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Yeah, I could probably go on for hours with my various, sometimes contradictory, thoughts about the state of affairs.
And hell, I probably will at some point, because what else are we going to do around here for the foreseeable future?
For now, I'll just say that for better or worse, I think RTD picked up where he left off with this era, and made pretty much the same show he did back in '05.
But the '05 audience has changed since then, and this era didn't seem to attract a new generation of fans (at least, not in sufficient numbers).
Hello again, I wanted to add to my thoughts.
I was thinking about the show so far, and I would put the current situation at Chibnall's feet, not Davies'. Davies ramped up the stakes, sure, but all of Moffat's run was basically just releasing all of that lingering Davies-era pressure and resetting Doctor Who back to baseline. When he left, the Time Lords were back, the Doctor was mostly healed emotionally, and the Doctor's closing words were about being kind, not vengeful. Yes, we still had some big events, but each one was more contained in its own way.
I would say that Moffat worked hard to close the chapter on the Davies-era changes and bring storylines down to more reasonable levels. Then Chibnall showed up and ramped them back up.
I mean, it was his right to do so, but while Moffat tried to put the "toys back in the box," so to speak, Chibnall basically glued the bricks together in a way he liked, and now we're all living with those changes. I'm sure it will be fine. The IP just needs a rest or that left turn I mentioned earlier.