#chibnall — Public Fediverse posts

I want to highlight some *good* things about the #Chibnall era of #DoctorWho:

1. It looked gorgeous. The last nine episodes were shot during pandemic restrictions, which meant they had to lean heavily on green screen shots, but within that it looked fantastic.

2. Segun Akinola did an incredible job of creating mood without drawing attention to his score, particular in Flux and the final specials.

3. Sacha Dhawan’s performance as the Master. Unbelievably good. Most of his scenes looked like they'd been plucked from a whole different show.

4. Mandip Gill got to do some powerhouse acting a few times, particularly in the finale. I cannot wait to see what she does next. And she’s *stunning*.

5. Chibnall’s boss new hairdo. Look at it. LOOK AT IT.

… first a confession:
I didn’t have any problems with the #Chibnall / #Whitaker era. Nice change, and you think the writing was ropey? You should have lived through the 80s!

I am very hesitant about the changes:
I wanted to see #NcutiGatwa take over from Jodie. Instead … appointing both a show-runner and a ‘new’ (old) #DoctorWho have done the job before speaks of cowardice about taking new directions, and playing it ‘safe’.

And as for the involvement of Disney, well yikes.

… first a confession:
I didn’t have any problems with the #Chibnall / #Whitaker era. Nice change, and you think the writing was ropey? You should have lived through the 80s!

I am very hesitant about the changes:
I wanted to see #NcutiGatwa take over from Jodie. Instead … appointing both a show-runner and a ‘new’ (old) #DoctorWho have done the job before speaks of cowardice about taking new directions, and playing it ‘safe’.

And as for the involvement of Disney, well yikes.

… first a confession:
I didn’t have any problems with the #Chibnall / #Whitaker era. Nice change, and you think the writing was ropey? You should have lived through the 80s!

I am very hesitant about the changes:
I wanted to see #NcutiGatwa take over from Jodie. Instead … appointing both a show-runner and a ‘new’ (old) #DoctorWho have done the job before speaks of cowardice about taking new directions, and playing it ‘safe’.

And as for the involvement of Disney, well yikes.