Doctor Who

[amberfocus]

I just finished watching this season of Doctor Who back to back. I don't like Twelve, which is a shame as I really think Peter Capaldi is charming. But I found very little of his personal warmth in this character. I kept hoping for it and looking for it, but I didn't find it. I think this season completely ruined the character of Clara.

And Danny Pink had about as much character development as Amy Pond did during her first season and so much of his relationship with Clara was skipped over I don't understand how I am supposed to think they were in love like it was trying to come across at the end.

Missy struck me as an insane Mary Poppins and I disliked her so intensely I was hoping she was the Rani. But nope, they went and made the Master female and with a very unlikable actress playing her. I've always loved the Master as a character, he's always had so many different notes and motivations. This one had one. This version just skeeved me out. It was like they were trying too hard and just failed miserably. Better casting could have made it work.

I almost thought Clara was going to turn out to be Romana at one point, which would have been a very interesting turn of events. I don't know. I was underwhelmed. I think I liked a total of 3 episodes out of 12, felt meh about 7 and actively disliked 2. And unless Clara is pregnant, I don't know how we get future Astronaut Pink. But I guess that can just be hand-waved away with all the continuity issues that have been here since Moffat took over Who.

Comments

[sunnytyler001.livejournal.com]

THIS. SO MUCH!!
Lol, sometimes, the Twelve/Clara relatioship reminded me of a 18th century novel, where lovers have this messy relatioship where everyone lies... And Danny was the husband^^ Only one honest and loyal, but boring to death.
Give me back the Clara from last year :( I liked her!

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

Yes, I liked Clara so much better last year. From the very first episode of this season it felt like they were writing her out of character from the previous season. It wasn't her relationship with Twelve being different from her relationship with Eleven. It was that they made her a different person.

[develish1]

I've been pretty "meh" this whole season too, so much so I haven't bothering posting anything about it at all, because frankly I couldn't be bothered to even try.

I think Twelve is growing on me, but the rest.....and Missy, well that just annoyed me. Moff took a hugely complex, and nuanced character like the Master, and turned him into just another one of his cookie-cutter female villains. To say I was disappointed would be an understatement

[pncwho.livejournal.com]

Peter Capaldi would be a much better Doctor if he had a competent writer and producer. Moffat is neither. I've spoken to quite a few fans and even the ones who originally liked Moffat agree that he is rapidly wearing out his welcome.

I hope the BBC replaces Moffat soon, hopefully soon enough we can save Twelve.

[crimedoc1.livejournal.com]

I actually do like Twelve, because Peter Capaldi is such a wonderful actor and he brings a level of complexity to the Doctor, even just with things like body language and facial expressions.

But I'm frustrated and disappointed with what's been done with him this season (although not totally surprised at my feelings because I'm not a Moff fan). Don't love what they've done with Clara, never liked Danny - found him one-dimensional, boring, and (if he really fell for her call in Flatline) idiotic - and was highly disappointed in what Moff turned the Master into (Missy would have been MUCH better as the Rani, IMHO).

There also are a lot of little things that I find annoying this season - like in Time Heist the Doctor hates "not knowing" but in Flatline he complains when Clara won't let him ENJOY not knowing something. Silly, probably, but it bugs me.