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1. philipallstar · 1789557576 · focus · HN ↗

   Who exterminated the 2026 Christmas special[0]?

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   1. voidUpdate · 1789561289 · focus · HN ↗

      I&#x27;ll be honest, I think Dr Who is due for a 1989-style shelving for a while. I&#x27;ve loved watching the show since I was young, but I think the quality has fallen off significantly recently. Capaldi was the last &quot;great doctor&quot; in my opinion. Whittaker is a good actress, I thought she performed well in Broadchurch (ironically also written by Chibnall), but her writing was just awful, and it feels like they&#x27;ve just spent the last couple of seasons nostalgia-baiting the fans, like with the Midnight episode

      1. jordanb · 1789561566 · focus · HN ↗

         It fell apart in the Capaldi era. The &quot;kill the moon&quot; was the &quot;jump the shark&quot; of neu-Who

         1. voidUpdate · 1789562833 · focus · HN ↗

            Capaldi had strong episodes throughout his run, but yes, I personally did dislike some of the storylines. The Zygon stuff felt very weak to me, and I never understood the &quot;The Hybrid&quot; storyline. But heaven sent&#x2F;hell bent were bangers, and I definitely enjoyed his finale Cybermen episodes.

            But yes, the moon suddenly reappearing in between shots, perfectly fine and identical to before, was very silly

            1. mr_roboto · 1789564544 · focus · HN ↗

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               1. voidUpdate · 1789566286 · focus · HN ↗

                  Doctor Who has been &quot;woke&quot; for a long time. I believe the 4th doctor discuss what pronouns to use for an alien. There have been several episodes essentially about slavery in the 10th and 11th doctors runs. Also you should read about The Happiness Patrol, a 7th doctor episode

                  1. philipallstar · 1789566488 · focus · HN ↗

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                     1. voidUpdate · 1789566736 · focus · HN ↗

                        Could you please define what you think &quot;woke&quot; means then? Because I&#x27;m working off the definition of &quot;being aware of and attentive to social and political injustices, especially regarding race, gender, and inequality&quot;

                        1. philipallstar · 1789566841 · focus · HN ↗

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                           1. voidUpdate · 1789567025 · focus · HN ↗

                              That&#x27;s why I&#x27;m asking you what your definition of woke is, so that I can understand what it is about new doctor who that you don&#x27;t like

                              1. [deleted] · 1789573281 · focus · HN ↗

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