The Robot Revolution

The season opener could had been a catastrophe. Well my cat baled out early!

Showrunner RTD goes for a more conventional opener. Introducing Belinda Chandra as an overworked nurse in a hospital. Next she is the Queen of a planet as she is taken away by some robots.

Only in this planet, robots and humans once lived in harmony until the AI took over.

Luckily for Belinda, the Doctor is on hand as the planet's historian.

The episode contains a bit of everything. Timey wimey, a retro 1960s visual look. Those rockets were part Dan Dare and part Wallace and Gromit. Some word puzzles.

There was a nod to real world issues, the Doctor getting chided for taking DNA without permission.

There was even some fourth wall breaking from Mrs Flood.

It does look like the Doctor and Belinda could be a good match as they try to get to Earth, the long way round.

Fan of Dr. Who, All seasons, all actors (exception Cristopher Eccleston and first sesaon with Jodie Whittaker) All my heart in it.

Once stated that , I m failing to understand (and maybe I m lacking in acceptance too) why in god s name this Doctor´s been given this I_m_in_love_with_life_and_I_m_extremely_sensitive _to_all_flowers personality (this said with James Blunt "you re beautiful" as soundtrack.

No sign of the uncanny wisdom utterly mindblowing, groundbreaking, astonishing.. (and all the grandious adverbs you may use here) the doctor used to display to solve universe scale conflicts and at the same time, being able to move us (the audience) without veering into cheesy territory, or...to show more respect that THIS Dr Who is showing to its audience, I could say "overly sentimental". I refuse to use the word "cloying"......yet.

I hope, as this second season goes on, the grey matters could have been able to take the doctor out of ICU.

That's how you should introduce a new companion and season. Definitely an intriguing start that can hopefully maintain this tone. A compelling episode that definitely subververting initial expectations into an interesting narrative. While I can admit that the first revelation of the main plot of the episode did make me chuckle by the end of the episode is left me regained my attention. The episode has it's doctor and companion introduction moments while feeling somewhat fresh and interesting reaction that should definitely be enlightening going forward with the season. The favourite moment for me during this episode was the moment between sasha 55 and the doctor that tells you everything you need to know about the implications that come with the trusting the doctor. Finally, I didn't see anything.

Season 2 is off with a bang. From the get-go, this was a thrill with every question of the series being set up and some surprises along the way.

Varada Sethu is glorious and comes out with some clever quips, smart takes and feels already more dimensional than other companions have felt in a full series. Her tonal shift is a conflicting watch, but that's what's keeping me on my toes.

Although the plot wasn't particularly inventive, it does remind me that this show is a family show and to be experienced as so. The vivid design, the colourful scenes, the wonder of it all is what makes this show special. If you're watching this episode in hopes of a horror sci-fi feel, I'm afraid you're not going to get it. If you're watching for some light, silly entertainment, you're getting a smash hit.

I will say, there were perhaps one too many familiarities with arcs seen in older seasons of the show, not even necessarily just RTD era level. I feel the scope of the show has grown exponentially and our head writer is going ham on that too scale-wise. Sometimes less is more, perhaps.

Despite this, 'The Robot Revolution' is still a fun escape from reality whilst still making an on-the-nose reference to our world as we know it. Don't stress though, it's nothing that'll distract from the story where Belinda truly is the one to watch.

If you enjoy the vibes of New Earth, this one is definitely for you. It won't be everyone's cup of tea, but it's definitely worth checking out and it's a cracking introduction to the series.

This was a decent opener for this new season. The story is good, but it was not the best, just feel a little empty.

I have to say i find a little bit unrealistic how Miss Belinda is literally kidnapped for robots and she just accepts it somehow, like it's a normal thing.

I hope the next episode could surpass the expectations, this serie has an enormous potential.

The visuals were amazing, same quality as the first season and i certainly love that.

Really love the endings with that little "taste" for the upcoming episode.

To end this review; i felt like it was nothing new but it was still entertaining.

That's it.