tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post4692923495681003012..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Doctor Who #1005: The Battle of Ranskoor Av KolosSiskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-39770252747614281982018-12-28T06:43:48.418-04:002018-12-28T06:43:48.418-04:00I got the same feeling that I got from most of thi...I got the same feeling that I got from most of this season, which is that is was, y'know, fine. But when I look back I can pick at least one outstanding episode from every other prior season of New Who. This season has been a real struggle. I guess I'd probably go with Demons, but that was still "good" rather than "amazing".<br /><br />And this episode continues Chibnall's weird thing of setting something up and then just ignoring it. It's like the Doctor's injury in Tsuranga which got lots of play and then was just ignored. Here it's the whole "the planet will attack your MIND without these strips of paper" which turns out to be "the planet with give you a MILD HEADACHE!" And yeah, I also noticed the missing comedy beat with the UX saying "dimensionally transcendent". There should either have been a shot of the Doctor looking disappointed that she couldn't show off, or you remove the (apparently overdubbed) line saying "you won't understand why my ship is bigger on the inside".<br /><br />Also, I'm still unsure if the Doctor saying literally everything she thinks is a character quirk or slightly lazy writing. Possibly both.<br /><br />So yeah. Graham: great. Doctor: mostly great. Ryan and Yaz: still a touch dull. Writing (drama): Fine. Writing (comedy): Eh. LiamKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996095233681105682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-33842093306034901292018-12-13T11:27:00.378-04:002018-12-13T11:27:00.378-04:00Shhh. Don't draw attention to the bad pun.Shhh. Don't draw attention to the bad pun.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-60115431602610956072018-12-13T11:18:59.012-04:002018-12-13T11:18:59.012-04:00Funny story: in Australia, Tim Shaw is the name of...Funny story: in Australia, Tim Shaw is the name of a TV infomercial spokesman and radio presenter, best known for popularising the phrase "But wait, there's more!" locally back in the 90s. And ever since "The Woman Who Fell to Earth", he's been a running gag on a Doctor Who discussion show on ABC2 called Whovians, to the point that the episode that followed this one had him on to announce the winner of a prize pack in the same style. He also interviewed Tzim-Sha's actor on radio just after his first episode aired.<br /><br /><br />"I want to punch Tim Shaw in the teeth whenever he's on screen too."<br />Do you mean his own teeth, or the ones from other people?Toby'chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298458468488781568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-51871872143464477412018-12-13T09:20:09.028-04:002018-12-13T09:20:09.028-04:00Well, she's not done yet and I only ever make ...Well, she's not done yet and I only ever make a character sheet when the character leaves.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-43111345837688509802018-12-13T06:51:54.367-04:002018-12-13T06:51:54.367-04:00Good luck trying to come up with Yaz's AITAS F...Good luck trying to come up with Yaz's AITAS Favourite method of accumulating story points! ;D It's almost a re-imagining of 'the problem with Susan' all over again, not adult enough to play at being a female lead because the Doctor dominates that role, despite Yaz supposedly being a police officer. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com