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Season 12
Season #: 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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2.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 147 Ratings

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  1. Ltlombardi
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    It was worst than the previous season. Poorly written, poorly executed. A show for all audiences, now It seems to be for very small children.

    I'm tired of seeing guns that never hit the heroes... It's just dumb. It was dumb in star wars.. it's even dumber and more exagereted here.
  2. cylun
    Jan 12, 2022
    0
    What a disgrace. This happens when you sacrifice good writing for toxic feminism and identity politics, just as an arbitrary tool without making any sense in the context of the universe others have built. Just draw the men as weak and whimsy, the women strong, powerful and superior, so you can expect the appropriate "professional reviews". Good writing doesn't matter.
  3. imthenoob
    Dec 25, 2021
    2
    Slightly more tolerable than Whittaker's first season, The issue here is the lack of a compelling season-long arc and the fact that the season totally falls apart in the second half. The introduction of the Master is the only good thing to come out of this season TBH but I am not a fan of the butchering of the established lore for the show.
  4. baxwar
    Jan 9, 2021
    0
    Full of nothing contains nothing and is Worth nothing, It's bad when I have to force myself to watch doctor who, **** BBC, and **** Chris Chisnall for ruining this shows legacy.
  5. LordSparks
    Jan 7, 2021
    0
    Overall, not really impressed with the continuity changes made by Season 12. It just feels like the writers behind the series don't really know how to work within the confines of an established world. You can still write new and interesting stories without having to tear up everything that came before it but the current showrunners don't seem to care to try.
    Compare those to the early    Overall, not really impressed with the continuity changes made by Season 12. It just feels like the writers behind the series don't really know how to work within the confines of an established world. You can still write new and interesting stories without having to tear up everything that came before it but the current showrunners don't seem to care to try.
    Compare those to the early days of the reboot where you had these plots and subplots that spanned entire seasons where everything came to a head at the end of the season. But nobody that writes for Doctor Who seems to be able to write those kinds of stories or maybe they're just not allowed to. I was quite excited to see what Jodie Whitaker would do for the series but it just seems to...serial. So monotone. Her performance is good but the writing is even worse than it was in Capaldi's era.

    The showrunners need to be replaced with someone who actually respects the world they're writing for.    … Expand
  6. jamesh316
    Dec 25, 2020
    0
    The new show running is a joke and has no idea what doctor who loyal fans want from this iconic show. He and Jodie Whitaker have flushed it down the toilet. For goodness sake she never even watched the show as part of her prep, that’ will be why she makes such a poor doctor
  7. lucorp
    Dec 12, 2020
    0
    Boring, unappealing, shallow. Made me to stop watching one of my favourite TV shows.
  8. BronzeCentipede
    Dec 7, 2020
    0
    This is Doctor Who made by people who hate Doctor Who. There's no love of or interest in the history or mythos of the show. Nor is there any interest in the idea of exploring time and space, or of entertaining the viewer. Instead, we get ham-fisted messages.
  9. Shrik3
    Aug 15, 2020
    2
    I'm not a big Doctor Who fan but I love a bit of Sci-fi. The semi encapsulated format has always meant that there have been bad episodes and good IMO. This however is awful, the lead actress can act I have seen her in a previous drama but the role of playing a retarded Doctor is something I doubt De Niro could pull off. The decision to make the companions a family, the younger of whom areI'm not a big Doctor Who fan but I love a bit of Sci-fi. The semi encapsulated format has always meant that there have been bad episodes and good IMO. This however is awful, the lead actress can act I have seen her in a previous drama but the role of playing a retarded Doctor is something I doubt De Niro could pull off. The decision to make the companions a family, the younger of whom are completely without any depth is awful and the writing and story is terrible. I don't watch it anymore. Shame.… Expand
  10. DrJohnSmith
    Jul 13, 2020
    1
    I am a lifelong fan of Doctor Who (40 years of watching). I grew up watching episodes and celebrated every regeneration. I suffered through the dark times of script writing (Colin Baker's unfortunate years), the show's cancelation, and eventualy rejoiced at its return. The 50th anniversary was absolutely wonderful. Now this... I watched in horror as it devolved into a pointless, soullessI am a lifelong fan of Doctor Who (40 years of watching). I grew up watching episodes and celebrated every regeneration. I suffered through the dark times of script writing (Colin Baker's unfortunate years), the show's cancelation, and eventualy rejoiced at its return. The 50th anniversary was absolutely wonderful. Now this... I watched in horror as it devolved into a pointless, soulless series of random chases culminating in the utter butchery of the entire canon. I wish my Doctor could go back in time and provide Whittaker the story, tone, and depth this character's legacy deserves. This abysmal writing is a mockery to these actors and this once beloved series. I am devastated.… Expand
  11. mag07
    Jul 3, 2020
    0
    Embarassing to watch. 50 years of legacy murdered with dreadful, uninspired and emotionless writing. It's time to take a break BBC.
  12. dramaticwords
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    Too preachy. Too many weak stories. And an ending that ruins the Time Lords and rewrites the Doctor's history badly.
  13. The_Batman
    Jun 3, 2020
    1
    It was my favorite TV show. WAS..... After so many years they just destroyed the Doctor. RIP
    Jodie is great, but the plot is an absolute garbage
  14. Thatbro92
    Jun 2, 2020
    0
    The BBC has ruined this show and has doomed the series to another hiatus in the name of social justice.
  15. Sabrus
    Mar 7, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best part of this season Is Capt Jack making an appearance.. Just beings you back to when the show had decent writers and a decent DR… Expand
  16. Ameliawho
    Mar 6, 2020
    0
    “The Timeless Children” was the last straw for me as a fan of Doctor Who (Classic and New). The creators can’t simply rewrite almost 57 years of a show’s history in such a ham-fisted way and expect fans to eat it up. What makes “The Timeless Children” even worse is that the plot seems more about diversifying the show’s past rather than moving the show forward. Rewriting the Doctor’s past“The Timeless Children” was the last straw for me as a fan of Doctor Who (Classic and New). The creators can’t simply rewrite almost 57 years of a show’s history in such a ham-fisted way and expect fans to eat it up. What makes “The Timeless Children” even worse is that the plot seems more about diversifying the show’s past rather than moving the show forward. Rewriting the Doctor’s past shows a disrespect for the actors who have played the character in the past, but also a disregard for the current actors, such as Ms. Whittaker and Ms. Martin, who are now playing second fiddle to the creator’s desire to prove their progressiveness. The result of this is a show that is often a shallow and hypocritical shell of its former self. From scolding the audience about climate change while filming around the world to tackling metal illness but having the Doctor awkwardly disregard Graham’s concerns about cancer to basically ignoring Ryan’s dyspraxia until its convenient to the plot, the writers are handling social issues in such a sloppy way its hard to imagine fans from either side of the political aisle being truly satisfied. From flat characters to poor writing and now a total disregard to the show’s history, I think for many fans like me this season will be the final nail in the coffin for the show unless some major changes come to the writer’s room and the BBC.… Expand
  17. Markus_Lucidiou
    Mar 5, 2020
    0
    Complete series review: Chibnall does what no Dr Who baddie has ever done. Kill Dr Who.

    There are several scenes throughout the series that are genuinely good. Unfortunately that is nothing to do with the Doctor or the companions. The extras they employed had far better acting and performance skills than any of the 'fam'. There is far too much to mention as to why and what went wrong    Complete series review: Chibnall does what no Dr Who baddie has ever done. Kill Dr Who.

    There are several scenes throughout the series that are genuinely good. Unfortunately that is nothing to do with the Doctor or the companions. The extras they employed had far better acting and performance skills than any of the 'fam'. There is far too much to mention as to why and what went wrong tl;dr - Chibnall cannot run a piss up in a brewery. To really highlight the continued exposition from episode to episode would take far too long but allow me to put it this way, in the final episode the main character, the Doctor, quite literally stands still and does nothing for at least 3/4s of it while we get exposition from the Master. The core tenet of this series appears to be

    "Talk about stuff don't show stuff"

    The show creators and production crew can wax lyrical all they want about the amazing journey that the Doctor and co have been on, but we never see it. It took until the finale for Graham and Yaz to have a conversation. Two whole series, and the first actual conversation is in the finale. Lining the actors up and having them recite their lines one after another doesn't count Chibbers.

    Lazy writing, lazy editing, lazy acting.    … Expand
  18. FredFisher01
    Mar 5, 2020
    0
    Absolute trash - boring actors, terrible writing, and overall has ruined Doctor Who canon.
  19. ManRammer
    Mar 5, 2020
    0
    The new Doctor is just.. awful. The writing has sunk this ship for me. The season finale just kills the franchise by defining what all previous writers have tried to avoid
  20. matt360
    Mar 3, 2020
    0
    I remember last season being hopeful about the 13th Doctor, but any potential has been completely ruined by an awful showrunner. Chris Chibnall seems to hate the franchise and wants to see it destroyed, I can't think of any other reason to how this series got so bad.

    Jodie Whitaker could be a great Doctor but she's given nothing to do. The finale has ruined the series lore beyond    I remember last season being hopeful about the 13th Doctor, but any potential has been completely ruined by an awful showrunner. Chris Chibnall seems to hate the franchise and wants to see it destroyed, I can't think of any other reason to how this series got so bad.

    Jodie Whitaker could be a great Doctor but she's given nothing to do.

    The finale has ruined the series lore beyond recovery, the only way forward is to retcon this season and get a new showrunner.    … Expand
  21. Kymar4
    Mar 3, 2020
    0
    Это отвратительно, сериал превратился из околонаучной фантастики в модное говнище для нетрадиционных людей. Это просто кусок толерантности, скажите этим даунам что они сериалом ошиблись и это никто видеть не хочет. Смените уже шоураннера, он бездарен и пресенЭто отвратительно, сериал превратился из околонаучной фантастики в модное говнище для нетрадиционных людей. Это просто кусок толерантности, скажите этим даунам что они сериалом ошиблись и это никто видеть не хочет. Смените уже шоураннера, он бездарен и пресен
  22. TheILLUSIONIST
    Mar 3, 2020
    2
    For almost 40 minutes I watched the episode with a hand on my face. Terribly stupid dialogs. The characters explain in words what they are doing, as if the scriptwriters consider the audience idiots. Well, at the end of the series, a twist pleased me, on the other hand, it was proof of mindless copying of themselves.

    P.S. Initially, I set 3 points, but after watching the season finale I    For almost 40 minutes I watched the episode with a hand on my face. Terribly stupid dialogs. The characters explain in words what they are doing, as if the scriptwriters consider the audience idiots. Well, at the end of the series, a twist pleased me, on the other hand, it was proof of mindless copying of themselves.

    P.S. Initially, I set 3 points, but after watching the season finale I lowered to 2. Chibnell is just a disgusting screenwriter. He tried to be Ryan Johnson, but no. I'm not a hater, I really like the series, but Chibnell killed everything that I loved Doctor Who for. He simply threw out the whole canon, all that was for almost 60 years. And now nothing will be as before. This is not my Doctor Who    … Expand
  23. Katalkyste
    Mar 3, 2020
    0
    i had real high hopes after the Trailer. but there it is again.. the Doctor waving the sonic screwdriver aimlessly around as a plot armor device. Remember when this was used very rarely and only on purpose? yeah those times are apparently over.

    There are a lot of unrelated discoveries like the "sprint"-revelation of the Main Villain which could have been dissolved by the master by just    i had real high hopes after the Trailer. but there it is again.. the Doctor waving the sonic screwdriver aimlessly around as a plot armor device. Remember when this was used very rarely and only on purpose? yeah those times are apparently over.

    There are a lot of unrelated discoveries like the "sprint"-revelation of the Main Villain which could have been dissolved by the master by just sayin "didnt want to brag"..
    Jodie plays the doctor as promised: like Doc Brown from "back to the future" and not as "the Doctor" and thus wrecking havoc on the real doctor with its poised charm, sarcastic undertones and back then genuinely funny lines. Now its all slapstick and bulletproof Motorbikes on a Trailer being driven around..

    When they first introduced a female doctor i was stoked and had a great time thinking of someone like Tilda Swinton and Benedict Cumberbatch as the sidekick.. but now we have just way too many diversity hire side characters that doesn't do anything apart from stealing the needed screen time from the doctor and limiting the time each character has to develop in the series..

    Addendum: episode 2:

    Force bond? Force Skype?
    Man in Black "Mind wipe"?

    especially "wiping the mind" is ABSOLUTELY against the Dr. Who basics.. its directly against the base narrative of "never change the changes" it invalidates a LOT of Dr. Who.
    do not retcon stuff..

    Updater: oh boy that was a wish that did not pan out ..

    congratulations, this show is now officially dead.. Dr.Who ? was the base premise of the show ever since.. this was a question that was never supposed to be answered..

    "Great" end to a long running show..    … Expand
  24. Krakadon
    Mar 1, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Garbage. Season 12 is better than Season 11 but that ain't sayin' much. I can't wait for Chibnall & company to go. They can't write or produce Doctor Who for crap and have no regard for the history of the show either. I just watched the Series finale and it was so bad with so many plot holes it was pitiful. Where to even begin? Cybermen can't shoot someone standing right in front of them? Gallifrey is destroyed again? The Master can just outsmart and kill all living Time Lords? The Companion's can just slip onto the giant Cybermen ship filled with 1,000's of Cybermen undetected, find all the right spots around the engine, plant explosives, then instantly get off when the bombs explode prematurely? The Doctor can just run away at the last second and no one even tries to stop her? The Time Lords just stumbled upon regeneration from some random dimension, not from their own brilliance as the oldest intelligent race? And the person who figured it out just happens to be the first space explorer, not some team of 100 biologists working on it for years? And the Doctor is now the Messiah of the Time Lords from whom all regenerations descended? The Jadoon are now the umpteenth people to do the "impossible" and get into the TARDIS? I could go on and on but I already wasted my time watching the show. Why waste more time talking about it? Honestly, I just hope it doesn't get cancelled so at least we have a change of putting this horrible period behind us. BTW, my negative review has nothing to do with Jody, so don't play the gender card with me.… Expand
  25. mikhail_miel
    Mar 1, 2020
    0
    music has not yet surpassed Murray Gold. the end of the season created so many plot holes that it is impossible to list them all. Chris Chibnel killed my childhood, my love. thank you. I will no longer watch the series
  26. joshsevers
    Feb 19, 2020
    1
    Each episode gets progressively worse. It's as though the writers of season 12 are ignoring all the lore that has come before and are just writing about whatever popular social topic is trending. Look, I'm not suggesting that diversity and climate change are not important topics, but shoehorning it in at every single possible moment just feels tacky. In addition, the screenplay feels likeEach episode gets progressively worse. It's as though the writers of season 12 are ignoring all the lore that has come before and are just writing about whatever popular social topic is trending. Look, I'm not suggesting that diversity and climate change are not important topics, but shoehorning it in at every single possible moment just feels tacky. In addition, the screenplay feels like a high school group project. Maybe my enjoyment of CinemaSins has jaded me, but the plot and how it's carried out are excessively weak and nonsensical. I'm not an expert at film / TV critique, but even to me, it's plain that the writers / screenplay-ers of season 12 are phoning it in hardcore. I hope it gets better, because in my opinion the legacy of Doctor Who deserves better than this.… Expand
  27. KAZFew
    Feb 13, 2020
    0
    It is truly sad to watch one of the best series ever be destroyed in the name of the religion of political correctness. We need more Doctor Who and way way less lefty indoctrination .
  28. Mcgregor
    Feb 6, 2020
    0
    Doctor Grievance study's has done it's last dash for me, sick to the eyeballs of these 'woke' lectures in entertainment.. Bye Professor complaints I quit you.
  29. Fredolives
    Feb 4, 2020
    0
    Dr Who used to be great. Emphasis on used to. The last couple seasons have been a perfect example of what not to do in making an entertaining tv show.
  30. Quadrapole
    Jan 29, 2020
    0
    Absolute SJW garbage. Too much stunning and bravery with the new doctor who. save your time and rewatch the old ones instead.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. The Independent
    Reviewed by: Ed Power
    Jan 3, 2020
    80
    As with the latest Doctor’s debut series in 2018, the chemistry between the four leads is what drives the new Who, with Whittaker excelling as the perpetual motion human gyroscope at the centre of the chaos. Everything duly pelts along.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    Jan 2, 2020
    80
    “Spyfall” — a two-part episode that concludes Sunday, when the show takes up its regular time slot — comes on strong. ... It’s fun, often funny and action-packed, which is not to say things don’t get a little heavy by the first hour’s cliffhanger end.
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  3. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Jan 2, 2020
    80
    This first new hour bursts with the confident energy of Chibnall, Whittaker, and the writers entering an era in which Thirteen’s feels less constrained and freer to, in her words, get on with the job. ... And it is incredibly fun to watch.
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