trial of a timlord(RTD edition) part 2

Hey folks I hope you enjoyed part 1 of this trial and after skimming the seasons i am talking about today I am ready to go. I got some feedback on part 1(one email stating that i should STFU about rose as she rules) and will not waste time blabbering and get right into season 3-season 4 1/2.



Season 3

This season RULED!!!. why did it rule you might ask? First off the stories ruled from the best episode of the remade series(Blink) and a companion in Martha that was capable and not dependent on the doctor to explain things. It also had the Master return played masterfully by John simm which he plays it manic and it works opposite tenennts portrayal of the doctor. As far as cons I hated how they made Martha to be a puppy dog in love and continuing the streak of awful uncomfortable love side stories. Also having Martha leave after only one season was a poor choice. Also this season had the runaway bride X-Mas special which introduces us to Donna noble who returns later in the series. It had a awesome scene that showed how bad ass he could be.

Pro-Martha as a companion,best stories to date and by far,return of the master, the 10Th doctor getting into a groove

cons Martha as a love interest,tacked on dalek story,finale that did not live up to the hype







season 4

This season seems better then it was. It had Donna noble who I liked as the love shit ceased but she left after one season. This season had the best build up and hype towards the end of all of them which I think lead to how disappointing the end was in retrospect. This season had the doctors daughter and a full ood story and the introduction of the sontarans back to the show. At one point he meets someone from his future who knows him that they allude to being his wife. My point is why add shit when you cant even handle the mythology you have? The finale was a clusterfuck that involved everyone from the last 4 years and a mock regeneration(bullshit) and the return of davros and the daleks. This failed mostly due to the fact that again Mr RTD used a deus Ex Machina to fix things and the story did not live up to the tremendous hype.


Pro good non love interest companion,great episodes for the most part, great job hyping the finale,

con companion left after one season again,alot of "meh" stories,A over hyped finale that didn't(couldn't) deliver








2009 specials

This wasn't a proper season as DT had Royal Shakespeare work to do. He had more or less said he was leaving so we were given 4 bank holiday specials in which his swan song would play out. The first being Planet of the dead with Michelle Ryan and was OK for the most part it was the ending that made this rule. A prophecy was given that "he will knock 4 times" which we all figured was the master returning which was true. The second was Waters of mars which felt weird as he wasnt suppose to be there and it felt like it to. This ended with him going Sarah palin and saving someone he wasn't suppose to and her having to kill herself setting the stage for the final 2 specials. I will not go into it but for the most part end of time 1 and 2 ruled all the way up to his death and RTD end as EP of the show. saying all that if RTD had been as spot on as he was with these specials from story to pacing to hype My verdict may been different.

Pro-all of it except the downplaying of the timelords returning

con-nothing really


Ok so after 5 years what can I say on one hand he brought back a show i loved and got it popular again but on the other hand it is popular for all the wrong reasons(BS love stories). I would say my verdict was the same as BBC which is a forced regeneration to the superb Steven Moffet.


OK now that's done hit me with feedback and comment what you think. As i bet i left some shit out and pro,d something that should of been a con and vice versa or maybe you think I should stop with all the BS Dr who talk either way.

trial of a timlord(RTD edition)

I like many people lit up the glass pipe of geekdom on Friday(sat for the lawful among us) in watching David tenants swansong on Dr Who. This episode was not half bad despite the track record of hype to fail ratio of Mr Davies(Exec producer of the series) since the shows relaunching in 2005. I was going to review it but realized that i can do that in half of a twitter post(http://twitter.com/couldofbeenking by the way). which would pretty much say "the 10 min goodbyes and death overshadowed the other 2 hours and change of adventure" which is why I decided to do a review of the whole run from 2005-2009. I will be like the valeyard but without the broken logic and silly pacing and rtd will be the 6Th doctor in garish clothing as is his peoples custom. I am really lazy so i will do a brief bit about the season and why it ruled(pro) and why it was ass and detrimental to the show(con).



2005 season-
This season saw the return of a series that had been in hell after the abortion of a TV movie which tried to revive not only a show dead since 1989 but Also try to Americanize it as well. This was a fail that tool 9 years and the producer of A randy showtime show called queer as folk to solve. RTD for the most part succeeded in this as the stories worked and the Eccleston was a very believable doctor. This series also introduced us to the time war a deus ex machina to make the show more accessible to new viewers by in essence burying the past. the companions he had were horrible as A chav with a heart doesn't do it for me and the love story they were hinting at was troubling to me. I figure if i as a 30 year old talking to a 16 year old is sketch a 900 year old dude talking to a 19 year old is super sketch. In closing this season was awesome and the main reason the relaunch was successful.

pro-choice of doctor,addressing the past but not depending on it,story structure and pacing
con-the chav companion and fact Eccleston left A.S.A.P







2006-

What the Fuck was this shit suppose to be? It got real bad real quick and it was the rose and doctor thing they forced down our throats. Will to go back a tick After the departure of Eccleston he regenerated into David tenant who became a pretty good doctor but not this season. This season saw the return of the cybermen(meh) a rough looking Sarah Jane smith which was turned into a she loved him which messed it up for me and the rose and doctor are in love. first off that chav offered nothing but nothing. secondly the only story that ruled she was barley in(girl in the fireplace) and lastly when she left the words "thank jeebus" flew out my mouth. This season also credit to it weaved in the torchwood angle very smoothly and was not intrusive with the exception of Satan's pit.

pro-girl in fireplace,epic finale,rose the chav left

con-the rest of it


I will finish the trial tomorrow i want to give people a chance to weigh in or at the very least a chance to re watch some season three and four to wash my mind of season two. check back tomorrow for the conclusion of trial of a time lord(rtd edition)