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Subject: Re: Docotr Who S15/S2 - Ep1: The Robot Revolution
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2025 02:30:00 +0200
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On 14.04.25, Blueshirt  <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:

> Well, here we are at long last...a new season of Doctor Who on
> the TV.

> My first impressions of "The Robot Revolution" were quite good
> all things considering. I found it an interesting episode that
> certainly isn't as bad as some people make it out to be.

Anyone made it out to be bad?

I like it! Apart from Sasha getting killed, and the crying bit. He's  
supposed to be the recovered one...

> In fact, I thought it was a fun romp. "The Robot Revolution" won't
> go down as a great Doctor Who episode mind you, but it had its good
> moments.

Fancy, weird, crazy. Not much running, but overall good!

> I've always said that Ncuti Gatwa makes a good 15th Doctor and
> despite some dodgy dialogue I thought he put in a good
> performance in this episode. The new companion Belinda came
> across very well too, she certainly wasn't in awe of the Doctor
> like some companions have been...

Yes!

> in fact, she was quite a no nonsense type of girl. "I am not one
> of your adventures" being one of my favourite quotes from this
> episode.

Yes!

> ("Am I Six?" when the Doctor said "Timey-Wimey" being another.) With
> the right material the 15th Doctor and Belinda could become a really
> good team... if short lived.

And, the Doctor and the Nurse. Sounds good to me.

> The complaint around a lot of modern Doctor Who episodes being
> rushed could be repeated here too as the pace of this episode
> was very quick and I assume some stuff was left in the editing
> room... stuff with a bit more explanation to some things
> especially!

Hah. The whole time fracture thing, and how it was resolved... What!?

Oh, never mind, it's fun. :)

> Belinda's question "Is this your TARDIS" stood out too, so either the
> Doctor telling her about the TARDIS was cut or there are bigger things
> at play with Belinda and it's all part of her arc.

I was just thinking he must have told her off-screen.

> Mrs Flood's brief appearance at the start and her 'fourth wall'
> breaking comment is clearly foreshadowing something big later on
> too.. as her comment was meaningless in regards to this episode.

Yeah. Back to who's Mrs Flood theories.

> I'm still in the 'she is the Rani' camp. (Rani is an anagram of
> rain - too much rain and you get a flood... Seems simple enough,
> right? But as we know RTD likes his misdirections and
> double-bluffs!)

Hm, could be the Rani, but the bit with rain doesn't ring true.

> So, not a bad start to this new season and a definite
> improvement on last year's opener...

What, Space Babies? I like Space Babies!

> Overall I'd give "The Robot Revolution" a 6/10 rating.

Oh, at least 8/10 from me, let's see how the rest goes before I make up  
my mind for good.

-- 

Mickmane