Oi right there's nowt wrong with been northern you great big numpty.
Oddest critique I've seen so far was 'Doctor Who doesn't need to be cinematic'.
Oh no, how dare TV try and look nice.
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Oddest critique I've seen so far was 'Doctor Who doesn't need to be cinematic'.
Oh no, how dare TV try and look nice.
It was alright. It wasn't as self congratulatory as I feared it'd be which was nice.
I'm not sold on Jodie yet. To me it just felt like she was trying to do an imitation of Tennant and Smith but just couldn't quite get the gravitas they had.
I wasn't sold on Capaldi at first either though as it wasn't until Season 9 that I was.Same with Matt Smith...it wasn't until the Van Gogh episode that he clicked with me and he ended up being my favourite Doctor.
Overall a decent but not amazing start. Will see how it goes :)
I'm not sold on Jodie yet. To me it just felt like she was trying to do an imitation of Tennant and Smith but just couldn't quite get the gravitas they had.
I wasn't sold on Capaldi at first either though as it wasn't until Season 9 that I was.Same with Matt Smith...it wasn't until the Van Gogh episode that he clicked with me and he ended up being my favourite Doctor.
Overall a decent but not amazing start. Will see how it goes :)
Genuinely hope that there'll be some great original monsters or threats. I don't want a load of social commentary without some new bangers. Moffat brought some great new threats with his writing - here's hoping that Chibnall has some great ones too.
Oh, be more sci-fi.
Oh, be more sci-fi.
To put those numbers in perspective, the steady decline over the last few years means that the last series tended to average between 5 and 6 million viewers - over a 28 day catchup period. Getting over 8M in overnights is a phenomenal increase. Blogtor Who has an article detailing season 10's numbers in more detail (and some comparison to previous seasons so you can tell the decline)
Now it's important to highlight that you can't view a Doctor's first episode in isolation; you're definitely going to get extra viewers tuning in out of curiosity, and they aren't necessarily going to be sticking around for the rest of the series - and it's fair to say that that's likely to be more the case with a new Doctor that's as significant as this one. What we can say categorically is that right here, right now, the Beeb are very happy with how it's started out.
Jodie and Chris have aced the first test.
Edit: Might be the highest overnight rating for a conventional series episode (i.e not Christmas, not the anniversary) since Journey's End?
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You are correct. Excluding specials, it's the highest rating in just over a decade.
The final figure is going to be well up there. Nobody will watch a female Doctor, yeah?
The final figure is going to be well up there. Nobody will watch a female Doctor, yeah?
Not a problem for me. The monster in this first episode was simply terrible though.
I personally wouldn't avoid at least one classic monster if you don't have a new enemy on the scale of the Cybermen, Daleks, Weeping Angels or the Quarks to introduce.
Wow it feels so different now. I did get a bit bored in the middle of the ep but I'm sort of into the seriousish tone for now?
The monster was a dumb version of the Predator.
The music is sort of low key. Hope they can make some memorable tunes.
Thirteen sort of reminds of Ten right now.
The monster was a dumb version of the Predator.
The music is sort of low key. Hope they can make some memorable tunes.
Thirteen sort of reminds of Ten right now.
A rather low key enemy probably suited the more down to earth nature of the episode. It also doesn't overshadow the new Doctor.
Next week's look suitably grand.
Also: Are we taking bets the title sequence gets leaked/released before next week's episode?
Next week's look suitably grand.
Also: Are we taking bets the title sequence gets leaked/released before next week's episode?
I'm curious if the imagery behind the end credits is indicative of the look of the intro, because if so, I think we might be looking at something a bit Pertwee-era-esque.
I would have been annoyed if it had been some over-bearing world ending event AGAIN.
Nice to have a smaller story that still has an emotional impact. I'm glad they took the time to establish victims as more than two dimensional alien fodder too.
It was a lot more grown up, without being too grim.
I'm also relieved there hasn't been some general weirdo backlash saying it's the worst thing ever to happen to Doctor Who.
I thought it was a pretty great episode. Sure the actual plot was whatever, but that's not really important in an introduction episode IMO. The real important thing is selling the viewer on the new cast, and I think they did it fantastically. I love Whittaker as the Doctor and I also really enjoy the ensemble of companions.
I liked it a lot. Completely dropped Who with Capaldi, but this seems to have recaptured some of what I liked about the show. Jodie was really cool :)
Didn't love the episode. If I wasn't a fan already this episode would probably do nothing to draw me in to continue watching the series.
The absolute highlight was The Doctor and as always I can't wait to see how this new Doctor develops.
As far as NuWho regeneration stories go this is possibly 3rd on my list. As far as standalone episodes go... It's not that memorable and definitely not what I'd use to try and get a friend or relative into the story.
The absolute highlight was The Doctor and as always I can't wait to see how this new Doctor develops.
As far as NuWho regeneration stories go this is possibly 3rd on my list. As far as standalone episodes go... It's not that memorable and definitely not what I'd use to try and get a friend or relative into the story.
The numbers are really exciting/encouraging, wow. Obviously there's going to be a 'historic event' inflation because Jodie is a real first, but I really hope people stick around in the coming weeks.
I loved this! I watched it in a theatre, which turned out to be a great call. It took me a little while to warm up to the new Doctor but by the end I loved her and I'm really excited about this series. I'm getting Second Doctor vibes as well; that delighted, slightly surprised reaction to things, or conversely, the frustrated yelp ("double cheat!"), and the way she mucks around with the companions, bumbles a bit, then reveals how brilliant she's been feels very Troughton-esque in particular.
The show seemed quite different in tone and presentation. Much slower, and darker too; though I guess it was mostly set at night. A very 80s sci-fi feel. The ending shot was absolutely perfect. I'm looking forward to this new series after absolutely being blown away by Moffat's last season, and one of my favourite companions ever in Bill. Great times.
The show seemed quite different in tone and presentation. Much slower, and darker too; though I guess it was mostly set at night. A very 80s sci-fi feel. The ending shot was absolutely perfect. I'm looking forward to this new series after absolutely being blown away by Moffat's last season, and one of my favourite companions ever in Bill. Great times.
It was a little dour to be perfectly frank, a little bit like Torchwood. But all in all it was a fine introducitonary episode.
I like the lighthearted adventures more than the serious ones anyway. Not a fan of night shoots either.
I like the lighthearted adventures more than the serious ones anyway. Not a fan of night shoots either.
Honestly disappointed. The plot was a bit eh but quite enjoyed the cast except The Doctor. I don't know but something about Jodie doesn't sit right with me. I was excited for her but that didn't do anything for me. To be fair it took me a while to get into Capaldi as The Doctor and I ended up loving him. I'm gonna keep watching but just wasn't impressed :(
Thinking that by the time my daughters will be old enough to watch Doctor Who this will be normal to them feels just right.
So just watch this episode and this would be the first time I've jumped back into the show after almost 5 years (granted, I binged nuWho when I first watched it).
It was alright. Might be curious to see more next week. I'm still kinda iffy on the fact that the entire world always gets amnesia on stuff that's happened before (which kinda goes to show how bonkers the Davies era was), but it's just a nitpick at this point.
It was alright. Might be curious to see more next week. I'm still kinda iffy on the fact that the entire world always gets amnesia on stuff that's happened before (which kinda goes to show how bonkers the Davies era was), but it's just a nitpick at this point.
I had a huge grin on my face the entire time. Whittaker's a great Doctor already and even if on it own terms the episode's plot might not have been super great, I actually don't even care. The Doctor doing Doctor stuff has always been enough to entertain me. It's just a show that always manages to make me feel good for whatever reason. Like, just listening to the theme song always lifts up my spirits.
It took me several episodes to start to like Smith and Capaldi, and I was fully expecting the same from Whittaker but I loved her from the start.
I was saying to my friend it's a shame that there wasn't a fashion montage when The Doctor was choosing her new outfit.
They should have had her coming out in memorable outfits from her previous female companions and rejecting them all lol
I was saying to my friend it's a shame that there wasn't a fashion montage when The Doctor was choosing her new outfit.
They should have had her coming out in memorable outfits from her previous female companions and rejecting them all lol
Anyone else thinking with how mean spirited some of those deaths were, that by the end of the season, they will get get back around to this episode and fix the deaths via time travel.
No. Moffat was always criticized for undoing deaths. Chibnall is definitely keeping such criticism in mind.
I liked it. I particularly liked the part where Moffat wasn't there anymore, and an actual functional adult who actually made an effort did this one.
...I should stop only posting in DW threads to whine about Moffat.
I hope the villain comes back. There's such an obvious setup for it - the guy is a laughing stock among his people now, so he grows a specific vendetta at the Doctor & friends. Maybe he tracks them down and then just randomly pops up again during an unrelated adventure, could be great. And Jodie seems good at this point, but it's way too early to make any kind of a judgement. It was a post regeneration episode, and she doesn't (...wrote "he doesn't" automatically first before going back to correct myself) even have her Tardis yet. Needs some time.
But it was pretty interesting how my wife was on board, like, immediately. She specifically loved Smith, and was generally fine with the rest of it, but never particularly cared for the show before or after Smith. Then Jodie landed on that train, said her few first lines, and my wife immediately proclaimed her to be her second favorite.
...I should stop only posting in DW threads to whine about Moffat.
I hope the villain comes back. There's such an obvious setup for it - the guy is a laughing stock among his people now, so he grows a specific vendetta at the Doctor & friends. Maybe he tracks them down and then just randomly pops up again during an unrelated adventure, could be great. And Jodie seems good at this point, but it's way too early to make any kind of a judgement. It was a post regeneration episode, and she doesn't (...wrote "he doesn't" automatically first before going back to correct myself) even have her Tardis yet. Needs some time.
But it was pretty interesting how my wife was on board, like, immediately. She specifically loved Smith, and was generally fine with the rest of it, but never particularly cared for the show before or after Smith. Then Jodie landed on that train, said her few first lines, and my wife immediately proclaimed her to be her second favorite.
Yep, it is tradeoff, watching awful commercials or waiting a little bit longer to stream the episode
Commercials suck, but I'm much more offended by trimming content and fitting the 2:1 aspect ratio it was filmed in into 16:9. The first time it aired, it should've gone out unmolested.
What was cut out from the BBC America broadcast? How many ad breaks were there?
BBC with ads is an alien concept to me haha.
BBC with ads is an alien concept to me haha.
I liked the tone and production values of this... but I have no intention of ever re-watching that. Once was enough. Eleventh Hour on the other hand I find perfectly re-watchable. Not to say this episode is bad, it's just... it's a bit of a once and done for me.
Its a weird feeling but shows how well they made this transition that apart from a few obvious gender references during the episode, I wasn't thinking of this as the new female Doctor, it's just the Doctor.
I'm not sure exactly what they cut. If past is any indication, probably good character bits that don't move the plot along. And there were a lot of ad breaks. From what I understand they cut about 7 or 8 minutes, and added probably 45 to 50 minutes of ads. The BBC runtime was 62 minutes. The BBCA time was about 1:40.
Better yet! Maybe well have time travel shenanigans that bring back Ianto!!!
Lol, a man can dream.
I like the new Doctor but felt this episode was not great. Did anyone else take note of how dark the lighting was for most of this episode? It was enough for me to find it a little distracting. Still excited for the new season though.