Better writing? I mean if changing a gender is the best way to fix a show then the show probably just needs cancelling. I’m not particularly complaining here as I quit the show a few years back when I concluded that new who was basically Buffy the vampire slayer in space.
@shamrockgooner - by PC I guess I meant equal opportunities. Just like the casting of Richard of York in the Shakespeare series a few years ago as black. I’m fine with it when its an adaption or a rebrand etc. as they equate to different versions, but not when its a long standing franchise.
Each doctor is most definitely a rebrand though. They get a new costume, they get a new screwdriver, they get a new TARDIS interior, they mostly get new companions and in this case they got a new gender.
It’s really not a big deal and I don’t think it was done for equal opportunities, I think it was done to explore a different side of the Doctor, the same reason they brought in Capaldi after nearly a decade of younger Doctors.
It’s actually nonsensical to me to be wedded to a character who can change being a particular gender.
What kind of different side do you mean that would require a female? Hopefully nothing gimmicky, like the Doctor being moody cos she’s on her period haha. Colin Baker was dark, Tom Baker humorous, Davidson more thoughtful. Do we need a women to explore personality? I guess you’re right that they are all a rebrand though. The next doctor will defo need to be female or of a different race now though, if they change back to a man it will look well sexist.
Shes quite a hottie and been a fan for 35 years of the Doc. Thought it was shit though if im honest. Thought she was shit as was the script again. Same problem as last 3-4 seasons. The writing just sucks.
She could definitely still pull it out the bag though. Hell look at TNG and Patricks first outing as Picard.
Dont think a timelord would fail to spot boobs either…
We shall see but for the while bit above the doctor would not be the first timelord to change sex during regeneration so cool with me…
So, apparently since I stopped watching this a decade ago and Steven Moffat stepped down along with Capaldi this show has fallen off a fucking cliff.
The viewership with the first female Doctor lost viewers and that continued with RTD-Gatwa years having haemorrhaged viewers and not even the specials with fan favourite David Tennant returning could save the show.
Rumours persisted for the past year that the show was going to be cancelled but they’ve had one more throw of the dice and made another returning fan favourite (non-Doctor) the 16th…
I think they should move towards an ending. I don’t know what there is left to do with it.
It has absolutely always been a show of huge variable quality. It has some absolutely top notch sci fi in its history but also some seriously B movie material too. The balance has tipped a long way towards the latter for a long time now.
The problems stem from the writing and that’s all on Russell T Davies. Show was at it’s peak with Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi with Steven Moffat at the helm. Russell T Davies is simply too OTT and seems to want to reinvest what he done with the series with Tennant.
Damage was done with Chibnal writing bring in the timeless child and bringing a doctor in that pre dates Hartnell which makes no sense. The best writing for jodie was done in last night episode.
Is billy pipper the doctor tho she didnt get introduced as the doctor in the credits like previous Actors did.
she didnt get introduced as the doctor in the credits like previous Actors did.