DigificWriter

Chibnall isn't going to retcon the Timeless Child origin for the Doctor for a couple of reasons:
1) It ties into two different eras of Classic Who (Tom Baker's Fourth and Sylvester McCoy's Seventh)

2) He'd been planning it since the day he signed on to replace Steven Moffatt as Showrunner

I just finished watching both parts of "Spyfalll", and they both get the highest of A pluses from me for not only telling a really good story, but for also evoking the Saxon Master Trilogy (" Utopia"/"The Sound of Drums"/"Last of the Time Lords") and "World Enough and Time"/"The Doctor Falls".

It also doesn't hurt that Chibnall makes better payoff decisions than RTD did with his first Master story and Moffatt did with his final Master story.

The only negative thing is that I wish I hadn't already spoiled it for myself that 'O' was really the Master, but that's neither here nor there.

Summer Falls

yeah i bet ypu have a lot of spoilers for this season ??

it was a good episode the way they wrote it was great

one sad note , no more Unit

DigificWriter

My grade for "Orphan 55" is an A; the episode reminded me very much of the first Serial of Trial of a Timelord, "The Mysterious Planet" (which I really like), with strong influence from Jurassic Park and the Alien franchise as well.

It wasn't quite as good as Ed Hime's Freshman Doctor Who story, "It Takes You Away", but it was a very solid follow up to "Skyfall" (general consensus notwithstanding).

Summer Falls

I'm glad you like it

DigificWriter

Quick grades for Episodes 4-10 of Series 12 and Revolution of the Daleks:
* Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror - A-
* Fugitive of the Judoon - A+
* Praxeus - A
* Can You Hear Me? - A
* The Haunting of Villa Diodati - A
* Ascension of the Cybermen - A+
* The Timeless Children - A+
* Revolution of the Daleks - A+

Summer Falls

Wow all good ratings

So you did like timeless child ?

One Thing Remains

Thank you for all the great reviews I love reading other people's thoughts and opinions on the episodes.

BlondieLeigh

Same.

DigificWriter

I know that there's a section of the Whovian Universe that hates the Timeless Child/Timeless Children idea because it breaks the established narrative rules of the property, but I don't personally see why that's a bad thing.

I personally love the recontextualization of previously-established lore and history that has been kickstarted by Chris Chibnall's storytelling, and also can't wait to see where else he takes his two "prime" Doctors (Thirteen and Ruth) going forward and how he inevitably continues to link them and the Timeless Child story to what's come before.

I'm also excited to watch/rewatch all of nuWho knowing that the history of the Timeless Child has been with the Doctor all along even though they and many of the people who pass in and out of their orbit are ignorant (consciously, at least) of it, and to judge their actions and the actions of other Time Lords through the lens of said history and the fact that said history was intentionally covered up.

Summer Falls

See that is what i thought as well , it gives it a new spin and it shows that there will be other doxtors out there

DigificWriter

I'm almost done with a rewatch of Series 12, and I now wish I'd ranked several episodes higher than I originally did, specifically Orphan 55, Praxeus, Can You Hear Me?, and The Haunting of Villa Diodati, which gives Series 12 9 out of 11 A+ episodes and rightfully recognizes it as being better than Series 11, which it is.

Summer Falls

Season 12 was way better than season 11

Irelan5

Is this the one with general questions if we’re confused? I noticed the Doctor was offering chocolate to a Sontaran. If she would’ve given any chocolate to the doglike alien, would she be killing him since dogs on Earth can’t eat chocolate and survive?

Summer Falls

No this is just the season 12 discussion - question thread is over here

Summer Falls

So continuing my rewatch this season was a great season as a whole

Things that stood out that was great was Jack ( torchwood needs to come back ! ) , master ( I like the way he is portrayed) gallifrey is fun ..

But it was a weak season .. didn't mind ryan and Graham leaving , wish Graham stayed but at least they didn't die