The (Regenerated) Doctor Who Thread: Reverse the Polarity!

[The Huskar Social Union]

Tonights the night boyos

Well for some people

[Platypus Bureaucracy]

Indeed.

Prediction time: Whittaker will be good in the role almost immediately (at least, as good as any new Doctor is). If all three companions are being introduced in this first episode, the story will be weighed down by that and it'll feel like it could have been a lot better, even if it's not actually bad. One of them will probably stand out above the other two, and that one will not be Bradley Walsh.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Indeed.

Prediction time: Whittaker will be good in the role almost immediately (at least, as good as any new Doctor is). If all three companions are being introduced in this first episode, the story will be weighed down by that and it'll feel like it could have been a lot better, even if it's not actually bad. One of them will probably stand out above the other two, and that one will not be Bradley Walsh.

Bradley Walsh is eternal how dare you.

[Platypus Bureaucracy]

Indeed.

Prediction time: Whittaker will be good in the role almost immediately (at least, as good as any new Doctor is). If all three companions are being introduced in this first episode, the story will be weighed down by that and it'll feel like it could have been a lot better, even if it's not actually bad. One of them will probably stand out above the other two, and that one will not be Bradley Walsh.

Bradley Walsh is eternal how dare you.

No one who spends more than two episodes on Corrie is a good actor fite me.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Bradley Walsh is eternal how dare you.

No one who spends more than two episodes on Corrie is a good actor fite me.

come on then, 10 past 3 at the pitches

[The Huskar Social Union]

To be fair ive not really watched corrie, i mainly know him from the chase and snippets of other stuff

Same with Jodie whittaker ive only seen her in a few things but i liked her in them too.

[Vassenor]

No one who spends more than two episodes on Corrie is a good actor fite me.

come on then, 10 past 3 at the pitches

FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

[Platypus Bureaucracy]

No one who spends more than two episodes on Corrie is a good actor fite me.

come on then, 10 past 3 at the pitches

Oh, yeah, I'm, uh, totally up for that.

To be fair ive not really watched corrie, i mainly know him from the chase and snippets of other stuff

Same with Jodie whittaker ive only seen her in a few things but i liked her in them too.

To be honest, nor have I. I'm sure it's a perfectly decent show and he's a perfectly decent actor.

[Philjia]

I'm predicting good acting, dialogue, and cinematography that will be balanced out by appalling characterisation, plotting, and production design.

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

Indeed.

Prediction time: Whittaker will be good in the role almost immediately (at least, as good as any new Doctor is). If all three companions are being introduced in this first episode, the story will be weighed down by that and it'll feel like it could have been a lot better, even if it's not actually bad. One of them will probably stand out above the other two, and that one will not be Bradley Walsh.

One of the four stood out above the others. Poor Grace, but good of the series to have the guts to have somebody die in such a fashion.

I'm predicting good acting, dialogue, and cinematography that will be balanced out by appalling characterisation, plotting, and production design.

Boy, you were off

[Philjia]

So, positives and negatives:
+ Ryan and Graham are good characters
+ I like the way Thirteen is written
+ The new theme is excellent
+ It's excellently shot
- Most of the performances, especially Jodie Whittaker's, were pretty stilted and wooden
- Yaz is pretty bland

6/10. Could have been worse, could have been better.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Thought it was a decent enough first episode for the season. Nothing mind blowing but good enough.

As for the new Doctor herself, yeah i like her, good peformance from Jodie, same with the new companions. Was not amazing, but i liked them, i'd agree that Yaz is probably the worst out of them, but she could improve as it goes on.

Ill probably make a few more edits to this as i go, currently doing something.

Should make a poll

Alien's facial features were a bit... unsettling and not as good looking i thought as the armour design though, it was cool looking, wish he kept his armour on. And the tracker tentacle ball thing was cool though it didnt do much really, reminded me a bit of the anomalies in the Metro Games in terms of its design.

Saw the Nan dying, was not too surprised considering she was not in the trailers that much.

Interesting to see how they end up not being trapped in the vacuum of space next episode, guessing the ship you see in the preview for the next episode grabs them.

[Astrolinium]

OP updated. A reminder to please use spoiler tags.

I liked it. A lot. Jodie is the Doctor, very effortlessly so. Graham and Ryan were the standouts, I agree, but I expect Yaz will be more developed soon. Poor Grace! She was my new fav. Segun Akinola is a genius. Overall, probably Chibnall's best episode he's written, and I'm very excited for the rest of the series.

[Tokuopolis]

Good Episode

I like Jodie Whittaker's performance, but it seemed very similar to Matt Smith's portrayal. Whilst Smith is my favourite Doctor, I want to see Jodie's incarnation develop her own traits.

Funny coincidence they did an episode with the same basic premise as The Predator films (an alien is hunting humans as part of a ritual) at the same time a new one was being released.

Very well shot.

The companions were likeable and believable.

[Earthbound Immortal Squad]

Finally a doctor who episode I can actually understand I can safely say its back. Wonder if Torchwood will get a mention due to Chibnal being a writer.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Good Episode

I like Jodie Whittaker's performance, but it seemed very similar to Matt Smith's portrayal. Whilst Smith is my favourite Doctor, I want to see Jodie's incarnation develop her own traits.

Funny coincidence they did an episode with the same basic premise as The Predator films (an alien is hunting humans as part of a ritual) at the same time a new one was being released.

Very well shot.

The companions were likeable and believable.

Thats what i thought too, i said its the predator! But he takes teeth instead of skulls!

[Earthbound Immortal Squad]

Anyone got theories on the rest of the series I've seen a few in the future, the present and one which looks 15th-18th century Europe by a guess.

[Philjia]

Anyone got theories on the rest of the series I've seen a few in the future, the present and one which looks 15th-18th century Europe by a guess.

There's going to be a witch trial themed one at some point with James the I and VI.

If there's any mention of burning witches in it I'm instantly docking it a point out of ten.

[Ameriganastan]

Warping your new Companions into empty space.

That was a derp move. Good episode, though.

[Earthbound Immortal Squad]

The return of the carrierknights (spelling may be wrong, also all new monsters so that's impossible)

[Nation of Quebec]

All I can say, is damn, that was a good way to start things off.

That was probably one of the best introductions to a new Doctor the series has done in a long time.

[Astrolinium]

All I can say, is damn, that was a good way to start things off.

That was probably one of the best introductions to a new Doctor the series has done in a long time.

The plot was fairly simple, which was, I thought, a good move, as it allowed more time to focus on the character work and introducing all these new people.

[Earthbound Immortal Squad]

All I can say, is damn, that was a good way to start things off.

That was probably one of the best introductions to a new Doctor the series has done in a long time.

Yeah last good one was David Tennents and the killer Christmas tree still liked Matt Smiths though I can't remember Peter Capaldi's which says a lot.

[Ameriganastan]

All I can say, is damn, that was a good way to start things off.

That was probably one of the best introductions to a new Doctor the series has done in a long time.

Yeah last good one was David Tennents and the killer Christmas tree still liked Matt Smiths though I can't remember Peter Capaldi's which says a lot.

Yeah, the only memorable part about Twelve's first episode was Clara getting the times in her annoying face.

[Philjia]

All I can say, is damn, that was a good way to start things off.

That was probably one of the best introductions to a new Doctor the series has done in a long time.

The Eleventh Hour was better. Yeah, Moffat's tenure rapidly devolved into a wank vortex that swallowed the whole of Matt Smith's era into it, but the Eleventh Hour was good. Deep Breath, Capaldi's first episode... wasn't.