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Post by Nyder on Jan 5, 2020 10:08:20 GMT
What did you think of it?
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Post by markrand on Jan 5, 2020 12:27:24 GMT
It'll be on BBC America tonight, I think. I'll give you my opinion after I watch it. Going by part one, I think it should get, at least, a good grade.
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Post by ninjaconor on Jan 5, 2020 20:26:50 GMT
I absolutely loved it! It felt very like "Day of the Moon" (another episode I loved) but without the clever-for-the-sake-of-it over-complicated storytelling. The plot kept me hooked, the jokes were funny without spilling over into cartooniness, and it's got me really excited for the rest of the series. If Chris Chibnall keeps up this standard, I'll be very happy!
My only slight gripe is still that "Spyfall" is an awful title for an episode. "Skyfall" was already about spies! Changing the 'k' to a 'p' is redundant!
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Post by Escher on Jan 5, 2020 21:17:54 GMT
It was good. A highly interesting and dramatic turn of events towards the end in what might be a very good season arc if they maintain it.
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thereviewer
3rd Incarnation
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Favourite Doctors: Jodie Whittaker, Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi, David Tennant, Christopher Eccelston, John Hurt, Paul McGann, Sylvester McCoy, Peter Davison, Tom Baker, William Hartnell
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Post by thereviewer on Jan 6, 2020 3:10:46 GMT
I thought it was pretty well-done. I get a feeling that Chibnil is going to be the showrunner who plants seeds early and elaborates on them in the following season given what popped up tonight that called back to Series 11. Not saying what, obviously, but I like that he's taking his time when it comes to revelations like this. Otherwise, I thought it was on-par with last weeks. And without giving too much away, my Kingsman comparison was actually pretty spot-on.
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Post by markrand on Jan 6, 2020 17:01:34 GMT
I enjoyed watching it. Good work by all.
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5atbu
2nd Incarnation
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Post by 5atbu on Jan 8, 2020 19:33:21 GMT
Weak. But it's a Xmas special so they are a bit juvenile. Should get better.
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Post by Eryx on Feb 3, 2020 20:41:00 GMT
For me the follow up to a great season opener was a bit of a let down. The cool James Bond vibe has gone to be replaced with weird alien stuff and off time jumping antics. I did like the historical elements and famous persons but I just found the overall change rather disappointing. However, the odd twist at the end was both surprising and a bit of a let down - it was only a couple years ago we got Gallifrey back after all. Hopefully it will be a plot element that can be reversed or changed.
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Post by senko on Feb 17, 2020 11:54:18 GMT
Well it was better than the first episode I think that weird nagging off vibe isn't there in this one. That ending though I don't want to spoil anything so 3 words. Overplayed, Overpowered, Fast. More expansion the concept is to me overplayed in new who as it just keeps coming up, its overpowered in the sense that one person could do all that and not be noticed and its fast in that its moving too fast. It feels that the writer has this concept but we're over here so they're jumping from point to point too fast to get to the story they actually want to tell. That's not true, this is how it is, look shiny person, retcon, retcon, look plot hook. We just don't get time to absorb the information before we're being hit with the next bit. It's to use an anology like JK Rawling wanted to tell the story of the final war against Voldemort so instead of 7 books we get. You're a wizard harry, Look Voldemorts alive sort of, there's a basilisk under the school but its dead now, voldemort is properly alive but the ministry's hiding things, now everyone know's the truth and he's taken over. So Harry, Ron and Hermione . . . . There's just so much potential room to expand the things we're getting tossed at us in these two episodes to fill a half season arc easily but its just quick offhand line move on.
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