Jodie Whittaker IS the Thirteenth Doctor

[jwyblejr]

I'll wait until next season to pass judgement. 1st seasons always don't go smooth. 2nd season is when it takes off.

[LonnieFisher]

I feel this is an accurate assessment of the newest episode.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osRhqIvLdSk

[Godzilla]

Interesting video. The narrator seems upset that a white male was a villain in the episode. I seem to recall quite a few other Doctor Who episodes with white males as the bad guys.

I honestly haven't seen the episode yet so I really don't have an opinion on it yet. I did enjoy Rosa.

[toothaction]

I feel this is an accurate assessment of the newest episode.

What a sad, angry, condescending and entitled sounding man he seems. I'd hate to have to live in his head.

That said, I'm liking the spider ep even less than I initially did the more I think about it, and I was pretty down on it to begin with. I usually give each series a second spin the week before the finale airs, and I'm already wondering how it will sit once I take another bite.

THAT said, still filled with hope over the next 6 adventures!

[palitoy]

Oof, toxic fandom at it's finest.

[GlobalObserver]

I haven't been able to make it completely through any of the Whittaker episodes.

This version of The Doctor just doesn't appeal to me at all.

I really wanted to like it. I've been a Doctor Who fan for 43 years.

I don't think my problem is with Jodie as much as it is with the writing. It just isn't very good.

I'm not a fan of the Doctor's traveling companions either.

Nothing about this season works for me.

[palitoy]

I'm anxious to see an episode that isn't written by Chris Chibnall.

My son was quick to point out that the previous Chibnall Who scripts before his tenure as showrunner are not high points.

Some of them are good but none of them are great IMO. Also, he wrote and co-produced the "Cyberwoman" episode of "Torchwood", which is just terrible.

[LonnieFisher]

Chibnall should be fired as soon as possible!

[Gorn Captain]

I just can't get into it.
I don't mind a female Doctor, but her performance (and lines) seem a bit "trying too hard". And apparently she knows everyone in our entire history. Hmmm.

The stories so far have been pretty uninspired. Like this one, we've seen all of this in several bad B-movies. There was no twist to the story, just "big spiders on the loose".
I simply lose interest halfway through the episode. Maybe young kids find this somewhat entertaining, but it doesn't work for me.

[Bruce Banner]

I'll echo the sentiments about liking Jodie so far, but not liking Chibnall's writing very much.
I'm quietly hopeful that the remaining stories will represent an overall improvement.
I'm also still not warming to the three new companions yet... but I'll give them a few more episodes.

[palitoy]

I just can't get into it.
I don't mind a female Doctor, but her performance (and lines) seem a bit "trying too hard".

I feel you but most actors don't find their Doctor right away, I love Capaldi and Smith but both really grew into the role. Heck, even McCoy had to rethink his approach.

[LonnieFisher]

I think the new doctor is going to be the new McCoy. Getting it cancelled...

[palitoy]

I think the new doctor is going to be the new McCoy. Getting it cancelled...

That wasn't McCoy's fault.

[knight errant00]

The biggest problem in the show this season is the writing. Where it isn't lazy and too on-the-nose, it's just sloppy. Stories have little tension, and seem like first drafts from inexperienced writers. Whittaker's doing her Tenant impression -- which the writing isn't helping -- and hopefully will figure out what her Doctor is about soon.

[LonnieFisher]

That wasn't McCoy's fault.

Not saying it was his fault, just he was the Doctor when it got cancelled.