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Regrettably, I thought The Power of the Doctor was a terrible mess. Like almost every other episode of the Chibnall era the Doctor's regeneration episode was scrambled, needlessly convoluted, and overly complex. Far far too many moving parts, most of which were irrelevant. About 50% of the...

Total agreement. The franchise--more than most--asks the audience for a bit more charity about its logic. Sometimes it's even part of the charm! It was just in this particular episode I thought the "midnight reset" needed to be expressly explained (not over-explained, though). If it had, the...

I also liked it. Probably my favourite from this Doctor. I only had one issue (posted in post #1292). I really liked Aisling Bea as Sarah; I wished she stuck around for the last two specials.

I thought the Legend of the Sea Devils was merely alright. Sort of a straight down the middle average Doctor Who episode. It wasn't really special enough to be the penultimate episode for this Doctor. It was more like an episode three or four in a series. I liked Eve of the Daleks way more. But...

Best wishes, Robert. We're here if you need us :)

Why is this spoilered? This isn't a spoiler so feel free to click this. Nothing will be ruined.

Thanks, Adam. What did you think of The Flux and the first special?

It's a shame they didn't stick the landing. The last two episodes of the Flux were, not to mince words: a total mess. Just gobs of exposition being rattled off by characters whose actors seemed uninterested in the words they were saying (who can blame them). The plot was threadbare--verging on...

This serial is easily the best outing for this Doctor and creative team. I've wanted to like Jodie Whittaker, but she's been poorly written (as in the dialogue was bad) from the start. Jodie's stellar acting can only do so much with poor material. This series, however, she has more personality...

For what it's worth the guide is properly showing both Doctor Who and Picard for me over the next three weeks (Shaw, Calgary).

While The Twin Dilemma is probably equally bad as Orphan 55 from a writing standpoint, Orphan 55 was worse from a technical and artistic side. At least in The Twin Dilemma the editing, sound, and overall direction were at least serviceable; they were downright abysmal in Orphan 55. I absolutely...

Orphan 55 was aggressively awful. The worst episode of Doctor Who ever and one of the worst episodes of television ever. The entire cast and crew should feel ashamed of it. The writing, editing, and acting (from each and every guest cast member) were all terrible.

No it wasn't. Any real fan would know that's not the case.

It objectively has not. In fact, it has objectively been not this. You originally wrote that the casting will "change the dynamics of the show too much." I don't believe that a) the dynamics will change at all, and, b) if they do change, the changes will be "too much." Nothing you wrote in post...

A few points: The Doctor (likely before donning The Doctor title) has likely had a series of regenerations before becoming the first Doctor [The Brain of Morbius]. We have only seen the faces of some of those earlier forms; others could have been female. The Corsair was a Time Lord that...

I don't know what that means. I suspect it doesn't mean anything.

Valeyard incoming?

That was my take on it, too.

I liked the Series 10 premiere: it was a good standalone episode that served as a nice basic "introduction" to the series. I especially liked Bill.

I liked the Twelfth Doctor and Clara combo. It was much more of a partnership than infatuation (which was seen in all of the combinations of modern Who, save Donna--even Amy had bits of it).

From that piece it doesn't appear that Moffat agrees with you (you seem to be saying that series 7 was a low point story wise), rather, Moffat noted that series 7 was a low point for him emotionally. I rather enjoyed The Name of the Doctor. I also quite enjoyed series 7 (though it's not my...

The new companion looks fun--shades of Donna!

Great, thanks for the help everyone. This really is one of the most frustrating collections I've ever put together.

Thanks both of you. So it looks like this is the best way: DVD for series 1 through 4 series 5 and 6 on BD (1080i) 10th Doctor Specials on BD (1080i) series 7 parts 1 and 2 (not the complete series) on BD (1080i) The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe on BD (not part of series 7, part 1...

Apologies for quoting a really old post, but I'm hoping to leverage the expertise of the regular posters in this section of the HTF. I'm looking to purchase all of the modern Doctor Who, and the broader internet is really no assistance at all in determining the best purchases with any degree of...