The season started with such promise, but by episode 5 it was clear it was going to fall flat.
Yaz has been around so long that she has become a caricature of what little character she originally had. Dan is a poorly written, near flawless human being, portrayed by a man who is either not right for the role, or simply cannot act. Jodie's performance, whilst better than most others in this season, lacks the "spark", charm, and charisma of her predecessors.
The main villains of this season just bloody disappear. You spend the entire season wondering how the Doctor can defeat them, just for them to vanish. The Flux is trivially overcome after 5 episodes of us being told it's impossible. A villain with no back story is defeated by being left on a rock.
Chibnall wrote himself into a corner, too many characters and plotlines for a 6 episode season, and used every lazy tactic possible to get out of it, including genocide which is okay if the Doctor does it.
I started this season thinking there was hope for Chibnall, but it's clear now, this man needs to go NOW.
I've tried my best to keep an open mind since Chibnall became showrunner, but really the whole "timeless child" BS should've been the final nail in the coffin for me.
All in all, the show just doesn't feel like Doctor Who anymore.
+1 star for not ramming the fact that they have a woman missing an arm down our throats, like they did with Ryan's dyspraxia.
Yaz has been around so long that she has become a caricature of what little character she originally had. Dan is a poorly written, near flawless human being, portrayed by a man who is either not right for the role, or simply cannot act. Jodie's performance, whilst better than most others in this season, lacks the "spark", charm, and charisma of her predecessors.
The main villains of this season just bloody disappear. You spend the entire season wondering how the Doctor can defeat them, just for them to vanish. The Flux is trivially overcome after 5 episodes of us being told it's impossible. A villain with no back story is defeated by being left on a rock.
Chibnall wrote himself into a corner, too many characters and plotlines for a 6 episode season, and used every lazy tactic possible to get out of it, including genocide which is okay if the Doctor does it.
I started this season thinking there was hope for Chibnall, but it's clear now, this man needs to go NOW.
I've tried my best to keep an open mind since Chibnall became showrunner, but really the whole "timeless child" BS should've been the final nail in the coffin for me.
All in all, the show just doesn't feel like Doctor Who anymore.
+1 star for not ramming the fact that they have a woman missing an arm down our throats, like they did with Ryan's dyspraxia.