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GDB · 2016-01-22, 19:23

Honestly, glad he's leaving. I loved series 5 and series 6, but haven't really enjoyed series 7, 8, or 9 all that much. And I was getting rather tired of all his lies. Especially him trying his best to imply that there'd still be part of series 10 in 2016, just not "a full season".

BPD Renegade · 2016-01-23, 01:26

I agree with GDB. Series 5 was great; Matt Smith brought so much energy initially, but as years went on, the show started to drag a bit. I wonder what direction the series is going to take now. It seems Chris Chibnall is taking over, but to be honest, I have mixed feelings about the DW episodes he's written, and I wasn't too big a fan of Broadchurch.

Ulin · 2016-01-23, 07:38

What episodes hs he written? Anyway, don't trust single episodes... my favourites were written by Moffat and it's been 3 seasons since I find some really good episode...

Ithekro · 2016-01-23, 08:18

"Power of Three". "42". "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship". "Hungry Earth" and "Cold Blood".

Ulin · 2016-01-23, 08:31

Not bad, but not great episodes either... We'll see I guess

GDB · 2016-01-24, 16:28

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Originally Posted by Ithekro

"Power of Three". "42". "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship". "Hungry Earth" and "Cold Blood".

Power of Three made it seem to make a huge impact on everyone's lives, with the companions having the chance to leave the TARDIS and live normal lives like others have done before them, but deciding not to. In a vacuum, it was a good episode (nothing great, but still well done). However, it's immediately followed by The Angels Take Manhattan, basically nullifying any merit to the episode.

42 was decent enough, but looking back we've had a surprising number of stories very similar to it since the reboot. I'd call it a wash.

Dinosaurs on a Spaceship was... interesting? I know a lot of people liked it, but I didn't really care for it.

Loved Hungry Earth and Cold Blood. Strong story, well written (even if you hate the side characters, they act very much "real"), creates strong tension at the end with the crack, and leads into my favorite episode (Vincent and the Doctor) very well.

But like Ulin said, individual episodes aren't important. How he can weave a season long theme/story together is what's important. So we'll see how he does.

Ithekro · 2016-01-24, 20:53

I would guess more space, sci-fi, and future related stuff for the series arcs rather than historical. More Salurians maybe outside Madam Vastra in the 1890s. Perhaps better interactions with the companion. The character of Brain Williams seemed to work for being Rory's father. The last Christmas special made it quite clear that, yes River Song is his granddaughter, with her sonic trowel.

MrTerrorist · 2017-01-31, 02:34

Sad news.

Peter Capaldi to leave Doctor Who

quigonkenny · 2017-01-31, 10:05

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Originally Posted by MrTerrorist

Sad news.

Peter Capaldi to leave Doctor Who

That was always going to happen eventually. I think more worrying is that Moffat is leaving the show as well...

GDB · 2017-01-31, 10:15

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That was always going to happen eventually. I think more worrying is that Moffat is leaving the show as well...

We've known this is Moffat's last season for close to a year now. It's why there was a year off, so he could (for lack of a better way to say it) thoroughly train his successor.

It's been speculated for months that Capaldi would leave when Moffat did so the new show runner could start fresh with his own Doctor like Moffat did with Smith. This is honestly a fantastic idea, as it creates a proper jumping on point for new fans. I can attest to that as a fan who jumped on with Smith, after not wanting to worry about being "lost" on all the prior lore that was pervasive in Tennant's run. It looks like this may have been Capaldi's decision rather than the new show runner's, which makes me give mad props to Capaldi for doing what's best for the series.

Most people are actually happy that Moffat is leaving. His series 5 and 6 were amazing, but 7 onwards has been pretty sloggish. I wouldn't mind him returning for individual episodes, but he clearly doesn't have the inspiration needed to be the show runner any longer.

Ulin · 2017-01-31, 16:25

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Originally Posted by GDB

Most people are actually happy that Moffat is leaving. His series 5 and 6 were amazing, but 7 onwards has been pretty sloggish. I wouldn't mind him returning for individual episodes, but he clearly doesn't have the inspiration needed to be the show runner any longer.

Are you talking about me??

because those are exactly my thoughts

I don't even mind Capaldi leaving. Although I enjoyed season 9 more or less, season 8 was a real bummer and I don't know why, but Capaldi never grew on me, and Clara became someone I couldn't even relate with her at the begining

**Solace** · 2017-01-31, 17:22

Clara was a great character but a terrible companion. It took them an entire season to figure out the formula for their relationship but by that point it wasn't interesting anymore. Personally I liked Capaldi. I was interested in seeing a Doctor that didn't act like a manic depressive, as much as I enjoyed Tenant and Smith. It's a shame that they took so much time off though. It's not the writing that has made me less interested in the show.....it's the damn scheduling!

Vallen Chaos Valiant · 2017-02-02, 04:47

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Originally Posted by Solace

Clara was a great character but a terrible companion. It took them an entire season to figure out the formula for their relationship but by that point it wasn't interesting anymore. Personally I liked Capaldi. I was interested in seeing a Doctor that didn't act like a manic depressive, as much as I enjoyed Tenant and Smith. It's a shame that they took so much time off though. It's not the writing that has made me less interested in the show.....it's the damn scheduling!

Interesting that Clara as a character was surprised that she was allowed to stay with the Capaldi doctor. But now we see WHY this was not traditionally done. By keeping a companion from the last series but changing the writing, the companion is changed against her will.

It made sense for the Doctor to change between incarnations, but the companion is normally swapped too for good reason.

Ithekro · 2017-02-02, 14:45

The old tradition was that the companion(s) stayed with the new Doctor for a bit as a transition for the audience. This did not happen when the series was being revamped in some major way (between the Second and Third Doctors) and between the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors. Most other times the companions were kept or introduced before the change over to give the audience some grounding.

Dextro · 2017-02-02, 16:26

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Originally Posted by Ithekro

The old tradition was that the companion(s) stayed with the new Doctor for a bit as a transition for the audience. This did not happen when the series was being revamped in some major way (between the Second and Third Doctors) and between the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors. Most other times the companions were kept or introduced before the change over to give the audience some grounding.

Yhep. I always felt that the companion was supposed to work as a point of view character for the audience to grasp that changes that the Doctor went through with the regeneration (in that situation in particular, the companion is the POV character anyway for the rest of the show. It's just that in a change of Doctor they can further explore that better sell their new iteration of the doctor)

Ithekro · 2017-02-02, 17:19

The thing is, the transition from the Tenth to Eleventh worked perfectly with how they introduced us to Matt Simth's Doctor and his future companion, Amy Pond.

GDB · 2017-04-17, 20:28

That was a fun season opener. Wasn't perfect, and the monster of the week was rather... overpowered, but it was fun. Reminded me of the Rose and Martha intro episodes. Now let's see where we go from here.

Ulin · 2017-04-21, 05:42

And here I thought that the new season didn't start until fall...

GDB · 2017-07-02, 10:48

Wow, this season was amazing. Blew 7, 8, and 9 out of the water.

Sides · 2017-07-02, 13:56

Yeah, this season was really good. I'm shocked that a lot of people have stopped watching the show.
But I cannot wait for the christmas special. I'm going to be sad seeing Peter Capaldi leaving the show, because I really liked him as the Doctor.

2016-01-23, 08:18	Link #604
Ithekro Gamilas Falls Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Republic of California Age: 46	"Power of Three". "42". "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship". "Hungry Earth" and "Cold Blood". __________________

2016-01-24, 20:53	Link #607
Ithekro Gamilas Falls Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Republic of California Age: 46	I would guess more space, sci-fi, and future related stuff for the series arcs rather than historical. More Salurians maybe outside Madam Vastra in the 1890s. Perhaps better interactions with the companion. The character of Brain Williams seemed to work for being Rory's father. The last Christmas special made it quite clear that, yes River Song is his granddaughter, with her sonic trowel. __________________

2017-01-31, 02:34	Link #608
MrTerrorist Takao Tsundere Cruiser Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Classified	Sad news. Peter Capaldi to leave Doctor Who __________________

2017-01-31, 17:22	Link #612
Solace (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻ Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006	Clara was a great character but a terrible companion. It took them an entire season to figure out the formula for their relationship but by that point it wasn't interesting anymore. Personally I liked Capaldi. I was interested in seeing a Doctor that didn't act like a manic depressive, as much as I enjoyed Tenant and Smith. It's a shame that they took so much time off though. It's not the writing that has made me less interested in the show.....it's the damn scheduling! __________________

2017-02-02, 14:45	Link #614
Ithekro Gamilas Falls Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Republic of California Age: 46	The old tradition was that the companion(s) stayed with the new Doctor for a bit as a transition for the audience. This did not happen when the series was being revamped in some major way (between the Second and Third Doctors) and between the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors. Most other times the companions were kept or introduced before the change over to give the audience some grounding. __________________

2016-01-22, 19:23	Link #601
GDB Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Age: 38	Honestly, glad he's leaving. I loved series 5 and series 6, but haven't really enjoyed series 7, 8, or 9 all that much. And I was getting rather tired of all his lies. Especially him trying his best to imply that there'd still be part of series 10 in 2016, just not "a full season".

2016-01-23, 01:26	Link #602
BPD Renegade Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: at port, docked	I agree with GDB. Series 5 was great; Matt Smith brought so much energy initially, but as years went on, the show started to drag a bit. I wonder what direction the series is going to take now. It seems Chris Chibnall is taking over, but to be honest, I have mixed feelings about the DW episodes he's written, and I wasn't too big a fan of Broadchurch.

2016-01-23, 07:38	Link #603
Ulin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Spain	What episodes hs he written? Anyway, don't trust single episodes... my favourites were written by Moffat and it's been 3 seasons since I find some really good episode...

2016-01-23, 08:31	Link #605
Ulin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Spain	Not bad, but not great episodes either... We'll see I guess

2017-02-02, 17:19	Link #616
Ithekro Gamilas Falls Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Republic of California Age: 46	The thing is, the transition from the Tenth to Eleventh worked perfectly with how they introduced us to Matt Simth's Doctor and his future companion, Amy Pond. __________________

2017-04-17, 20:28	Link #617
GDB Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Age: 38	That was a fun season opener. Wasn't perfect, and the monster of the week was rather... overpowered, but it was fun. Reminded me of the Rose and Martha intro episodes. Now let's see where we go from here.

2017-04-21, 05:42	Link #618
Ulin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Spain	And here I thought that the new season didn't start until fall...

2017-07-02, 10:48	Link #619
GDB Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Age: 38	Wow, this season was amazing. Blew 7, 8, and 9 out of the water.

2017-07-02, 13:56	Link #620
Sides Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Edinburgh Age: 42	Yeah, this season was really good. I'm shocked that a lot of people have stopped watching the show. But I cannot wait for the christmas special. I'm going to be sad seeing Peter Capaldi leaving the show, because I really liked him as the Doctor.