I've been a fan of Doctor Who since 1982. I was really excited by New Who when it started but I haven't watched it beyond a few eps in a couple of years.
I liked Nine a lot, LOVED Ten and then they lost me at Eleven. He looks like a goof ball but he's very much not a nice person. Same thing happened for me with Seven though. I don't think I've ever seen the last season with Seven because I just didn't like him.
Capaldi is a great actor and Twelve has real potential but the writing got really sexist and stupid under Moffet and I'm having a hard time coming back to try Twelve out knowing he's still the show runner.
River seemed like a fun idea at first but it got old quick.
Martha is awesome!! She gets some really good stuff when she was in a few eps of Torchwood too. I liked Rose but not as much when they brought her back. Donna is a lot like Tegan from the old series only smarter. I love the idea that there's a Companion who isn't in love with the Doctor and doesn't take any nonsense from him.
Torchwood is VERY uneven and the finale, Children of Earth, made me yell at the TV. CoE has some really bad characterization and plot holes you could fly a star destroyer though. Seriously, if you plan to watch it I won't spoil it but once you do let me know and I can rant about it for days.
Gwen is super annoying. It's really obvious that she's the author's pet and can do no wrong even when she says and does really dreadful stuff. I was at a convention a few years ago in which the panel took a good 10-15 minute digression in which everyone ranted about her. One of the things I hated most about the end of the show was that so many interesting characters died and she made it through without getting eaten by something unpleasant.
The plus side though is you get lots of Captain Jack and you get Ianto, who is total love, and you get to see James Marsters (Spike from Buffy) kiss Captain Jack and generally be the ex-boyfriend from Hell.
Another plus is that there is really good Jack/Ianto fic out there that minimizes Gwen and ignores the stupid parts of CoE and you can enjoy it better if you've seen series 1 & 2.
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Date: 2015-04-27 12:54 am (UTC)I liked Nine a lot, LOVED Ten and then they lost me at Eleven. He looks like a goof ball but he's very much not a nice person. Same thing happened for me with Seven though. I don't think I've ever seen the last season with Seven because I just didn't like him.
Capaldi is a great actor and Twelve has real potential but the writing got really sexist and stupid under Moffet and I'm having a hard time coming back to try Twelve out knowing he's still the show runner.
River seemed like a fun idea at first but it got old quick.
Martha is awesome!! She gets some really good stuff when she was in a few eps of Torchwood too. I liked Rose but not as much when they brought her back. Donna is a lot like Tegan from the old series only smarter. I love the idea that there's a Companion who isn't in love with the Doctor and doesn't take any nonsense from him.
Torchwood is VERY uneven and the finale, Children of Earth, made me yell at the TV. CoE has some really bad characterization and plot holes you could fly a star destroyer though. Seriously, if you plan to watch it I won't spoil it but once you do let me know and I can rant about it for days.
Gwen is super annoying. It's really obvious that she's the author's pet and can do no wrong even when she says and does really dreadful stuff. I was at a convention a few years ago in which the panel took a good 10-15 minute digression in which everyone ranted about her. One of the things I hated most about the end of the show was that so many interesting characters died and she made it through without getting eaten by something unpleasant.
The plus side though is you get lots of Captain Jack and you get Ianto, who is total love, and you get to see James Marsters (Spike from Buffy) kiss Captain Jack and generally be the ex-boyfriend from Hell.
Another plus is that there is really good Jack/Ianto fic out there that minimizes Gwen and ignores the stupid parts of CoE and you can enjoy it better if you've seen series 1 & 2.