Doctor Who today and yesterday
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beccaelizabethWish World: quite the most unpleasant world yet. The scariest thing Doctor Who has shown us, the world exactly the way Conrad would want it. Ugh. That was not a subtle story but it landed some hits.
I think I'll withhold judgement until next week though. How the whole thing works depends on what he does with the ending. Nicely done so far but who knows.
I will say though it is the most RTD thing to make *that* earlier episode turn out to be important. So I rewatched Space Babies after Wish World and what I mostly noticed this time is
the Doctor said I Wish.
If wishes are getting granted that one is a doozy.
I also note I still like the ending. Got to save them all.
Also listened to this week
Susan's War 3, Grandfather Time: more Time War stories, this time with the guy who doesn't want to be called The Doctor but thankfully for the writers will still answer to Grandfather.
I liked these two. Sending Susan on diplomatic rescue missions suits her. And this one of her grandfather has an extra edge to his actions, which compare contrasts interestingly to his earlier self who was still refusing the war after Susan had signed up.
The specific Kaled story where the time splintered Kaleds could get infected by their Dalek timeline counterparts was really depressing? Like, plausibly people who branch away from such a history of war as Kaleds shared would indeed take warlike paths, but, depressing. I don't think I like that they were copying stuff, it makes it better and sadder if they had their own thing the war ate.
The Voord Alliance was a good one as well, with a time story eating itself. Time War, when they can get twisty.
These Susan's War stories give her plenty to do and I like that.
After the Daleks, a Doctor Who Early Adventure, picks up Susan's adventures when she was still trying to get into the TARDIS that last time, then keeps going until she actually chooses for herself from a number of available options. It does a lot of good stuff with the setting, not just the immediate leftovers of the Dalek invasion but politics and bad guys stoking hate of aliens just to win an election. It would be really nice if that story was never timely.
Susan and Jack have a lot in common, and it would be interesting for them to have a conversation about it. Also, Jack would get to the relevant era on the slow path, which is actually pretty worrying when you think they'd still have to wait for the Doctor to fix things. Except Jack is from after the Time War and we're only sure Susan was there Before. What that whole era looks like After the Time War is still a question.
But Jack got left behind and according to Big Finish ended up in the historical record in such a way you have to wonder if a conscientious time traveller had to leave him there. And Susan does something here that would put her on the record right away. So, interesting.
I continue to like Doctor Who, so that's nice.
I think I'll withhold judgement until next week though. How the whole thing works depends on what he does with the ending. Nicely done so far but who knows.
I will say though it is the most RTD thing to make *that* earlier episode turn out to be important. So I rewatched Space Babies after Wish World and what I mostly noticed this time is
the Doctor said I Wish.
If wishes are getting granted that one is a doozy.
I also note I still like the ending. Got to save them all.
Also listened to this week
Susan's War 3, Grandfather Time: more Time War stories, this time with the guy who doesn't want to be called The Doctor but thankfully for the writers will still answer to Grandfather.
I liked these two. Sending Susan on diplomatic rescue missions suits her. And this one of her grandfather has an extra edge to his actions, which compare contrasts interestingly to his earlier self who was still refusing the war after Susan had signed up.
The specific Kaled story where the time splintered Kaleds could get infected by their Dalek timeline counterparts was really depressing? Like, plausibly people who branch away from such a history of war as Kaleds shared would indeed take warlike paths, but, depressing. I don't think I like that they were copying stuff, it makes it better and sadder if they had their own thing the war ate.
The Voord Alliance was a good one as well, with a time story eating itself. Time War, when they can get twisty.
These Susan's War stories give her plenty to do and I like that.
After the Daleks, a Doctor Who Early Adventure, picks up Susan's adventures when she was still trying to get into the TARDIS that last time, then keeps going until she actually chooses for herself from a number of available options. It does a lot of good stuff with the setting, not just the immediate leftovers of the Dalek invasion but politics and bad guys stoking hate of aliens just to win an election. It would be really nice if that story was never timely.
Susan and Jack have a lot in common, and it would be interesting for them to have a conversation about it. Also, Jack would get to the relevant era on the slow path, which is actually pretty worrying when you think they'd still have to wait for the Doctor to fix things. Except Jack is from after the Time War and we're only sure Susan was there Before. What that whole era looks like After the Time War is still a question.
But Jack got left behind and according to Big Finish ended up in the historical record in such a way you have to wonder if a conscientious time traveller had to leave him there. And Susan does something here that would put her on the record right away. So, interesting.
I continue to like Doctor Who, so that's nice.