Well, that was a bit of a let-down...
Everyone dies... then they don't.
The powerful God of Death is defeated in five minutes... by a
spoon and tow rope!
Bringing death to death = Life. (Huh?)
Ruby finds her mother... and she's normal!!! (Well, there's
always a twist at the end, right?)
Ruby says goodbye... but appears in a 'Sneak Peek' for a future
episode in last night's "Doctor Who:Unleashed".
Mrs Flood breaks the Fourth Wall, again.
All in all, a typical RTD season finale. Nothing makes a lot of
sense and the big bad is defeated very quickly after a big build
up, leaving more time for family chit-chat and tearful emotional
goodbyes of course.
Thankfully, based on previous experience my expectations weren't
too high for this episode... just as well, as for me it's RTD's
worst season finale! I could say a lot more, good and bad, but
it's "Doctor Who" not a science documentary. It looked good, and
Ncuti was on top form, but think about the plot too much and
you'll be scratching your head for the rest of the day.
Clearly there are still questions left to be answered after this
season... Mrs Flood, the snow (etc.) plus we all know Ruby's
story hasn't been fully told yet...
Looking back I've probably overrated a couple of episodes and I
will amend them at some stage now that I can view S1/S14 as a
whole... so bearing in mind that, "Empire of Death" gets a 5/10
from me.
In article <xn0onereisgshk2000@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Well, that was a bit of a let-down...
Everyone dies... then they don't.
The powerful God of Death is defeated in five minutes... by a
spoon and tow rope!
Bringing death to death = Life. (Huh?)
Ruby finds her mother... and she's normal!!! (Well, there's
always a twist at the end, right?)
Ruby says goodbye... but appears in a 'Sneak Peek' for a
future episode in last night's "Doctor Who:Unleashed".
Mrs Flood breaks the Fourth Wall, again.
All in all, a typical RTD season finale. Nothing makes a lot
of sense and the big bad is defeated very quickly after a
big build up, leaving more time for family chit-chat and
tearful emotional goodbyes of course.
Thankfully, based on previous experience my expectations
weren't too high for this episode... just as well, as for me
it's RTD's worst season finale! I could say a lot more, good
and bad, but it's "Doctor Who" not a science documentary. It
looked good, and Ncuti was on top form, but think about the
plot too much and you'll be scratching your head for the
rest of the day.
Clearly there are still questions left to be answered after
this season... Mrs Flood, the snow (etc.) plus we all know
Ruby's story hasn't been fully told yet...
Looking back I've probably overrated a couple of episodes
and I will amend them at some stage now that I can view
S1/S14 as a whole... so bearing in mind that, "Empire of
Death" gets a 5/10 from me.
So out of 10 ?
The idiot inquired:
In article <xn0onereisgshk2000@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Looking back I've probably overrated a couple of episodes and I
will amend them at some stage now that I can view S1/S14 as a
whole... so bearing in mind that, "Empire of Death" gets a 5/10
from me.
So out of 10 ?
It’s there in the quoted text above. Did you even read the post
before replying?
--
solar penguin
The Doctor wrote:
In article <xn0onereisgshk2000@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Well, that was a bit of a let-down...
Everyone dies... then they don't.
The powerful God of Death is defeated in five minutes... by a
spoon and tow rope!
Bringing death to death = Life. (Huh?)
Ruby finds her mother... and she's normal!!! (Well, there's
always a twist at the end, right?)
Ruby says goodbye... but appears in a 'Sneak Peek' for a
future episode in last night's "Doctor Who:Unleashed".
Mrs Flood breaks the Fourth Wall, again.
All in all, a typical RTD season finale. Nothing makes a lot
of sense and the big bad is defeated very quickly after a
big build up, leaving more time for family chit-chat and
tearful emotional goodbyes of course.
Thankfully, based on previous experience my expectations
weren't too high for this episode... just as well, as for me
it's RTD's worst season finale! I could say a lot more, good
and bad, but it's "Doctor Who" not a science documentary. It
looked good, and Ncuti was on top form, but think about the
plot too much and you'll be scratching your head for the
rest of the day.
Clearly there are still questions left to be answered after
this season... Mrs Flood, the snow (etc.) plus we all know
Ruby's story hasn't been fully told yet...
Looking back I've probably overrated a couple of episodes
and I will amend them at some stage now that I can view
S1/S14 as a whole... so bearing in mind that, "Empire of
Death" gets a 5/10 from me.
So out of 10 ?
Read what I typed again... s.l.o.w.l.y.
In article <xn0oneuufslhg2z000@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Clearly there are still questions left to be answered
after this season... Mrs Flood, the snow (etc.) plus we
all know Ruby's story hasn't been fully told yet...
Looking back I've probably overrated a couple of episodes
and I will amend them at some stage now that I can view
S1/S14 as a whole... so bearing in mind that, "Empire of
Death" gets a 5/10 from me.
So out of 10 ?
Read what I typed again... s.l.o.w.l.y.
Put is in an isloated sentence.
In article <v593sv$b8ho$1@dont-email.me>,
solar penguin <solar.penguin@gmail.com> wrote:
The idiot inquired:
In article <xn0onereisgshk2000@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Looking back I've probably overrated a couple of episodes and I
will amend them at some stage now that I can view S1/S14 as a
whole... so bearing in mind that, "Empire of Death" gets a 5/10
from me.
So out of 10 ?
It’s there in the quoted text above. Did you even read the post
before replying?
--
solar penguin
so -1.5+5+7+7+8 gives us 25.5
thus 5.1 /10
Still looking for the SP score and MM score.
The Doctor wrote:
In article <xn0oneuufslhg2z000@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Clearly there are still questions left to be answered
after this season... Mrs Flood, the snow (etc.) plus we
all know Ruby's story hasn't been fully told yet...
Looking back I've probably overrated a couple of episodes
and I will amend them at some stage now that I can view
S1/S14 as a whole... so bearing in mind that, "Empire of
Death" gets a 5/10 from me.
So out of 10 ?
Read what I typed again... s.l.o.w.l.y.
Put is in an isloated sentence.
No, because I'm not pandering to simpletons who lack
comprehension skills...
The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:
In article <v593sv$b8ho$1@dont-email.me>,
solar penguin <solar.penguin@gmail.com> wrote:
The idiot inquired:
In article <xn0onereisgshk2000@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Looking back I've probably overrated a couple of episodes and I
will amend them at some stage now that I can view S1/S14 as a
whole... so bearing in mind that, "Empire of Death" gets a 5/10
from me.
So out of 10 ?
It’s there in the quoted text above. Did you even read the post
before replying?
--
solar penguin
so -1.5+5+7+7+8 gives us 25.5
thus 5.1 /10
Still looking for the SP score and MM score.
Try reading posts before you reply to them then.
In my first thoughts post I wrote :
“— “Goodbye, Ruby … Sunday?” —
And so we come to the end of 15’s first season. (And, of course, it’s not >goodbye to Ruby at all - but she may drop to recurring next season. We’ll >see.)
The finale was headed for greatness but took some shoddy, irrational paths
to get to its ending and the reset fix was a cheap cheat. That said, it was >still entertaining, well directed and oozed production quality. 6/10 >overall.”
--
“Most of the Universe is knackered, babes.” - The Doctor
The Doctor wrote:
In article <xn0oneuufslhg2z000@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Clearly there are still questions left to be answered
after this season... Mrs Flood, the snow (etc.) plus we
all know Ruby's story hasn't been fully told yet...
Looking back I've probably overrated a couple of episodes
and I will amend them at some stage now that I can view
S1/S14 as a whole... so bearing in mind that, "Empire of
Death" gets a 5/10 from me.
So out of 10 ?
Read what I typed again... s.l.o.w.l.y.
Put is in an isloated sentence.
No, because I'm not pandering to simpletons who lack
comprehension skills...
In article <xn0onev8zsm2jfc003@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
The Doctor wrote:
In article <xn0oneuufslhg2z000@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Looking back I've probably overrated a couple of
episodes and I will amend them at some stage now that
I can view S1/S14 as a whole... so bearing in mind
that, "Empire of Death" gets a 5/10 from me.
So out of 10 ?
Read what I typed again... s.l.o.w.l.y.
Put is in an isloated sentence.
No, because I'm not pandering to simpletons who lack
comprehension skills...
I make mine clear and simple.
Well, that was a bit of a let-down...
Everyone dies... then they don't.
The powerful God of Death is defeated in five minutes... by a
spoon and tow rope!
Bringing death to death = Life. (Huh?)
Ruby finds her mother... and she's normal!!! (Well, there's
always a twist at the end, right?)
Ruby says goodbye... but appears in a 'Sneak Peek' for a future
episode in last night's "Doctor Who:Unleashed".
Mrs Flood breaks the Fourth Wall, again.
All in all, a typical RTD season finale. Nothing makes a lot of
sense and the big bad is defeated very quickly after a big build
up, leaving more time for family chit-chat and tearful emotional
goodbyes of course.
Clearly there are still questions left to be answered after this
season... Mrs Flood, the snow (etc.) plus we all know Ruby's
story hasn't been fully told yet...
Looking back I've probably overrated a couple of episodes and I
will amend them at some stage now that I can view S1/S14 as a
whole... so bearing in mind that, "Empire of Death" gets a 5/10
from me.
On 6/23/2024 07:37, Blueshirt wrote:
The Doctor wrote:
In article <xn0oneuufslhg2z000@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Clearly there are still questions left to be answered
after this season... Mrs Flood, the snow (etc.) plus we
all know Ruby's story hasn't been fully told yet...
Looking back I've probably overrated a couple of episodes
and I will amend them at some stage now that I can view
S1/S14 as a whole... so bearing in mind that, "Empire of
Death" gets a 5/10 from me.
So out of 10 ?
Read what I typed again... s.l.o.w.l.y.
Put is in an isloated sentence.
You supposedly are intelligent, Dave. You don't need anyone to format
their posts as if they were written to be included in a McGuffy Reader.
No, because I'm not pandering to simpletons who lack
comprehension skills...
--
Intelligence is no guarantee against being dead wrong.
--Carl Sagan
The Doctor wrote:
In article <xn0onev8zsm2jfc003@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
The Doctor wrote:
In article <xn0oneuufslhg2z000@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Looking back I've probably overrated a couple of
episodes and I will amend them at some stage now that
I can view S1/S14 as a whole... so bearing in mind
that, "Empire of Death" gets a 5/10 from me.
So out of 10 ?
Read what I typed again... s.l.o.w.l.y.
Put is in an isloated sentence.
No, because I'm not pandering to simpletons who lack
comprehension skills...
I make mine clear and simple.
WHAT?!!!!
<shocked face>
<then falls off chair>
On 23.06.24, Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Well, that was a bit of a let-down...
Yup.
Everyone dies... then they don't.
That it would be undone was clear the moment Donna's daughter was turned
to dust.
The powerful God of Death is defeated in five minutes... by a
spoon and tow rope!
When the Doctor held up the spoon saying he'd defeat Sutekh with it, I
was reminded of Riddick killing someone with a teacup.
And what's with the Doctor and his stupid announcements/speeches? He's
still missing the brilliant part. And the energy, urgency.
Bringing death to death = Life. (Huh?)
I can even follow that reasoning.
Ruby finds her mother... and she's normal!!! (Well, there's
always a twist at the end, right?)
Lame though. And what about the snow? They forgot about that.
And the explanation for the pointing made no sense at all.
Ruby says goodbye... but appears in a 'Sneak Peek' for a future
episode in last night's "Doctor Who:Unleashed".
I like Ruby.
Mrs Flood breaks the Fourth Wall, again.
She said the Doctor is a clever boy. So she's Clara, but didn't
recognize the TARDIS on sight?
Didn't the Doctor forget about Clara, or Clara about the Doctor, or >something? Didn't she whizz off with someone in someone else's TARDIS?
All in all, a typical RTD season finale. Nothing makes a lot of
sense and the big bad is defeated very quickly after a big build
up, leaving more time for family chit-chat and tearful emotional
goodbyes of course.
Didn't seem typical. But yea, nothing makes much sense.
Clearly there are still questions left to be answered after this
season... Mrs Flood, the snow (etc.) plus we all know Ruby's
story hasn't been fully told yet...
What's there beside the snow?
Looking back I've probably overrated a couple of episodes and I
will amend them at some stage now that I can view S1/S14 as a
whole... so bearing in mind that, "Empire of Death" gets a 5/10
from me.
Yeah, 5/10, I agree.
--
Mickmane
In article <xn0onf0tgstjyd8003@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
The Doctor wrote:
Put is in an isloated sentence.
No, because I'm not pandering to simpletons who lack
comprehension skills...
I make mine clear and simple.
WHAT?!!!!
<shocked face>
<then falls off chair>
Did you hurt your skull?
And so we come to the end of 15’s first season.
The finale was headed for greatness but took some shoddy,
irrational paths to get to its ending and the reset fix was a
cheap cheat.
That said, it was still entertaining, well directed
and oozed production quality.
On 6/23/2024 11:07, Blueshirt wrote:
I make mine clear and simple.
To WHOM? The voices in your head do not count.
I make mine clear and simple.
WHAT?!!!!
<shocked face>
<then falls off chair>
Well, that was a bit of a let-down...
Everyone dies... then they don't.
The powerful God of Death is defeated in five minutes... by a
spoon and tow rope!
Bringing death to death = Life. (Huh?)
Thankfully, based on previous experience my expectations weren't
too high for this episode... just as well, as for me it's RTD's
worst season finale! I could say a lot more, good and bad, but
it's "Doctor Who" not a science documentary. It looked good, and
Ncuti was on top form, but think about the plot too much and
you'll be scratching your head for the rest of the day.
Looking back I've probably overrated a couple of episodes and I
will amend them at some stage now that I can view S1/S14 as a
whole... so bearing in mind that, "Empire of Death" gets a 5/10
from me.
On 6/23/2024 11:07, Blueshirt wrote:
I make mine clear and simple.
To WHOM? The voices in your head do not count.
WHAT?!!!!
<shocked face>
<then falls off chair>
--
Intelligence is no guarantee against being dead wrong.
--Carl Sagan
The Doctor wrote:
In article <xn0onf0tgstjyd8003@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
The Doctor wrote:
Put is in an isloated sentence.
No, because I'm not pandering to simpletons who lack
comprehension skills...
I make mine clear and simple.
WHAT?!!!!
<shocked face>
<then falls off chair>
Did you hurt your skull?
Not as much as you hurt yours when you got your bang!
Hornplayer9599 wrote:
On 6/23/2024 11:07, Blueshirt wrote:
I make mine clear and simple.
To WHOM? The voices in your head do not count.
Dave REALLY is delusional if he genuinely thinks that he makes
anything he posts here "clear and simple" !!!
Mickmane mentioned:
On 23.06.24, Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Ruby finds her mother... and she's normal!!! (Well, there's
always a twist at the end, right?)
Lame though. And what about the snow? They forgot about that.
They could’ve added a quick line that the snow is probably a
lingering side effect of the paradox when the goblins took baby
Ruby. That would’ve worked.
And the explanation for the pointing made no sense at all.
In my personal headcanon, the Doctor was mistaken. She was
pointing past him but not to the lamppost. It was to the church
hoping he would go there and find the baby. (After all, she
didn’t know when the vicar would look out, so might as well
let someone else know too.)
Mrs Flood breaks the Fourth Wall, again.
She said the Doctor is a clever boy. So she's Clara, but didn't
recognize the TARDIS on sight?
Maybe one of Clara’s duplicate fragments. (That would also
explain how she aged, which Clara can’t do any more.)
Didn't the Doctor forget about Clara, or Clara about the Doctor, or
something?
He forgot about her, but recovered his memories later.
Didn't she whizz off with someone in someone else's TARDIS?
With the immortal Ashildr in a TARDIS that looks like an American
diner.
--
solar penguin
On 6/23/2024 05:11, Blueshirt wrote:
Well, that was a bit of a let-down...
Yeah, no argument here. It definitely did not rise to the
same level as Part 1. Didn't suck, but wasn't fantastic either.
Everyone dies... then they don't.
The powerful God of Death is defeated in five minutes... by a
spoon and tow rope!
Bringing death to death = Life. (Huh?)
Double negative: a negative times a negative has a positive product.
That's the RTD logic anyway. Still doesn't make much sense, but, hey,
we've got to have a happy ending here...otherwise the next season would
be rather boring with nothing going on outside the TARDIS.
Thankfully, based on previous experience my expectations weren't
too high for this episode... just as well, as for me it's RTD's
worst season finale! I could say a lot more, good and bad, but
it's "Doctor Who" not a science documentary. It looked good, and
Ncuti was on top form, but think about the plot too much and
you'll be scratching your head for the rest of the day.
Some of my thoughts. Ncuti overall wasn't bad. At the beginning of the >season it looked to me like he had drunk way too many cups of coffee,
and was amped up on caffeine. Fortunately they switched him to decaf by
the third story. Another criticism I would have is that the Doctor was >over-emotional throughout the season. I'm not saying that the Doctor
should be an uncaring iceberg, but he cried and/or yelled in almost
every episode...to the point where it became formulaic: you knew that
at a specific point in (almost) every story, the Doctor would cry and
yell. Overusing that over the course of the season made the primal howl
he gave in Empire of Death a LOT LESS effective as a dramatic
element...we had seen it several times over by then.
Another criticism I have is a carry-over from last week's Part 1. There
were two members of UNIT, can't remember their names at the moment, that
last week contributed so little to the plot, that I was questioning why
they were there in the first place. Their lines and actions could have >easily been given to another character, and the scenes would have been
just as effective. Since the season finale was a two-parter, I wanted
to wait to see what these two UNIT members did in Part 2 before
commenting. Well, this week they contributed /even/ /less/ to the plot
than they did last week....aside from contributing to the death count.
Why were they there?
Looking back I've probably overrated a couple of episodes and I
will amend them at some stage now that I can view S1/S14 as a
whole... so bearing in mind that, "Empire of Death" gets a 5/10
from me.
The season started off very poorly. If they had not done the first two >stories, started with #3 and stuck two other stories in there somewhere,
the season would have been much stronger overall; it had been slowly
gaining momentum from the 4th story...until Empire of Death...then it >stripped third gear. I question why the BBC and Disney chose to release
the season in May and June. Those are the two months that start the
summer holiday season in the Northern Hemisphere, and a lot of people
would be on holiday, or otherwise "touching grass" (without being told), >instead of watching something through traditional broadcast or >streaming...simply because the weather is better with more daylight
hours to do things outside (in fact, wasn't "well, it was a nice day"
used as an excuse for the low overnight ratings for Devil's Chord?).
That's the reason show seasons traditionally run from September to the >beginning of May...the greater occurrence of inclement weather forces
people to be inside...you have a captive audience.
Empire gets a 5/10 from me as well. As I said above: didn't suck, but
wasn't fantastic either. Overall the season gets a 6.5/10 from me.
--
Intelligence is no guarantee against being dead wrong.
--Carl Sagan
The idiot insisted:
Still looking for the SP score and MM score.
I don’t normally do marks out of 10. If I did, I would probably give
it something around 7/10. But I don’t, so I’ll just say that it’s
more like a guilty pleasure than a genuinely great episode.
--
solar penguin
The idiot informed us:
In article <v5a5ri$hddi$1@dont-email.me>,
solar penguin <solar.penguin@gmail.com> wrote:
The idiot insisted:
Still looking for the SP score and MM score.
I don’t normally do marks out of 10. If I did, I would probably give
it something around 7/10. But I don’t, so I’ll just say that it’s
more like a guilty pleasure than a genuinely great episode.
More towards 5 for the radw average.
I guess I’m just more tolerant of episodes that have lots of
good moments that don’t come together to make a good plot.
Like I said, they’re my guilty pleasure.
In article <xn0onev8zsm2jfc003@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
The Doctor wrote:
In article <xn0oneuufslhg2z000@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Clearly there are still questions left to be answered
after this season... Mrs Flood, the snow (etc.) plus we
all know Ruby's story hasn't been fully told yet...
Looking back I've probably overrated a couple of episodes
and I will amend them at some stage now that I can view
S1/S14 as a whole... so bearing in mind that, "Empire of
Death" gets a 5/10 from me.
So out of 10 ?
Read what I typed again... s.l.o.w.l.y.
Put is in an isloated sentence.
No, because I'm not pandering to simpletons who lack
comprehension skills...
I make mine clear and simple.
In article <xn0onereisgshk2000@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Well, that was a bit of a let-down...
Everyone dies... then they don't.
The powerful God of Death is defeated in five minutes... by a
spoon and tow rope!
Bringing death to death = Life. (Huh?)
Ruby finds her mother... and she's normal!!! (Well, there's
always a twist at the end, right?)
Ruby says goodbye... but appears in a 'Sneak Peek' for a future
episode in last night's "Doctor Who:Unleashed".
Mrs Flood breaks the Fourth Wall, again.
All in all, a typical RTD season finale. Nothing makes a lot of
sense and the big bad is defeated very quickly after a big build
up, leaving more time for family chit-chat and tearful emotional
goodbyes of course.
Thankfully, based on previous experience my expectations weren't
too high for this episode... just as well, as for me it's RTD's
worst season finale! I could say a lot more, good and bad, but
it's "Doctor Who" not a science documentary. It looked good, and
Ncuti was on top form, but think about the plot too much and
you'll be scratching your head for the rest of the day.
Clearly there are still questions left to be answered after this
season... Mrs Flood, the snow (etc.) plus we all know Ruby's
story hasn't been fully told yet...
Looking back I've probably overrated a couple of episodes and I
will amend them at some stage now that I can view S1/S14 as a
whole... so bearing in mind that, "Empire of Death" gets a *5/10*
from me.
So out of 10 ?
The idiot informed us:
In article <v5a5ri$hddi$1@dont-email.me>,
solar penguin <solar.penguin@gmail.com> wrote:
The idiot insisted:
Still looking for the SP score and MM score.
I don’t normally do marks out of 10. If I did, I would probably give
it something around 7/10. But I don’t, so I’ll just say that it’s
more like a guilty pleasure than a genuinely great episode.
More towards 5 for the radw average.
I guess I’m just more tolerant of episodes that have lots of
good moments that don’t come together to make a good plot.
Like I said, they’re my guilty pleasure.
--
solar penguin
The idiot informed us:
In article <v5a5ri$hddi$1@dont-email.me>,
solar penguin <solar.penguin@gmail.com> wrote:
I don’t normally do marks out of 10. If I did, I would
probably give it something around 7/10. But I don’t, so
I’ll just say that it’s more like a guilty pleasure than a
genuinely great episode.
More towards 5 for the radw average.
I guess I’m just more tolerant of episodes that have lots of
good moments that don’t come together to make a good plot.
Like I said, they’re my guilty pleasure.
solar penguin <solar.penguin@gmail.com> wrote:
The idiot informed us:
In article <v5a5ri$hddi$1@dont-email.me>,
solar penguin <solar.penguin@gmail.com> wrote:
The idiot insisted:
Still looking for the SP score and MM score.
I don’t normally do marks out of 10. If I did, I would probably give >>>> it something around 7/10. But I don’t, so I’ll just say that it’s >>>> more like a guilty pleasure than a genuinely great episode.
More towards 5 for the radw average.
I guess I’m just more tolerant of episodes that have lots of
good moments that don’t come together to make a good plot.
Like I said, they’re my guilty pleasure.
That’s where my 6 was coming from as well. I found a fair bit to like in >the episode despite its flaws and my own head canon made it better for me.
--
“Most of the Universe is knackered, babes.” - The Doctor
In article <xn0onf6fnt1926l007@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
The Last Doctor wrote:
The finale was headed for greatness but took some shoddy,
irrational paths to get to its ending and the reset fix was
cheap cheat. That said, it was still entertaining,
well directed and oozed production quality.
The show is the best it has ever looked.
But RTD is losing his touch.
The Doctor wrote on 23/6/24 10:17 pm:
In article <xn0onereisgshk2000@post.eweka.nl>,Can't YOU, Gobble-de-gook, READ??
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Well, that was a bit of a let-down...
Everyone dies... then they don't.
The powerful God of Death is defeated in five minutes... by a
spoon and tow rope!
Bringing death to death = Life. (Huh?)
Ruby finds her mother... and she's normal!!! (Well, there's
always a twist at the end, right?)
Ruby says goodbye... but appears in a 'Sneak Peek' for a future
episode in last night's "Doctor Who:Unleashed".
Mrs Flood breaks the Fourth Wall, again.
All in all, a typical RTD season finale. Nothing makes a lot of
sense and the big bad is defeated very quickly after a big build
up, leaving more time for family chit-chat and tearful emotional
goodbyes of course.
Thankfully, based on previous experience my expectations weren't
too high for this episode... just as well, as for me it's RTD's
worst season finale! I could say a lot more, good and bad, but
it's "Doctor Who" not a science documentary. It looked good, and
Ncuti was on top form, but think about the plot too much and
you'll be scratching your head for the rest of the day.
Clearly there are still questions left to be answered after this
season... Mrs Flood, the snow (etc.) plus we all know Ruby's
story hasn't been fully told yet...
Looking back I've probably overrated a couple of episodes and I
will amend them at some stage now that I can view S1/S14 as a
whole... so bearing in mind that, "Empire of Death" gets a *5/10*
from me.
So out of 10 ?
--
Daniel
solar penguin wrote:
The idiot informed us:
In article <v5a5ri$hddi$1@dont-email.me>,
solar penguin <solar.penguin@gmail.com> wrote:
I don’t normally do marks out of 10. If I did, I would
probably give it something around 7/10. But I don’t, so
I’ll just say that it’s more like a guilty pleasure than a
genuinely great episode.
More towards 5 for the radw average.
I guess I’m just more tolerant of episodes that have lots of
good moments that don’t come together to make a good plot.
To be fair, most Doctor Who fans have had to be somewhat
tolerant of that sort of thing... as it's been quite a common
event over the years!
Like I said, they’re my guilty pleasure.
In the modern world I think "Doctor Who" should be everyone's
guilty pleasure!
The Doctor wrote:
In article <xn0onf6fnt1926l007@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
The Last Doctor wrote:
The finale was headed for greatness but took some shoddy,
irrational paths to get to its ending and the reset fix was
cheap cheat. That said, it was still entertaining,
well directed and oozed production quality.
The show is the best it has ever looked.
But RTD is losing his touch.
RTD was always going to do what he does best... nothing about
S1/S14 has been a surprise from that POV. He is a better
Producer than writer of "Doctor Who" (IMO). Two of the better
stories from this season were not even written by RTD. So no
surprise there.
I partly guessed the finale would be a damp squib after the
build-up the previous week. It's what RTD does... but this
season of "Doctor Who" has still been more entertaining than the
last couple of seasons under Chris Chibnall.
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