I’m genuinely confused by this, the current season of Doctor Who has been excellent. The episodes have been memorable, I’m interested in the overarching story they’ve been building up, solid companions, and a great Doctor.
‘Doctor Who’ Ratings Dive, Supercharging Uncertainty About Future Of Sci-Fi Series
Submitted 3 weeks ago by Skavau@lemm.ee to Television@lemm.ee
https://deadline.com/2025/05/doctor-who-ratings-drop-speculation-future-1236409467/
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MimicJar@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Disney invested money, but destroyed the marketing aspect, citing anything considered woke or DEI-related to be non-grata…
p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Unfortunately, like many companies chasing after trends in shitty ways, BBC really fucked up Jodie Whittaker’s reign by trying to jump on this woke bandwagon by hiring some of the shittiest soap opera writers they could find, to push every kind of topic around racist, sexism, etc. in the most heavy-handed and clumsy way possible.
And before you start downvoting me for somehow being some right-wing hack just because I said the word “woke”, let’s not forget that Jay Exci, a trans person, wrote a five-hour rant shredding every single episode of that season in detail.
pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Agreed. I love the new Doctor Who episodes, but Disney can still fuck off. I’ll buy it on DVD, later.
IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Let me guess. The Daleks? Or maybe the cyber men?
I gave up when lazy writing constantly pushed to the same boring for. A giant wheelie bin.
Really loved Blink with the Angels but I got so tired of it. Think I stopped watching around Matt Smith era and he was quite good.
p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
And they do this same thing every new Doctor. They just front-load the first few episodes with the same tired tropes and enemies we’ve already seen, as if we need to be re-introduced to the same bullshit.
Eccleston - A Dalek appears in the sixth episode in one of the worst episodes I’ve seen, and they make them a primary element of the last few episodes of the season David Tennant - Cybermen in the sixth and seventh episode, and they make them a primary element of the last few episodes of the season Matt Smith - Daleks in the third episode Peter Capaldi - Daleks in the second episode (hey, can’t be worse than Kill the Moon), Cybermen in the last few episodes of the season Jodie Whittaker - Daleks in the New Year’s special (I guess they tried to delay it?) Ncuti Gatwa - No Daleks or Cybermen, so maybe they learned their lesson?
MimicJar@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
No Daleks. No Cyber men.
Now maybe they’ll appear later, but it seems unlikely.
But even if they do… That’s fine?
When I watch Star Wars, I expect Jedi to show up at some point. They don’t need to 100% of the time, but that’s the universe. In Solo we get a brief tease of Maul, which flips the expectation. In Andor season 1 Luthen gifts Andor a Kyber crystal, and his ship does a lightsaber-like spin move. In Season 2 we have the Force healer. In Rogue One we have Chirrut who repeats, “I am one with the Force, the Force is with me.”
When I watch Doctor Who I expect certain things. Obviously The Doctor, a companion, the Tardis, the sonic screwdriver. I expect to see long time enemies like Daleks, Cyber men or maybe The Master. The Doctor has a mysterious past involving Gallifrey. I know when The Doctor dies, he regenerates.
Is it all a bit of a trope? Yes. Is that fine? Yes.
Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
No, they’ve actually been doing The Gods of Chaos (Surekh, The Toymaker, and some new ones) along with The Rani.
veeesix@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
That’s unfortunate. I think the show has found a new groove and perspective with Ncuti Gatwa as the doctor.
DosDude@retrolemmy.com 3 weeks ago
Yeah. Ncuti is nailing it. I really like him as the doctor
Coldcell@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
He’s just an incredibly watchable actor that brings levity and gravitas with ease.
Carrot@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
I’ve really liked Ncuti as the doctor, I’ve liked the companions as well. I’ve liked a good bit of the overarching mysteries of the last season and this one. But as someone who grew up watching starting from Eccleston, and then went back to watch the original series, the only part of the new season I really dislike is the front and center focus of “Magic” villains. I understand that this was done a bit in the original series as well, but I disliked it there too. It really cheapens the entire narrative when the doctor can somehow overcome what are essentially gods with an almost unsurmountable level of power that doesn’t have to be rooted in some sort of scifi explanation.
Obviously this is a personal opinion, and it does seem that the target audience has shifted a bit more mainstream (not that it was super niche before, it’s just that stories now feel very surface-level), it just saddens me that a show I liked has taken a turn for the worse, narratively speaking. I’m still mostly enjoying these seasons, and their more grounded stories feel pretty similar to the 2005 series.
yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Wait, the source is a Murdoch newspaper? I’ll wait until another more credible source confirms this
thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
I like the latest Doctor Who. Commercials in the middle are fucking lame and make me want to pirate that shit even though I’m paying for a service that provides it.
Otherwise the latest story is awesome! The barber shop spider is good ol Doctor Who
WittyProfileName2@hexbear.net 3 weeks ago
Honestly, other than that terrible Eurovision episode, it’s been a good series overall. Some of the best Dr Who in recent years.
wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I didn’t even know the new season was out!
NightFantom@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
Same! Anyone know how to watch it outside of the uk?
thisisdee@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Should be on Disney+
wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
I’m torrenting it. One thing I always hated was the needless censorship by BBCA.
Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
All the reactionaries out here not noticing that there’s no source to any of the claims.
theywilleatthestars@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The last episode sucked. Highly questionable politics and Belinda’s personality was nowhere to be seen. Liked Lux and Story and the Engine though
supernight52@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yes, anyone with or without eyes could have seen this one coming. Disney is poison, and kills everything good in entertainment. They are the EA of Hollywood, but even more reprehensible.
svcg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
That’s some of the strongest language I’ve ever read on the internet.