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@ryan_the_nixon
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2021
12A
Director: Jamie Magnus Stone, Azhur Saleem.
Starring: Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill, John Bishop, Sam Spruell, Rochenda Sandall, Steve oram, Kevin McNally, Craig Els, Thaddea Graham, Craig Parkinson, Annabel Scholey, Jacob Anderson etc.
At Halloween, all across the universe, terrifying forces are stirring. From the arctic circle to deep space, an ancient evil is breaking free. And in present day Liverpool, the life of Dan Lewis is about to change forever. This series was a lot of fun, it still had its flaws just like Jodie's others series, but I had a good time with it.
The cinematography and the worldbuilding was particularly strong. With a fun opening episode. There was great chemistry between Jodie, Mandip and John Bishop. John did a good job this series and surprised me. The set designs were excellent. The creature designs for both the newer aliens and the older enemies were great, bringing back the older design for the Sontarans was a great decision. The set up with the flux was strong. With a great balance of fun, over the top and campy episodes and also more darker and more intense episodes with the weeping angels. The plot development and the interconnected stories was very strong and a lot more focused then the previous seasons. The stakes were high. With some good character background and development for the doctor surrounding her past. There was a lot of interesting elements to do with the worldbuilding and the antagonists. With some great plot twists and season finale. Plus, episode 4 is the strongest episode since Jodie has started it was excellently written, and the inclusion of the weeping angels was clever. Plus the performances from Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill were strong.
However, this series still has some issues that it couldn't escape from. There was some rushed background into a lot of the characters. The script was poorly written in parts and the dialogue was too noticeably bad not to avoid. Some episodes fell into some worn out genre tropes, particularly with the series as a whole. And the series needed a couple of extra episodes as particular characters and plot points felt underdeveloped.
Overall, Doctor who series 13 still suffers with similar issues too previous seasons. However, the more focused and interconnected plot. Great chemistry between the cast and fun worldbuilding makes this series a lot of fun, and I would say the strongest series for Jodie Whittaker's regeneration which is a good way to go out on a high.
Overall rating 84/100
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