brionkelly
Joined Feb 2015
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brionkelly's rating
Jodie Whittakers doctor has unfortunately suffered from Chibnall's boring stories and cringey dialogue.
But now RTD is back in the seat and it shows.
Although the the story doesn't particularly blow me out of the water, it was well paced, dialogue felt natural, and there were some genuinely giggle inducing moments.
Acting was a highlight as to be expected with the return of David Tennant and Catherine Tate. Yasmin Finney did fine as Rose Noble. Hopefully she'll get a better chance to show her chops in future episodes.
The special effects were quite good. This is the aspect I always found Doctor Who to falter in but I was impressed by this episode. CGI was used sparingly to give a bit of life to the charming practical effects. Especially with the Meep.
It's very good to see people of the LGBT community being represented in Doctor Who. However, moments like Rose chastising the doctor for assuming that the Meep identifies as a male takes me out of believing that her identity as a trans person is a part of her overall character and personality, and leaves me feeling like maybe her only purpose as a character is for inclusivities sake.
On the other hand moments like the boys cycling past Rose and how she reacts to them making horrible remarks about her transition, deliberately deadnaming and misgendering her, shows her struggle in a more relatable way. We all know what it's like to be bullied for some aspect of our person, wether it's because of weight, race, ability, social status, identity etc. This gives people (mostly cisgender people like myself) a way to view that sort of situation with more empathy.
I hope in future we get more the latter kind of inclusive writing than the former.
Overall, very happy with the episode.
But now RTD is back in the seat and it shows.
Although the the story doesn't particularly blow me out of the water, it was well paced, dialogue felt natural, and there were some genuinely giggle inducing moments.
Acting was a highlight as to be expected with the return of David Tennant and Catherine Tate. Yasmin Finney did fine as Rose Noble. Hopefully she'll get a better chance to show her chops in future episodes.
The special effects were quite good. This is the aspect I always found Doctor Who to falter in but I was impressed by this episode. CGI was used sparingly to give a bit of life to the charming practical effects. Especially with the Meep.
It's very good to see people of the LGBT community being represented in Doctor Who. However, moments like Rose chastising the doctor for assuming that the Meep identifies as a male takes me out of believing that her identity as a trans person is a part of her overall character and personality, and leaves me feeling like maybe her only purpose as a character is for inclusivities sake.
On the other hand moments like the boys cycling past Rose and how she reacts to them making horrible remarks about her transition, deliberately deadnaming and misgendering her, shows her struggle in a more relatable way. We all know what it's like to be bullied for some aspect of our person, wether it's because of weight, race, ability, social status, identity etc. This gives people (mostly cisgender people like myself) a way to view that sort of situation with more empathy.
I hope in future we get more the latter kind of inclusive writing than the former.
Overall, very happy with the episode.
