Doctor Who 2023

[Chz]

Nyssa cured an entire ship of lazars sufferers in frilly knickers.

Oh god, I'd forgotten that one!

 

[Epona]

Gatwa's pants weren't any more revealing than Peri's shorts and tied up shirt combo back in the day.

 

[danny la rouge]

Nyssa cured an entire ship of lazars sufferers in frilly knickers.

Leela wore very little for 40 episodes.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

The Doctor almost always wears pants.

how do you know

 

[FridgeMagnet]

He could have been going timelord commando this whole time

 

[Cloo]

Small detail, but I appreciated the respresentation of and mention of attitudes towards ambulant wheelchair users.

 

[danny la rouge]

how do you know

DT told us in Unleashed.

 

[A380]

I am not aware of previous episodes where there was any pants-based action.

This was basically underwear wasn't it...

 

[A380]

He could have been going timelord commando this whole time

Perhaps it's not just hearts he has two of?...

 

[danny la rouge]

Small detail, but I appreciated the respresentation of and mention of attitudes towards ambulant wheelchair users.

Yes, that was really good. And was foreshadowed when she crossed her legs in the first special. I thought at the time it was a thoughtful touch and wondered if it was Ruth Madeley’s idea.

 

[A380]

I likes that episode. The puppets were particularly scary.

 

[Silas Loom]

Small detail, but I appreciated the respresentation of and mention of attitudes towards ambulant wheelchair users.

Yes. Definitely this. Although I thought the wheelchair-pimped-as-a-weapon bit in the Meep episode rather missed the point.

 

[Wilf]

I likes that episode. The puppets were particularly scary.

Thought it needed 2 episodes, given that it was supposed to be an old enemy, a regeneration (kind of) and all the various happy endings.

 

[danny la rouge]

Thought it needed 2 episodes, given that it was supposed to be an old enemy, a regeneration (kind of) and all the various happy endings.

It was a rollicking hour and a minute, and paced exactly right, I thought.

 

[PR1Berske]

The partner and I are now watching "Paradise Towers"

 

[Chz]

Mrs: So if they each got half the clothes, does that mean David Tennant... Ew, no, I don't want to think about his crusty balls bouncing around in those trousers...

 

[Cloo]

Yes, that was really good. And was foreshadowed when she crossed her legs in the first special. I thought at the time it was a thoughtful touch and wondered if it was Ruth Madeley’s idea.

I think Doctor Who has been really excellent about disability representation - there's also a few times they've just thought to cast an actor with a disability in a role with no 'point' to it, for example in Capaldi era where they just had a scientist who was central played by an actor with dwarfism. We still need more respresentation of disabled people being people having agency and just doing day-to-day stuff, and putting that in such a hugely-viewed show has real value.

 

[A380]

Thought it needed 2 episodes, given that it was supposed to be an old enemy, a regeneration (kind of) and all the various happy endings.

No, in these days of 12 and 24 episode streaming series it’s nice, occasionally, to have loads packed into an hour.

 

[danny la rouge]

I think Doctor Who has been really excellent about disability representation - there's also a few times they've just thought to cast an actor with a disability in a role with no 'point' to it, for example in Capaldi era where they just had a scientist who was central played by an actor with dwarfism. We still need more respresentation of disabled people being people having agency and just doing day-to-day stuff, and putting that in such a hugely-viewed show has real value.

Exactly.

 

[danny la rouge]

I can’t wait for Christmas Day!

 

[PR1Berske]

What was that you were saying about the Doctor's..... sorry, Doctors'....... trouser department.....

 

[cupid_stunt]

I always suspend reality when it comes to Dr Who, and just go with the flow.

I thought it was absolutely bloody brilliant, complete madness and nonsense, done really, really well.

10/10

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

This episode is ununsatisfying.

Cringeworthy and difficult to watch in more than one place. Unsatisfying internal logic and resolution.

The split was not good, and though I have not yet warmed to the new doctor, Tennant in post regeneration 'uncle doctor' mode was just painful I wanted it to be over.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

This.

Weren’t the Doctors sharing an outfit? Gatwa got the underwear and the shirt.

They both had shoes, socks a shirt and a tie.

 

[danny la rouge]

They both had shoes, socks a shirt and a tie.

No, DT had bare feet, a collarless undershirt and no tie. NG had a collared shirt, undone tie and the shoes.

 

[Silas Loom]

They both had shoes, socks a shirt and a tie.

Just had a quick look for clips on Twitter. Tennant lost the tie and his undershirt clearly lacks a collar, which is why it looks so odd with a waistcoat. Didn’t see their feet, but socks refuse to comply with any rules of physics and frequently disappear of their own accord, so it doesn’t strike me as strange at all that they also bigenerate.

 

[PR1Berske]

Just had a quick look for clips on Twitter. Tennant lost the tie and his undershirt clearly lacks a collar, which is why it looks so odd with a waistcoat. Didn’t see their feet, but socks refuse to comply with any rules of physics and frequently disappear of their own accord, so it doesn’t strike me as strange at all that they also bigenerate.

They turn into Tupperware containers so maybe there's tonnes of those in the TARDIS kitchen

 

[kittyP]

I loved it. I loved it all. I’m ecstatic. I can’t wait to watch it again.

I was a bit worried that Fifteen is undermined by Fourteen still being here. I didn’t mind the dual Doctor action. That was fun. It’s always fun. But I’m a bit worried about Fourteen’s continuing existence, especially if they do a spin off series. But I did like Fifteen’s explanation that he’s emotionally sorted because Fourteen took the time out to do the work. That’s fine. Because Time Lords can fuck with time. But as a spin off series? Hmm. We’ll see.

But I’m delighted overall and I loved Spice Up Your Life.

This is basically how I feel about it.

 

[kittyP]

Small detail, but I appreciated the respresentation of and mention of attitudes towards ambulant wheelchair users.

Absolutely!

 

[kittyP]

I always suspend reality when it comes to Dr Who, and just go with the flow.

I thought it was absolutely bloody brilliant, complete madness and nonsense, done really, really well.

10/10

Aye