Doctor Who

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

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 147 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 147
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 147
  3. Negative: 105 out of 147
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  1. mrwho
    Jan 14, 2020
    7
    First two episodes were great, third quite weak.

    Obviously there's a small group of very angry fans who go out of their way to review bomb everything Who related since The Doctor became female. User scores can basically be ignored.
  2. Davrosdaleks1
    Mar 4, 2020
    7
    I had some mixed feelings about this.

    There are some pretty good episodes in this (stronger than last season; had more of a traditional DW flair) and some pretty good ideas. There are also a couple kinda weak episodes (Orphan 55 and Praxeus). Not awful, just weak. However, the biggest issue is that creator Chris Chibnall (creator of Broadchurch) brings some BIG changes to the DW    I had some mixed feelings about this.

    There are some pretty good episodes in this (stronger than last season; had more of a traditional DW flair) and some pretty good ideas.

    There are also a couple kinda weak episodes (Orphan 55 and Praxeus). Not awful, just weak. However, the biggest issue is that creator Chris Chibnall (creator of Broadchurch) brings some BIG changes to the DW universe. The problem is that I don't think they're good ideas. It feels like Chibnall was trying too hard to do something new and daring but never asked himself if it was at all what the fans wanted or needed. He messes way too much with the feel and canon of the show. (Yeah, I know the show has always had loose continuity but this is at another level.)

    Based on the general episodes, I would've rated this higher, because I did truly enjoy many of them. It's just the overarching story arc that leaves a bit of a cloud over the season.    … Expand
  3. hjmaier
    Feb 12, 2020
    10
    Absolutely great! I loved every single episode so far. I had some issues with the last season, but they are all solved. Very strobg episodes, fun to watch.
  4. pjgs
    Jan 3, 2020
    10
    A fantastic start. Music is great, cast is likable, and the cliffhanger... wow!
  5. Lahey3
    Jan 4, 2020
    8
    It's a good start for the series. I hope that part two will be great as well. It really is MUCH MUCH better than whole series 11 combined.
  6. Fanowaty
    Jan 20, 2020
    10
    A fabulous start to a new series, improved writing and great stories. Acting is top notch.

    And most haters just hate the show for casting a woman to play the Doctor. Guess what - Jodie's great. Just give her a chance like you did to anyone else. Support the show you love. Especially when it is executed this well.
  7. Doctorfeddy
    Jan 7, 2020
    8
    Per me Doctor who è tornato a piena potenza, anche per il finale di puntata. Jodie io la vedo molto bene come dottore, i compagni continuano a evolvere ( Yaz e Ryan soprattutto), chibnall non è uno sprovveduto e ho ancora fiducia in lui. Spero nei prossimi episodi
  8. DoctorNoone
    Jan 20, 2020
    10
    After 4 episodes of the new series - it is clearly engaging and adventurous set of stories, with great writing that has vastly improved from the last series. Jodie is great and the introduction of Sacha Dhawan's character was a huge and positive surprise.

    Episode 4 is one of the best episodes in the modern era.
  9. Takhilin
    Jan 6, 2020
    10
    This show is still good - Jodie is great - Chibnall just sucks at writing. Don't listen to the haters - most people just don't like this Doctor for disingenous reasons.
  10. CalDoesDrumming
    Mar 14, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A lot of people don’t seem to be warming to this season of Who as a whole and yet personally I really can’t see why. It’s definitely not prefect by any stretch of the imagination but I feel like they definitely at least made the effort to get close and at times I felt like they did, especially with Fugitive Of The Judoon & Haunting Of Villa Diodati, yes Orphan 55 despite it’s good intentions and important message to us all is pretty aids compared to rest of season, yes some of the performances from some of the side characters (especially the guy who plays Ryan) are still “questionable” to say the least and yes the direction they decided to take things in The Timeless Children is controversial without any doubt and could definitely do with more explaining or fleshing out to truly justify it, but fortunately for me it’s not left me frustrated, in fact it’s done quite the opposite and made more curious especially when The Master said that Tecteun found the child/The Doctor at the bottom of gateway to another world, what they do do next with that I don’t know but we’ll have to wait until season 13 to find out

    In terms of performances I thought Jodie Whittaker was really bang on throughout the whole thing as The Doctor, even in the weaker episodes she still did her absolute best and still showed a decent amount of dedication which is pretty amazing considering she wasn’t much of a self confessed whovian or anything before joining. I really enjoyed Sacha Dhawan’s Master, he too gave it a 110% despite everything and made me feel just the same way John Simm & Michelle Gomez’s Masters did, a person who’s clearly insane with evil intent yet for some odd reason is really likeable, only thing that annoyed me slightly with him was the fact he never explained how he managed to regenerate from Missy to who he is now, whether they’re saving that for a future episode I don’t know but I hope they do it at some point, but apart from that, brilliant job. The companions are still a bit of a mixed bag for me, as I was saying Tosin Cole’s performance as Ryan was questionable, his Yorkshire accent’s never quite on the ball, especially when you hear it next to The Doctor & Yaz’s and whilst his character’s ok it’s still extremely weak especially compared to the likes of Rose and/or Donna etc, needless to say I don’t think he’ll be missed very much when he goes. Yaz I’m definitely more satisfied with, she had plenty to do & say, had in my opinion a more stronger performance and was properly fleshed out by the end of the season (particularly by Can You Hear Me?). Graham I can’t fault all that much, even though at times he might have just felt like a bit of a comic relief he made up for it by being open about the concerns he had surrounding his cancer, and the speeches he made to both Yaz in The Timeless Children and to Jake in Paraxeus I thought were said really well by him.

    By far the biggest highlight of the season for me was when Captain Jack returned, and you could even tell on screen just how pleased John Barrowman looked to be back, needless to say if the rumours are true he’s returning again for Revolution Of The Daleks I’ll definitely be tuning in for that.

    As well as all that I thought the reveal of The Master and the Ruth Doctor were done really well and both something I didn’t see coming which I have to take my hat off to the production team for, the sets, CGI and FXs all looked great and Segun Akinola’s score although not as memorable as Murray Gold’s was still really good, creative & effective

    So whilst it’s still not a MASTER-piece (you’re welcome), this season is by no means whatsoever as garbage as some people on here seem to think it is, I enjoyed it, and if that’s not what you wanted to hear, then like Ruth taking on the Judoon in the cathedral, fight me over it!    … Expand
  11. Flipflapflop
    Jan 4, 2021
    10
    Fantastic series! Loved the new master, and the ending twist was brilliant! Hope Jodie stays for a while as the Doctor.
  12. Usernamered
    Jan 4, 2021
    10
    Jodie's performance was great and the twist at the end was brilliant! Great series overall.
  13. PurpleAvenger
    Jan 21, 2021
    9
    This season is even better than the last one. I think the character of the companions could have been fleshed out a bit more, but it was again good to have a series without having to worry about Moffat’s creepy grossness appearing unexpectedly. So good not to have that guy involved anymore.

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Metascore
80

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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