. Ironically, the show itself promotes most of these negative labels.

    The massive decline in ratings throughout the season (with no bounce-back, I might add) means that viewer curiosity about the potential for the new Doctor started very strong and optimistic, with hopes quickly dashed throughout the series run. The season began with almost 11 million viewers, indicating that audiences were indeed receptive to seeing a female Doctor in the lead role. Now, that number has plunged to nearly 6 million through the course of less than a dozen episodes. The claim is that ratings are actually up for the first time since Matt Smith's departure as the Doctor, and that's very correct. However, the show has been in a continuous downward slide ever since, which doesn't exactly say much for Season 11's progress.

    The truth is far more simple. The episodes are boring, the characters are flat, the messages are preachy and tiresome, and Jodie Whittaker hasn't made the role her own. A fine actress in her own right, Whittaker is hopelessly out of her element with Doctor Who, taking bits and pieces of previous Doctors (most notably David Tennant) and attempting to craft a familiar motif. That's not how the Doctor works, unfortunately. Each Doctor is absolutely different from the last, which is what made Tom Baker an iconic fan favorite to this very day. Baker once famously stated that netting the role of Doctor Who meant that he could play Tom Baker all day long, and he was 100% right. Whittaker has failed to do this. The blame isn't all on her. Series showrunner Chris Chibnall has done a horrible job of taking the series over from predecessor Steven Moffatt, and used Doctor Who as a propaganda vehicle for the increasingly radicalized-Left BBC, of whom he shares the same ideology. The result are some downright ill-advised episodes such as Rosa, which have undoubtedly alienated a large chunk of U.S. audiences who don't take too kindly to being reminded of past transgressions that they had no part of, to begin with. Every episode is littered with an SJW propaganda message. Suddenly, white males are more villainous than Daleks. White people in general are seemingly all racist. Single white fathers should be shamed, ridiculed and attacked. America is racist. Men should be emasculated at every turn. Male companions are cowardly, dense or incapable, while female companions leap into danger without a thought, and are always the smart leaders.

    This is what Chris Chibnall is trying to tell you.

    Audiences watch Doctor Who for escapism, not to be preached to by radical Leftists who think they are better than everyone else, and openly proclaim it whenever someone points out this uncomfortable truth. As the SJW/P.C. landscape continues to cave in on itself and lose support day after day, it's astonishing to see these outlets double down on truly bad ideas, to the ruin of all. Had Chibnall and the BBC learned a valuable lesson from the destruction of the Star Wars franchise at the hands of Kathleen Kennedy and Rian Johnson, this crisis could have been avoided. We could have had a dynamic, diverse cast of characters following a female Doctor through amazing and fun romps throughout the galaxy. Instead we have an obviously designed cast where all the men are either dimwits, cowards or villains (save one), and all the women are leaping into the fray like superheroes. I've yet to see both happening at once, this Season.

    Recent comments by Jodie Whittaker have done nothing to help matters, either. Instead of using her position to effect some change on the show, she followed suit and directly criticized viewers who are seeing the show for what it has really become. She even remarked that Doctor Who's 50 year history was viewed entirely through the "white male gaze," an astonishingly awful and ignorant thing to say, by any measure! Not a great way to win them over! There's lots of talk of Chibnall and Whittaker leaving the show after either this Season or next, and unless both mend their ways and change their attitudes (unlikely), this will continue to send Doctor Who into a downward spiral, circa 1989 all over again. We all know what will happen then.    … Expand
  18. ZenaBubbs
    Dec 31, 2018
    0
    I don't know what this is, but it's not Dr. Who. :(
    i hope this trend of destroying franchises with ideology stops soon. Not holding my breath though.

    The sad fact is that the negative response to this series will be merely dismissed as misogyny and largely ignored.
  19. YamiCaleb
    Dec 30, 2018
    1
    The show is full of dialog and over explanation and lectures and 0 build up on any episode. Back to the writers desk...... please ;)........ the shows just meh now not worth watching. The only saving grace in the show was ryan and grahams slight character development and interactions. Why were Litterally all the villians not actually villians except for the racist white guy.
  20. NuttyNutNut666
    Dec 30, 2018
    1
    Worst season so far and I thought it was pretty bad with moffatt, but here its BAD and unwatchable. The amount of SJW crap is laughable, sure moffat had some left leaning messages sprinkled but it wasn't an absolute **** sandwich. But it isn't even the worst of it.

    There are some serious issues with cinematography and cutting all over the place, taking the pacing completely out of some    Worst season so far and I thought it was pretty bad with moffatt, but here its BAD and unwatchable. The amount of SJW crap is laughable, sure moffat had some left leaning messages sprinkled but it wasn't an absolute **** sandwich. But it isn't even the worst of it.

    There are some serious issues with cinematography and cutting all over the place, taking the pacing completely out of some scenes, even to the point where they couldn't be bothered to film the Doctor swimming to save somebody, they just cut straight to the point where she arrives on land, this also happens when the Doctor first lands, its completely laughable directing at times.
    The CGI is admittedly okay, but it never was great to begin with being a TV show and all.
    The soundtrack is absolutely meh for Doctor Who, I don't even think the Doctor has her own theme like Smith and Tennant had, and if she does I didn't notice which sums up the soundtrack, "huh I didn't notice." And Doctor Who has the backing of the BBC ochestra, who has always done a phenomenal job.

    The Doctor is so badly written and acted, its a joke, there was a certain nuance to previous Doctors but none of that is here, I don't feel that this is an old time travelling adventurer, its just somebody cosplaying the doctor, badly, even to the point where they rip dialogue from previous Doctors and Jodie adds nothing to the role, no personality other than snark and condescension, I hope she gets a decent arc to kill her off, but thats the only nice thing I can say really.

    All the episodes are completely standalone, which would be okay if they were written well, but they aren't and they are so cringy. The companions this time are so weak, other than Bradley who actually has an arc they are all forgettable, the only piece of writing that tried to get me endeared to them was about their racial struggles or politics...wow, as if there was any other way to write people of colour, like I don't know, giving them actual character, struggle and personality, race is not a good thing to base your characters around even bill was more tolerable than these guys because it wasn't about her sexuality 24/7. The cripple doesn't count as a struggle, he is very inconsistent with his disability to the point where I think the writers forgot he had one and he's literally running with no issues, not to mention this makes the Doctor an irresponsible **** for allowing somebody who is physically challenged go on adventures where she is running from danger 24/7...oh and his mother was killed by an alien...so this makes it even less dangeous somehow??? The companions also somehow have more knowledge and capable than the Doctor at times, making the Doctor really dumb and stupid in some parts.
    I'm going to admit I didn't watch all the episodes, I tried, I really did, but it was just so bad, I watched the first 2 episodes fully then from that point tried to dip my toes back in but there was just always something awful with each episode, whether it be the bad acting or writing. I completely stopped watching the final episode when the point where the Doctor actually tries to justify using a bomb, "because she can", thats not the Doctor. You know, when people said to SJWs, "if you want to make something, make your own", we didn't mean infiltrate nerd culture and ostracize white males who have supported the very shows you have destroyed, and I mean LITERALLY supported since white British working class males are who pay taxes for the BBC to make this crap.    … Expand
  21. Ergo2
    Dec 30, 2018
    1
    Does not rly feel like doctor who anymoore. Writing is poor and seems like they suddenly decided show is for children only. Cant rly tell if main character is just so poorly written or is the actor rly that talentless. Makes me angry i dont live in UK so i could refuse to pay BBC for television broadcasts.
  22. diamened
    Dec 30, 2018
    0
    This is abysmally bad. Shoddy Whittaker can't act her way out of a paper bag. Chinballs can't write a grocery shopping list. Please kill it already
  23. Thoresu
    Dec 30, 2018
    0
    Do you hate white men? Than this is the perfect show for you. This is feminazi ideology of it's finest. You must trust the whamen. If you are a white man apologize. It doesn't require rocket science to read those messages. They are not well hidden.

    BBC also known as Blatant **** Channel has managed to push an ideology worse than the Germans did in 1945. Thanks to everyone who supports    Do you hate white men? Than this is the perfect show for you. This is feminazi ideology of it's finest. You must trust the whamen. If you are a white man apologize. It doesn't require rocket science to read those messages. They are not well hidden.

    BBC also known as Blatant **** Channel has managed to push an ideology worse than the Germans did in 1945. Thanks to everyone who supports fascism against white men. The world really is a better place without them. Hope you can read the sarcasm    … Expand
  24. TRW9999
    Dec 30, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I remember when Jodie got cast and we were looking forward to a fresh start. Now look what her and Chris Chibnell have done to a beloved TV franchise.
    Where do I begin on how bad this series was!?! Lets start with the things that were good. The music, Ryan was alright, Graham was brilliant, anddddd………. nope, that's it.
    Writing - Worst of NuWho, so dull, un inspiring, and not engaging to watch at all. So much PC s**t
    Villains - Worst of NuWho, not scary at all, or intimidating whatsoever. Why were so many white men the villain, or made to look bad too??? I know this series is PC and that, but wow. FFS we went from the Daleks, the Cybermen, the Weeping Angels, the Silence, the Sontarons, to a space racist, Stitch, and a f**cking FROG!!!!!!
    Doctor - Worst of NuWho, she just isn't the Doctor, she is terrible. She isn't dark, and I can never take her seriously, omg. The darkest thing she has done is give King James the silent treatment, Oh how dark?!?!?!?!!!! She is shocking, and people need to open their god damn eyes to her s**t.
    Yaz - The most useless, unimportant thing I've ever seen on a TV program. I swear if the Doctor and her start making out and having a relationship, That's it. I'm so done.
    So, Series 11 - Worst of NuWho, and I believe all doctor who too.
    What hurts more is that Jodie didn't take the job because she loved the role, or she is a fan of the show, she took it to be the first woman, so people should deal with it???????
    Jodie. You. Are. C**P, utter S**T. F**K OFF back to Broadchurch with Chibnall, and take your agendas with you.    … Expand
  25. TonyMarq
    Dec 30, 2018
    0
    So far, I'm a little disappointed with the new Doctor Who characters in spite of its high TV rating. Too many sidekicks, boring storylines, and a doctor that just isn't doing anything dramatically strong for the part is putting me to sleep. Personally, two of the sidekicks need to be removed. The Doctor needs a little more EQ values to steer the already "duh" storyline. Hopefully, thingsSo far, I'm a little disappointed with the new Doctor Who characters in spite of its high TV rating. Too many sidekicks, boring storylines, and a doctor that just isn't doing anything dramatically strong for the part is putting me to sleep. Personally, two of the sidekicks need to be removed. The Doctor needs a little more EQ values to steer the already "duh" storyline. Hopefully, things will change toward driving the series into areas of unique suspense that previous series have had. If not, oh well, I'll have to wait for the next doctor to come along.… Expand
  26. PurpleSunrise
    Dec 30, 2018
    0
    I was actually looking forward to this season with the new Doctor with the dramatic cliffhanger at the end of the last season. Sadly, the new crew decided absolutely everything about the old show was no good so they replaced it with lifeless music, no cliffhangers, no story arcs, lousy scripts, dull dialog, horrid so-called villains, two dimensional companions, lack luster acting (exceptI was actually looking forward to this season with the new Doctor with the dramatic cliffhanger at the end of the last season. Sadly, the new crew decided absolutely everything about the old show was no good so they replaced it with lifeless music, no cliffhangers, no story arcs, lousy scripts, dull dialog, horrid so-called villains, two dimensional companions, lack luster acting (except for Bradly Walsh), virtually no use of the tardis or anything from the original show, and overall boring boring boring! They even messed up the mini-cliffhanger with the show intro.

    I'm very progressive yet the pontificating in each episode (I only made it to the horrid space hospital before I quit) was way over the top. Trump is a pathologically lying conman, but sticking in an obvious Trump clone into a Doctor Who episode was embarrassing. I do lots of serious things in my life and this was one of the shows I enjoyed escaping to but sadly instead Chibnall and company decided that fun and excitement were not what the show needed to be and they replaced it with the feeble stale spin-off.    … Expand
  27. npaylor
    Dec 30, 2018
    1
    Upon seeing the abysmally low audience score for DW S11, the temptation might be to disbelieve it - perhaps as proof of trolling, or of mass automated hacking. The problem with this theory is that the vast majority of reviews here are well-reasoned, and clearly very human. I would now like to add my own thoughts to the mix.

    My wife and I are long-term Doctor Who fans. We have a massive    Upon seeing the abysmally low audience score for DW S11, the temptation might be to disbelieve it - perhaps as proof of trolling, or of mass automated hacking. The problem with this theory is that the vast majority of reviews here are well-reasoned, and clearly very human. I would now like to add my own thoughts to the mix.

    My wife and I are long-term Doctor Who fans. We have a massive Classic Who DVD collection, we've watched every New Who episode multiple times, we made two 'pilgrimages' to the DW experience in Cardiff - we even had a TARDIS at our wedding! And yet, Doctor Who Series 11 was a massive disappointment.

    The pro's:
    [a] The main theme is very well done - with nods to the classic era, and a meaty dubsteo feel, it works very well. (Especially when the doctor smashed through the train in the first episode, and we got our first taste of it.)
    [b] Bradley Walsh is very good - he should have either been cast as the doctor, or made the only companion.
    [c] The cinematography is ok - not great, but decent.

    ... And that's it. I honestly can't think of a single other positive. The con's:
    [A] Jodie Whitaker is horribly miscast. I'm not intrinsically opposed to the doctor being a woman, but the decision should have been narrativally justified, and not just thrust upon the audience. In any case, there are better female actors for the role - Olivia Coleman, for example. Jodie's performances are horrendously ill-judged, feeling like a pastiche of Matt Smith and David Tennant's wackier (and more irritating) moments. Her physicality is exaggerated, and her humour falls flat.
    [B] There are simply too many companions, two of whom are utterly forgettable. Tosin Cole's acting is also dreadful at times.
    [C] The TARDIS set is abysmal. Absolutely awful, the worst I've ever seen.
    [D] The ambient music is repetitive and nowhere near epic enough. The sombre, more low-key feels works occasionally, but for the majority of the time it simply doesn't fit what we're watching.
    [E] There is simply no connection to the show's 55 year history - almost no mythology, apart from cringeworthy 'banter-ish' moments in which Chibnall sought to imitate Moffat's throwaway lines about the Doctor's wacky anecdotes. It's as if he doesn't care about the history, and it shows.
    [F] The choice of a female doctor was simply NOT well-established - it was not justififed in the context of the mythology, or in the context of the narrative. It comes off as cheap pointscoring, yet another victim of the political machinations of the BBC.
    [G] The editing is often very poor, and the pacing is unbelievably dull. My wife and I were bored during many episodes. Whereas in previous seasons we would have arrived at the main thrust of any given story or action setpiece, in this season we spend ages being given unnecessary details, or being shown rather uninteresting locales.
    [H] The aliens are unimaginative, and the enemies are not at all menacing. Most of the time, they're just straight white men. (A space racist? REALLY?!)

    In short, this season is a failure. There are some bright moments, but they are few, and nowhere near bright enough. Doctor Who S11 was an experiment, and it has failed.    … Expand
  28. BluePlanet
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    Watching Jodie Whittaker act in this is cringeworthy. Crude political lecturing treats the audience like idiots. Worst crime of all, the show is no fun. At all. Feels like a social experiment, goading the audience to criticize based on terrible acting, bad writing, awful TARDIS design, too many one dimensional companions, "Team Tardis" & "My Fam", Boring music... Avoid.
  29. BeatsMeanzHighs
    Dec 29, 2018
    1
    This is what you get when a well established and beloved sci-fi series becomes utterly infested with SJW politics and 3rd wave feminist man hatred. The show had started to descend into the SJW lunacy midway through Peter Capaldi's era, but those shows were as nothing compared to what series 11 would unleash on its viewers. A more preachy, self righteous load of far-leftist pompous **** isThis is what you get when a well established and beloved sci-fi series becomes utterly infested with SJW politics and 3rd wave feminist man hatred. The show had started to descend into the SJW lunacy midway through Peter Capaldi's era, but those shows were as nothing compared to what series 11 would unleash on its viewers. A more preachy, self righteous load of far-leftist pompous **** is impossible to imagine. Gone is the sense of adventure, exploration and jeopardy posed by a variety of malevolent alien forces, instead we are offered the villainy of humanity as a replacement, or to be more accurate, the villainy of the straight white male, the Moriarty to the SJW's Sherlock Holmes. The villains in this series include a substitute Trump, a white racist from the future, and a single father - seriously. And as for the worst case of casting for the title role, Jodie Whittaker, her appalling acting and her shameless plagiarism of Tennant's and Smith's Doctors are only matched by her vilification for the original series, which she described as celebrating the white male gaze. How ironic then that it is Bradley Walsh, a white male actor who landed the role of Graham without any help from the BBC's diversity and equity strategy, provided the only contribution of value in the worst series in the history of Doctor Who. The SJW infestation and destruction of once popular and cherished franchises will be taught in history lessons in the future, and Doctor Who will perhaps be the textbook case in those lessons. I think the show needs to be axed asap. I can't see a way out for the show for at least 10 years thanks to Chibnall and Whittaker, the icebergs to Doctor Who's Titanic.… Expand
  30. magicoone
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    Originally I was excited for Doctor Who return and I was even optimistic about the direction of the show. Season 10 was very messy and I was convinced a new show runner and actor would give the show what it needed, how wrong I was. This season not only was the worst season of Doctor Who, but they managed to take such an interesting concept, with plenty of history and imagination behind itOriginally I was excited for Doctor Who return and I was even optimistic about the direction of the show. Season 10 was very messy and I was convinced a new show runner and actor would give the show what it needed, how wrong I was. This season not only was the worst season of Doctor Who, but they managed to take such an interesting concept, with plenty of history and imagination behind it and strip all that way to leave nothing but a husk of what it use to be.

    To me it feels like they watched one episode of the show and took note of only the obvious elements and assumed that made Doctor Who what it is, like for example... space time the Tardis and the docto- Well at least I wish I could say the Doctor, but they were clearly absent throughout this series.

    Jodie Whitaker from what I have seen can be an incredible actor, but what I witnessed wasn't at all believable and just screamed bad acting and it's not just Jodie either, a lot of the supporting cast have been sub par and I aren't even sure if it's the direction they've been given or the actors themselves. I definitely have noticed the worst of the episodes tend to be the ones written by the lead writer and it doesn't help that the Chris Chibnall's past work on Doctor Who has been bland and forgettable. Which is sad considering his other works. I just can't understand why he took the job.

    He clearly oversees every episode and the work he does do is bland and is just not interesting, especially for a science fiction show. In fact sometimes it's been outright amateurish, for example a lot of stories he has written feel very rushed and have pacing problems. The Ghost Monument and Arachnids in the UK had it pretty noticeably.

    The Ghost Monument has a lot of build up and takes it's time to build atmosphere, but the pay off is so underwhelming I won't spoil, but basically they reach the end a short conversation happens and then that's it, no bigger conflict.

    Arachnids In The UK, although had better pacing, the resolution again suffered from the same problems and just had the story abruptly finishes and in this case it was even worse, because we don't learn what happens to the spiders in the end, which was at least suppose to be the focus of the entire episode, especially given it's in the episode's name.

    I feel I need to address the elephant in the room. A lot of people have been upset regarding Doctor Who with all the politics and Political Correctness being injected into the show and honestly? I don't blame them, so many people have been so much more vocal about this compared to last few seasons and I feel if there wasn't a problem you wouldn't have such a divide amongst fans of the show. In the defence of the show changing the gender of the character I will say Jodie is an easy target, given she is at the centre of all this, but I do think she's not done herself any favours.

    Jodie being in the limelight I do feel has an obligation to represent the show and it's fan base and she definitely has been "representing us", but not in a way that promotes good will and in fact furthers this divide amongst fans. Saying that the show appeased the white male gaze and dismissing any criticisms towards the show as being bigoted, misguided and I won't say those people don't exist because they definitely do, but most decent people aren't sexist or racists or any kind of "ist" and this mentality even leaks over into the actual community itself having fans calling people who don't like the female doctor as sexists misogynists.

    I am a human and respect other human's, no matter what race, religion, background, gender, sexuality or whatever... TV shouldn't be written with the aim of purely being diverse. I absolutely welcome it, but it should be unconscious and not artificially injected. In addition we should be hiring on the basis of skill level and qualification, rather than a diversity quota. I didn't want to focus on this stuff as I want to review the actual show itself, but given it's so deeply rooted it's hard to avoid.

    I think a competent actor or show runner, could do a better job at portraying this type of version of the character, but I don't think the intentions were in the write place and this gravely impeded the show. Which is a shame, especially considering she was going to be the first woman to play the character. I think this idea could work, but I definitely feel we should go back to the familiar, at least for a while until trying this again.

    Like I said this could of played out a lot better, but instead of good story telling this just became a mess of politics and trying to write a show based on how forward thinking it is, to be point where the thinking is flawed. I hope they make a lot of changes next series, but they have a heck of a lot of changes to make, to make this work and to save this failure of a season. Given what has happened though I really aren't holding my breath. I welcome a 5-10 year break.    … Expand
  31. chngirl
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    I cannot even begin to describe my horror at what Doctor Who has become. First, I'm a woman, 2) I've been watching since 1977 / 78 ( I stayed in on a Friday night in London to watch the movie on BBC 1 with Paul McGann FFS!) This show has completely shat on its fanbase, the stories are terrible, all identity politics, NPC/SJW drivel. All plots can be boiled down to "white men bad" "WhiteI cannot even begin to describe my horror at what Doctor Who has become. First, I'm a woman, 2) I've been watching since 1977 / 78 ( I stayed in on a Friday night in London to watch the movie on BBC 1 with Paul McGann FFS!) This show has completely shat on its fanbase, the stories are terrible, all identity politics, NPC/SJW drivel. All plots can be boiled down to "white men bad" "White civilization people are all invaders/polluters/enslavers/ fill in the negative "Women are infinitely BETTER than men. Americans are crass, hateful people. The Doctor is a MAN plain and simple. There is a 50+ year history of strong female roles (Romanna, The Rani, Ace, Sarah Jane, Leela, Amy Pond, Martha, Donna, Liz Shaw, etc.) There could have been a spin off with a woman. I'm so cross I can't even string together a coherent rant about this. Not watching anymore (Classics up until Season 9). #RIPDoctorWho… Expand
  32. dranet
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    This isn't Doctor Who anymore. Jodie Whittaker isn't right for this role - she never actually developed her own character, she's just doing a poor imitation of Tennant or Smith. And those facial expressions! The story lines are horrible, so even if she was a better fit, it probably wouldn't help. There are too many companions, and everything seems so rushed that we don't really get to knowThis isn't Doctor Who anymore. Jodie Whittaker isn't right for this role - she never actually developed her own character, she's just doing a poor imitation of Tennant or Smith. And those facial expressions! The story lines are horrible, so even if she was a better fit, it probably wouldn't help. There are too many companions, and everything seems so rushed that we don't really get to know them very well. And neither does the Doctor, for that matter. We don't get any of the good villains, or even any good new ones. We get the evil tooth fairy and a mud monster. Might get the Daleks back on the New Year special, but they'll probably have a lame story as well.… Expand
  33. CCColeman
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    Boring at best. Insulting and Repulsive at worst. Another Classic Franchise ruined by Toxic Identity Politics and a Talent less Delivery. It does not help that the show runner and lead actress love insulting the audience off screen as well as on screen. If you love the Classic Series and Early NuWho avoid this Dumpster Fire. Another review on another website was very short, "DoctorBoring at best. Insulting and Repulsive at worst. Another Classic Franchise ruined by Toxic Identity Politics and a Talent less Delivery. It does not help that the show runner and lead actress love insulting the audience off screen as well as on screen. If you love the Classic Series and Early NuWho avoid this Dumpster Fire. Another review on another website was very short, "Doctor Who has AIDS." Definitely a Stage 4 Cancer for sure.… Expand
  34. TheMightyFez
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    Well Jodie you silly woman this is what you get when you take to twitter saying that you don't need fans like us, and by that I mean real Doctor Who fans who have been watching for decades. Jodie and Chibnall have gone full Kathleen Kennedy blaming us for what is a very poor product. Jodies deep, seething hatred of white hetrosxual men along with Chibnall's self flagellation and whiteWell Jodie you silly woman this is what you get when you take to twitter saying that you don't need fans like us, and by that I mean real Doctor Who fans who have been watching for decades. Jodie and Chibnall have gone full Kathleen Kennedy blaming us for what is a very poor product. Jodies deep, seething hatred of white hetrosxual men along with Chibnall's self flagellation and white guilt are painfully cringe inducing in this disaster of a series. Their clear political agenda to punish white hetrosexual men for things that happened centuaries ago is complete insanity and the BBC's attempt at social engineering has backfired in spectacular fashion. After this series I found myself revisiting Trial of a Timelord and found this to be infinitely better than this Absolute Rubbish. Even the unofficial Bootlegs of Doctor who from the 1990's are better (Auton / The Stranger) Doctor who is gone as far as TV shows are concerned and I'm quite sure Big Finish will be raking in the profits now. No Jodie and Chibnall it is US the fans who don't need YOU. Goodbye, it hasn't been pleasant.… Expand
  35. teebow
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    under developed characters including the doctor who comes off as a cos-player in her own show she seems to forget from episode to episode if she 10 or 11 and the rest of the cast are just diversity hires but bradley walsh he is the only good thing in this rubbish. Now the writers what can i say one of them only had two writing credits when hired to write for a international tv show thatsunder developed characters including the doctor who comes off as a cos-player in her own show she seems to forget from episode to episode if she 10 or 11 and the rest of the cast are just diversity hires but bradley walsh he is the only good thing in this rubbish. Now the writers what can i say one of them only had two writing credits when hired to write for a international tv show thats like hiring a F1 driver who's only experience is playing a f1 game on his xbox and the other writers are not much better.some are saying it's not pc but having three of the writers who have political writer on there bio answers that
    i think answers that knob point    … Expand
  36. nvmb3rth30ry
    Dec 29, 2018
    3
    Unexciting and overdidactic, narrative by checkboxen. Boring at best, offensive to the intellect at worst. Visuals and soundtrack quite lovely, but shame about the rest. Also -- hard to articulate properly, but it feels as though on some level the show has lost its soul, its mojo.
  37. des-troy
    Dec 28, 2018
    1
    Dr who has been sacrificed on the altar of political correctness.Series 11 is a parody of dr who. Whittaker is a useless actress who flounders & gurns her way through chibnalls boring dull stories.White men it seems are now the greatest enemy in the whoniverse. A TURD of a series.
  38. zarasales
    Dec 28, 2018
    1
    Possibly the most ill judged Tv series of all time.Absolute rubbish. Whittaker can't act, Chibnall & his diversity clowns can't write & the crude political lecturing irritates & annoys. A TOTAL disaster. All concerned should be sacked.
  39. NZAnimeManga
    Dec 28, 2018
    0
    This is utter rubbish. This isn't dr who. These docs are quite telling... The BBC is ideologically possessed and is willing to destroy all of their IPs to push it.

    http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/site/diversity-inclusion-commissioning-guidelines-bbc-content.pdf http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/diversity/pdf/diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2016.pdf    This is utter rubbish. This isn't dr who. These docs are quite telling... The BBC is ideologically possessed and is willing to destroy all of their IPs to push it.

    http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/site/diversity-inclusion-commissioning-guidelines-bbc-content.pdf
    http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/diversity/pdf/diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2016.pdf
    http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/diversity/pdf/equality-information-report-2017.pdf
    http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/diversity/pdf/22922_BBC_Equality_Information_Report_2013.pdf
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/diversity    … Expand
  40. rootnk
    Dec 27, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Chris Chibnall and some Merseyside goons from the Liverpool/Everton FC
    Hooligan Society attacked P and J Baker and John Nathan-Turner
    for Trial of a Time Lords. One such Hooligan was Chris Chibnall.

    Chris Chibnall could not do Torchwood correctly and is a disaster in Doctor Who.
    Looks like Jonathan Powell is smiling from ear to ear!

    Chibnall will be reknown for his Reign of Error and dismal numbers in
    Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb. Only feminised men will give Chibnall praise.
    Compared Series 10 to Series 11, Series 10 quite bearable.

    His introduction of 'historical education' is worthy of study by George Orwell.
    His monster are so scary, they are laughable.

    Save Doctor Who. Piers Wenger, Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall and Crew
    out and go the way of your Hero Jonathan Powell.    … Expand
  41. photogrammer
    Dec 26, 2018
    0
    They ruined an excellent series. Hope they're happy! :-) Despite my thoroughly enjoying the previous 10 seasons, mostly, I am evidently NOT the target audience for this new series. It's just boring and flat and dull and preachy and poorly executed. Even the background music and audio is less than wonderful, sounds like it was designed by a poorly programmed robot. I was expecting a muchThey ruined an excellent series. Hope they're happy! :-) Despite my thoroughly enjoying the previous 10 seasons, mostly, I am evidently NOT the target audience for this new series. It's just boring and flat and dull and preachy and poorly executed. Even the background music and audio is less than wonderful, sounds like it was designed by a poorly programmed robot. I was expecting a much stronger female Dr a la "Missy" not this weakly written excuse.… Expand
  42. Akira_
    Dec 26, 2018
    1
    This is what happens when you give a great show to a showrunner and writers who have no background in SF but instead have an ideology to spread. They take a big dump all over one of the greatest shows in TV history.

    Lacking the creativity, skill and community support to create something genuine, they must appropriate an existing show to inject their nonsense postmodern SJW ideology    This is what happens when you give a great show to a showrunner and writers who have no background in SF but instead have an ideology to spread. They take a big dump all over one of the greatest shows in TV history.

    Lacking the creativity, skill and community support to create something genuine, they must appropriate an existing show to inject their nonsense postmodern SJW ideology into.

    Combining bad storytelling, bland and boring characters, Whittakers cheap imitation of previous doctors, cringy scenes and wooden dialogue this season is hard to watch for fans of the series.    … Expand
  43. acewriter
    Dec 26, 2018
    1
    I was so ready for a female Doctor! Only what I got was someone unrecognizable as the Doctor. The stories are dull, the Doctor has no consistency or depth (any age and experience has gone out the door), and the companions have zero personality. (Graham has potential, but Ryan and Yaz are both dull.) A female Doctor was supposed to be progressive. Instead, we are saddled with genderI was so ready for a female Doctor! Only what I got was someone unrecognizable as the Doctor. The stories are dull, the Doctor has no consistency or depth (any age and experience has gone out the door), and the companions have zero personality. (Graham has potential, but Ryan and Yaz are both dull.) A female Doctor was supposed to be progressive. Instead, we are saddled with gender stereotypes. Suddenly because she is female, she's passive, she's "less arrogant", and she's also no longer the cleverest person in the room. It's an insult to those of us long term female fans who wanted to see ourselves in the Doctor. No longer does the Doctor save the day instead a convenient plot device appears to save it for her. The villains are forgettable as are the plots themselves. Any action has been thrown out. There's no risk or consequences. There's no goofiness or fun. All the moral lessons are still there, but instead of being entertaining and delightful, they're presented with heavy-handed exposition. None of the kids will watch it anymore. We start an episode, and ten minutes in, they're already pulling out their phones to play games or going to another room to watch old episodes of Doctor Who. Yay for the "casual viewers" that the show is now catering to, but this is no longer Doctor Who for most of the long-term fans.

    An extra note: please note that most of the critics's reviews are based solely on the first episode which had some hope and not on the entirety of the series.    … Expand
  44. dinolda
    Dec 24, 2018
    3
    I was really looking forward this series - and it's just... nothing. I love Jodie, and all three companions seem O.K. - but the writing is awful. There is no challenge there. No struggle. No room for some act, selfishness, sacrifice. They just do some teamwork and that's all. And it's really sad because filming in general seems to improve. Light, colors, frames - they are better. But what for?
  45. Digicrest
    Dec 24, 2018
    0
    Absolute garbage, gave it a chance to disprove my assumptions of them hiring for political reasons. It didn't.
  46. StarDock
    Dec 23, 2018
    1
    Putrid writing and a lack of understanding of what the strengths of Doctor Who are, leave this series being the worst since the shows revival in 2005. Mix in some really weak performances from the cast and this years offering is an uneven mess.

    One might be concerned that there might be very little compelling sci-fi themes from this inexperienced writing team - and you'd be right. This    Putrid writing and a lack of understanding of what the strengths of Doctor Who are, leave this series being the worst since the shows revival in 2005. Mix in some really weak performances from the cast and this years offering is an uneven mess.

    One might be concerned that there might be very little compelling sci-fi themes from this inexperienced writing team - and you'd be right. This is Doctor Who done in a daytime soap fashion and as you'd expect, it's not pleasant viewing.

    I watch Doctor Who for its escapism. I love its monsters, creativity, mythology and humour. All of which have been bled out of the show this year, in its pursuit of a new, broader audience. It is devoid of action, suspense, tension and stakes. Ultimately, it feels very derivative from past series.

    I've always thought Doctor Who works best as an action adventure series. However, If you want to attempt a more methodical, character lead format, the writing has to be vastly superior to this - an order of magnitude better. The characters come of as weak and one dimensional. We can't enjoy the wonder of travelling the universe because they don't have any. We never get scared, because they don't. We never feel a sense of accomplishment, because they never have a mountain to climb. Character development has taken a backseat to endless dreary exposition and anti-climax.

    How a new production team can be creatively bankrupt in their first year, is beyond me.    … Expand
  47. Thevaliyard
    Dec 19, 2018
    0
    This is NOT Doctor Who, this is a pathetic attempt by individuals who has NEVER seen the show to both write and act in a way that they think it should be! I do not mind a female Doctor, (even though doc 2, Patrick Troughton said that a timelord was unable to regenerate into the opposite sex) what I do mind is someone who's hype is greater than their actual act ability, trying to establishThis is NOT Doctor Who, this is a pathetic attempt by individuals who has NEVER seen the show to both write and act in a way that they think it should be! I do not mind a female Doctor, (even though doc 2, Patrick Troughton said that a timelord was unable to regenerate into the opposite sex) what I do mind is someone who's hype is greater than their actual act ability, trying to establish who they are, and still hasn't managed it after 10 episodes, what's up, does she need to ask Yaz if it's okay! BBC, don't believe the reviews your spinners have wrote, listen to the fans and viewers (not the sjw's and snowflakes) Whitaker has as much screen presence as a unused TARDIS console button and the sooner you replace auld Chinballs the better, because every time he writes he cannot help but produce "fertilisers" for the wife's rose bushes!… Expand
  48. Contact13
    Dec 19, 2018
    2
    I wholeheartedly recommend the 2005 series of Doctor who but so far this is so bad. I wanted to give it a 3 but it just doesn't deserve it, when you compare this season to any previous season. Season 10 is dark but it's a master class is acting and storytelling.

    This season feels like everyone involved is C grade quality students right out of school taking their first ever try at a real    I wholeheartedly recommend the 2005 series of Doctor who but so far this is so bad. I wanted to give it a 3 but it just doesn't deserve it, when you compare this season to any previous season. Season 10 is dark but it's a master class is acting and storytelling.

    This season feels like everyone involved is C grade quality students right out of school taking their first ever try at a real job with zero actual experience. Maybe if they get like 5 years experience they could develop their craft but as a die hard fan, I can't watch this.

    I look forward to the inevitable 2030 reboot of the series.    … Expand
  49. Fradel61
    Dec 17, 2018
    2
    This is by far the worst season I can remember going back to the mid-late 1980's. Chris Chibnall seems to think he is the moral compass for society. Every week is a morality play that forces a message down your throat. And enough of the #metoo messaging. In every episode the female is the protagonist. Good God, even the opening credits look like a voyage through a vagina!! The BBCThis is by far the worst season I can remember going back to the mid-late 1980's. Chris Chibnall seems to think he is the moral compass for society. Every week is a morality play that forces a message down your throat. And enough of the #metoo messaging. In every episode the female is the protagonist. Good God, even the opening credits look like a voyage through a vagina!! The BBC had very good success with Orphan Black and Killing Eve, but they pushed there luck here. A female Doctor is fine. It doesn't make a difference as long as the writing stays crisp and doesn't preach. Jodie Whitaker's take on the Doctor is severely lacking. They killed off the best companion in the first episode. There is absolutely no sense continuity. And what about the TARDIS!!! It has been THE co-star since 1963. Its not even an also ran!! Chris Chibnall must go. He's just terrible.… Expand
  50. ReddyAvon
    Dec 17, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Series 11 of the TV show masquerading as Doctor Who has been astonishingly, unbelievably awful. Watching it has felt like observing a slow motion car crash.

    I have no problem with BBC making a bland, tension-free program about a slightly overenthusiastic, vaguely annoying, totally uncharismatic primary school teacher who travels the universe, with 3 dull, characterless, ’friends’ meeting dull, unimaginative aliens that pose no threat in unimaginative stories laden with padding, dreary exposition, technobabble and laboured, simplistic, laughable lectures in political correctness.

    However, I do have a problem with calling that program ‘Doctor Who.’ Based on 50-plus years of the show The Doctor should be funny, eccentric, engaging, charismatic and, above all, ALIEN. Jodie Whittaker has failed to realistically display any of these characteristics. I don't know who she is but she is NOT The Doctor.

    ...and let's start the new Doctors tenure with her falling into outer space! Gosh how will she survive! How exciting! ....ah, she survives by falling through the roof of a train and getting to her feet unharmed. How clever was that resolution? (Clue: not clever at all)

    ...and did they run out of money half way through redesigning the TARDIS ? It looks like a control column and ...lots of empty shady space. What a letdown.

    ...and let's use sniper robots in not one, but TWO episodes and make them absolutely useless and unable to hit a single target

    ...and let's have King James I turn up wandering alone in the middle of the North of England...because the monarchs of England are famous for doing that

    ...and the frog was not clever or imaginative. It was a sign that the writer didn't have a clue what to do with his story.

    ...and let's make the Thajirans deadly assassins (how exciting) ...then change our minds and make then desperately tedious watchers of the people as they die.

    ...and let's make the season finale so tedious that we even admit in the dialogue that we are devoid of new ideas and are ripping off the Season 4 finale.

    So …the worst run of 10 episodes in the series 55 year history. I would prefer to see it cancelled than endure any more of this sad travesty but I see that the series will return in 2020 after an extended break….I guess Chris Chibnell needs to recharge his creative batteries, such as they are, after giving us this pile of manure. Please let me know when a new show runner, new lead actor/actress and companions are assigned and I will start watching again.    … Expand
  51. ijammy
    Dec 16, 2018
    1
    The SJW tragedy continues. No matter what form of escapism or entertainment I now turn to, I am guaranteed they have morphed it forcefully into some bizarre re-brand with there own vision. Why cant you just create new things based on those instead of forcing a square peg into a round hole. Sick of it frankly.
  52. spikeblake
    Dec 15, 2018
    0
    this show has gone to the dogs, this series has been terrible, each episode felt over saturated, 3 companions is too much anyway, then they add in a load of supporting characters specific to each episode, it's impossible to keep track of what's going on, and the political messages were so awkwardly shoehorned in, they abandoned fluid dialogue and apparently forgot how normal people speak,this show has gone to the dogs, this series has been terrible, each episode felt over saturated, 3 companions is too much anyway, then they add in a load of supporting characters specific to each episode, it's impossible to keep track of what's going on, and the political messages were so awkwardly shoehorned in, they abandoned fluid dialogue and apparently forgot how normal people speak, and the plots are so predictable and repetitive, in basically every episode it turns out that humans are the real villains, which was an okay twist the first time, but then they repeated it over and over again, in 6 of the 10 episodes, it turns out humans are the real villains, on a separate note, the acting is terrible, i get that jodie whittaker is a great actor, but she doesn't act in this, at no point in the entire show does she convey even a tiny bit of emotion or character, the closest she gets is being out of breath in a few scenes, they also tried to do something smith did very well, which is to talk about the doctor meeting historical figures, but they completely fail and it just seems like they're trying to pander to the audience who watched matt smith's seasons, but we all see through it and it's just pathetic, the aliens have all been terrible, there was tooth face, cloth, racism, spiders, literally stitch from lilo and stitch, the english, amazon/bubble wrap, mud, moths/speakers/a frog, and tooth face again, notice how none of these sound like good doctor who villains, the lighting was okay in a few scenes but that's not enough to redeem the series at all, this show is easily a 0/10, no significant positives at all, just in general a bad series… Expand
  53. Burwaycow
    Dec 15, 2018
    7
    Having watched every episode I've never had more mixed feelings for a series of doctor who.

    First off the good: I think Jodie Whittaker is great. She completely ditches "I'm too cool for this" vibe that all previous doctors have had since 2005; instead we've got a doctor who happily admits she loves being surprised by all the universe has to offer. She's likable, passionate and dorky.    Having watched every episode I've never had more mixed feelings for a series of doctor who.

    First off the good: I think Jodie Whittaker is great. She completely ditches "I'm too cool for this" vibe that all previous doctors have had since 2005; instead we've got a doctor who happily admits she loves being surprised by all the universe has to offer. She's likable, passionate and dorky. If she was given one or two great episodes I could well see her becoming my second favorite doctor (I can't see anyone ever toppling Ecclestone for me).
    Secondly, I enjoyed Bradley Walsh. This was definitely the thing I was most apprehensive about going into the series, but having an older person in the Tardis who isn't falling over to impress the doctor at every moment is a nice new dynamic.
    The more straightforward episodes without any great season arc was probably what we needed after several years of increasingly convoluted Moffat stories.
    Production values are good, and even with a few moments of dodgy CGI, Doctor who has never looked so good.
    It takes you was the highlight of the series; starting off intriguing and creepy and ending in a sequence that was gloriously balls-out crazy.

    The meh: Ryan and Yas are both pretty unremarkable sidekicks. There's a solid attempt at an arc for Ryan and grant, but there's no interesting relationship between any other pairing of our 4 main characters.
    Also none of the monsters were very memorable. Moffat's greatest strength was thinking up cool monsters with unique abilities, and that was really missed here, with the only villain who gets more than one episode being a guy in a rubber suit who just shoots people.
    There wasn't much humor in the series as a whole. There were some light-hearted moments, but very few jokes that actually made me laugh.

    The Bad: Every one of Chibnall's episodes had a massive plot hole; seriously, I'll list each one:
    Ep 1: why didn't Tim Shaw activate the DNA bombs straight away?
    Ep 2: why were there all those killer Robots around that temple, and how had they stayed operational for so long, and why are they so bad at their one job?
    Ep 3: The racist alien had been in Alabama several weeks before the doctor arrived; why hadn't it already sent Rose back in time? We saw she wasn't hard to find.
    Ep 4: Why is locking the spiders in a small vault to starve such a kind and natural death? and why didn't the mother spider follow the vibrations of the music like all the rest?
    Ep 6: Impossibly unlikely coincidence of the medical ship finding them. Why didn't the detailed file on the Pting mention that it eats energy? How can flying a ship kill you? Why does a ship with enough equipment to put back together four people who have been blown up not have enough medication to treat pilot's heart for more than a few hours, or deliver a baby properly?
    Ep 10: What was Tim Shaw's plan when he confronted Grant? He just walked up to him and let himself get shot.
    (eps 4 and 7-9 not written by Chibnall)
    Crucially I found every episode lacking in tension: it was very rare that I felt that anyone was in actual danger. Maybe this was because the doctor, who is supposed to care about her companions, keeps on encouraging them to wander off on their own, surely she wouldn't do that if there was actual danger. Or maybe it was because in several episodes we say the villain have a chance to kill a character and not take it.

    In summary, I found lots to like in this series, but the writing, which at times was mystifyingly bad, dragged it down so it falls well short of being great.    … Expand
  54. joshuawood212
    Dec 15, 2018
    0
    Absolutely not what Dr Who should be. Very disappointed with both Whittaker and Chibnall. They couldn't have done a worse job.
  55. master_x_2k
    Dec 14, 2018
    5
    The new Doctor is constantly out of breath, confused and generally clueless, like she's barely keeping up with an episode that's most of the time not that fast paced or exciting.
    The basic plots of the episodes are good when they're not outright copied from previous seasons, but the script themselves are lackluster and miss every single opportunity o raise above, to have depth or pathos.    The new Doctor is constantly out of breath, confused and generally clueless, like she's barely keeping up with an episode that's most of the time not that fast paced or exciting.
    The basic plots of the episodes are good when they're not outright copied from previous seasons, but the script themselves are lackluster and miss every single opportunity o raise above, to have depth or pathos.
    The biggest sin of this season is that it's not offensively bad, it's boringly mediocre, which in entertainment is a mile worse than outrage inducing crap.
    And they have the guts to take a year of, after taking a year off to "have time to prepare" this season. By the time Doctor Who returns it will be a miracle if anyone sticks around.    … Expand
  56. rick900
    Dec 13, 2018
    1
    Definitely not the Doctor Who I enjoyed for so many years. I've stopped watching and probably won't be returning. I'll miss it.
  57. viroodiem
    Dec 12, 2018
    0
    It commits the worst sin any form of entertainment can. It is just downright boring. Cliched story, caricatures of characters, predictable in basically every way.

    Only positive I saw was some of the visuals in the first 10 minutes, but it seems highly apparent that they blew a lot of the budget out the gate. What is worse is that this doctor is just a knock off of the Tenant/Smith    It commits the worst sin any form of entertainment can. It is just downright boring. Cliched story, caricatures of characters, predictable in basically every way.

    Only positive I saw was some of the visuals in the first 10 minutes, but it seems highly apparent that they blew a lot of the budget out the gate.

    What is worse is that this doctor is just a knock off of the Tenant/Smith doctor which is the absolute last thing Doctor who needed.

    EDIT: E02

    The visuals of the intro sequence were phenomenal. However the music is off a literal beat. It is nice however to be done with Capaldi's Christmas intro with its jingle bells.

    Episode 2 shows where the show is going. Completely illogical setups and predictable outcomes. For example you can see and connect the episodes "solution" a full 25 minuets before it happens showing how predictable this incarnation is.

    Whitakers depiction is increasingly becoming more ridiculous and scatterbrained. She is practically a companion herself leaving this to be Doctorless Who.

    In the end like most of the visuals, the new Tardis is outstanding, if an odd, eclectic feel. The shame is that long term this doctor is not up to all these slick visuals with the character being written so poorly as an imitation of far better doctors.

    Edit E03

    And with that this incarnation of the doctor and almost certainly Chibnalls tenure becomes unwatchable. Much as many people predicted it becomes a breeding ground for racism, sexism and otherwise normal SJW bigotry. Bending over backwards to show the audience just how "woke" it is with its civil rights narrative. Furthermore it tries to force white guilt upon the one white companion who was already made out to be a doddering old white fool for everyone to scapegoat. It is an absolute shame that a show as venerated as Doctor Who can be dragged through the SJW muck and mire.

    I have no problem with the doctor being made a woman. It could have been done so well. Had they simply had the doctor simply be a woman it might have been alright, but with this episode it removes the last shadow of doubt that this is not merely a case where actual equality is at play, but an agenda is at work that seeks to social engineer a world of equality built through inequity, and bigotry. If it cant be contained within 3 episodes, It tells you that it will undoubtedly influence and taint all the episodes of at the very least the remainder of this season.

    Final Edit: This incarnation shows why the doctor is normally only allowed so many regenerations.    … Expand
  58. AbyssalSmoke
    Dec 12, 2018
    0
    Utterly heartbreaking.
    Where was the Drama, the hook, the Doctor?
    Jodie did a reasonable job at the beginning but really wasn't given a chance to become the doctor as the show has been ruined by a bunch of self righteous short stories that don't come together to deliver anything, making the torture of watching the series not even worth it in the end.
  59. athorist
    Dec 11, 2018
    8
    Wasn't perfect, but still the best Doctor Who series we've had in years. Jodie Whittaker was amazing from literally the first moment she was on screen, I hope she stays as the Doctor so she can grow into the role.
  60. greenisgood
    Dec 10, 2018
    2
    Season End UPDATE - I believe my criticism is still valid, but I would also admit the climax saved a little bit of face, Ident Politics were thankfully absent and the writing was marginally better, Still no cigar. Watcher since Eccelston, I am in disbelief how S11 kept making me space out, almost every episode it feels like someone shoving a TV news report/social issue cake into my faceSeason End UPDATE - I believe my criticism is still valid, but I would also admit the climax saved a little bit of face, Ident Politics were thankfully absent and the writing was marginally better, Still no cigar. Watcher since Eccelston, I am in disbelief how S11 kept making me space out, almost every episode it feels like someone shoving a TV news report/social issue cake into my face when I am just trying to have an escape Sci fi experience which is what Dr. Who was for so long.
    Though all of the past seasons have been cheesy beyond belief they were still imaginative and decently written, and seemed to sprinkle the social commentary in a more organic way. Forced SJW antics seems to be one of the pitfalls for the current show; some non existent writing and zero imagination and WOW the result is disastrous.
    The dialogue is directly inspired from M.Night's overly expositional style, every one seem to be trying their best to make us understand what is happening as if they are answering objective exam questions factual and boring no heart, no connect.
    (PS thank god Jodie 'seems' to have stopped her Sonic SwissKnife(Screwdriver)pointing/Overarm fast bowling action tht she had in the first few episodes)
    The Uptick in the overall look and feel of the show seems to be an odd detriment to emotionally connecting with anything that has been going on in season 11, and that is once again because of the writing and or the extremely cringe filled dialogue which will make every day normal human beings roll your eyes to the back of your head so fast you at at risk of hurting yourself.
    The editing work and shot composition is flat and bland, I was watching 'The Eleventh Hour' and I still get roped into the fun shots, some kooky editing and all the fun that is entirely missing from S11.
    I am curious if my boredom stems from the outdated and stilted subject matter or is this intentional by the creators because we are going to have a beyond belief amazing climax ???
    Almost all of the episodes just keep circling the same dead corpse like a bunch of brain-dead and loudmouthed vultures, just trying so desperately to appeal to demographics who would not even remember this show 2 days after it ended and casting aside us long time fans as well as straight up insulting us long time fans who are the ones keeping the IP alive.    … Expand
  61. Varhe20
    Dec 10, 2018
    0
    I've been a fan of the new series from season 1 and I was willing to give this season a chance even though it had a rough start, but It saddens me to see where the show has gone.

    Doctor who series has never been perfect, but I've always enjoyed each and every episode. The 11:th season has made the ultimate crime in entertainment, it has become boring. The storylines are predictable and    I've been a fan of the new series from season 1 and I was willing to give this season a chance even though it had a rough start, but It saddens me to see where the show has gone.

    Doctor who series has never been perfect, but I've always enjoyed each and every episode. The 11:th season has made the ultimate crime in entertainment, it has become boring. The storylines are predictable and childish, the companions, for the most part, feel pointless and the Doctor herself is uninteresting. The show also has a pandering tone throughout each episode, where you are constantly reminded how racism is bad and white men are evil. And of course racism is bad and everyone should be treated with respect, but I don't need a sci-fi show to tell me these obvious things. The show used to have a certain charm, but that charm has been murdered and we're left with an empty husk of a once great show.

    Doctor Who has had it's fair share of bad episodes in the past, but the characters usually got me through those, but in this season the only character I kind of liked was Grace and then they go and kill her off in the first episode, so thanks I guess. Overall the show is boring and not worth a watch, even if you are a die-hard fan of Doctor Who and/or sci-fi.    … Expand
  62. Davrosdaleks1
    Dec 9, 2018
    9
    Ah, the beginning of a new saga: the first female Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and a new showrunner (Broadchurch's Chris Chibnall). I know a lot of fans HATE this season, but I enjoyed it.

    What I like about this one is that it is the most grounded and focuses on the people again. It used to be that the show was partially about the new people the Doctor would meet along the way. But in later    Ah, the beginning of a new saga: the first female Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and a new showrunner (Broadchurch's Chris Chibnall). I know a lot of fans HATE this season, but I enjoyed it.

    What I like about this one is that it is the most grounded and focuses on the people again. It used to be that the show was partially about the new people the Doctor would meet along the way. But in later seasons, it became more about the concepts, and people became less important and more cannon fodder. Now, the show is back to being about the Doctor meeting new people and encouraging and experiencing the positivity of humanity even in the face of darkness. In fact, we get two historical episodes that are some of the most emotionally emotionally poignant ones they've ever done.

    I'm loving Jodie Whittaker. She's sort of a combination of the entertaining Tenth and Eleventh Doctors and the more human fifth Doctor. Capaldi did a good job as the Doctor, but I was disappointed with how coldly pragmatic he could be at times. This Doctor returns to the good-natured altruism of earlier Doctors. Whittaker is charming and funny. She is also the biggest people-person of the recent Doctors. I'm actually glad that they cut down on the Doctor's ego and grandstanding.

    Liking the new companions, who I think work well off of each other. Hands down the winner is Graham. It sure is a big change from tradition to go with an older companion, but his good-natured everyguyness works well as he gives some very good reactions to the craziness around him.

    This season made the decision to be more accessible to new viewers by using totally new villains and monsters. Unfortunately, most of them don't really stand out. You also don't get any of those popular concept episodes that are known to appear once or twice per season. Basically, the emphasis on characters is to the detriment of other classic Doctor Who tropes. That having been said, I felt this was most consistent season in quality. There aren't any episodes that are too childish, trying too hard to be clever, or try to jam too many things into one episode.

    One last issue, although death is well-known in Doctor Who, there are a couple killings in this that are a little too forced and feel cynically written.    … Expand
  63. DracCusS
    Dec 8, 2018
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The new season of Doctor who is a disaster. Season premiers of doctor who, almost always hooked me up, the story, the companions, the doctor everything made me want to watch more. I really wish this was the case with Season 11.

    On the premiering episode, we have the doctor just bashing through the roof of a train. That's it. We also have the supporting characters that "coincidentally" know each other but we know nothing about them. Additionally, they are more stale than anything on this show. Then we have probably the most interesting character of this season, grace, just being killed. This has possibly (?) no effect on the characters attitude and behavior, besides crying for like 10 minutes. Time travel doesn't seem to impact the characters at all, like it's a thing they do every day. Every episode I am like "Ok, I'm gonna wait for the interesting part.... oh... it's finished"

    No real threats. No Doctor Who Universe. No Backstories. A LOT of exposition. A LOT of "hey look at me talking all scientific-ish". No real story values. No character development. Weak writing. Awkward (to say the least) pace. Nothing.
    If it weren't for the cinematography effects, music composition, jodie, and the sets (love the new TARDIS) this would have been a 0.    … Expand
  64. movie-adict
    Dec 8, 2018
    0
    just awful from start to finish, ruined by the far left wing rhetoric, Jodie Whittaker is awful and supporting cast are just as bad, the only one I like out of the entire cast is Bradly Walsh. The stories are about the worse SJW, Feminazi you can come across which has become the norm for the BBC. the ratings are as usual fake, I guarantee that nearly all DR who fans have turned this offjust awful from start to finish, ruined by the far left wing rhetoric, Jodie Whittaker is awful and supporting cast are just as bad, the only one I like out of the entire cast is Bradly Walsh. The stories are about the worse SJW, Feminazi you can come across which has become the norm for the BBC. the ratings are as usual fake, I guarantee that nearly all DR who fans have turned this off but a lot of people don't realise that the ratings are based on the hand picked left wing who have their viewing monitored. Its how the minority control what the majority see in all the media and shows and to make sure that people are brainwashed in to thinking this is how the majority think.
    Any back to this plug of brain washing tripe, they have ruined another one of the great watches, they have stuck a female doctor in all to quell the snowflakes, just doesn't have the same awe about it any more. she comes across pathetic needy nothing seems amazing anymore about how the doctor does something special to save the day that no one else could do. it now seems like the PC brigade tour the universe, all inclusive and we can all do anything and everything... BS at its finest!    … Expand
  65. Lenivezz
    Dec 8, 2018
    2
    Скучно. Мистер Чибеплл превратил сериал в еще одну поделку навроде "Timeless" или "Legends of tomorrow"
  66. MyDad
    Dec 3, 2018
    10
    I love this new season of Doctor Who and the direction Chibnall and co. have taken with it. Both as a Doctor Who show and in general.

    It seems like they've actively put effort into keeping past lore and events in mind but also putting in their own take - e.g. the way Jodie's Doctor acts feels reminiscent of past Doctors but with her own spin to it, the way they protect the events of    I love this new season of Doctor Who and the direction Chibnall and co. have taken with it. Both as a Doctor Who show and in general.

    It seems like they've actively put effort into keeping past lore and events in mind but also putting in their own take - e.g. the way Jodie's Doctor acts feels reminiscent of past Doctors but with her own spin to it, the way they protect the events of the past not because of some arbitrarily decided "fixed point in time" but because of the consequences changing those events would have to the future, etc.

    For the direction of the show, the effort put into going to non-UK and even non-US locations is amazing, and the level of attention and detail given to historical events is great, and I love that most antagonists have more understandable or grounded motivations. For writing in general, I will say that it feels like this has been an experimental season with some bumps in plot as a result. -However-, the ideas are great, the writing is usually smart and funny, and people are usually written like people, not tired tropes.

    They're legitimately trying something new with the show and doing things the show hasn't bothered to do before, and it's really exciting to see.    … Expand
  67. ButtonPuncher
    Dec 3, 2018
    1
    I thought we were going to see a strong brilliant Doctor in the same vein as River Song. Nope. We get this bumbling goof in suspenders.

    Dr Who is supposed to be about time travel, different planets and species/aliens!!! There's also supposed to be one companion, maybe two. Not a group to satisfy a bunch of demographics. The new Tardis is bland. A crystal? Seriously? It's    I thought we were going to see a strong brilliant Doctor in the same vein as River Song. Nope. We get this bumbling goof in suspenders.

    Dr Who is supposed to be about time travel, different planets and species/aliens!!! There's also supposed to be one companion, maybe two. Not a group to satisfy a bunch of demographics.

    The new Tardis is bland. A crystal? Seriously? It's supposed to be an engine chugging/screeching through time and space.

    Spoiler alert... Here's my personal mini review of each episode so far...

    Ep.1 - Tooth faced Mr. Freeze alien uses super snake computer thingie to hunt down a spineless schmuck.
    Ep.2 - Companions are impervious to the vacuum of space, trek across world to find the Tardis all the while avoiding super ghost death race that reminds me of WonTon soup.
    Ep.3 - White supremacist from thousands of years in the future travels back in time to stop Rosa Parks. Yep. Because white supremacy still exists in the future in a SJW writer's mind.
    Ep. 4 - Fonald Rump dumps toxic waste creating massive super spiders. Loud rap music saves the day. Guns are evil, Trump is evil, blah, blah, blah.
    Ep. 5 - Nibbler from Futurama terrorizes hospital spaceship. A pregnant dude.
    Ep. 6 - Evil assassin aliens who aren't evil anymore come to India. Muslims are not the bad guy. Watching my fingernails grow was more entertaining than this episode.
    Ep. 7 - Angry white male tries to destroy space Amazon with explosive bubble wrap. Doctor is too stupid to realize that she is being tracked while wearing an ankle bracelet.
    Ep. 8 - Revisiting witch trials. Evil mud aliens escape from tree prison. A high tech tree prison that was destroyed with a few whacks from an axe. Because genius super aliens never could have anticipated that happening in a time when wood was one of the primary sources of fuel. (Good Lord the writing is complete crap.)
    Ep. 9 - Cabin in Norway. Blind girl. Dr is foiled by someone cutting her string. Talking frog. Longest most boring episode of Dr. Who...ever?
    Ep. 10 - Probably something about global warming, guns, or evil corporations. Old white guy companion dies.

    If I had to describe the new show's title sequence, I'd say swimming through disco vomit. Or diarrhea. What a fitting open for this season!

    Chris Chibnall should be fired. Get the SJW out of Sci-Fi. This season is terrible.    … Expand
  68. unit_1
    Dec 3, 2018
    2
    Poor Jodie Whittaker is doing what she can but everything around her is so stupid. I just don't know why I keep watching it.
  69. timeknight
    Dec 2, 2018
    4
    The talent is definitely here. Jodie Whitaker is done a disservice with all these terribly written episodes, and poorly written characters. Compared to the previous seasons, this new one has taken a definite turn for the worse. They have the production quality and the budget, but they must have bought the worst writers.

    Overall, this season is lacking the whimsy and excitement that was    The talent is definitely here. Jodie Whitaker is done a disservice with all these terribly written episodes, and poorly written characters. Compared to the previous seasons, this new one has taken a definite turn for the worse. They have the production quality and the budget, but they must have bought the worst writers.

    Overall, this season is lacking the whimsy and excitement that was present in previous seasons. There's a lack of cohesive plot to tie everything together, too.    … Expand
  70. getrwuegyweh
    Dec 2, 2018
    0
    Worst series ever. Every episode is full of a plethora of plotholes and awful acting and awful storytelling #canceldoctorwho
  71. Hoegni
    Nov 29, 2018
    1
    As a long-time Whovian I am very disappointed about this series. The writing is terrible, the plots seem to be written for children, the acting is poor and while I do not dislike the idea of a female Doctor necessarily, I personally find the current actress not really made of "Doctor-material". She acts as if she's constantly surprised by everything... The decision to not reference earlierAs a long-time Whovian I am very disappointed about this series. The writing is terrible, the plots seem to be written for children, the acting is poor and while I do not dislike the idea of a female Doctor necessarily, I personally find the current actress not really made of "Doctor-material". She acts as if she's constantly surprised by everything... The decision to not reference earlier series (no Daleks, Cybermen etc) takes away much of the fun of being a fan for all these years.… Expand
  72. Satellite-Man
    Nov 27, 2018
    2
    This is not Doctor Who in any way shape or form.
    This has nothing to do with Jodie Whittaker or Tosin Cole, who perform admirably given the pretty hopeless script and poor scenes.
    Doctor Who does not work with four companions, just Jodie and Tosin would be fine. They are good actors in their own right, so something must be wrong on set if they are not shining like they should. I seem    This is not Doctor Who in any way shape or form.
    This has nothing to do with Jodie Whittaker or Tosin Cole, who perform admirably given the pretty hopeless script and poor scenes.
    Doctor Who does not work with four companions, just Jodie and Tosin would be fine. They are good actors in their own right, so something must be wrong on set if they are not shining like they should.

    I seem to remember this was a Sci-Fi series with some Science Fantasy interwoven (and romance of course), We seem to be given cultural history lessons on a regular basis with series 11. Cannot lay all the blame on Chris Chibnall. Who came up with Jodie's outfit ? Has the BBC dumbed this series down so much as to not offend anyone on Planet Earth or are we specially targeting the 5 - 7 year olds ?

    I will watch this series through to the end and will hope for something better on series 12.    … Expand
  73. Stellen
    Nov 27, 2018
    0
    I hadn't watched the last few seasons but was curious when I heard from others how bad this was, and they were not wrong. The writing is terrible and just so, so boring, and there's only so many times you can roll your eyes at the clunky and ham-fisted political statements packed into the episodes.
  74. cmdharris
    Nov 26, 2018
    10
    A great return to form for one of the most adaptable and entertaining shows of all time.
  75. retched
    Nov 26, 2018
    0
    Female time lord? River Song was kind of a time lord ... and she was FANTASTIC.. sardonic, sharp as a razor, devilishly fun and memorable. A bit chunky and not some magazine cover ideal of beauty yet she was sexy as hell.. This is dreck. Social justice banality in the form of entertainment? No thank you. SJW are like the borg.. infecting and assimilating all we love and hold dear inFemale time lord? River Song was kind of a time lord ... and she was FANTASTIC.. sardonic, sharp as a razor, devilishly fun and memorable. A bit chunky and not some magazine cover ideal of beauty yet she was sexy as hell.. This is dreck. Social justice banality in the form of entertainment? No thank you. SJW are like the borg.. infecting and assimilating all we love and hold dear in the name of some mindless hive thought.… Expand
  76. lifesthateasy
    Nov 26, 2018
    2
    I am generally a balanced person politically, I see the good and bad in both extremes. Yet, I have to call the current season an SJW mess. And I'm not saying it because of the ideas it presents, but because of how in-your-face it is. No subtlety, no elegance, feels very dogmatic. Goes around ticking boxes (minority cast - check, equality throwback - check, minority cultural intro episode -I am generally a balanced person politically, I see the good and bad in both extremes. Yet, I have to call the current season an SJW mess. And I'm not saying it because of the ideas it presents, but because of how in-your-face it is. No subtlety, no elegance, feels very dogmatic. Goes around ticking boxes (minority cast - check, equality throwback - check, minority cultural intro episode - check, women being patronised is bad - check). The writing is just SO BAD! A great example of this is the latest episode, The Witchfinders. It's not enough that we can *see* and *feel* how awkward it is when the Doctor gets patronised because she's a woman - no, the makers either think us too stupid to understand or are dogmatic on purpose, the Doctor actually has to *say* it out loud like Mr Mackey in South Park "patronising is bad MKAAAY?". Jodie Whittaker is just LOVELY and MARVELOUS and I absolutely love her as the Doctor (even though she's panting too much :D), but the rest of the companions are just... there - they're pretty/good looking people and do the job but nothing memorable, like they gave them no character apart from being minority and maybe a default sad backstory. And I understand how Doctor Who always was progressive, and I always love it for that, for 10+ years now, but this season is just subpar.… Expand
  77. Diogenesis
    Nov 26, 2018
    3
    I'll confess Matt Smith is my favorite doctor, and it's in good part because I loved the writing (sorry, Moffat haters). What we have here is a different show which has only kept the name. It's similar to what happened to TBBT. I'm not crazy about Foster's interpretation, but it's the writing that is woeful, both in quality and in it's "preachiness". I'm all for artistic license, but whenI'll confess Matt Smith is my favorite doctor, and it's in good part because I loved the writing (sorry, Moffat haters). What we have here is a different show which has only kept the name. It's similar to what happened to TBBT. I'm not crazy about Foster's interpretation, but it's the writing that is woeful, both in quality and in it's "preachiness". I'm all for artistic license, but when you're given the reins of a franchise as old and venerated as Doctor Who, you should show a little respect for tradition. Sadly, based on Chibnall's previous contributions, it should have been clear this was a possibility. I'm hoping the rumours are true and that there will only be one more season of this and Chris will go back to something he can do well, like Broadchurch. For now, I'll stick to reruns.… Expand
  78. TheIncredible
    Nov 25, 2018
    2
    I love the doctor who series and have binged watched it too many times... but this season is different the acting is trash the story is ... trash but you know the special effects are awesome so who cares about all the important things like character development and enterainment? no one cause aliens look cool asf. of course this is bs and makes this season by far the worst ever, when mattI love the doctor who series and have binged watched it too many times... but this season is different the acting is trash the story is ... trash but you know the special effects are awesome so who cares about all the important things like character development and enterainment? no one cause aliens look cool asf. of course this is bs and makes this season by far the worst ever, when matt smith was doctor their is so much development it keeps you locked onto the screen and enjoy seeing the adventures unfold but this one throws that out of the window for some good special effects which makes me upset as doctor who is one of my favourite shows EVER.… Expand
  79. eeaeae
    Nov 25, 2018
    0
    Very bad season since like the only good notes are from SJWs feminists and the goddamn doctor should not be a woman if the doctor was a dude for all the other seasons then no.
    Don't blame that we are too anti-feminist we wouldn't react like that if the doctor was a woman in the other 12 forms and then boom she becomes a men.
    The series is dying take the example of the episode where some    Very bad season since like the only good notes are from SJWs feminists and the goddamn doctor should not be a woman if the doctor was a dude for all the other seasons then no.
    Don't blame that we are too anti-feminist we wouldn't react like that if the doctor was a woman in the other 12 forms and then boom she becomes a men.
    The series is dying take the example of the episode where some robots started going rogue same scenario then an other episode that I've seen before.
    This is probably the worse season I've ever watch.
    My disappointment cannot be measured and my day is ruined.    … Expand
  80. UselessThing
    Nov 24, 2018
    1
    I just don’t hate myself enough to watch any more of this.

    Sadly, I still have to pay for it. Thanks BBC.
  81. Crookshanks
    Nov 20, 2018
    1
    Disappointment . This word for 100% describe all my thoughts about this season.
    rest in peace doctor.
  82. ddwrt
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    The worst thing that could happen to a favorite character of my teenage years is that she will become a completely faceless tolerant ****
  83. fpowell
    Nov 15, 2018
    1
    This Dr. Who is a real killer, and I don't mean it's good. I felt like I was watching a TV show like Grays anatomy. it does not feel like Dr. Who at all. It feels like I been cheated out of my dream and this show makes me not want to be Dr. Who. I don't want to be a blond headed short woman trying to tell everyone what to do. It was the worst episode I have ever watched, she fell fromThis Dr. Who is a real killer, and I don't mean it's good. I felt like I was watching a TV show like Grays anatomy. it does not feel like Dr. Who at all. It feels like I been cheated out of my dream and this show makes me not want to be Dr. Who. I don't want to be a blond headed short woman trying to tell everyone what to do. It was the worst episode I have ever watched, she fell from space to earth, hit a train and stood up like it was nothing. then she made a screwdriver from earth junk! REALLY!! I tried to watch episode 2, 3, 4, &5. all of them suck, this was the dumbest ideal every. plus the inside of the TARDIS is the ugliest thing I've seen. I can't tell you how much I dislike this show now.… Expand
  84. Angry2018
    Nov 13, 2018
    0
    Chris Chibnall has completely destroyed Doctor Who!!
    I personally think that making him the show runner was a very big mistake on the BBC’s behalf, in my opinion he is a B Grade writer to say the least, and he doesn’t seem to have the ability to write a good story.

    If it was my choice I’d sack Chris Chibnall, Cancel the season and go back to the drawing board.
  85. mightygecko
    Nov 12, 2018
    0
    Season 11 is NOT Doctor Who, this is some SJW drivel trying to pretend it's Sci-Fi. Literally the plot lines are worse then History Channel reenactments. I have watched all 6 episodes this season and each one (barring possibly episode 3) has NOTHING in common with the entire 30 year legacy of Dr Who. There's no characters from previous seasons, no Dalecs, no Cybermen, no 'Master/Missy' orSeason 11 is NOT Doctor Who, this is some SJW drivel trying to pretend it's Sci-Fi. Literally the plot lines are worse then History Channel reenactments. I have watched all 6 episodes this season and each one (barring possibly episode 3) has NOTHING in common with the entire 30 year legacy of Dr Who. There's no characters from previous seasons, no Dalecs, no Cybermen, no 'Master/Missy' or any of the other characters, no memorable villains, no overarching plot line through the season with a greater meaning, there's F'ing NOTHING redeeming about this whatsoever (except maybe the new Dr if she got a actual script). I continue to watch out of the hope that they can salvage something on this season, but if you haven't started watching this is incredibly insulting to the fans of the series and showcases the BBC's contempt for their viewers.… Expand
  86. skall
    Nov 12, 2018
    0
    After 6 episodes, I'm sad, clueless and frankly angry. First, the characters are such caricatures, all vapid and soppy, so obviously justifying mixity that it's on the verge of insulting. Why is that ? Doctor Who was never known to be racist, you don't need to be all-in like that !
    This has nothing to do with the acting, but the writing is all that is wrong.
    And that is my second point :    After 6 episodes, I'm sad, clueless and frankly angry. First, the characters are such caricatures, all vapid and soppy, so obviously justifying mixity that it's on the verge of insulting. Why is that ? Doctor Who was never known to be racist, you don't need to be all-in like that !
    This has nothing to do with the acting, but the writing is all that is wrong.
    And that is my second point : stories are lame, with no real stake, self-absorded annoying narratives.
    Please bring decent writers back to the project !    … Expand
  87. Lord-Rassilon
    Nov 12, 2018
    0
    If you had told me that one day the show I loved and have supported for the last 30 plus years was going to go full on PC "woke" and female, I would have thought this was some kind of joke. It seems to me that the entirety of the season is to be a Public Service Announcement on the bigotry and historical racism of White men, and their misogyny. This series is nothing more then aIf you had told me that one day the show I loved and have supported for the last 30 plus years was going to go full on PC "woke" and female, I would have thought this was some kind of joke. It seems to me that the entirety of the season is to be a Public Service Announcement on the bigotry and historical racism of White men, and their misogyny. This series is nothing more then a propaganda laden tryst into stupidity. I have watched episode 1-6 so far, and am now deciding to leave it be. The series is nothing but BORING, the Characters are stale and wooden. The Doctor is incoherent, annoyingly always outstretched arm with sonic, and babbles about nonsense all to give generally understood exposition on events as if the audience is stupid. The writing is bland, boring, and politically leftist in it's slant, not even subdued, but blatantly obvious. I don't like getting hit over the head with over the top PC BS, but it seems no one can escape it. The Pregnant man? No Christmas Special? The TARDIS interior is snowflakes and crystals? WTF?? This isn't Doctor Who, it's the magic School Bus and CLASS on steroids, and writing and acting it's way to obscure oblivion, this era of Doctor Who will go down as the worst since the hiatus of 1989.. Sad to see a once great show, die the slow death of Social Justice politically correct idiocy and propaganda.… Expand
  88. TG_Maps
    Nov 8, 2018
    1
    Jodie Whitaker could be a great doctor. However the writting is extremely poor. Chis Chibnal seems to understand very little about writing entertaining stories and characters.
  89. blinddog
    Nov 7, 2018
    3
    I thought the 1st episode was OK. Just OK. Acting was a little off but since it's everyone's first episode, I expect it will get better. When I say a little off what I mean is, it felt like they were acting. It didn't seem to flow naturally. The villain was very generic. I REALLY want to like this Doctor, but she seems be 'acting' like previous Doctors (specifically Tenant). IfI thought the 1st episode was OK. Just OK. Acting was a little off but since it's everyone's first episode, I expect it will get better. When I say a little off what I mean is, it felt like they were acting. It didn't seem to flow naturally. The villain was very generic. I REALLY want to like this Doctor, but she seems be 'acting' like previous Doctors (specifically Tenant). If she's going to be the Doctor she has to be more than a female version of a prior Doctor, she has to bring a new personality and make it her own.… Expand
  90. iluvdocwho
    Nov 6, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its like watching a lame kids show on Disney channel. No villains to hate , no characters to love and no real plot to follow. I think don't even think kids would find it interesting. Too much boring and forced regurgitated dialog between characters . This is hard for me to say as I love the old shows so much . But I think Doctor Who has " jumped the shark "… Expand
  91. RecessTV
    Nov 6, 2018
    0
    Seems another show has been lost to political discourse in it's writing. The acting is absolutely great, but the writing is just dreadfully laced with politics. In prior seasons, it was fine for some politics here or there, but in this season it's just flagrantly everywhere (so far I've made it to episode 5).

    What it feels like is this show is trying to be some learning extravaganza,    Seems another show has been lost to political discourse in it's writing. The acting is absolutely great, but the writing is just dreadfully laced with politics. In prior seasons, it was fine for some politics here or there, but in this season it's just flagrantly everywhere (so far I've made it to episode 5).

    What it feels like is this show is trying to be some learning extravaganza, but no. That is not why people enjoy or watch this show. People watch the show for whimsy, great story telling, and those surreal story tie-ins that happen at the end of the most memorable seasons.

    If this gets any better by the end of the season I'll update my score, but as of now, color me unimpressed.    … Expand
  92. Wildcardgsx
    Nov 6, 2018
    6
    So im honestly now sure how to review this new Season 11 of Doctor Who, but something's off. Is it because she's a women? is it because I can honestly say I've never heard of Jodie Whittaker before? I had never heard of any of the previous 3-4 actors that have played Doctor Who but I have fallen in love with all of them! Here's the thing I dont think its the Actress at all but so far we'veSo im honestly now sure how to review this new Season 11 of Doctor Who, but something's off. Is it because she's a women? is it because I can honestly say I've never heard of Jodie Whittaker before? I had never heard of any of the previous 3-4 actors that have played Doctor Who but I have fallen in love with all of them! Here's the thing I dont think its the Actress at all but so far we've had very little plot and back story fill in that have lead us to where we are now, While im discounting the first Two Episodes that seemed to be trying to drive me to move on to the fact there's a new doctor in town we've gotten an episode about spiders and I was not a fan I have arachnophobia I've had it since I was a child in boy scouts sleeping in the woods, waking in a world war 2 tent literally covered, lined and littered with all manner of critters, I see a spider and I instantly feel things crawling on me and im out! Then we had a very ... how do I say it? racially themed episode that I honestly had extremely mix feelings about from uncomfortable to sicked to why are you even there go back to the Tardis and just stay there to I would have broken that ******'ing guys arm or atleast blocked a punch or caught the punch to begin with. Im not talking about some Bruce Lee type moves here but simply moving/dodging out of the way. Im just going to stop there before I start ranting. The point is so far while I really want to love this New Doctor played by Ms Whittaker I honestly wasn't even on the fence about it I love Doctor Who it is One of my Favorite Science Fiction Tv shows but so far im just not having fun with the show. Im not saying change anything I just really hope it gets ... better.… Expand
  93. Emberdeath
    Nov 6, 2018
    0
    Now that we have crossed the first five episodes I have decided to write a review. Unfortunately, I cannot give this season any higher than a one for many different reasons. 1. The writing in this episodes are obviously trying to be more "modern" but instead fall flat on their face when trying to replicate this. 2. It almost seems like I'm watching a different show from Doctor Who, theNow that we have crossed the first five episodes I have decided to write a review. Unfortunately, I cannot give this season any higher than a one for many different reasons. 1. The writing in this episodes are obviously trying to be more "modern" but instead fall flat on their face when trying to replicate this. 2. It almost seems like I'm watching a different show from Doctor Who, the fact that no old characters will be returning shows this as well as the huge lack of TARDIS shown. Jodie for me unfortunately doesn't feel like The Doctor. She may be energetic and positive but has no sign of 'being the doctor', every other actor before her had that kind of feel, I'm just getting nothing from her. It's almost as if they've gone and written and entirely different show and just stamped Doctor Who on it. The cameras and increased budget is nice to see, but I'd much prefer a lower budget and better stories like the ones before it. 3. The best character by far is Graham who always makes some type of funny comment. All of The Doctor's reactions with the companions seems heavily forced with motivation and 'you can believe in yourself', instead of feeling likes friends I'm stuck thinking The Doctor is now their mother. Yaz has committed nothing to the stories and I don't see the point in having her, Ryan is average with his connected to Graham being the only likeable trait of him. Watching episodes that Chibnall has written previously like 42 in Season four and The Power of Three show reflect the sort of lazy writing and forced positive feel. The stories seem too cluttered with characters that now and then start talking about their past's for ten minutes then continue on like nothing happened. I look at the reviews by critics for the show and wonder if they've ever watched an episode of Doctor Who beforehand. 4. The acting, my god it is terrible. I've watched Jodie Whittaker in other shows such as Black Mirror or Broadchurch where she plays very different characters and wonder if she can properly portray The Doctor's quirkiness. Also, to Chris Chibnall and hopefully not any other writers, you don't have to have 90% of the episode to be exposition, like every character narrates their actions. I was at first excited when they mentioned no old characters as I'm quick sick of seeing Dalek's and Cyber-men but if it means trading them up for a smurf with a tooth fetish, some sentient rags, a cardboard cut-out racist, some mutant spiders and Stitch then this season is going to be very disappointing. They also seem to be forcing the female doctor, it has made no contribution to the story whatsoever and was probably just done in an effort to gain more watchers.… Expand
  94. smarttcareer
    Nov 5, 2018
    4
    There is nothing wrong with the new Doctor. The Doctor or the actor is fine and could even easily be one of the better Doctors. The issue is the writing is terrible and the companions feel like someone tried way too hard to be diverse. Pick a companion and move on. I feel like at some point K9 will show up to try and make the ratings better. Here's an idea: fire the writers.
  95. phenry25
    Nov 5, 2018
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I will update this review if the season gets better, but this is so far not worth watching. I do enjoy watching Jodie as the Doctor. Her characterizations are good, but the writing is awful. Slow, plodding, nonsensical, and just downright lazy. It feels like the pacing of Broadchurch with the wallpaper of Doctor Who pasted on. Nothing but the Doctor, the Tardis, and the Sonic remind us that this is the very show we thought it was.

    There are so many awful moments that really bring me out of this story on so many occasions. In every one of the 5 episodes released so far, scenes where time is very clearly of the essence are brought to a screeching halt by two characters meandering down a hallway expressing things about their past that do not matter to the immediate plot. Moments where comedic timing is completely dropped and we're left wondering if the characters were intending a joke or if we missed something important. Improper pacing all around, poor set up for plot payoffs, and just way too much effort expended on the Graham/Ryan relationship while the Doctor humorlessly runs around doing things and Yaz is entirely useless.

    None of the main cast seems to have true feel for their characters, and it shows. I don't blame them, I blame the writing. With the proper Who writer, we would see this cast shine. But I really don't think we have one.

    And since an over-arching mystery or villain has been soundly rejected by the Chibnall, there doesn't feel like any reason to hang on watching while the cast face one bland, preachy, mindlessly uncomplicated plot after the next. Unambiguous Trumpian analogues plagued by unambiguous ends-punished-the-means analogues, Rosa Parks threatened by a somehow boring futuristic neo-nazi, and two cutthroat racers who seem terribly uninterested to reach the finish line until they do an about face and cross the threshold holding hands together just because of some trite sermon about...something. I mean, I'm a bleeding heart liberal, but this **** is just way over the top.

    My only hope is that we see a change in writers that can bring us the thought-provoking, mind-blowing, and guffaw-inducing Doctor Who we've come to expect and love.    … Expand
  96. Longtimefan1
    Nov 5, 2018
    1
    Sadly, this season is, with one show as the exception, garbage.

    I have watched Dr. Who every since it began, and this season is very disappointing. The scripts are ludicrous, the acting lazy and the plots non-existent. Should I use the word, stupid. Yes, because with one episode exception, devoid of any content. The producers have sacrificed character development for fancy special    Sadly, this season is, with one show as the exception, garbage.

    I have watched Dr. Who every since it began, and this season is very disappointing. The scripts are ludicrous, the acting lazy and the plots non-existent. Should I use the word, stupid. Yes, because with one episode exception, devoid of any content.

    The producers have sacrificed character development for fancy special effects. They aren't even that fancy.

    So when I watch the weekly show with remote in hand, I find myself fast forwarding through scenes as it's a waste of good time to bother to watch them.

    So in a word, garbage.    … Expand
  97. willd
    Nov 5, 2018
    0
    Since episode one this irritation of Dr. Who has suffered from change everything syndrome ... I knew it was in trouble when the companions did not remark how it's bigger on the inside then the outside, a horrendous breach of cannon as if the phrase "bigger" was somehow too masculine and therefore to be banished from this series. Then the cosy claustrophobic interior of the tardis screamsSince episode one this irritation of Dr. Who has suffered from change everything syndrome ... I knew it was in trouble when the companions did not remark how it's bigger on the inside then the outside, a horrendous breach of cannon as if the phrase "bigger" was somehow too masculine and therefore to be banished from this series. Then the cosy claustrophobic interior of the tardis screams "not a man space". Another breach of cannon is a constantly confused doctor, It was ok when after regeneration a doctor shows some confusion but my god it's been five episodes and it hasn't subsided yet the companions are just fine with following the confused doctor. When I introduced the series to my wife she was getting seasick trying to follow it but I explained just identify with the companions and let the doctor explain everything and that worked she's now a bigger fan then I am. This formula could have worked with the new doctor but as I said this season is toss everything out and do it "better". Jodie Whittaker is a superb actor who is hamstrung by poor writing and story arch.
    Edit:
    And "The Tsuranga Conundrum" was shot with handheld cameras with the stabilizer turned off, by a cameraperson that must have been 3 foot tall I've seen more up the nose shots than anyone should.    … Expand
  98. ShaMana
    Nov 5, 2018
    6
    Objectively. The new Doctor is perfect. Jodie Whitaker is a great doctor. The new visual and audio direction is fine as well. I'm sick or reading sexist and racist comments about SJW and all other bull crap. Doctor Who has always been a highly progressive show and just now people realize it?

    The problem is, however the stories are just plain boring. Very generic, not very dynamic and    Objectively. The new Doctor is perfect. Jodie Whitaker is a great doctor. The new visual and audio direction is fine as well. I'm sick or reading sexist and racist comments about SJW and all other bull crap. Doctor Who has always been a highly progressive show and just now people realize it?

    The problem is, however the stories are just plain boring. Very generic, not very dynamic and each new episode actually grows worse in terms of story telling. Hope it improves cause at this state the show isn't very good. The companions lack a bit the reality reaction that one would feel in such situation. I know you can't do the same thing a thousand times but i kind of miss it. Stories try to be too emotional at times, but the show miss the mark finding where the emotion has always been for Doctor Who. It's never been about people staring at a wall and sad music playing in the background.    … Expand
  99. mickrussom
    Nov 5, 2018
    0
    this show just keeps getting worse. jodie's not really at fault. she hasnt been written to be a doctor. the scripts are terrible and the shows just drag out. they could be re-done

    as 30 mins long. its like a cheap police procedural now. very low brow and unthinking. more like a haunted house + police procedural. the whole thing is just a gimmick. sad.
  100. DaroSyko
    Nov 4, 2018
    0
    Over the years I have enjoyed watching doctor who, from the early days black and white epsisod's and there now dated production technologies through some strange new doctors leading to the present series with a lady doctor.

    The idea I am happy with and a refreshing change. The social comment on society's issues by the b BBC educating the younger generation is welcome, the BBC    Over the years I have enjoyed watching doctor who, from the early days black and white epsisod's and there now dated production technologies through some strange new doctors leading to the present series with a lady doctor.

    The idea I am happy with and a refreshing change.

    The social comment on society's issues by the b
    BBC educating the younger generation is welcome, the BBC supposed neutral stance no longer exists, but my main complaint is that the idea the core concept and sci-fi ideas that are a foundation of doctor who have been lost.

    For these reason I rate this as utter rubbish and that is a shame because the actors deserve better.

    If your a teen and new to doctor who you may well love it.

    As for the professional critics how much were you all paid to rate this?    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. We Got This Covered
    Reviewed by: Christian Bone
    Oct 10, 2018
    80
    All in all, “The Woman Who Fell To Earth” succeeds as a statement of intent for this brand new era of Doctor Who, telling us that it’s going to be easily accessible, gorgeous to look at and listen to, all about the character drama and brought to life with a lead actress who has a lot of energy. In terms of comparing it to past Who, it’s not a flawless season opener, but it does a terrific job of making us excited for the rest of Doctor No. 13’s tenure.
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  2. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Hanh Nguyen
    Oct 8, 2018
    67
    Goofy and curious, commanding and contemplative, Thirteen is already well on her way to demonstrating the complex emotional makeup that is the Doctor. She also demonstrates a cheerful, can-do spirit. ... With the exception of Tim Shaw’s unappealing self, very little about the episode feels Whovian. Gone is former showrunner Steven Moffat’s sense of play, both in the verbal sparring and convoluted storytelling.
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  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Sara Stewart
    Oct 8, 2018
    100
    The premiere episode here, “The Woman Who Fell to Earth,” reminded me, more than anything, of “The X-Files,” when it was really good. It takes you back to the days when Doctor Who was a fun sci-fi procedural. ... [The alien] resembles some gleaming villain out of a Marvel movie, which makes his blokey name, Tim Shaw, even more incongruously funny. This is Doctor Who at its best--nerdy and chilling and quick with a joke. And, most significantly of all, generous of spirit, a quality that simply shimmers off Whittaker.
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