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Subject: Re: Doctor Who S15/S2 - Ep2: Lux
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2025 21:20:02 +0100
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On 21/04/2025 15:55, The Doctor wrote:
> In article <vu4f7u$1av89$3@dont-email.me>,
> The True Doctor  <agamemnon@hello.to.NO_SPAM> wrote:
>> On 20/04/2025 12:39, The Doctor wrote:
>>> In article <vu1ne6$2tm9f$1@dont-email.me>,
>>> The True Doctor  <agamemnon@hello.to.NO_SPAM> wrote:
>>>> On 20/04/2025 01:34, The Doctor wrote:
>>>>> In article <vu165m$2bnct$1@dont-email.me>,
>>>>> The True Doctor  <agamemnon@hello.to.NO_SPAM> wrote:
>>>>>> On 19/04/2025 20:48, The Doctor wrote:
>>>>>>> In article <xn0p4qtqb8i9li1000@post.eweka.nl>,
>>>>>>> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>>>>>>>> The second episode of the new season gives us "Lux" which
>>>>>>>> doesn't just break the fourth wall, it blows it to bits!!!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> There was a lot in "Lux" to like... I thought Mr Ring-a-Ding
>>>>>>>> was quite a good villain, despite being a cartoon. He also
>>>>>>>> turns out to be another one of the Chaos Gods... of which I'm
>>>>>>>> sure we'll hear more of later on in the season. Mr Ring-a-Ding
>>>>>>>> was something different for "Doctor Who" anyway, so that was a
>>>>>>>> plus point. The chemistry between Belinda and the Doctor is
>>>>>>>> another one, as they come across as a fun pairing. I am actually
>>>>>>>> preferring Belinda to Ruby at this moment in time, her dynamic
>>>>>>>> with the Doctor seems to be way more interesting.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Because of the animation in this episode it would be easy to
>>>>>>>> suggest that without the Disney investment episodes like "Lux"
>>>>>>>> couldn't have been made, but it is undeniably true that "Doctor
>>>>>>>> Who" has never looked so good. Visually, episodes are quite
>>>>>>>> impressive to look at. It's usually the plots or the rushed
>>>>>>>> endings that let episodes down these days, not what the episodes
>>>>>>>> look like.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The middle bit with the "Doctor Who" fans watching the episode
>>>>>>>> will probably upset some of the more serious types in fandom who
>>>>>>>> generally don't like how they are portrayed. For me the scene
>>>>>>>> would have been really cool if it had been three of our RADW
>>>>>>>> regulars viewing the episode instead though. Imagine if it had
>>>>>>>> been Daniel70, Dave and Aggy sitting around talking about their
>>>>>>>> favourite show instead? Okay, an in-joke that only ten people
>>>>>>>> would have got might be too much to expect, but I think it would
>>>>>>>> have been fun! Aggy could have coughed "sexual grooming" into
>>>>>>>> his cup of tea,  Dave - in his Tom Baker scarf - could have said
>>>>>>>> "Retcon the Timeless Child", whilst Daniel70 could have looked
>>>>>>>> puzzled and asked "is Blink the episode with the trains in the
>>>>>>>> sky?" - You missed a trick there RTD!  :-)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The Mrs Flood cameo was basically there to tell us that she can
>>>>>>>> also travel in time, as here she was stalking the Doctor in the
>>>>>>>> 1950's. So maybe that's a clue that Mrs Flood is a Time Lord?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Overall the episode, despite being a bit on the weird side, was
>>>>>>>> actually quite fun. It was almost a historical adventure when
>>>>>>>> you strip away the 'God of light' stuff. Plus, RTD showed that
>>>>>>>> he can still be creative in 2025 and he can actually give us
>>>>>>>> something different when he puts his mind to it. Of course,
>>>>>>>> being an RTD written episode also means that a lot of plot
>>>>>>>> detail went AWOL, with a lot of the reasoning behind events
>>>>>>>> missing. (Probably to all be explained in the season
>>>>>>>> finale.) However, for me "Lux" was an enjoyable episode to watch
>>>>>>>> and it is a good step-up from last week's episode. Good but not
>>>>>>>> great. I'll give it a 7/10.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> (5+ 0 +5 +7 ) 17/4 -> 4.25 /10
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's only 0 if there was confirmation in the episode that Doctor Whoke
>>>>>> was cancelled. Otherwise it's -16.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>> The True Doctor https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCngrZwoS0n21IRcXpKO79Lw
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "To be woke is to be uninformed which is exactly the opposite of what it
>>>>>> stands for." -William Shatner
>>>>>
>>>>> (5 +0 +5 +7 +8) -> 25/5  is 5/10
>>>>>
>>>>> 25-16 -> 9 making it 1.8  .  Your decision please?
>>>>
>>>> The average score will remain in a state of quantum entablements until
>>>> an observation is made concerning an announcement of Doctor Whoke's
>>>> cancellation.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Once the new showrunner resurrects doctor wHo with retconning the Timeless
>>> Child, that should cancel Doctor Whoke.
>>>
>>
>> There won't be a new showrunner. The series is completely dead. It died
>> the moment Davies turned the Doctor gay and used the show to sexually
>> groom and indoctrinate children and lecture 4 and 5 yearolds about being
>> involuntarily celibate.
>>
>> The BBC has shown that it has no moral decency whatsoever.
>>
> 
> Drop Disney for Amazon.

Amazon kicked the show out as did every other streaming service. No one 
was watching it after it went woke.

-- 
The True Doctor https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCngrZwoS0n21IRcXpKO79Lw

"To be woke is to be uninformed which is exactly the opposite of what it 
stands for." -William Shatner