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Disney took, in my opinion, the best show to ever be written & turned it into a sci-fi version of High School Musical. I'm truly disappointed. The actors are perfect, the set design & costumes are amazing, however the writing is cheesy at best. Its just so childish and corny. They took a family friendly grown up show & turned it into a "Disney Channel" kid's comedy. The Doctor is a leader, he's a character that has been around longer than we can imagine & has knowledge & abilities to match. He's a leader & a problem solver. These writers have turned him into a sobbing, clueless man, who completely lacks leadership skills. All the while randomly breaking out in song. It's cheap & shallow, lacking the complexities that made the previous Dr. Who's so magical.

I have no issues with the cast and they have a good vibe, I'm particularly enjoying Ncuti in the role. I wasn't actually aware of him before this but he really does have some good energy. Too early to tell regarding the writing so I'll reserve judgement. It's been better than Chibnall but that's not a difficult accomplishment. My biggest issue is the overall feel of the show. They say Disney has no real input so why does it feel like a Disney show? If it doesn't pick up I may just give up and go back to watching the older seasons. Given the recent performance of Disney shows this really isn't a good start and I hope beyond all hope it finds it feet because this isn't what the majority want.

If I were to describe in one word how the New Who looks like it would be "stale". Let's put aside politics and all that stuff and look at actual material itself. Episodes feel so uninspired. I know RTD made some bad episodes doing it's first run, but there was always some sort of charm about them or at least something. It feels like he got his ideas from Chat GPT. I was excited about the second episode because of all the teasers we got, but again it looks so unispired and tacky. But that being said the cast is good, even Maestro had some potential to be great villian but in the end if was kinda eh beacuse of the writing.

To sum up, I would like to quote 10th doctor's famous monologue - "You could do so much more! So much more, and this what I get... Well it's not fair!"

The story is pointless, flat, contradictory, boring and embarrassing. The healing and wise Doctor known as the preserver of values, life and the saviour of the Earth and the universe has mutated into a leading figure in a third-rate Punch and Judy show. Just as the Doctor has completely lost his grandeur and wisdom, the story has lost its brilliance. Where has the genius gone that in the series' heyday manifested itself in brilliant speeches, in exposing social and societal inequalities (when he uncovered the Ood scandal, for example) and ultimately through the wit, charm, cleverness and compassion of the main character? The Doctor has degenerated into a puppet, a shadow of his former self.

This is not it.

I think back to 'Rose', 'The End of the World', 'The Unquiet Dead', etc. And this just doesn't match. I feel a very strong Disney influence here, like the recent MCU and live action remakes, the thinly veiled political statements and the concerted effort to include some kind of musical number and numerous dead-end references, also known as 'key jangling' and 'member berries'. RTD said he wasn't going to bend the knee to the mouse, but I don't believe that. This is not the kind of quality I expect from the man who gave use DW2005, It's a Sin, Cucumber, etc. This is a mess. Get rid of Disney. Worst thing they ever did. Aside from Chibnall of course.