Gunners

Finished Capaldi's Doctor and I think his last is season is the strongest of his tenure. His 2nd season is good and a step up from his first. Overall it's a bit better than I remember it but I think there was some inconsistency in quality. I feel like there was a lot of potential there. Sometimes there was a bit of telling and not showing or the episodes felt a little rushed.

Like there's some unknown threat and the Doctor spends the episode figuring out what it is, when we were exposed to it within the first minute of the episode. Maybe stuff like that could have been teased out more, leave the audience in the dark longer so we're finding out as the characters do. Or there's elements of an episode where it feels rushed. Like the 'Empress of Mars' episode where a soldier has a redemption arc within 5-10 minutes of finding out he was a deserter. It didn't feel like I got to see him really wrestle with that dilemma. We get some hints of him being undermined, then there's the reveal, he then runs away and not 5 minutes later he comes back and has this big moment where he's put that passed him to save the day. It's a good reveal and the redemption is fine, there's just not much substance in between to really flesh out that character.

After that thought, maybe that's how I can summarise the Doctor Who seasons under Moffat with Capaldi's Doctor; decent start and good finishes, just sometimes lacking in between.

Also, Bill is definitely up there as one of the best companions. Pearl Mackie did a great job. I also forgot how long Matt Lucas featured in the show.

Just started Whittaker's Doctor now. Based on the first episode the delivery feels too rushed or flat. Still get the feeling she's trying to do too much with it, which I get. It's a pretty big role with big expectations. The main positive is that I do quite like the atmosphere they created. Feels dark and gritty compared to Moffat, which I think I quite like. Onto the 2nd episode...