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I don't want to dispute this too much, because it's obviously true, but Disney is also making the occasional thing like "Andor", which is neither safe nor unchallenging.

But the exception proves the rule, and so on.

The guy doesn't have the permit yet, so it seems likely that it won't be granted, as long as the application process gives them space to deny permission.

 

Ever since the RTD2 era started, I've seen a number of people insisting that Disney is ruining the show, or that they can see the corp's fingerprints all over it, or other things to that effect. These statements have come not only from the corners of the internet that I'm completely comfortable ignoring, but also from people I respect.

My question is simple: do you think this is a real phenomenon, and if you do, can you provide some examples of what you mean? The examples can be based in fact, or purely vibes-based, I would just like you to clearly identify which it is, and if it is vibes based, what makes you feel that way.


It's probably clear by now, but I just don't see it. Nothing about the RTD2 era has screamed "studio interference" to me, nor do I get a "Disney vibe" from it (Disney is such a massive conglomerate at this point, I don't even know what that vibe would be). I guess you could point to the musical numbers as an example?

Ultimately, I feel like for better or worse, RTD has been doing the things that RTD likes to do for these past two seasons.

There is one example of Disney directly influencing the show that I'm aware of: RTD has said that in "The Church On Ruby Road", Disney felt that the Doctor needed to be introduced earlier in the story, so he wrote the scene with the Doctor "rescuing" the lady with the baby carriage. And honestly? That's a pretty good note.

Anyways, no wrong answers. Just help me understand.

At least in these parts, it seems like no one's talking about Hamilton - they're shaping up to be a bit if a dark horse.

The Als are the only team in the East that seem to get any credit.

If panic buttons aren't yet being pressed in Bomberville, a lot of people are at least inching closer to them.

until now Gold has done a pretty good job.

True - I've already mentioned that I don't like some of the other choices he made in this season, but he has also turned in some really good stuff by this point.

We also get his line, “An ordinary man, that’s the most important thing in creation.”

Thanks for mentioning this - it's very much a core sentiment of the series, and is even repeated later in this episode when the Doctor gets the married couples' backstory.

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If they're really going to join the fleet from time to time, maybe we'll finally see this era's Enterprise.

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You'd think watching one (1) episode of Doctor Who per week wouldn't be too difficult, but there are times when it's hard to squeeze it in...

"Father's Day" stands out to me because it's a good episode that's successful in spite of...just about everything about it.

The weak production values that have plagued the season are still on full display. It's shot in a largely boring fashion, and is downright maudlin at times. I absolutely hate Murray Gold's choices, with those string chords that suddenly turn downward, which doesn't sound sad so much as it sounds like there's something wrong with the audio track. The episode does everything it can to be bad.

And it fails. The story is great, and the performances are better. Shaun Dingwall nails the portayal of Pete Tyler, likeable fuckup. Camille Coduri is great as Jackie, as always. Billie Piper turns in what is easily her best performance as Rose so far. Eccleston is good as always, but since the Doctor is in a pretty dour mood for most of the episode, he doesn't get to show a ton of range.

The creatures (apparently called "Reapers" in ancillary material) are interesting, and it's a shame the concept has never been revisited. The episode does a lot to establish that time paradoxes can be a thing, and it's possible to do a lot of damage with time travel, even though it's not something the series typically worries about.

But in the end, the strength of the episode is its simplicity. Rose can't help but save her dad, he eventually realizes who she is and learns of his own fate, and has to sacrifice himself to make things right.

They do look awfully Mogh-like...

 

Written by: Paul Cornell

Directed by: Joe Ahearne

This casting makes it easy to attack as woke and might limit its audience.

In all seriousness, that would be the absolute best reason for this series to fail. I would be incredibly proud of it.

I didn't expect the apparent flashback framing device - Russ and Takei are a nice surprise.

Oof, I tuned in during the second quarter. It didn't look great then, and it only got worse.

Collaros is out again. The D line still gives up way too much.

Streveler looked okay, though. And good for Arbuckle - he had it together.

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