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Season 8
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  1. imthenoob
    Nov 30, 2020
    9
    Capaldi killed it as the Doctor and with the show clearly firing on all cylinders, Season 8 gave us one of the best seasons of Modern Who by far IMO.
  2. AmenAllahRhouma
    May 7, 2019
    10
    The best season ever made introducing the best era on Doctor Who this season is a real Master piece
  3. mitokio
    Nov 2, 2018
    10
    I honestly didn't realize how spectacular Peter Capaldi was as the Doctor until too late. Going back and rewatching his seasons there are so many layers and intricacies, so many subtle and clever touches. Both Capaldi and Moffat are lifelong fans of the Doctor and it shows. I'm sad it landed on deaf ears at the time, but here's hoping people go back and see how amazing their tenure was.
  4. user12
    Dec 15, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To this day, no other science fiction series I have ever seen is better than Doctor Who. The eighth season is easily the best one yet. Peter Capaldi is the best Doctor yet.… Expand
  5. AllanBarbosa
    Aug 22, 2017
    5
    After the wonderful trilogy of Doctor Matt Smith (5th - 6th - 7th season), Peter Capaldi replaces him, being his first show as Doctor, in a tedious and not fun 8th season - that neither (in the 1st EPISODE) Steven Moffat as writer - presented an unbalanced debut episode. A very disappointing direction and script from the 1st episode to the 10th, and an end-of-plot solution argued for loveAfter the wonderful trilogy of Doctor Matt Smith (5th - 6th - 7th season), Peter Capaldi replaces him, being his first show as Doctor, in a tedious and not fun 8th season - that neither (in the 1st EPISODE) Steven Moffat as writer - presented an unbalanced debut episode. A very disappointing direction and script from the 1st episode to the 10th, and an end-of-plot solution argued for love made in such a way that it looks like you're watching a children's series. However, she saves herself from not having a negative rating because of the perfomance of Jenna Coleman (as Clara) and Steven Moffat's script and the Rachel Talalay's direction in episodes 11-12 and the final plot-twist of the last episode that really are the best things of this boring season. But that does not even come close to the brightness of last season.… Expand
  6. xxxboilozxxx
    May 21, 2017
    6
    not bad the series was okay the doctor was brilliant Clara's character was executed poorly she was done decently being a mystery in this season it was like they couldn't bother with character development on her and he acting like a moaning 6 year old to the newly regenerated doctor.
  7. dwfan42
    Jun 12, 2016
    10
    While not as fun as other series, Into the Dalek, Listen, Kill the Moon, Mummy on the Orient Express, Flatline and Dark Water were fantastic. It's a step up from series 7, but it feels weighed down.
  8. Flashman1822
    Mar 4, 2016
    3
    Imagine replacing the best Dr Who with one of the least convincing. The rest of the cast, crew and writers are brilliant as usual. How about a Dr Who revisited series with the best and most convincing Dr Who, Matt Smith.
  9. eagleeyeviking
    Jan 5, 2016
    7
    Steven Moffat's metaphysical storylines are overcomplicated as usual, but it is redeemed by Peter Capaldi's brilliant performance as the twelfth Doctor.
  10. hyperbeast321
    Jan 3, 2016
    8
    After watching all 8 seasons on Netflix, I certainly enjoyed Doctor Who, and it's one of my favorite TV shows. However, since I watched every single episode, I was forced through the monotony of the awful Doctor Who episodes, the ones that people see and turn them away from the show forever. And why are these episodes an entry point for so many people? Because after sitting down and makingAfter watching all 8 seasons on Netflix, I certainly enjoyed Doctor Who, and it's one of my favorite TV shows. However, since I watched every single episode, I was forced through the monotony of the awful Doctor Who episodes, the ones that people see and turn them away from the show forever. And why are these episodes an entry point for so many people? Because after sitting down and making a list, I calculated that roughly 1/4 of the shows episodes are bad! 1/4! And it doesn't help that another 2/4 are simply "enjoyable" at best. That leaves 1/4 of the show that I can use to explain why the show is good. This inconsistency among the episodes is what kills Doctor Who for many people. For me personally, the "enjoyable" episodes were what saved the show for me. If the show was 2/3 "bad" episodes, and 1/3 "good" episodes, I wouldn't be able to watch it. But thankfully, the "enjoyable" episodes are just that, enjoyable, and the help give you a good experience in between the highs of the "good" and the horrors of the "bad". Let me put it this way: if you watch four episodes of the show, you will have 2 that give you some enjoyment, 1 that is very bad, and 1 that will blow you away. If that sounds like not enough quality for your time, then you won't like Doctor Who. The reason I'm giving the show an 8 after all of this is because the show has proven that it's capable of immense highs, and the new season shows that there is a better move towards quality. Episodes like "Listen", "Time Heist", "Deep Breath", and of course the finale two-parter "Dark Water/Death in Heaven" all represent some of the best the show has to offer. And better yet there are really only 2 stinkers! This is a good direction for Doctor Who, and this score reflects that.… Expand
  11. TimW001
    Dec 24, 2015
    4
    This is certainly the weakest season of NoWho. The writers seemed to be unsure what they were trying to do with Capaldi, they were still figuring out what kind of Doctor he is. The season felt very aimless, like we were heading no where. Missy was a great villain but with a lame story and a lamer solution. The entire love story of Pink and Clara was utter trash. I wasn not convinced eitherThis is certainly the weakest season of NoWho. The writers seemed to be unsure what they were trying to do with Capaldi, they were still figuring out what kind of Doctor he is. The season felt very aimless, like we were heading no where. Missy was a great villain but with a lame story and a lamer solution. The entire love story of Pink and Clara was utter trash. I wasn not convinced either character could be loved, least of all by viewers.
    Many episodes felt bland with no interesting solutions or characters. Just a very average season.    … Expand
  12. Ryan13cla
    Oct 11, 2015
    10
    Undeniably the most divisive season this show has aired yet. Season 8 is focused more on the characters of the Doctor and Clara than the monsters and action sequences. Some feel this subtracts from what this show is about, others feel it strengthens the stories. I agree firmly with the latter. Into the Dalek, Listen, Time Heist, The Caretaker, Kill the Moon, Mummy on the Orient Express,Undeniably the most divisive season this show has aired yet. Season 8 is focused more on the characters of the Doctor and Clara than the monsters and action sequences. Some feel this subtracts from what this show is about, others feel it strengthens the stories. I agree firmly with the latter. Into the Dalek, Listen, Time Heist, The Caretaker, Kill the Moon, Mummy on the Orient Express, Flatline and Dark Water are all exceptional episodes of a superb season.… Expand
  13. Benerd
    Sep 19, 2015
    10
    I think this is one of the best Doctor Who seasons in a while. The writing was awesome, really clever and funny. Plotlines were interesting with excellent twists. The past few seasons had been hit or miss, I'm glad this one was so solid. This Capaldi is an excellent Doctor, I like the Doctor as a cranky old man better than as a young stud. I hope season 9 lives up to the high expectationsI think this is one of the best Doctor Who seasons in a while. The writing was awesome, really clever and funny. Plotlines were interesting with excellent twists. The past few seasons had been hit or miss, I'm glad this one was so solid. This Capaldi is an excellent Doctor, I like the Doctor as a cranky old man better than as a young stud. I hope season 9 lives up to the high expectations that have been set!… Expand
  14. jsakman
    Sep 18, 2015
    4
    Here we are almost time for the new season. I have to say I hope it is much better than last season. I gave Capaldi the best try I could but he just is not doing it for me. Maybe it is the scripts but he just an unlikable character that you really have a hard time caring about. Not to mention a hard time understanding. Contrary to many I think Clara is a great companion and adds the onlyHere we are almost time for the new season. I have to say I hope it is much better than last season. I gave Capaldi the best try I could but he just is not doing it for me. Maybe it is the scripts but he just an unlikable character that you really have a hard time caring about. Not to mention a hard time understanding. Contrary to many I think Clara is a great companion and adds the only highlight to the show there is. She is witty and feisty and provides some human character to the show. I do think the Danny Pink story line was a really bad addition.
    So here is hoping we have a better season that we can care about and enjoy. Maybe the writers cn work some magic.    … Expand
  15. DarknutMike
    Jul 20, 2015
    0
    Season 8 was SO bad! The show is zero fun now & the writing is embarrassingly bad. Clara is the worst companion, she is SO flat & boring & has brought the show to a all time low.
    Capaldi is a great actor but his doctor is written so poorly it is hard to like him. So far he is the worst in the modern era by far. If S9 is more of the same I'm done with Doctor Who!
  16. Dalek
    May 27, 2015
    3
    After watching this series for the past 9 years, I no longer have an interest in this show as it's literally the same thing season after season. The only interesting episodes are the last few episodes when there's a minor plot twist, or something actually happens to the Doctor. As he is literally invincible pretty much throughout every episode except the last few at the end of a season.After watching this series for the past 9 years, I no longer have an interest in this show as it's literally the same thing season after season. The only interesting episodes are the last few episodes when there's a minor plot twist, or something actually happens to the Doctor. As he is literally invincible pretty much throughout every episode except the last few at the end of a season.

    Whilst I do like Capaldri as the new Doctor, and Clara as the assistant, it's just really obvious as to how the episodes will pan out now. The Doctor and his assistant go to a dangerous place, they will either end up separated or end up close to being killed, but they will always end up back at the Tardis in some way for the next episode.

    It's just really boring now, and I think it's about time they pull the plug as there's really no where else they can go with the show. It will literally be the same thing over and over, much like other shows on the BBC such as Eastenders, because people keep watching it, and will have no end in sight, and will keep on repeating itself endlessly until it ends again (much like it did before)

    Rarely do any of the episodes relate or go back to one another, so they're pretty much non-existent adventures most of the time too.

    There's only so much you can do with a TV series, before it turns stale, and uninteresting. Which is why you have shows like Breaking Bad that still to this day keep getting awards because it wasn't dragged on for financial gain and/or hype and was ended when it should have ended.

    I wish Doctor Who would just make a final series that would actually have more meaning and excitement, and to actually see something really different and interesting happen, and end itself and to end itself on a high note rather than just see it dragged on for years to come, doing the same thing over and over again.

    Oh, and this series ending was majorly disappointing. I expected the reveal of the mysterious character to actually be interesting. But it wasn't at all, because it has been done before.    … Expand
  17. Cyruptsaram
    Apr 9, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Perhaps not as consistent as previous seasons, Series 8 still has the same science-fiction feel coupled with the new and extraordinary special effects. Peter Capaldi's debut is a little shaky to begin with, but once Listen comes round it quickly saves itself. Standout episodes include Listen, Time Heist, Flatline and Dark Water/Death in Heaven, the latter more so than the rest. There were two major lows however this season, with Robot of Sherwood and In the Forest of the Night, which were not engaging whatsoever. Nevertheless, the show is still going strong and with the return of the Master, there could be a lot of new things happening next season!… Expand
  18. KadeSmash85
    Mar 26, 2015
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So there were certainly moments in season 8 that I absolutely loved, such as some of the cheeky humor in part of the 12th Doctor and even some of the emotions you see in Clara dealing with this freshly new regenerated Doctor... My favorite like had to be "I will slap you so hard you will regenerate." When she got absolutely livid with the Doctor in Kill the Moon. But those moments were so... far and few between it was hard to know how I felt about the new season. The magic and playfulness from the previous seven seasons just didn't feel like it existed and the Robots of Sharewood episode just stuck out like a sore thumb and seemed unbelievable; even at the end of the episode when it revealed Robin Hood was in fact a real person of history (I still feel like he isn't by the end of that episode). The dark themes, the struggle with the concept of life and death especially just felt more like a confusing mess and turn off than something I was interested in. Danny Pink's death was fairly predictable and while I felt for Clara's emotions at losing Danny I personally didn't feel like I was losing anything with his death. All I felt in the matter was a tad bit of sympathy for Clara, and that was about it. Speaking of Clara, that was another issue I took.... Clara seemed more straight forward and blunt, and you certainly see that here and there in the new series, and while I love when a character is fleshed out.... All the lying was like... What are you doing, Clara? When did you become such a liar? I didn't like it... And while she was an emotional wreck over Danny's death I just couldn't BELIEVE she was willing to destroy the Tardis keys and force the Doctor into bringing Danny back from the dead by rewriting history.... I also couldn't believe that The Doctor was not absolutely livid with her for it. Any other Doctor would have told her to leave. To leave and never come back. To just flat out go. But he didn't even seem remotely upset over it and that just ruined the tension I felt over the whole thing when she was tossing the Tardis keys into the lava... End of this long winded bla... I don't know how to feel over this season. It seemed so... out of place... Just a sore thumb sticking out compared to the previous 7 seasons of the New Who. I sincerely hope season 9 will make an attempt to return to the awe inspiring magical feeling you get from Doctor Who. That playfulness, the timey wimey bits. This season felt... like a really bad let down. There were parts I loved it.. parts where I wondered what had happened to the show. But maybe it's because Capaldi is the new Doctor and we're still getting used to him.. I don't know. I didn't know how to feel about Matt Smith in my Netflix binge to watch all of the New Who at first but ended up loving him in the end. So maybe it'll be the same for Capaldi's take on the Doctor.… Expand
  19. NewWhovian
    Mar 22, 2015
    3
    I found three things wrong with season 8.

    1. The relationship between Danny Pink and Claire. Where did it come from? There was no chemistry. It just seemed that during one episode she turned to him and said "I love you". It came from nowhere. And even after that, their relationship was always a struggle and got in the way of the stories. 2. The stories were lame. I guess I am    I found three things wrong with season 8.

    1. The relationship between Danny Pink and Claire. Where did it come from? There was no chemistry. It just seemed that during one episode she turned to him and said "I love you". It came from nowhere. And even after that, their relationship was always a struggle and got in the way of the stories.

    2. The stories were lame. I guess I am comparing too much with the previous 7 seasons. The stories and the arcs seem to get bigger and better each season, until the 50th anniversary episode, and then fell flat. Frankly, if I made a list of the top 30 episodes, none fro season 8 would be included.

    3. I am O.K with the new doctor. But he is hard to understand at times.    … Expand
  20. carpmaster
    Mar 17, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Probably the best Series to date. Capaldi is immediately the Doctor, and will quickly take a spot as one of your favorites. Brilliant episodes such as Flatline, and Mummy on the Orient Express, and lacks the terrible episode that in Series 4 was Midnight. Every episode is great, and Capaldi really shines. Coleman finally steps into a comfortable role as Clara, and The Gatekeeper of the Nethersphere, better known as Missy or the Master. (I told you spoilers) is immediately competing with Roger Delgado. A good storyline that is always there, but doesn't encompass. Osgood's death was an unnecessary and cruel play by Moffat.… Expand
  21. henrickz
    Mar 8, 2015
    1
    I quit watching after the first three episodes and saved the rest of the episodes on my DVR. I thought I needed some time away from the Doctor. I just binge watched the rest of the season and it was hard work for me. I just don't like the new darker Doctor or the story lines. I actually hated them both and I'm a fan of Doctor Who back forever. I'll try watching it again but right now II quit watching after the first three episodes and saved the rest of the episodes on my DVR. I thought I needed some time away from the Doctor. I just binge watched the rest of the season and it was hard work for me. I just don't like the new darker Doctor or the story lines. I actually hated them both and I'm a fan of Doctor Who back forever. I'll try watching it again but right now I don't care of it comes back or not for another series.… Expand
  22. themacman33
    Jan 15, 2015
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I had high expectations. I was excited to see Capaldi as a doctor, but the writing is horrendous, and the Doctor has died inside. Ecleston was serious, with plenty of wit an sarcasm. Tenant was emotional, humorous, and a perfect dash of energy and excitement. Smith was quirky, funny, witty, child-like, with moments of emotional rawness. For example, a Town Called Christmas. Capaldi's Doctor is rarely funny, seems unattached to any characters, is dark, grumpy, and occasionally emotionally appealing. Honesty, I grew more attatched to the War Doctor than Capaldi. I could live with Capaldi as an okay doctor, if it weren't for the terrible writing.

    What happened to the writers? The plot in season 8 had very little overarching conflict, unconvincing story, and seems to have been shoddily taped together, like a dinner party of Mad Libs for screenwriters. The plot is simply boring, trying too hard, and alienates viewers by being dark with influences of horror movies, with no humour. Sure, previous seasons had the occasional episode, such as Silence in the Library, but many season 8 episodes are dark, with no humour, and simply shambled together.

    I really hope season 9 is better.    … Expand
  23. killergranny100
    Jan 4, 2015
    4
    For every good episode we got, we got 3 or 4 average or terrible episode. Worst series by far. Plus what the hell was up with that forest episode? It was like something you would find on CBBC. Anyways i like peter capaldi as an actor, but i don't think he's the doctor we were expecting. I think it would have been fun if he were more like emmet brown out of back to the future, instead ofFor every good episode we got, we got 3 or 4 average or terrible episode. Worst series by far. Plus what the hell was up with that forest episode? It was like something you would find on CBBC. Anyways i like peter capaldi as an actor, but i don't think he's the doctor we were expecting. I think it would have been fun if he were more like emmet brown out of back to the future, instead of the cold, mean and just bad attitude doctor we got. Adding insult to injury the scripts were god awful!… Expand
  24. elbalk-kev
    Jan 3, 2015
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Moffat's Doctor Who is Prettier on the Outside but Stupider on the Inside.

    I have been watching Doctor Who almost my entire life from the first episode with the first Doctor (William Hartnell – 1963). The original concept of the show was to be a children’s’ science show. As it matured, Doctor Who became the thinking person’s sci-fi show. It had almost no budget and no special effects but it did have incredibly good writing with meticulous internal logic. This is what saved the show from its reliance on tinfoil and toilet plungers.

    Now the show appears to be in the opposite situation. The reboot of Doctor Who (2005 to present) has all the resources of modern CGI technology and a decent budget but the writing for the past four years has been desperately in need of a toilet plunger. Episode after episode, logic is thrown out into the vortex leaving massive plot holes in the fabric of space and time. Situations that could be explained logically in one or two lines are simply left unexplained or attributed to vague miracles, mysteries or happenstance. Characters repeatedly die and come back as if they were soap opera stars. Why the absence of coherent plots? Why the lazy short cuts? Why write the show into crazy corners in the first place? One needs only to go back and watch a few episodes of the Troughton or Pertwee or Tom Baker or Tennant series to appreciate how the writing was mostly consistent with the show’s canon and the characters.

    Under Moffat’s leadership there hasn’t been a single episode that has been free of logical gaps, implausible twists and unbelievable resolutions. The key to good fantasy/science fiction is helping your audience suspend their disbelief. I’ve tried really hard to be carried along by the story and the superb acting performances but the clumsy writing and jarring plot holes keep throwing buckets of water on my suspended disbelief bringing it crashing to the ground. In contrast, the seasons helmed by Russell T. Davies (2005-2010), though not without flaws, were consistently logical. The 9th and 10th Doctors (Christoper Eccelston and David Tennant) explained the science (or imagined science) behind even the most complex and bizarre situations – often at lightening speed. Belief was not only easy to suspend it was positively buoyed up by the combination of well-crafted scripts and brilliant performances. Then Davies left and took his beautiful, logical, lightening prose and gave it to Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes (2010 – 2014). Doctor Who has been a tongue-tied, fumble-footed shadow of its former self ever since.

    Most recent case in point – the 2014 Christmas special. The mash-up of Alien/the Thing/Inception/Miracle on 34th Street – self-consciously acknowledged in the leaden dialogue – featured face-hugging dream crabs that drink your brain while placing you in a dream state within a dream state within a dream state. There was no effort made to explain the basic premise of the episode: there are dream crabs – only six of them – on earth – on Christmas day. What are these dream crabs? Where did they come from? Why did they suddenly show up on earth and why did they attack only these six people? None of this is ever explained. The season finale before this special saw the grand villain, Missy, revealed as the Master – in the form of a woman (a sop to those disappointed in the casting of yet another white male Doctor) transferring the consciousness of the newly dead into cybermen (the go-to re-hash threat for the uninspired). How the Master survived his/her apparent destruction several seasons back was never explained. He/she apparently was destroyed this time but who knows – maybe it was all a dream-crab induced fantasy.

    The question is why has the show been allowed to disintegrate to this point? The reason Doctor Who became relevant was because the plots were so strong and the premises were airtight. It stood the test of time because the internal logic was respected. What the show has gained in techno-wizardry it has lost in essential good sense and plausible scientific foundations. It is coasting on the fumes of bizarrely uncritical fan adulation.

    Moffat has offered good scripts in the past under the direction of Davies. Is he stretched too thin as the director and show-runner? Is he farming the scripts out? Or has the show been purposely dumbed down to appeal to a more mainstream (i.e. North American) audience? Perhaps Moffat has been attacked by the mysterious dream crabs and is incapable of writing himself out of the dream state.

    Here’s a new year’s resolution for Steven Moffat that I hope he will take to heart: Hire a serious writing team and bring back the science and logic of Doctor Who.    … Expand
  25. Tui
    Dec 29, 2014
    2
    Following a 50 year tradition, Doctor Who has had its ups and downs. This season was particularly unfruitful, taking away characteristics of the Doctor that made the show so entertaining. Though that is not all to be blamed as the scripts and episodes also fell short of grand expectations held by long time fans. As Season 9 approaches we hope for a better start to the new Doctor.
  26. Doctor12Who
    Dec 26, 2014
    10
    Its amazing all the bad reviews i see on this. i was skeptical about Peter Capaldi at first, i thought he would be to serious and that the show wouldn't be able to go to its normal extremes due to his age and limitations. but right away i could tell he wasn't going to be to serious and honestly why would you want a serious Doctor the show is witty and fun, a serious Doctor would bringIts amazing all the bad reviews i see on this. i was skeptical about Peter Capaldi at first, i thought he would be to serious and that the show wouldn't be able to go to its normal extremes due to his age and limitations. but right away i could tell he wasn't going to be to serious and honestly why would you want a serious Doctor the show is witty and fun, a serious Doctor would bring nothing interesting to the show, I like to see Clara and The Doctor being together a lot more then previous companions, not always separated. The show has been great this season its made small steps of change and that's great for a show that i hope says on for a longgg time.… Expand
  27. Pelu
    Nov 30, 2014
    3
    The main plot is pretty much non-existent. Even the final episodes, written by Moffat, were annoying.Peter is fine but Clara is not, plus I hated all that drama.
  28. kirkers
    Nov 28, 2014
    0
    The so-called "Finale" to the simply dreadful debut season of the 12th Doctor certainly does nothing to break the mould. The misery just keeps on coming. I can really identify with dead Danny in the Cyberman suit. I am sure my face must look at least a bit like his while slogging through these concluding episodes. I cannot even bear to go over the details, as it simply brings on aThe so-called "Finale" to the simply dreadful debut season of the 12th Doctor certainly does nothing to break the mould. The misery just keeps on coming. I can really identify with dead Danny in the Cyberman suit. I am sure my face must look at least a bit like his while slogging through these concluding episodes. I cannot even bear to go over the details, as it simply brings on a sensation not unlike post-traumatic stress disorder. Suffice it to say that all the potentially meaningful relationships that might have developed over the course of the season (but never really did) have been brutally slagged off and binned. Like the dear departed Danny, I too am dying to get away from the show. If the Mistress (once known as the Master) is lucky, she really has been popped off permanently. As gruesome a character as she was, at least she offered a smidgen of passing entertainment -- but not nearly enough to wish for her regeneration. If I were Clara, I would be thrilled to cut my ties with this Doctor. Peter Capaldi deserves to be left utterly abandoned and alone. Just try living with that awful Scottish accent and attitude all by yourself! The only advantage will be that there will be no one around to whom he can brazenly and pointlessly lie through his teeth about virtually anything of importance. I do not envy Saint Nick figuring out what this very bad boy deserves for Christmas. If the holiday special turns out to be anything beyond a lump of coal, it will be a Christmas miracle indeed.

    This marks the low point of Doctor Who since its revival in 2005. In fact, I don't think things have been quite this bad since the miserable, mean-spirited but mercifully brief 3-season tenure of the 6th Doctor (Colin Baker) in the mid-1980s. At times Mr Capaldi seems to be channeling Mr Baker's negativity, not to mention his penchant for finger-pointing. At least Mr Baker's garb was more colourful; Mr Capaldi's outfit seems perfectly suited to the very up-tight Presbyterian minister role he has settled into.

    Will the 12th Doctor be quickly jettisoned like the 6th? Given the damage currently being done to the franchise, I'm actually rooting against Mr Capaldi & Co. going beyond a single season. Time for another hiatus, perhaps? Let a whole new team emerge in a few years' time to take up the cause once inspiration rather than mere repetition guides the development of Who-ville.    … Expand
  29. Movi3R3vi3wer
    Nov 27, 2014
    8
    I really enjoyed this season of Doctor Who, Peter Capaldi is excellent as The Doctor, add in the excellent Chemistry with Jenna Coleman's Clara this was a very fun season despite it's flaws.
  30. Rafhael
    Nov 26, 2014
    6
    Note: this review is being written after the season finale. I voted 06 because is Doctor Who, and yes we have great episodes here, but talking about Doctor Who, the minimum score acceptable is 8.5/9.0, so we had a bad season this year...

    Peter Capaldi work well, he has a different point of view and it's good for the evolution of the Doctor. But some bad episodes (too bad, by the way!!),    Note: this review is being written after the season finale. I voted 06 because is Doctor Who, and yes we have great episodes here, but talking about Doctor Who, the minimum score acceptable is 8.5/9.0, so we had a bad season this year...

    Peter Capaldi work well, he has a different point of view and it's good for the evolution of the Doctor. But some bad episodes (too bad, by the way!!), bad performance of Pink, less links with other seasons screwed up everything on the whole season.

    In season 07 we see more than "friendship" in the relation of Clara and the last Doctor, to fix it (because of the age of the actors, i thing) they make a fast, empty and boring relation with Clara and Pink, Samuel Anderson work pretty bad in the whole season, maybe fault of the script/character writing. Is not why is Doctor Who we don't need to have sense in some things and explanations...

    Stay with Capaldi, he's really good, more serious and experienced, put more "history" on the next season and a better companion, make a good point and a good work writing something good and with good explanations to get to the season finale! And please, not screw up something to fix another!    … Expand
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Metascore
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  1. Under The Radar
    Reviewed by: Cody Ray Shafer
    Aug 26, 2014
    70
    The story serves as little more than set pieces to the real conflict here, which is Clara's relationship with The Doctor.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mary McNamara
    Aug 25, 2014
    80
    For a program known for its harum-scarum pace and keep-up-or-shut-up iconography, the Season 8 Saturday premiere of BBC America's Doctor Who opens slowly--even with the T. rex--and radiates a newly modern self-consciousness, albeit dressed in Victorian garb.
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  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Aug 22, 2014
    70
    Capaldi's Doctor is not just older but looks to be drier in his humor, more reticent, more coldblooded and dangerous. From a critic’s point of view, that’s interesting and potentially an improvement.... In other ways, the season premiere is a bit of a space holder, a middling story that’s concerned mainly with introducing Mr. Capaldi and establishing the relationship between the new Doctor and his sidekick, Clara.
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