Space Babies

I don't know how many times this needs to be said. Classic Doctor Who worked because it never patronised its audience. Never treated the show as a show for children. It was science fiction written by intelligent writers that could be enjoyed by adults and children alike.

I don't know how they can get this so wrong. You have the genius idea of being able to place the story anywhere in time and space which opens up a world of possibility. And the best they can come out with is Space Babies. And bogies. I mean come on.

I have to say I really want to like Ncuti and Millie but again the acting seems very forced and far too hyper.

Here's hoping it picks up because that was an awfully weak opening which does not augur well.

This isn't Dr. Who. This is some of the worst TV I've ever seen. Seriously, the writing here is abysmal. I can't imagine how it could get any worse. Worse is not conceivable.

This was not worth the wait. I honestly don't know how something this bad was conceived in the first place.

It's not the characters. It's 100% bad writing. RTD what were you thinking?

Seriously, this is the best that you could come up with?

Honestly, I think the best parts of the show are the opening and closing credits. It's looks amazing. But if the best part of a sandwich is the bread, then I'm afraid that misses the whole point of the sandwich in the first place.

The chemistry between Ruby and the Doctor was fantastic. They clearly feel off each other as actors and you can just feel the casual connection they have with each other. Gatwa and Gibson physical interaction was the feel of long time friends and shows genuine fun and warmth between the characters. I have a feeling that along with their superb acting will generate a lot of positivity towards this episode. I think after a couple of seasons (since 2 is confirmed with Gatwa) that this will be viewed as one of the weakest episodes.

On to the story, Davies has always had political or social undertones. None of them detracts from the story even though they were clearly complaints/comments. The writing was clearly meant to be juvenile. 6 years olds in onsies. Overall, but the overall poop, smell, and dirty diaper jokes throughout the story is classical low hanging fruit that Davies gets fixated on sometimes. Tarnished a story with a lot of energy and chemistry along with some really funny buts and some scary moments.

Growing up with Doctor who in the 70s and 80s I always liked how it treated its viewers respectfully and credited them with intelligence. Even as a 50 something watching Tennant, Smith and Eccleston I still enjoyed the reboot and found them well written. This episode however is the poorest I have ever seen due mostly to plot and themes. Ncuti Gatwa needs better episodes written if he's going to stand the test of time. Massive budgets and charisma from Ncuti don't compensate for lame stories about space babies. Theres a paint drying video on YouTube that's more interesting. Let's see what the rest of the season brings!

I was looking forward to the new Dr Who series, but the first episode is disappointing. The plot has no nuance or substance, a far cry from the intelligent stories of seasons past. The pacing is strange going from a frenetic beginning to slow and erratic finish. It feels like the writers ran out of ideas and needed to pad out the show to an hour.

The big problem however that will be difficult to fix in future episodes, is that the two main characters are just cringey and unlikeable. The show may have worked, with a little more substance to the characters. It feels like the Lego movie where, "everything is awesome" but without the comedy.

Give it a past, watch to older seasons, much better.