Season 12 – Doctor Who

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Rick D @RIckD468 Sep 13 Yes, it seems that an army of Chibnail-haters decided to sabotage the ratings for the Jodie Whitaker years. Too bad. Personally, I had gotten so sick of Moffat that I stopped watching altogether halfway through the Capaldi years. With a new showrunner and a new cast, I was interested to see how it worked. I'm baffled that anybody could prefer Moffat to Chibnail. And it's not that Moffat cannot write. He's an absolutely terrific writer, and if he operates within bounds, he can produce great stories. At least half of the best NewWho stories are his. But he also does some really bad things. The worst thing is that he overuses the "Reichenbach Falls" plot twist. I mean, it was certainly excusable in "Sherlock," since that was the source material. But it became ridiculous in the later years of his tenure on Doctor Who. "Rory is dead! AGAIN!" Amy is dead, River is dead, the Doctor is dead, Clara is dead, Ahildr is dead....but none of them is _really_ dead. Get a new trick, Moffat! So he turned the moon into a giant egg, contradicting the rest of the series lore. By comparison, Chibnail's relatively tame stories are wonderful. Whitaker is terrific as the Doctor and 2/3 of her companions are top tier. And, personally, I like the stories. See more Spooky Crumbles M @RT04214221 09/17/2024 Jodie Whitaker’s talents are wasted, as the show is poorly written, boring, and painfully unfunny. The Doctor’s charisma and wit have been siphoned from the character due to Chibnall’s questionable decisions during this era of NuWho. See more Rilf Danielson D @RilfDanielson 05/13/2024 No consistency whatsoever. Lore doesn't matter anymore and every scene needs some sort of draw to THE MESSAGE. See more Robert M @RT26987910 12/06/2023 A prime example when you set rules and then brake them 12 min later. Bad writing and execution. See more Ry D @RT13676293 12/05/2023 Except for the timeless child storyline and the amount of companions this season is her best See more Erik J @RT00731977 11/28/2023 I really tried to like this new series, but the writing was awful. As was the new title sequence and music. Jodie Whitaker is a talented actress, but even she couldn't save this show from the abysmal scripts. Over-focusing on "The Message" has destroyed this once wonderful show. RIP, Doctor Who (1963-2017). See more Read all reviews

Doctor Who — Season 12

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