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Season 11
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2.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 493 Ratings

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  1. drscorpio
    Nov 1, 2018
    10
    The series has not been this consistently good since Davies and Tennant left. The writing is tight and compelling and not constantly falling back on timey-wimey cop outs. Whitaker had me sold on her being the Doctor, the one we've known all along, within minutes. Her performance is brilliant. Three companions does make the TARDIS seem a little crowded, but I have always preferred thatThe series has not been this consistently good since Davies and Tennant left. The writing is tight and compelling and not constantly falling back on timey-wimey cop outs. Whitaker had me sold on her being the Doctor, the one we've known all along, within minutes. Her performance is brilliant. Three companions does make the TARDIS seem a little crowded, but I have always preferred that approach. The visual effects have been turned up to 11 this season. The new composer is amazing.… Expand
  2. cloudman
    Oct 8, 2018
    10
    Jodie Whitaker is wonderfully funny and emotive. Yorkshire accents, like bow ties, are cool. The alien creature reminded me of a terminator / predator. It was fun to watch make her own Sonic Screwdriver. The companions provide a good dramatic compliment.
  3. j1train
    Oct 8, 2018
    10
    classic misogyny pulling the user reviews into the red and low-yellow zone. the premiere is thoroughly enjoyable and Whittaker is fantastic.
  4. DioGren
    Nov 19, 2019
    10
    Best Doctor. Каждая серия была хорошей, не скучной, хотя такая фантастика (абсурдная) и чужда для меня, но все равно остался доволен на протяжении всего сериала как Доктором так и атмосферой сериала.
  5. 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
  6. Adri_card
    Oct 11, 2018
    10
    Jodie Whittaker is fantastic as The Doctor.
    Jodie Whittaker is The Doctor.
  7. cmdharris
    Nov 26, 2018
    10
    A great return to form for one of the most adaptable and entertaining shows of all time.
  8. 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
  9. Blloggo
    Jan 5, 2019
    10
    This series has proved that you don't need to compromise quality for progression, Jodie Whittaker from the first moment we meet her, simply put, IS the Doctor. Her sense of energy and ability to have fun with an ancient character renewed is impressive. Alongside her is consistently good performances from her companions, the scripts are well written, humorous, and thought provoking. TheThis series has proved that you don't need to compromise quality for progression, Jodie Whittaker from the first moment we meet her, simply put, IS the Doctor. Her sense of energy and ability to have fun with an ancient character renewed is impressive. Alongside her is consistently good performances from her companions, the scripts are well written, humorous, and thought provoking. The design of this series is gorgeous and the accompanying score by Segun Akinola is beautifully subtle without being forgettable. This would make a great starting point for new fans, and has been a breath of fresh air for us long time whovians, i will never not be excited about a new series featuring this Doctor. Bravo… Expand
  10. zOOss
    Feb 15, 2019
    10
    I normally don't write reviews but I really enjoyed the show and was really confused when I saw all the negative reviews.
    I feel like many people are overreacting to the gender of the doctor. I personally didnt even know that there were so many discussions about this because I dont think it matters at all as long as we get a good doc.. And I think commenting on the current state of the    I normally don't write reviews but I really enjoyed the show and was really confused when I saw all the negative reviews.
    I feel like many people are overreacting to the gender of the doctor. I personally didnt even know that there were so many discussions about this because I dont think it matters at all as long as we get a good doc.. And I think commenting on the current state of the world is something almost every show did and always will do...

    At the end of the day this show is great and people are just annoyed by people bringing their political views into everything.    … Expand
  11. socokid
    Jul 19, 2020
    9
    The fact that a wave of first time voters here at metacritic couldn't help but make this amazing season about politics through clear misogyny should be forgiven as the act of petty ignorance.

    It is a truly great season that only gets better as it progresses. Our entire family has been loving it, and the fact that it goes back a bit more to the roots of the original show (Earth history)    The fact that a wave of first time voters here at metacritic couldn't help but make this amazing season about politics through clear misogyny should be forgiven as the act of petty ignorance.

    It is a truly great season that only gets better as it progresses. Our entire family has been loving it, and the fact that it goes back a bit more to the roots of the original show (Earth history) is great. The production values are much higher, the writing is great. It's Doctor Who through and through, and it's only gotten better with time.    … Expand
  12. 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
  13. Ourore
    Oct 28, 2019
    9
    Yeah people don't like changes. And I think its unfair user reaction because Jodie did great, she has that soul of the Doctor.
    I have some questions about episode plots tho. While Doctor Who series strongest point is being able to choose any point in universe AND in time, which makes possible plots basically infinite, every second episode features current earth moral dilemmas (20 century    Yeah people don't like changes. And I think its unfair user reaction because Jodie did great, she has that soul of the Doctor.
    I have some questions about episode plots tho. While Doctor Who series strongest point is being able to choose any point in universe AND in time, which makes possible plots basically infinite, every second episode features current earth moral dilemmas (20 century is current, yes). That's just strange, please don't narrow focus of plot writers, they should be free to create beautiful Doctor Who journeys we all know.
    Still 9, with a room for improvement.    … Expand
  14. 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.
  15. chemicalsam
    Jan 10, 2019
    8
    Don't be fooled, this is a good season. All of the 'complaints' here just remind me of the same fanboy meltdown as with The Last Jedi, the writers do something even slightly different than the boring formula and the entire fandom has a **** fit. Don't be fooled, this is not 'feminist propaganda' this is simply a lead that's female.
  16. Sierra305
    Jun 6, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Solid season. It's a bunch of generally unconnected adventures, similar to the classic seasons, but doesn't really suffer for it. Lighter in tone, but that was kinda the point
    As Twelve said; Be Kind. Once you remember that, it makes sense    … Expand
  17. PurpleAvenger
    Jan 21, 2021
    8
    It took a little while to get going, but ended up producing some good episodes & a few fresh new jokes as well. Such a relief to finally be free of Moffat randomly **** all over the place every episode or two as show runner. It seems like some reviewers like having scripts at the level of teenage boy sensibilities, but personally I prefer storylines that are a bit more grown up.
  18. 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
  19. CalDoesDrumming
    Jan 4, 2020
    7
    Whilst I thought this season definitely had It’s imperfections it did make up for them a little in other places. Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor alone I thought was great, she carries the same whit & charisma as her predecessors but is stern & serious when she needs to be all whilst at the same time giving it enough individuality to make it her own, the new companions Yaz, Ryan & Graham IWhilst I thought this season definitely had It’s imperfections it did make up for them a little in other places. Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor alone I thought was great, she carries the same whit & charisma as her predecessors but is stern & serious when she needs to be all whilst at the same time giving it enough individuality to make it her own, the new companions Yaz, Ryan & Graham I thought were fairly welcome additions (Graham especially), not exactly up to the standards of ones like Rose or Clara for example but ok nonetheless, and the new sets & props such as the new Tardis & Sonic Screwdriver I thought looked really cool. The only things I weren’t so keen on (the “imperfections”) were that some of the other performances throughout the season were a bit hit & miss on occasions and the same with the some of stories which also at times especially in episodes like ‘Rosa’ & ‘Demons Of The Punjab’ did get a little bit too taboo for my liking, I totally get why they did it and I’m not in anyway against it, I just feel like it all could’ve done with being a bit less on the nose. I also felt a teeny bit deflated by the fact that there was no real proper story arc like Russel T Davies & Steven Moffat did in previous seasons but if in future ones there are I’ll happily forgive that.… Expand
  20. SilverEagle89
    Feb 3, 2020
    7
    This season gets more hate than is deserved. For the first season outing for the 13th Doctor is makes a valid start with a lot of potential.
  21. DukeJon
    Jan 18, 2019
    6
    Remember when Doctor Who was about space, monsters and time travel? Now it's basically a vehicle for politically correct views, which are rammed down your throat at every opportunity. Bradley Walsh is the only character you can believe in and he's only there to apologise for the actions of white men throughout history. The fact that the new doctor is a woman has nothing to do with thisRemember when Doctor Who was about space, monsters and time travel? Now it's basically a vehicle for politically correct views, which are rammed down your throat at every opportunity. Bradley Walsh is the only character you can believe in and he's only there to apologise for the actions of white men throughout history. The fact that the new doctor is a woman has nothing to do with this show being a failure; it's all about the writing. Jodi Whitaker is wasted with this material.… Expand
  22. Trece
    Oct 8, 2018
    6
    I really love Jodi Whitaker as The Doctor, am feeling the Tennant/Smith vibes, has a lot of potential. The companion are just fine, hope they develop more solid in the next episodes. its a shame the writing and the history itself was really mediocre, hope this isn't a Moffat style again.
  23. 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
  24. FelicityFenwick
    Oct 9, 2018
    6
    I'm not a series veteran, but I tuned into the first ep of this season because I LOVE the lead actress from Broadchurch. The episode just seemed a little scattered. But I suppose that's the tone of the show. Might tune in for another episode- we'll see!
  25. Jk9785
    Nov 1, 2018
    6
    Meh. It's fine, I guess. Jodie Whitaker is fantastic as the Doctor, but we need Russell T Davies back on the writing team. The first episode's dialogue was incomprehensible. The second episode was better, and the most recent--the one with Rosa Parks--is actually very good and very moving. I'm intrigued to see where the rest of this show goes, but I'm not sure if I could say I'm superMeh. It's fine, I guess. Jodie Whitaker is fantastic as the Doctor, but we need Russell T Davies back on the writing team. The first episode's dialogue was incomprehensible. The second episode was better, and the most recent--the one with Rosa Parks--is actually very good and very moving. I'm intrigued to see where the rest of this show goes, but I'm not sure if I could say I'm super excited about it.… Expand
  26. 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
  27. ascreative
    Oct 8, 2018
    6
    which is a big departure from the Steven Moffat/ Peter Capaldi's era. The show has been given a little "Stranger-Things" vibes and Netflix/ HBO production value.
    Not the best intro to a new doctor though as the series tries to take itself too seriously and lose the sense of wonder, adventure and fun portrayed by the previous incarnation of the Doctors.
    As a long time fan of the Doctor    which is a big departure from the Steven Moffat/ Peter Capaldi's era. The show has been given a little "Stranger-Things" vibes and Netflix/ HBO production value.
    Not the best intro to a new doctor though as the series tries to take itself too seriously and lose the sense of wonder, adventure and fun portrayed by the previous incarnation of the Doctors.
    As a long time fan of the Doctor Who series, the first episode of the new doctor is weird, to say the least. the structure of the story-telling was unconventional as the writers try to insert mysticism to the circumstances faced by the characters, however, the structure does not adequately attract my attention and starts to bore me a little until the climax (which also fall short of being exciting) which might be caused by the slow pacing.
    All that said, this is only the first episode and Jodie Whittaker performance was great as she portrays more emotive expression and seem to be more emotionally connected with other characters
    . I look forward to more of her interpretation of the doctor.    … Expand
  28. DavidG185
    Jan 5, 2019
    6
    Well. For Series 11, the first season of the Jodie Whitaker Doctor (The 13th Doctor) and with the change of staff and writers especially with Chris Chibnall, the season for the series is a near complete disaster. For each of the 10 episodes plus the (sigh) New Year Special instead of the traditional Christmas Special, I'm a bit mixed with either enjoyment in some episodes, andWell. For Series 11, the first season of the Jodie Whitaker Doctor (The 13th Doctor) and with the change of staff and writers especially with Chris Chibnall, the season for the series is a near complete disaster. For each of the 10 episodes plus the (sigh) New Year Special instead of the traditional Christmas Special, I'm a bit mixed with either enjoyment in some episodes, and disappointments in the season in general. Yeah, I know Chibnall is trying and we no longer have the best writer Moffat being here but I'm now worried about how long this Doctor Who Series is going to go. I like the idea of the concept, and the plot is there, and the companions are good with the three companions just like the original Doctor Who Series 50+ years back, but the main problem is execution and it is executed badly which explains the reviews being mainly negative, and my review being mixed and I felt for the first time as a Doctor Who fan that loves watching those series, I feel disheartened for some unknown reason. You got everything there but it is not working. The message seems to be there but I see the message been represented as a bowl which you have to eat the message to understand it. And yes it is bad. The special is also good but only because I like the Dalek. Every other episodes of Season 11 is just new enemies that only makes sense if you actually watch the Case Files on the Doctor Who channel on YouTube (seriously, I do watch them). If there is a Season 12, I expect improvements which Season 11 failed on. I only gave this rating due to the fact that I only like a few of those episodes and the special. Fixes will definitely need to be made in order to gain a higher review score, so Chibnall definitely needs to do his homework.… Expand
  29. Sam_Caddy
    Oct 28, 2019
    6
    Series 11 started off the back of the lowest viewing figures since the show’s revival in 2005, an increasingly bored fanbase and a general feel of things being stale and in dire need of freshening up. There was a big task in front of Chris Chibnall to reinvigorate the fans, and to do so, changes needed to be made, and were.
    It was always going to be extremely difficult to deliver amazing    Series 11 started off the back of the lowest viewing figures since the show’s revival in 2005, an increasingly bored fanbase and a general feel of things being stale and in dire need of freshening up. There was a big task in front of Chris Chibnall to reinvigorate the fans, and to do so, changes needed to be made, and were.
    It was always going to be extremely difficult to deliver amazing episodes that excite the audience whilst simultaneously implementing massive changes.
    One of the changes, for me, that let the show down was that there was not enough of an underlying story threaded through the series. A storyline that keeps the fans guessing all the way through and ultimately gives them a reason to tune in again. In the past we’ve seen the Bad Wolf story that wasn’t fully revealed for a few series. Harold Saxon in series 3. Rose’s face popping up every now and again and an inevitable return in series 4, the doctor’s death in series 6 and the impossible girl in series 7. Ryan and Graham’s troubled relationship was the closest series 11 got to this, but it wasn’t strong enough to entice the fans. And at the end of the day it is tricky to implement this if there aren’t any characters from the past as there is simply nothing to base a story off, but it’s something I expect to have improved in the 2020 series.
    Jodie Whittaker played the role very well, and I have no doubt is the right actor to take the doctor forward, but she’s got to have better writing and storylines to go off. There were some good episodes, I thought after the 1st 3 were that we were already onto something. But underwhelming episodes like Demons of the Punjab and It takes you away really (the latter of which was in my opinion one of the most mundane episodes of doctor who ever) let the series down in the end. 3 companions also certainly seemed a bit overkill in series 11, with Yaz not getting much development at all, but this isn’t something I’m too worried about, I think it’s a case of finding a balance, which will come with time.
    I think whoever the actor of the doctor and the whoever the showrunner was series 11 was always going to be one of transition and change. That does mean however we need to see things start to come together more in series 12. Fans can tolerate the odd sticky patch here and there but if it’s prolonged there will be more and more of a task to win them back as the show goes on. I don’t expect series 12 to go down as one of the greatest series of the show ever, but I do expect the showrunner to have reacted to the criticism of series 11 and that should make for an improved series 12.    … Expand
  30. pjgs
    Jan 3, 2020
    5
    The main characters are all really likable. Whittaker's performance is good, even if the writing for her is far and away the worst for any modern Doctor. Walsh is very good, given lots of emotional material to work with, and Mandip Gill is undersued but sparky- a likable and fun companion. Tosin Cole is weak generally, which is a shame as much of the series focuses on him. Still, Ryan is aThe main characters are all really likable. Whittaker's performance is good, even if the writing for her is far and away the worst for any modern Doctor. Walsh is very good, given lots of emotional material to work with, and Mandip Gill is undersued but sparky- a likable and fun companion. Tosin Cole is weak generally, which is a shame as much of the series focuses on him. Still, Ryan is a likable character.

    Demons of the Punjab and Rosa are some of the best episodes in years. Kerblam! is one of the worst.

    Arachnids in the UK is loads of fun, but it's flawed. The Tsuranga Conundrum is also pretty good, too.

    Sallie Aprahamian is the standout director for me. She got strong performances from everyone (particularly Whittaker) and her episodes were very interesting from a visual perspective. Jamie Childs got the most episodes, but really only directed Demons of the Punjab well. The rest weren't bad at all, but they weren't particularly great.

    As a whole, it's a not good series, though. Very little character development and few standout episodes with the rest mediocre to bad.    … Expand
  31. FRANKIe2016
    Jan 24, 2019
    5
    this series failed to connect with long-term fans by resorting to the
    realms of being politically driven that has no narrative on what this
    show Is supposed to be about and the backlash between fans and show runner Chris Chibnal didn't help neither that lead the show sabotaged it self for winning gongs at this years NTA due to the public voted for other standout faves included Peaky    this series failed to connect with long-term fans by resorting to the
    realms of being politically driven that has no narrative on what this
    show Is supposed to be about and the backlash between fans and
    show runner Chris Chibnal didn't help neither that lead the show
    sabotaged it self for winning gongs at this years NTA due to the public
    voted for other standout faves included Peaky Blinders starring Cillian
    Murphy of Dark Knight fame but the cracks started to show for the beloved sci-fi drama
    when the bbc announced that this season dr who will be female during the reveal last year
    so fans were already started to rally and boycott the show and Whittaker didn't help
    neither by criticising those who didn't like the show was sexiest ala 2016's answer the call
    but it was an legitimate disaster waiting to happen to say the writing was twice as atrocious
    then the writing in destiny 2 and shadow of the tomb raider combined and it was not an good sign for the season.    … Expand
  32. Kursch
    Oct 7, 2018
    5
    Unfortunately, the first episode played like a police procedural where a detective and a team of misfits have to stop a deranged serial killer. Jodie Whittaker is spry and energetic, but only time will tell if she will be able to fully create her own stamp on the doctor's indelible quirkiness. The bigger problem with the episode is the overall direction - the cast tries hard but theUnfortunately, the first episode played like a police procedural where a detective and a team of misfits have to stop a deranged serial killer. Jodie Whittaker is spry and energetic, but only time will tell if she will be able to fully create her own stamp on the doctor's indelible quirkiness. The bigger problem with the episode is the overall direction - the cast tries hard but the material is a rehash of earlier episodes. Not terrible, but nothing special or magical either. Doctor Who has always been hit or miss, but if the first episode is the format for the new season, expect Whittaker's tenure to be a short one.… Expand
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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.
  36. Rouli
    Jan 16, 2019
    4
    Yeah sadly, season 11 is horrible. I like Jodie Whittaker, i really do. But the writing is absolute horrible. Steven Moffat, i really, really miss you.
  37. 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
  38. arfortney
    Oct 8, 2018
    4
    Jodie Whitaker is great, everything else is terrible. This is the first dr who episode I ended up skipping through some of the many dull bits. It's boring and the plot is something you'd expect out of a late night syfy channel movie only trying to be serious.
    I ended up bored with the companions of which there are too many (good luck writers). Whitaker deserves better than this, give    Jodie Whitaker is great, everything else is terrible. This is the first dr who episode I ended up skipping through some of the many dull bits. It's boring and the plot is something you'd expect out of a late night syfy channel movie only trying to be serious.
    I ended up bored with the companions of which there are too many (good luck writers). Whitaker deserves better than this, give her something to work with.    … Expand
  39. Palingenia
    Jul 2, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Update: "Resolution" was so much more Doctor Who than anything else in season 11. It had some new music as well and some connection to her history. I'm really hopeful now.

    Story: This season seems to have 2 kind of episodes: Political/historical ones with the greatest force in the galaxy (The Doctor) acting as a bystander, doing nothing with some added aliens also changing nothing. The other kind is bad-bad alien shows up, does something bad to some random people, nothing happens, baddy or some bystander tells doctor who the baddy is, in the last 3 minutes doctor waves screwdriver (even with bad alien standing right next to her at worst case they tell her how bad they are, but mostly they just growl, but never try to stop her), baddy goes away, credits roll. This is my worst problem with this season. I was really-really looking forward to it. 1st episode was the second kind, but it was a new Doctor with here awesome musical theme (or rather one melody), and Jodie Whittaker isn't bad at all, I actually quite liked her at first and I still believe she could be a great doctor, but the writing is just insanely repetitive, just like the whole show. Granted, Doctor Who always had the second kind of stories, but that's not all it had.

    Music: As it turns out I really have to love 13's theme music, because that one melody is all we get this season, the rest of the 'music' is just some arpeggiated notes held for minutes, wouldn't really even call it music. It feels like writing this one melody took up all the time. Of course this probably isn't the case, but I really wish there was some music in there. Funny thing, at first I was quite happy with the title theme as it payed homage to the original.

    The Doctor: This guy/gal is like 2000 years old now, one of the most powerful beings in the galaxy, right? He/she has established iconic enemies that were well designed to begin with and very well updated in the new series to fit modern times even without changing much of their original design. He has huge history behind him with many-many stories that left their mark on his character, right? Well, you get none of these. The new Doctor feels disconnected from everything that came before her. The only thing I felt was present was her overcompensating the relative heartlessness that was felt in the early days of 12 (and following his advice, always be kind), but nothing else. She isn't even connected to her own previous episodes, and she feels like a bystander. At first I though she would be the mechanic, constantly fixing things, the 1st episode had that feeling, but even that is gone in no time. She has no definition, she feels like a mimic, trying to sound like the doctor, but even those sentences feel forced and out of place. She keeps threatening others (you will have me to answer to), but unlike ever before, it feels empty, because she herself feels empty. When she fell out of the TARDIS after her regeneration, I imagined elaborate plotlines, with cybermen or daleks fooling her TARDIS to not recognize her as the Doctor and how they would eventually find each other and fall in love again or something like this, but no, nothing, not even an explanation. The emotional charge that made me fall in love with the Doctor is nowhere to be seen.

    TARDIS: Man, I couldn't wait to see it all girly, colorful walls and everything, but nooooo, dark, stupid looking crystals, with something that looks like a phallic symbol... Such a missed opportunity and completely out of line with her character (however forced that feels).

    Companion(s): We have team TARDIS now. It doesn't help, they feel too many, the writers struggle to give them meaningful things to do, so they are quite empty. Also, one of the driving forces of the Doctor, especially in the later seasons was his relationship, his emotional connection to his companions. With this group that's also non-existent, 'Hello, I'm the Doctor, this is team TARDIS, we travel next to each other, and I'm kind so I don't want them to die, just as I don't want anyone else to die in the whole wide world ever. But I let them in my TARDIS, because that's kind of my thing, I don't travel alone, but to be honest, I don't really need them.'

    I was so looking forward to this, to prepare I watched all 10 seasons of the new run again and her falling out of the exploding TARDIS promised me so many things, but it wasn't delivered :( I've seen Chibnall complain about Doctor Who having too complicated, hard to follow plots in the 80s. Well, he certainly showed how to do plots that are easy to follow, but that's not a good thing. It's an insult to the viewers' intelligence after the wibbly-wobbly-timey-wimey of the previous seasons. It's repetitive and quite frankly, boring. I will keep watching, no matter what, because it's Doctor Who and it will remain my favorite show, and "Resolution" gave me new hope.    … Expand
  40. JackWard28
    Sep 3, 2019
    4
    I think the series had potential but the terrible writing and the weird political agenda that didn’t make sense ruined it for me, half the series was almost portraying its self as a joke I don’t know if this was on purpose or not but a lot of it was laughable, doctor who has always been political but a felt it was always passive rather in the foreground of everything they’ve made, theyI think the series had potential but the terrible writing and the weird political agenda that didn’t make sense ruined it for me, half the series was almost portraying its self as a joke I don’t know if this was on purpose or not but a lot of it was laughable, doctor who has always been political but a felt it was always passive rather in the foreground of everything they’ve made, they based far too many story’s on identity politics and ruined any creativity there could of been I only hope series 12 can bring back a sanity to doctor who.… Expand
  41. Mhyth
    Nov 3, 2018
    3
    I really wanted to go into this season open-minded and in-kind with the theme of Clara's sublot to 'see' The Doctor in the new person. Despite Jodi Whitaker's talent and ability exhibited in other programs, the painfully flat episodes and forced both bland and activist writing and dialog shoved into every episode is simply making that painfully hard.

    I've been watching Doctor Who since    I really wanted to go into this season open-minded and in-kind with the theme of Clara's sublot to 'see' The Doctor in the new person. Despite Jodi Whitaker's talent and ability exhibited in other programs, the painfully flat episodes and forced both bland and activist writing and dialog shoved into every episode is simply making that painfully hard.

    I've been watching Doctor Who since the 1960s and I'm seriously considering giving future episodes a pass until there's another change in show runners.    … Expand
  42. eagleeyeviking
    Dec 22, 2019
    3
    Chris Chibnall’s Doctor Who is unfortunately a complete bore. Jodie Whitaker is devoid of personality, the side characters are underdeveloped, the storylines are too linear, and the series' use of politics can sometimes feel unnecessarily heavy handed.
  43. nilsy
    Oct 21, 2018
    3
    This is not the direction i wanted the Who show to go.
    And to make it worse its badly written, the writing of such a long running show naturally have ups and downs but season 11 is a huge drop.
  44. Krakadon
    Jan 9, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I enjoyed a lot of the Moffat era but it was definitely time for him to go. I was so hopeful that a new show runner and cast would reinvigorate the show. Unfortunately, this season was a huge disappointment. I like the cast and I actually like it when there are multiple companions, so I don't have a problem with that. The production values were decent, but I disliked so many of the decisions. Right from the start... at the end of the Capaldi era we get this big cliff-hanger...oh no! The Doctor has fallen out of the TARDIS and is plummeting towards earth, how dramatic! What is going to happen? Well, nothing. The Fourth Doctor falls off of a radio tower and dies, but this doctor falls from outside the atmosphere, then just pops up. Drama destroyed. I don't like the new theme. I don't like the new intro. Episode 1 is predator but this guy hunts a pathetic weakling with an anxiety disorder. Absolutely zero peril. Hardly any science fiction. Amazon with robots? Really? Spiders, otherwise creepy and cool, march miles to conveniently go into a vault to starve cause they play some EDM music? Lame. I could go on and on and may revise this review but I want to make one thing clear...BBC, this was a disaster. This is what we waited so long for, and now you want us to wait for another 18 months? Get real. Seasons should be every year and Chibnall must go.

    BTW, Jodi is not exceptional but quite solid and the SWJ themes are oppressive at times but my dislike isn't about a woman doctor or diversity, it is about crap writing, scoring and directing.    … Expand
  45. 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
  46. 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.
  47. RoboDad
    Oct 30, 2018
    3
    I have no problem with Jodie Whittaker's acting, or her desire to treat the role of the Doctor with respect and admiration. She is fine.

    The writing, on the other hand, has been so bad that I don't know a fitting adjective for it. Even words such as "abysmal" are too kind. It alternates between boring and ridiculously over-the-top PC nonsense. There is no sense of wonder, adventure, or    I have no problem with Jodie Whittaker's acting, or her desire to treat the role of the Doctor with respect and admiration. She is fine.

    The writing, on the other hand, has been so bad that I don't know a fitting adjective for it. Even words such as "abysmal" are too kind. It alternates between boring and ridiculously over-the-top PC nonsense. There is no sense of wonder, adventure, or fun.

    After all these years, I can't believe I am considering dropping the show.    … Expand
  48. hipockets333
    Oct 15, 2018
    3
    Very simple -- nice look and feel, very weak story content, weak companions, and too much yak. I have watched both episodes multiple times and like them less every time unlike all of the other reboot episodes. This is not good.
  49. 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
  50. 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
  51. 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
  52. 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?
  53. toxa_od_ua
    Jan 19, 2019
    3
    11 season the most awkard season of doctor who since 1 season. And the deal is not in women the deal is in worst scenario and stupid "science"
  54. Zeydlitz
    Oct 24, 2018
    2
    After 3rd episode I made a decision -- it's worst Doctor ever. Political agenda is not very believable and actors doesn't seems to be believable.
  55. AlexanderLuthor
    Aug 7, 2019
    2
    Season 11 is very poorly written and possesses no meta-narrative to hold the season together. The characters are wooden and unmemorable as are the vast majority of the episodes. It is just fine for the Doctor to be female, but the way she is written and portrayed does not feel like the beloved Doctor of every other season that precedes this one. Very disappointing.
  56. ScienceAdvisor
    Oct 28, 2018
    2
    After four episodes I am done. The writing and directing are juvenile, repetitive, and formulaic. There is no creativity, and while the writers keep on having the doctor repeat "I'm figuring out who I am", they are clearly expressing their own lack of understanding. The whole new-age crystal motif would almost be sexist, if it were not so crudely designed. Luckily it is just a gloomyAfter four episodes I am done. The writing and directing are juvenile, repetitive, and formulaic. There is no creativity, and while the writers keep on having the doctor repeat "I'm figuring out who I am", they are clearly expressing their own lack of understanding. The whole new-age crystal motif would almost be sexist, if it were not so crudely designed. Luckily it is just a gloomy mess. Jodi and the rest of the cast deserve better.… Expand
  57. 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
  58. 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.
  59. Phasic77
    Jan 6, 2019
    2
    "Nobody knows anything...Not one person in the entire motion picture field knows for certainty what's going to work. Every time out it's a guess and, if you're your lucky, an educated one."

    William Goldman, Adventures in The Screen Trade (1983.) Just compare Doctor Who series 37/11 to other series, especially in the 'Nu Who' era. For me the: writing, pacing, concepts, continuity,    "Nobody knows anything...Not one person in the entire motion picture field knows for certainty what's going to work. Every time out it's a guess and, if you're your lucky, an educated one."

    William Goldman, Adventures in The Screen Trade (1983.)

    Just compare Doctor Who series 37/11 to other series, especially in the 'Nu Who' era. For me the: writing, pacing, concepts, continuity, acting, design choices and music in series 37/11 are substandard. It just doesn't have what made it so successful.

    Series 37/11 is a reboot and it feels like half-baked spin-off. Maybe the creative powers that be should indeed create more content? Series 37/11 is not aimed where other series were and where Doctor Who landed. It's apparent Chibnall etc have succeeded in alienating a significant proportion of the worldwide fan base. I need not list other intellectual properties which have gone down a similar path in recent times and have also been significantly rejected. All in all unsustainable and that's the bottom line.

    Quote edited to make succinctly apt:

    "During all the years I've been taking care of you, you in return have been taking care of me. One day, I shall come back. Yes, I shall come back. Until then, there must be no regrets, no tears, no anxieties. Just go forward in all your beliefs and prove to me that I am not mistaken in mine..."

    Taken from: The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964.) 2nd serial, 2nd series, spoken by William Hartnell. Full dialogue often referred to as the 'Goodbye Susan.' scene. Can you imagine how the rest of dialogue would be twisted and discredited by aspects of this pervasive 'progressive' regressive ideology with their collective robotic script of: overzealous, out of context, hysterical correctness? Blimey! They sound a lot like Daleks to me...    … Expand
  60. geralt1
    Oct 28, 2018
    2
    I've been watching Doctor Who since Jon Pertwee. I'm not sure just what the 'expert critics' were looking at but I wanted to say for starters that I like Jodi Whitaker and I think she may have potential but there are elements of this first episode that made it difficult to suspend disbelief, like how the episode ended. The acting as far as grandma was concerned was somewhat lacking and theI've been watching Doctor Who since Jon Pertwee. I'm not sure just what the 'expert critics' were looking at but I wanted to say for starters that I like Jodi Whitaker and I think she may have potential but there are elements of this first episode that made it difficult to suspend disbelief, like how the episode ended. The acting as far as grandma was concerned was somewhat lacking and the story sped by without the development of characters, also the willingness of the characters to accept the Doctor was hard to believe. I really do hope the emphasis of this new Doctor is not politically correct inclusiveness and virtue signaling. Star Wars has already been ruined I hope Doctor Who isn't next.
    So after watching the 4th episode I'm coming to the conclusion that Mr Chibnall was hired specifically to destroy the Doctor Who franchise because out of all time and space to choose material from he's laser focused on left wing politics and social justice. It would have been easier this week to have simply put a sign on the TARDIS saying I hate Trump and last week it was 'white people are bad'. I suppose next weeks episode will be about trans gender bathrooms. It's sad to see a great show devolve into virtue signaling. Shame on you Chibnall    … Expand
  61. Honest-Yan
    Jan 7, 2019
    2
    I have watched the first 2 episodes. So far, it isn't bad but does fall into the same mediocre trappings of previous series. The 'monsters' in the second episode, turn out to be old sentient rags. Literally pieces of cloth. They are defeated in an uninspired way, they set up the way to defeat these rags from very early on making it very predictable and when it happens, it turns out to beI have watched the first 2 episodes. So far, it isn't bad but does fall into the same mediocre trappings of previous series. The 'monsters' in the second episode, turn out to be old sentient rags. Literally pieces of cloth. They are defeated in an uninspired way, they set up the way to defeat these rags from very early on making it very predictable and when it happens, it turns out to be rather lame and unrealistic. In the final moments they face defeat in a very lame way, that is instantly resolved by talking to a villain and then face defeat again in a very predictable way that is resolved by, waiting for a moment and realizing things are not so hopeless. To be fair, this terrible writing is standard fair for Dr Who since 2005 and before.

    The new actor, Jodie Whittaker, is one of my favorite British actresses and has proven herself in other film and TV roles. As the Doctor, so far she is as good as or better than the last few, not quite as impressive as Tennant yet but I hope she is lucky enough to get some quality scripts so that she can put her talents to good use.

    The 'companions'are poorly cast rejects from BBC children's television. For some reason the old White men at the BBC think that a range of ethnicities, a learning difficulty and an old person qualifies as diversity, and being a bit old or having skin that is different to a lot of other people where you live, counts as characterization. There is the obligatory crude attempt at gender politics in which a man and a woman have a race. The woman unsurprisingly wins but chooses to assist the man. The man is stereotypically characterized as a person who smokes cigars and sleeps while the woman feels the need to drop into conversation that she is homosexual for no reason other than checking a diversity box.

    The teaser for episode 3 shows that the Doctor visits Rosa Parks, which is clearly going to be a disaster of an episode. I will watch it, like someone watches a traffic accident, knowing you wont be able to unsee it, knowing nothing good can come of it but oddly interested in how bad it could possibly be.

    I hope that the biggest British SciFi show ever remembers to prioritize the SciFi over preaching this unconvincing social politics. The BBC is an elitist oligarchical institution that clearly doesn't subscribe to the values it tries to placate the subordinate masses with and it shows. Big positives so far are the new design of the TARDIS and all of time and space not being restricted to depicting people and places in present day London. I have hope for this series but not a lot.

    Update: I have now watched the whole series, including the NYE special. I have changed my rating from 7 to 2 because the whole series avoided any decent Sci-Fi stories in favor of pushing a political agenda. Stories invariably included White male villains. The finale was more interested in demonizing fathers more than Daleks. Jodie Whittaker can do so much better. 2 points for 2 positives. 1- there was a Dalek, that was a little bit scary, in the last episode, for a moment or two. 2- It was not as Londoncentric as previous series.    … Expand
  62. Lenivezz
    Dec 8, 2018
    2
    Скучно. Мистер Чибеплл превратил сериал в еще одну поделку навроде "Timeless" или "Legends of tomorrow"
  63. ricksmits777
    Oct 22, 2018
    2
    Based on three episodes so far, ... Jodie Whittaker is great. I'd love to see her working for the old writing team. So far, ... the show has been rather disappointing. Continuing to watch in hope of an improvement.
  64. hamedd
    Oct 18, 2018
    2
    So far the new season has been disappointing. I do understand that they're trying new things and not everbody has to like it but this is just boring and sometimes too goofy and definitley not creative.
    The companions are even worse, the robots in episode 2 had more charcter than them, I can't tell if they're sad, amazed or just confused. But I will say that whittaker's performance was    So far the new season has been disappointing. I do understand that they're trying new things and not everbody has to like it but this is just boring and sometimes too goofy and definitley not creative.
    The companions are even worse, the robots in episode 2 had more charcter than them, I can't tell if they're sad, amazed or just confused. But I will say that whittaker's performance was better than I expected and with some minor changes she could be a uniquely fun doctor.    … Expand
  65. Mr_Daniels
    Oct 22, 2018
    2
    Before anyone starts calling me a sexist, I do not think making The Doctor a woman was a bad thing, I do think it was executed poorly, however. This new Doctor, played by Jodie Whitaker, is not the best iteration she could have been. I know we have only concluded episode 3 of season 11, but Jodie does not give off the strong independent lead role that the writers were promising.
    The    Before anyone starts calling me a sexist, I do not think making The Doctor a woman was a bad thing, I do think it was executed poorly, however. This new Doctor, played by Jodie Whitaker, is not the best iteration she could have been. I know we have only concluded episode 3 of season 11, but Jodie does not give off the strong independent lead role that the writers were promising.
    The Doctor is smart, cunning, kind, almost overconfident, an entertainer, and at times, almost omniscient in his ability to solve problems. and when all else fails, he drops his name and the problem flees. The 13th Doctor has the smarts, the kindness, is somewhat cunning, but lacks the rest in spades. She doubts herself constantly, stopping to give a pep talk instead of charging ahead while giving the companions a sense of wonder and trust that everything is going to be okay without being told. It sounded more like she was convincing herself than them. As far as entertaining, her personality is lacking so much, it seems more like they took a random person from a crowd and said, "Want to be The Doctor?" The Doctor has always had a force of personality that makes everyone in the room listen to him or at least pay attention to what wild story he is making up to stall for time, but 13 is the most static Doctor so far.
    Look back at all the previous female leads, Rose, Martha, Donna, Clair, freaking River Song! And then compare them to this Doctor now. If they are the bar, then Jodie has yet to even come close to touching it.
    We have not seen any good enemies that can push 13 to her limits yet, but I doubt that even then, with this team, that it would turn out great. I am still going to watch and hope that I am wrong, but the signs are not promising.    … Expand
  66. johnsullivan
    Oct 25, 2018
    2
    I have watched 3 episodes of series 11 and I will continue watching at this stage. The stories seem to be written for children, or maybe a US audience. Dealing with historical figures is tricky. The episode a few series ago with Vincent van Gogh is one of my favourites, but episode 3 about Rosa Parks is more like educational fiction written for elementary students. Very disappointing.
  67. 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
  68. 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
  69. 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
  70. 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
  71. 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
  72. Markus_Lucidiou
    Jan 27, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was really hoping for something different in this season, with the much hyped new Doctor and companions. The first episode starts the series as it means to continue, that is with weak writing and weak plots. For some reason a race of galactic conquerors choose to visit Earth every seven years to send a potential Leader. Let that set it. Big evil, nasty monsters. That need permission to visit apparently. The blue blob in the woods was somehow moved by two blokes and a van, but we know the nearest road is significantly far away and is moved from A to B in a blink of an eye. If anyone needs a man and a Van, you know who to hire. But I digress. Yes the leader of the Big Bad comes to earth and steals children's teeth. The big evil is just a bad tooth fairy. The doctor is running about confused, as is normal for a regen episode, but it lacks the feel of Doctor Who, and slightly more Famous Five.

    Unfortunately the rest of the series sticks to the same formula. A confused Doctor who needs consistent help in remembering things. The series suffers from a lot of 'telling' rather than 'showing'. The second episode we are told of the dangerous planet but don't really see much of it. We are told of the flesh eating water, but once they are all on the boat it's just any other day. The odd psychic bandages and the sniper bots (who obvious attended "The Imperial Stormtrooper Academy Of Shooting" as they don't really pose any danger, regardless of the characters running about.

    It goes on and on like this, standing in a giant cavern with toxic chemicals and noxious fumes our brave souls remark briefly about the toxic fumes and agree it's all very toxic but have a look at what they are doing. Nothing. Standing there. No coughs, no red or water eyes, nothing wrong with the air going by their acting. The Doctor letting the spiders starve to death? After trying to work out what they can use to cause vibrations to attract the spiders, she is scanning all over the place. With a Sonic Screwdriver. Sonic, as in it makes a noise, as it it causes vibrations.

    By the end of this series I have no idea who this Doctor is meant to be. She has had no real villains to face, no moral dilemma, just a sad, lonely, idiot of a Time Lord who really should have done better.    … Expand
  73. 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
  74. Sebster1999
    Jan 4, 2019
    2
    Given the disparity between critic and audience opinion on this, I’m hesitant to give my thoughts as I’m probably too uneducated to see the splendour in this smoking husk of what was once a magnificent series.

    This is without a doubt, by a considerable margin, the worst season of Doctor Who I’ve ever had the misfortune to watch (and watch fully at that - I don’t know how I managed it).    Given the disparity between critic and audience opinion on this, I’m hesitant to give my thoughts as I’m probably too uneducated to see the splendour in this smoking husk of what was once a magnificent series.

    This is without a doubt, by a considerable margin, the worst season of Doctor Who I’ve ever had the misfortune to watch (and watch fully at that - I don’t know how I managed it).

    The show's never been a paragon of exceptional dialogue but season 11 degrades it to another level - so much so, it left me questioning whether the lead writer was consciously trying to shift the range of appeal to children under the age of 8.

    There’s no overarching season arc (which is fine), though episodic plots were often stale and poorly executed. The desire to fall asleep mid-viewing is mitigated only by the impulsive urge to puke after having to swallow the not-so-subtle nods script writers make to social justice ideological talking points.

    I like the companions Graham and Ryan. Following the pilot, they share a loss which makes the two sympathetic whilst allowing for a nice dynamic between the two to grow over time. They still fall victim to cringe-worthy script however. Jodie Whitaker as the 13th Doctor does not deliver. She brings to the role a demeanour more akin to kindergarten teacher than a Time Lord and lacks any of the gravitas brought by the previous New Who actors.    … Expand
  75. Srk55
    Jan 5, 2019
    2
    The new doctor who just can’t seem to get comfortable in the role. Add the bad writing, strange social justice episodes, the demonization of US conservatives and Hindus, and the lack of interesting companions, puts doctor who on the soon to be cutting block. Maybe it will get better, since Capaldi did get a little better his last year. But it sounds like the BBC is putting off any moreThe new doctor who just can’t seem to get comfortable in the role. Add the bad writing, strange social justice episodes, the demonization of US conservatives and Hindus, and the lack of interesting companions, puts doctor who on the soon to be cutting block. Maybe it will get better, since Capaldi did get a little better his last year. But it sounds like the BBC is putting off any more episodes for 2019, this does not bode well.… Expand
  76. dgs9938
    Jan 8, 2019
    2
    These so called writers have, in my opinion, destroyed Doctor Who. Enough with the political agenda.
  77. WhovianGirl
    Jan 22, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Doctor Who, which I've been watching for 4 decades, used to be my all-time favorite show. I've loved its fast pace, its adventure, its fantasy, whimsy and comedic elements. Up until 2018 this series was, for me, must-see TV. But sad to say, Season 11 has come dangerously close to killing the beloved franchise altogether. Now we have a woefully miscast Doctor---played by Jodie Whittaker, who doesn't seem to understand what her character is really all about! The problem isn't her gender change, it's her un-Doctor-like personality and behavior. Whittaker's Doctor is no longer the fun, quirky hero who saves lives. Rather, she has been transformed into a PC schoolteacher herding her "pupils" from one learning experience to the next. What transpires are dull and preachy storylines, poorly conceived and having no purpose whatsoever beyond the in-your-face social messaging. How something once so brilliant as Doctor Who can have devolved, in just 11 episodes, into utter banality is the real tragedy here. I'm rating Season 11 a 2 out of 10, and IMO that's being generous!… Expand
  78. mpsslh
    Feb 24, 2019
    2
    The only issue with the show is the change in storytelling, not much over-arcing this season and the flat story arc for the characters. There are three companions for f sake do something with them. if you're looking for a doctor to make you want to journey with them into a beautiful universe, this season ain't it
  79. ZZBEAR
    Jan 12, 2020
    2
    Chinballs wants to preach, it consumes him and this show, unless you like being chided in church skip this awful nonsense, it was a perma nose dive after the first ep, Who can take on social issues it always did but this is stuck in the 50s with no tardis, the issues they think are still prevalent just aren't anymore unless you have special glasses that make you see everyday people inChinballs wants to preach, it consumes him and this show, unless you like being chided in church skip this awful nonsense, it was a perma nose dive after the first ep, Who can take on social issues it always did but this is stuck in the 50s with no tardis, the issues they think are still prevalent just aren't anymore unless you have special glasses that make you see everyday people in current year as a natzi.… Expand
  80. Samedh
    Nov 22, 2019
    2
    Please give us back Matt Smith or David Tenant or Peter Capaldi. Heck, bring them back as producers/directors. Or keep Jodie Whittaker, but ditch the writers for this season. Bring back the writers for any of the top three Doctors. This season felt like Goonies, and not in a good way. It was not the Dr. Who that I fell in love with when David Tenant began.
  81. Sauromatum
    Dec 3, 2019
    2
    Bin überaus enttäuscht von der 11. Staffel. Die Gegner verkommen zur Nebensächlichkeit, ein übergeordenter Handlungsbogen existiert nicht. Die Folgen bestehen größtenteils aus "wir sprechen über unsere Gefühle"-Stuhlkreisen und Entschuldigungen, wobei die Charaktere trotzdem nicht annähernd den Tiefgang erreichen, den in vorigen Staffeln sogar Nebenrollen innehatten.
    PoliticalCorrectness    Bin überaus enttäuscht von der 11. Staffel. Die Gegner verkommen zur Nebensächlichkeit, ein übergeordenter Handlungsbogen existiert nicht. Die Folgen bestehen größtenteils aus "wir sprechen über unsere Gefühle"-Stuhlkreisen und Entschuldigungen, wobei die Charaktere trotzdem nicht annähernd den Tiefgang erreichen, den in vorigen Staffeln sogar Nebenrollen innehatten.
    PoliticalCorrectness killed Dr Who.    … Expand
  82. Kdog152
    Dec 23, 2022
    2
    Worst series in the revival. Look, Jodie Whittaker is a great actress, but she was only made the doctor for woke reasons, which is disappointing. Now, series 11 wasn't bad because of Jodie, no, it was bad because of Chris Chibnall's bad writing. He clearly can't write screenplay. I will give him credit for Rosa, the arachnids in Sheffield and Demons of Punjab, however, because thoseWorst series in the revival. Look, Jodie Whittaker is a great actress, but she was only made the doctor for woke reasons, which is disappointing. Now, series 11 wasn't bad because of Jodie, no, it was bad because of Chris Chibnall's bad writing. He clearly can't write screenplay. I will give him credit for Rosa, the arachnids in Sheffield and Demons of Punjab, however, because those episodes were decent. And Revolution of the Daleks was good. But none of this was enough to redeem redeem series 11.… Expand
  83. BillyBobSusanMa
    Jan 2, 2020
    1
    You know things are really going off the rails when they willingly sacrifice a National treasure like Dr. Who upon the Altar of Wokeness .

    I started watching Dr. Who way back when Tom Baker was the "man", introduced my kids to it during the Tenant/Smith era and they loved it, me too, then tragically somehow, somewhere along the line it appears that the BBC handed the reigns over to    You know things are really going off the rails when they willingly sacrifice a National treasure like Dr. Who upon the Altar of Wokeness .

    I started watching Dr. Who way back when Tom Baker was the "man", introduced my kids to it during the Tenant/Smith era and they loved it, me too,

    then tragically somehow, somewhere along the line it appears that the BBC handed the reigns over to Leftist zealots within their organization who have turned Dr. Who from a hugely enjoyable, beloved exciting fun filled family show into a vehicle for the preaching of extreme PC? and unfortunately in the process have succeed in sucking every last vestige of joy and happiness from the show and replaced it with the type of nauseating dour finger wagging sermonizing so typical of these types. I long for the day when we can get away from all politics and just get back to entertainment. it should be noted that yet again the increasing disparity between the so called critics and the general public, we're not buying what they're selling but they just keep rewarding this type of drivel with high scores.    … Expand
  84. KiwiJames
    Oct 10, 2018
    1
    I loved Dr Who as I kid but I have found the reincarnated modern version to be very disappointing. Sadly, this episode was no different. I love Jodie Whitaker as an actor and I have no problem with a female Dr Who, but this was just boring. I honestly couldn't give a stuff about any of the secondary characters - they were so dull, and the story had so little substance it felt like it wasI loved Dr Who as I kid but I have found the reincarnated modern version to be very disappointing. Sadly, this episode was no different. I love Jodie Whitaker as an actor and I have no problem with a female Dr Who, but this was just boring. I honestly couldn't give a stuff about any of the secondary characters - they were so dull, and the story had so little substance it felt like it was written during a lunch break.… Expand
  85. 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
  86. 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.
  87. PragnorVorn
    Oct 21, 2018
    1
    Visually the show is on par with previous seasons but the stories are extremely weak and poorly directed. I just finished the 3rd episode and the Doctor is becoming less like the Doctor with each episode and more like a kindergarten teacher who would rather collaborate with her companions instead of taking charge and doing something interesting and clever. To make things worse episodes 2Visually the show is on par with previous seasons but the stories are extremely weak and poorly directed. I just finished the 3rd episode and the Doctor is becoming less like the Doctor with each episode and more like a kindergarten teacher who would rather collaborate with her companions instead of taking charge and doing something interesting and clever. To make things worse episodes 2 and 3 have no payoff in the final scenes, the bad guys just vanish without a knockout punch I've come to expect from decades of watching the Doctor fighting the good fight. And that's the crux of this new series, there is no fight in this Doctor!… Expand
  88. 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
  89. Rudyger
    Jan 8, 2019
    1
    Go woke, get broke. Studios don't seem to understand this simple phrase. I hated this season, more focused on boring SJW garbage than on real sci-fi. I'm done with this show.
  90. fotograf
    Dec 30, 2019
    1
    So this is NOT Doctor Who. its not. it is something akin to it... but it is not what has been since the 60's.
    It could pass as a dr who spin off, although even that is a stretch. I dont understand the purpose of this show. As a long time Dr Who fan this series represents the end of dr who for me personally. I cant stomach it. Perhaps a new generation will embrace it, the same same    So this is NOT Doctor Who. its not. it is something akin to it... but it is not what has been since the 60's.
    It could pass as a dr who spin off, although even that is a stretch. I dont understand the purpose of this show. As a long time Dr Who fan this series represents the end of dr who for me personally. I cant stomach it. Perhaps a new generation will embrace it, the same same generation as the official critics who are totaly at odds with the viewing public and clearly out of touch with reality who must surely have their own agenda to push. Indeed I find it amusing that whenever a show has no woke agenda the critics and public tend to be in sync but otherwise they are disparate as this is. Wake up critics! you fool no one.    … Expand
  91. PewPewLazerGun
    Feb 27, 2019
    1
    Love Doctor Who but oh boy could I not watch this. I made it to the spider episode and had to force myself to watch the rest and wish I had not.
  92. BigRob
    Oct 7, 2018
    1
    I was really trying to keep an open mind about the direction of Doctor Who. I've been watching since the 1970's and I'll be honest, I suspect some people will flame me for how I felt about this episode, but I'll start by saying that I really hoped it would be good... Sadly, "lackluster" would be overstating how predictable and formulaic this episode was. Apart from a new "Tardis Team" andI was really trying to keep an open mind about the direction of Doctor Who. I've been watching since the 1970's and I'll be honest, I suspect some people will flame me for how I felt about this episode, but I'll start by saying that I really hoped it would be good... Sadly, "lackluster" would be overstating how predictable and formulaic this episode was. Apart from a new "Tardis Team" and the setting, this first episode was almost a rehash/mashup of two beloved episodes "The Christmas Invasion" and "The Planet of the Dead" where an evil baddie randomly kills innocents, and the Doctor needs to work with a bunch of new people to figure out who she is, save the day. On top of that the episode lacked the confidence in the Doctor, so they even felt the need to rehash what the Doctor believes in, as if long time fans would somehow have forgotten, and new fans wouldn't do the homework to figure it out. I truly hope subsequent episodes can put it together, or this new experiment in Doctor Who will be an abysmal failure.… Expand
  93. StarSuperion
    Oct 17, 2018
    1
    Its not Dr. Who. SJW garbage, Bland and boring. Not Doctor Who by any stretch. Except the TARDIS, which is god awful. Looks like Superman's fortress of solitude got sick and puked all over the console room. Horrible treating of male companions, like they are idiots. Very PC. Stories are formulaic, boring, plot holed and disjointed. Worst series reboot. Whitaker's acting was over the top,Its not Dr. Who. SJW garbage, Bland and boring. Not Doctor Who by any stretch. Except the TARDIS, which is god awful. Looks like Superman's fortress of solitude got sick and puked all over the console room. Horrible treating of male companions, like they are idiots. Very PC. Stories are formulaic, boring, plot holed and disjointed. Worst series reboot. Whitaker's acting was over the top, and the accent annoyingly difficult to pick up at times. Not a great start to the series. 2nd episode already dropped by 10K viewers in the UK. Not promising, and hopefully there is going to be only 1 season of this identity politics show. Some of the higher reviews are people just joining for political reasons. NPCs everywhere.… Expand
  94. 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
  95. Estroboy
    Jan 5, 2019
    1
    Jodie Whittaker is potentially a good doctor but the writing is terrible.
    Chibnall seem to be the wrong choice for DW.
    The worst season i can remember.
  96. 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.
  97. 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
  98. 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
  99. 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
  100. Crookshanks
    Nov 20, 2018
    1
    Disappointment . This word for 100% describe all my thoughts about this season.
    rest in peace doctor.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  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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