Jodie Whittaker IS the Thirteenth Doctor

[emeraldknight47]

The aforementioned “Vale Decem”...

[emeraldknight47]

I, too, have all the Murray Gold soundtrack CDs and the depth and breadth of his work, having been on it since the 2005 relaunch, is nothing less than astounding, IMHO. I know there were people who grumbled a lot about his various takes on the main Doctor Who theme music, but I liked all of them. Plus his themes for each Doctor, and Companion really, were unique and much appreciated. He really hit his stride, I think, with the score for “The End of Time” (I defy anyone to listen to “Vale Decem” with a dry eye) and that momentum carried through to Series Five. His theme for Matt Smith’s Doctor was catchy and quirky and really captured Eleven’s personality, but his theme for Twelve “A Good Man?” is likely my favorite and will really get your blood moving.

On a side note, while I have enjoyed all of the MCU movies, their scores have all left me feeling a little flat. If they had worked with Murray Gold, I bet we would have gotten some serious, kick-*** theme music.

[palitoy]

I have all the Murray Gold scores for Who.
What he did on a weekly basis is nothing less that phenomenal.

I'm especially fond of his work on Matt Smith's first season, it's just wonderful.

[Gorn Captain]

I have all the Murray Gold scores for Who.
What he did on a weekly basis is nothing less that phenomenal.

[palitoy]

Murray Gold left the series, so we have a new composer now.
I thought Gold made absolutely beautiful scores (in all types of episodes), so I really miss him, and yes, I do feel the difference in a lot of the scenes.

Thanks I wondered about that, I really noticed it last week but thought they were going for a haunting tone. This week, the music didn't bring any tension to the action scenes, something Gold did VERY WELL.

[Gorn Captain]

Murray Gold left the series, so we have a new composer now.
I thought Gold made absolutely beautiful scores (in all types of episodes), so I really miss him, and yes, I do feel the difference in a lot of the scenes.

[palitoy]

I'm not sure how I feel about this one, it was an interesting concept and I welcome that but it felt rushed, too much going on I think.

Has anyone else noticed that the music this season is decidedly low key and downbeat? I think that's hurting some of the action scenes.

The Doctor was more front and center in this one, taking a little shape which was a bonus.

[Gorn Captain]

I liked it.
It started out as if they were at the Evil Dead cabin (would have loved that as well), and it had the right vibe, and a plot that kept me watching.
Interesting concept (and a pretty fresh idea), and all characters worked well.
I almost thought we were going to lose Graham in this one…

This is the first one in which I feel Whittaker is on a roll, which is good to see.

And we are finally back in some dodgy looking cave and corridors. Which is what classic Who is all about, right?

[Bruce Banner]

Not a terrible episode tonight. Interesting premise, but executed in such a way that it wasn't as compelling as it could have been.

[palitoy]

The way they were dressed should have caused a ruckus at first sight. Did somebody forget they are time traveling?

How did you make it past the "tribe of gum" episode?

[LonnieFisher]

This episode didn't last very long on my screen. I might try again to watch it, but it seemed like a trash episode. The way they were dressed should have caused a ruckus at first sight. Did somebody forget they are time traveling?

[toothaction]

Yep, closest to what I want from the show yet. Still a low B, but that's something, right?

[Gorn Captain]

The best one so far.
Had a nice atmosphere, good performances all around. I liked the "patronizing" dialog by Whittaker, she needed a little "fire" in her.
The conclusion was a bit of an anti-climax, felt like "been there done that", a bit stale.

And just when I thought Graham couldn't get any cooler...comes The Hat. Loved that.

[palitoy]

Yeah it wasn't bad, started a little slow but had an interesting premise. Again, Graham is my favourite character.

[Bruce Banner]

I think tonight's episode "The Witchfinders" was probably my favourite of the season so far.
Not without its problems, but generally quite enjoyable overall, with some good performances.