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Doctor Who (2024)
Season 1 Premiere: Dec 25, 2023
72
2.8
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
72
78% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
22% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
72
78% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
22% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
What makes Doctor Who so special is its ability to be stupid and funny while simultaneously being deeply emotionally resonant. Davies was arguably the one who made the post-2005 version of the show what it was, and it’s clear he hasn’t lost his touch. (By the way, returning composer Murray Gold absolutely kills it in these episodes as well.) Combine that with new talent in the form of the cast and you have the best of both worlds.
It takes no time at all to accept Gatwa‘s Doctor as the absolutely genuine article. He’s a hugger, full of heart, and brings an energy not unrelated to his predecessors but amplified. He’s a dancing Doctor, a singing Doctor, a frisky, flirty, fit, stylish Doctor. (Unlike his predecessors, his costume changes often.) And as Ruby, Gibson is a good match; she’s young, bright and fearless.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 137 User Ratings
2.8
26% Positive
35 Ratings
35 Ratings
3% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
72% Negative
98 Ratings
98 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 137 User Ratings
2.8
26% Positive
35 Ratings
35 Ratings
3% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
72% Negative
98 Ratings
98 Ratings
Doctor Who has never been so alive. Ncuti was born for this role and Millie makes a great companion. this show is fantastic
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With love as its guiding principle, the new season isn’t afraid of getting silly, scary, and a little bit serious — all within the space of a single episode. Davies also returns at the top of his game, with a Doctor and companion that we just can’t help but fall head over heels for and an overarching mystery that will have fans eagerly awaiting every new episode.
Whether the team can stay spirited without devolving into inanity or convolution will determine its success, and help bring this stumbling show back to life. But two episodes in, the new Who is off to a promising start.
Although just two episodes in, the new "Doctor Who" season has already proven itself to be a bold, lively, kindhearted show; it's still cheesy and awkward at times, but that energy and excitement goes a long way.
Space Babies is a textbook example of a mid-ranking Who instalment, fun but forgettable and, ultimately, not making sense. .... Much better is episode two, The Devil’s Chord, which takes the Doctor and Ruby to Abbey Road to witness the Beatles recording their debut album.
I'm here to let people know it's a good show. Doctor Who is great.
I'm not here like others, to air out my bigoted prejudices by review bombing a show, because they can't stand seeing any POC/LGBTQ+ on television. These pea-brain people are a joke.
Nothing in this show has changed. The review bombers just never watched the show before or never understood what the themes were.
They just come on here because it's part of their outrage culture.
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This is not it.
I think back to 'Rose', 'The End of the World', 'The Unquiet Dead', etc. and this just doesn't match. I feel a very strong Disney influence here, like the recent MCU and live action remakes, the thinly veiled political statements and the concerted effort to include some kind of musical number and numerous dead-end references, also known as 'key jangling' and 'member berries'. RTD said he wasn't going to bend the knee to disney, but I don't believe that. This is not the kind of quality I expect from the man who gave use DW2005, It's a Sin, Cucumber, etc. This is a mess. Get rid of Disney. Worst thing they ever did. Aside from Chibnall of course.
For the record, I'm not just complaining because I disagree with 'the message', I actually agree with RTD's politics in general, but I don't feel it makes for good entertainment when it's such an obvious, on-the-nose statement.
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Dr Who's strange new era is an intense departure from any of it's prior roots. The now campy supernatural drama pits the new pantomime style doctor character against supernatural creatures and gods with rules that require no problem solving in a world very unlike our own. The moral posturing is also obviously crude and heavy handed, but this is by far not the most obvious flaw in the new direction, which is the tone and story-telling.
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This simply is not Doctor Who. Constant fourth wall breaks, diegetic musical numbers, fast cuts and surprisingly poor writing. Diversity is welcomed but does not substitute for good storytelling.
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Initial Release Date: Dec 25, 2023
Number of seasons: 3 Seasons
Awards
Hugo Awards
• 2 Nominations
BAFTA Awards
• 2 Nominations
National Film Awards, UK
• 1 Nomination