Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: solar penguin Newsgroups: rec.arts.drwho Subject: Four Episodes (was: Three Episodes) Date: Sun, 4 May 2025 09:44:18 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 23 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 04 May 2025 11:44:19 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="8d3eda132ecca33d2c717e3bfb1d115e"; logging-data="1800098"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+5FKvqP3OiV0xUoBb+V8Ck2NBFD+shyz8=" User-Agent: NewsTap/5.5 (iPhone/iPod Touch) Cancel-Lock: sha1:pcmo1xFgsYfaiLHh4rBv/o8Jvdo= sha1:okKtd0ZgMOqelJ2vPa6TXZOaJZA= solar penguin wrote: > > I think it’s sort of interesting how the first three episodes of > this season parallel the three of the previous one. > > 1. A very quirky (or silly depending on your POV) space opera-ish > tale that’s the weakest of the three. > > 2. A pseudohistorical with an evil, light entertainment-based > god and a fourth wall break. > > 3. A serious, dark drama featuring space soldiers on a planet where > the villain isn’t what it first seems. > 4. A Doctor-lite episode featuring a lot of Ruby Sunday stopping a fanatical bad man. But it looks like the trend will break next week. -- solar penguin