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Doctor Who Christmas special

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The only sentiment was hijacked from the actual ww1. Capaldi and Moffats era is over, and in the words of the 6th doctor, not a moment too soon.
 
I can't believe Jodie Whitaker's first line was "only joking!" and then she regenerated into Jack Dee and said "I'm a MAN" what a twist. (I need to wathc itnow.)
 
It was weird. From the way last one ended I would have thought the story would mainly be about the two Doctors, that they'd learn stuff from each other. That maybe the first Doctor would convince Capaldi that it's time for a change and that was why he finally regenerated into a woman. But in kind of typical Moffat style he quickly lost interest in the First Doctor and the story went to other place with David Bradley almost ending up as an afterthought, only there to make a few "things were different back then!" jokes. He didn't even murder any cavemen with a big rock!

AND YET I still cried when the Christmas truce part started, when Bill started talking about people living on as memories, when the Doctor saw Clara and Nardole and at Capaldi being typically amazing in his final moments. Maybe that's just because I was drunk and emotional on Christmas day, I don't know, but those parts really worked on an emotional level.
 
Bill Potts felt, from start to finish, like an afterthought. Like she was just there because "the Doctor has to have a young female Companion" and for no other purpose. At least this wasn't one of the ones where she was Important Because Really, Everybody, We'll Contrive A Reason For Her To Be Important.

Sad, boring echo of Martha Jones, is all Bill Potts was.

The First Doctor being innately sexist likewise felt completely contrived. He was never like that until this debacle, where they made him that way, uncharacteristically, in a pitiful attempt at "Haw haw, he's antiquated and un-enlightened! Hawr!" Please. And come on, the WW1 soldier was a Lethbridge-Stuart? For fuck's sake, really?!

It was good to (sorta) see Nardole again, though. Stupid little bald fucker. He was one of the few tolerable things about Series 10.

It is interesting that the very first thing that happens to the 13th is she falls out of the damn TARDIS. Especially since the doors open inward, not outward. But whatever, now she can miraculously... fucked if I know, land on her tampon, or some shit, I guess.

As for the first episode of Series 11, I'll watch until the SJW-ness pisses me off, then I guess I'm done with Doctor Who other than from 1963-2016.
 
But Bill was only there in the Doctor's mind, so she couldn't take part in the action. She literally WAS an afterthought. I mean, she is most likely dead isn't she? (I'm a newcomer to the franchise so don't jump down my throat if I have something factually wrong)

The Christmas Armistice scene was touching, but overall the story wasn't all that gripping, a little meandering. And Capaldi's exit seemed too by the numbers. It needed one last guitar riff. I will miss Capaldi, considering he was the one that got me to start watching the show. I don't know if Chick Doctor will keep me interested, we'll see when they air.

I was hoping River's memory-being-thingy would appear with Bill and Nardole for the final hug in an uncredited cameo, but sadly no. I enjoyed The Husbands Of River Song a lot more than some did.

Maybe Grant/The Ghost will fly in and catch the new Doctor.
 
Wouldn't it be cruel of them to have Jodie Whittaker's incarnation live only long enough to fall out of the TARDIS, hit the ground -- SPLAT! -- and regenerate again, but into a fella. The screeching would be audible on Mars, sound's inability to travel through the interplanetary vacuum notwithstanding.
 
Eggs Mayonnaise said:
But Bill was only there in the Doctor's mind, so she couldn't take part in the action. She literally WAS an afterthought. I mean, she is most likely dead isn't she? (I'm a newcomer to the franchise so don't jump down my throat if I have something factually wrong)
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Well I said the First Doctor felt like an afterthought, not Bill (David Bradley played the first Doctor, is a man.) Bill is still alive, the thing the memory Bill told the Doctor about the Puddle Girl saving her is true, but as far as the Doctor knows she's dead.
 
CaptainWacky said:
It was weird. From the way last one ended I would have thought the story would mainly be about the two Doctors, that they'd learn stuff from each other. That maybe the first Doctor would convince Capaldi that it's time for a change and that was why he finally regenerated into a woman. But in kind of typical Moffat style he quickly lost interest in the First Doctor and the story went to other place with David Bradley almost ending up as an afterthought, only there to make a few "things were different back then!" jokes. He didn't even murder any cavemen with a big rock!

AND YET I still cried when the Christmas truce part started, when Bill started talking about people living on as memories, when the Doctor saw Clara and Nardole and at Capaldi being typically amazing in his final moments. Maybe that's just because I was drunk and emotional on Christmas day, I don't know, but those parts really worked on an emotional level.
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I think The Doctor regenerated into a woman as karma for his first incarnation being a sexist pig and dirty old man.
 
Wow...a million more people watched Mrs. Brown than Doctor Who.

The New Rory bests The New Doctor. And the drooling public hate them both on sight.
 
Loktar said:
I think The Doctor regenerated into a woman as karma for his first incarnation being a sexist pig and dirty old man.
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Which is weird because from what I've read (I haven't really seen much old Doctor Who) the first Doctor wasn't actually sexist at all (but the second and third were.)
 
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