So, there was animated discussion on here when the Doctor returned to our screens last year and I’m surprised there hasn’t been more since the latest season finished.

A quick recap about my stance from the last thread: my son is a big fan, I thought recent stories and acting were terrible, I thought the diversity/inclusivity content was ham-fisted to the point of being comical. No, I’m not racist, homophobic, transphobic etc.

So I’ve watched most of the episodes this season, and with a couple of exceptions things panned out exactly as I thought they would. Writing continues to be bad (mostly – some exceptions below) with most stories too bombastic and needing ‘The Big Insight’ from the Doctor to resolve. Ruby is a plucky cookie-cutter stage-school poppet indistinguishable from Clara, Rose, Amy etc. Ncuti Gatwa is never believable as the Doctor (and I’ve decided he’s simply not a very good actor) and, yes, diversity is the theme of the season, in case you couldn’t tell (There may have been yells of “Kill the dwarf!” coming from my end of the sofa during more animated parts of the finale).

Some thoughts on episodes:

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