October 14th, 2018
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Still reeling from their first encounter, can the Doctor and her new friends stay alive long enough, in a hostile alien environment , to solve the mystery of Desolation? And just who are Angstrom and Epzo?
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Anonymous
October 15th, 2018 - 3:44pmSara Jane had mini nanites that could kill, and even though is was a child show it did have adult themes and issues like when the nazi called Clyde the n word.
Pats86
October 15th, 2018 - 2:50pmI agree about the lack of gravitas from Jodie, I will give her time to settle but she is not the best thing about this new series, Bradley Walsh is.
Pats86
October 15th, 2018 - 2:45pmThe murdering toilet roll I must agree was a bog standard baddie!
Pats86
October 15th, 2018 - 2:41pmNot too bad and the Timeless child comment sounds interesting. Bradley Walsh is the best thing so far in this series for me.
I did find the acting clunky in parts even form Jodie? Hope this improves in the coming weeks, I am sure it will.
Next week’s episode looks interesting as does episode four.
For anyone interested in how the Doctor had the sunglasses from Audrey Hepburn or whoever else she said she had got them from I have the answer, she emptied her old clothes pockets when she got changed.
5/10
Doctor Stu
October 15th, 2018 - 2:35pmSarah Jane adventures? With flesh eating microbes, Aliens ripping teeth out of their victims and the villains who were suffocating the guy in this episode?
obsie
October 15th, 2018 - 2:27pmAll the way to the end of the story and were presented with the most static console instrument wise ever, I’m losing hope here.
obsie
October 15th, 2018 - 2:24pmWatching it I could feel the long trek they were on, never has 50 minutes been so tiring to watch. Was there really any point in going to South Africa to film this story and Art Malik was a pointless inclusion as well.
ADAM
October 15th, 2018 - 2:03pmI really want to like this new version but this was another dull episode. It feels more like a show that belongs on the CBBC channel.
There’s little chemistry between any of the regulars and Ms Whitaker just doesn’t have the gravitas or any kind of eccentricities to make me believe it’s the same timelord/lady/thingy that i’ve been watching for the past forty plus years. And as for the new tardis interior,to quote the sixth doctor…YUCK!
Love the new theme tune arrangement though.
Arthurian2
October 15th, 2018 - 1:45pmYes, there was and they had just been transported into space, rescued, and crash landed on an alien planet, and trusting a woman they hardly knew, wouldn’t you have a few other things on your mind than a cosy chat about grandma’s passing? Also you’ve missed the point, the scene was just a throwaway, neither performers, for me, gave me a reason to engage in their loss. Also this new reboot seems to be aimed at a younger, and more accepting audience, in my point of view that is…..
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
October 15th, 2018 - 12:25pmI don’t know how I’m going to watch it!
Mick C
October 15th, 2018 - 11:28amSorry but there was a scene where Ryan and Graeme were talking about Ryans Grandma.
Arthurian2
October 15th, 2018 - 11:07amI genuinely want to love this series but I’m really struggling with it. Positives for me, the new title graphics, very reminiscent of the 1970’s version. The art department have given us strong visuals, and there’s some great photography, all of what we have come to expect form the recent series, considering they don’t have a massive budget. I thought the three co stars were good, although Art Malik seemed a bit underused. Don’t want to use the word negatives, so let’s just say things that don’t seem to gel! Sorry, Ryan and Graham have one look on their face throughout the show, Ricky, sorry Micky, Captain Jack, Rory and Nardole, love em’ or hate em’ they could all act dots off these two. A beloved grandmother and wife has ended up dead partially due to the Doctors actions and yet they feel no remorse or scepticism towards her.I know the Doctor saved the world but most human beings only see the smaller picture, (Rose, the Doctor has a time machine, I can see my dead father again, never mind the consequences). Then there was the wonderful Bernard Cribbins, that scene at the allotment with Donna was so poignant. The whole cast just feel like they’re acting. The Dr is still full on, but funny lines just don’t seem to be that funny, and someone needs to to blast the sonic. Perhaps I had always seen the Doctor as an uncle figure, the one who took you to places and let you do things your parents would never allow, but would always look after you. At the moment I just see the Dr as another character, never really grasping control. The Tardis interior reveal hasn’t really revealed that much and it just looks a bit like a big rock in an empty space, and why have three sides of the Police Box exterior as you enter, surely the magic is that you walk through that ridiculous small door straight into a large void? Because I genuinely love the show, I’ll keep watching, but I’m losing that buzz I felt as each new episode was broadcast.
the ergon
October 15th, 2018 - 10:57amJust like his predecessor.
techmki
October 15th, 2018 - 10:38amWhat a breath of fresh air the new series is compared to Steven Moffat’s comedy years!
techmki
October 15th, 2018 - 10:37amThe most puzzling thing is the definition of Werid!
Exterminator
October 15th, 2018 - 10:35amThey mention the Stenza again in this episode and timeless child, I think the Doctor will go and rescue some of the people taken by the Stenza as trophies so we’ll probably see Tim Shaw again. If Susan is the timeless child, she might be one of those trophies held in stasis by the Stenza?
Exterminator
October 15th, 2018 - 10:11amI found this episode a bit boring, I hated the murdering toilet roll, Jodie’s using the sonic far too much, I don’t like the Tardis interior (sand timer, spinning crystal shaped like the Tardis, biscuit dispenser, no time rota!) I’ve still not connected to the new companions.
I like the theme tune and intro graphics but i agree it’s a bit short.
Sorry but only 4/10 from me. To think they flew to South Africa to film this when they could’ve go the same effect st Camber Sands!
I think the bbc need to decide is this a kids show or for adults, at the moment it still feels like the Sarah Jane adventures.
Angie
October 15th, 2018 - 9:54amI thoroughly this episode, the cinematics were top class, the story straddled the line well between being interesting and compelling enough for ‘grown ups’ (if we ever are!) and not too complex for younger viewers, same with the script. Regarding some of the comments about story arcs, if you look back at interviews Jodie and Chris gave they said the characters would have story arcs but there would be no two parters, each episode would wrap up it’s particular story from start to finish, there would be no cliff (or crane) hangers.Jodie is an excellent Doctor! I loved it when Jodie said ‘let’s get a shift on’ it just made me laugh and already seemed very Doctor Number 13, she’s making it her own with the way she delivers every line. I adored her reunion with the Tardis, the connection between the Doctor and her new ship was so emotional and it looks beautiful.
Angie
October 15th, 2018 - 9:34amI think she said in the episode that she still had things in the pockets of her old coat, which she was wearing when she went into the charity shop. She just transferred the contents
Anonymous
October 15th, 2018 - 1:46amChibnall can lie
Anonymous
October 15th, 2018 - 1:45amIf you have a problem with spiders, you may have a problem witb episode 4 ‘arachnids in the uk’
The Moffat Paradox.
October 15th, 2018 - 12:28amSame view as I had last week. Didn’t in an apt phrase blow my skirt up but but didn’t make me think this was totally unwatchable either. But not withstanding my scepticism at the series direction it really needs to be looking like it’s going to have a momentum leading up to something that WILL. Or fears will start to be founded that it’s now more Chibnall that’s not up to this than anyone else as you can’t trade otherwise in the ratings on a novelty factor in perpetuity if something doesn’t look like it has legs.
kone112
October 15th, 2018 - 12:21amI thought it was alright ,didn’t like the sonic screwdriver pointing.
In the past I thought there were great doctors ruined by mad inconceivable plots , but this time I feel that these are good stories but not quite the right doctor…..sorry.
Rikki Krystal
October 14th, 2018 - 11:44pmAnd they were out of her new coat,from the charity shop.
Explain that?
Anonymous
October 14th, 2018 - 11:27pmYes i think we are going to have a different set of casual viewers for Jodie then we had for PC. I get the feeling that the BBC execs are going to look back at Peter Capaldi as a mistake for modern times and we won’t see any more older Doctors in the future. Modern viewers wan’t a younger Doctor A-la Tennent, Smith & Whittaker.
I personally think PC was a great Doctor let down by poor writing and a darker tone. I’m not yet convinced by Jodie but the lighter tone harks back more to Tennett & Smith and i think that is what the more casual viewers want.
Tim M
October 14th, 2018 - 11:13pmReally enjoyed this episode. Much better than last weeks. Plus I’m starting to like the companions/friends. Even Jodie Whittaker is starting to look suited to the role of the Doctor, and I seriously doubted that! The story itself was very good and interesting. Plus it looked visually stunning, with effects that matched the best that Hollywood could offer. Great acting throughout, which even had some lines that made me laugh! I’d give ‘The Ghost Monument’ 9/10. So I’m converted to this new version of ‘WHO’. Which is astonishing to say after what I’ve said recently…It’s alright…I’ll get me coat.
Anonymous
October 14th, 2018 - 11:12pmWhat about that race that Tim shaw was apart of
2 episodes they are mentioned
I think it’s some sort of thing happening through the season
simon gardener
October 14th, 2018 - 10:55pmWhat the TARDIS has always needed – a custard creme biscuit dispenser!
Anonymous
October 14th, 2018 - 10:27pmSo anyoen notice
That now can the doctor have sunglasses owned by Hepburn in her pocket when she literally lost everything in her pockets last episode and she didn’t have a TARDIS
and seriously the doctor mentions that the new companions are her best friends and also says she barley knows that. Werid
Still I love the direction this series
Who rules
October 14th, 2018 - 10:11pmWasn’t going to come back to this page after my initial post but I’d just like to share the amount of messages I’m getting from friends and family about how much people are enjoying Jodie. The best thing is that most are from people who have never watched before and the consensus is that they love it.