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Doctor Who halfway review

Colin Slark
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Ss eight of Doctor Who has just reached the midway point of its season.
For those who have yet to jump into the twelfth Doctor’s adventures, here
is a brief, spoiler-free review of the first seven episodes.

The Good: The best thing about the new Doctor is that the show feels somewhat
refreshed. The Matt Smith era started to feel a bit repetitive in its storytelling and
the problem of the week seemed to always be solved by him yelling or stumbling
into a deus ex machina. Peter Capaldi’s Doctor feels a bit more cerebral. You

can see him trying to find solutions to problems and it feels like he’s more of a
participant in his stories, rather than a bystander. His cranky attitude is also

a nice change of pace after two Doctors who were super nice guys. There’s

a little bit of moral ambiguity, and the show feels a little more adult.

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The Bad: Unfortunately, if you didn’t like companion Clara in the previous series,
you won't find much difference here. She has had a couple good moments, but
overall it seems like the writers don’t really know what to do with her after the
resolution of her big mystery in series seven. The new Doctor is solid overall,
but sometimes he feels a little too combative. Some of the situations that the
Doctor and Clara encounter seem like they could have been solved much earlier
if he wasn’t always trying to teach Clara a lesson. It could be an interesting
character trait, but in many cases it just pads the episode’s running time.

Overall: This season has been thoroughly average so far. There has only been
one really bad episode, but in contrast there have been only two excellent
episodes with the rest falling somewhere in the middle. If you're already a
Who fan, you can watch it safely without fear of something truly dreadful.

If you're a new watcher, it’s not the best introduction to the series

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