(GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,AND THIS IS THE AGENT OF LITERATURE SIGNING ON.
Much like what the summary says,this is just gonna be me doing a lot of one shots,reviews,and sneak peeks at some of my uncoming stories,and I thought I'd start off with the main thing that everyone is talking about...DOCTOR WHO SERIES 11.
Little bit of background in my history of doctor who,I started watching the show back when David tennant was the 10th doctor and I immediately fell in love with the show,at first I wasn't sure about Matt Smith,but after a while he grew on me(funny enough my first episode with him was Asylum of the daleks).
So after getting all caught up with the history of doctor who,finally liking Matt Smith,it was announced he was leaving the show,I was very disappointed,but was ready too see who they got next.
At the time I was 19,and a little bit immature,so when it was hinted that a woman might be the next doctor,I wasn't for it,and sure enough,Peter capaldi was announced as the next doctor,and from his first episode alone,I was hooked,it was like going back too formula,where wasn't just some I candy too be looked at,he was someone who knew things.
But,as time went on(pun intended)and we met missy,I started too be more accepting of the idea of a female doctor,especially after watching doctor strange with the ancient one.
So when Peter announced that he was leaving the show,I pretty much knew that a woman was gonna be announced as the next doctor,regardless of speculation,my personal pick would have been Tilda Swanson,but sure enough,in July of last year,Jodie Whittaker was announced as the new doctor,I personally hadn't heard of her,but then again,I'd never heard of the other guys either.
And yeah,as soon as it was announced,there were mixed reactions,some loved the idea,others hated it,and then there were people like me who were like,let's just see where this goes.
So we all waited in anticipation for the big reveal,and...
They do the damsel in distress bit.
Sigh,really,this is what you want too see the thirteenth doctor do first,the stereotypical woman as a damsel in distress,I mean the first thing they had her do was crash the tardis after touching one button,now she's falling through the air as the tardis leaves her,seriously?
I mean yeah,it happened too the other doctors,I mean it happened too Matt Smith after he finished regenerating,but that was funny because they were men,and men aren't usually seen as the damsel,but with this,it's too cliche.
But,I was still optimistic,so we waited all year for series 11 too premier,we had a new design which I kind of like,it was unique,I didn't mind,we had three new companions,ok,that seems a bit much but the doctor had three companions before so I didn't really care.
Then they started showing the trailers and,I wasn't getting hyped,I mean they didn't really show anything too get excited about,I mean for all its flaws,the series 9 trailers got us hyped,a giant lizard,hands with eyes in the middle,ghost,even the doctor riding a horse,and then they showed ME,and it seemed like the two knew each other,and that made us think it was Susan,they were finally gonna reunite,but it turned out too be a new character entirely,so we were disappointed,but too be fair,she was one of the highlights of that season.
I didn't feel that way with Series 11,but again,maintaining optimism.
So the show premiered,and for eight weeks,I didn't watch the season,mainly because I didn't have time,or the house too myself,but as time went by,I saw how everyone felt about the season,there were some who liked it enough,some even claiming it was the best season too date,but a lot of people,and I mean a lot of people,hated it,saying it was too Pc,it didn't feel like doctor who,and after reading the synopsis for some episodes,yeah,I can see why they would think that,but I didn't allow that too keep me from having my own opinion,so finally i broke down,and bought the first episode on Amazon,and I watched it,and...)
THE WOMAN WHO FELL TOO EARTH REVIEW...
I thought it was,ok,just ok,it wasn't the grand epicness that episodes like,the eleventh hour,deep breath,or even Rose were,but like the Christmas invasion,spearheaded from space,and even the tv movie,it was,passable.
"When two aliens arrive on earth,the newly regenerated doctor teams up with four other people too discover what their purpose is."
What did I LIKE about the episode?
•By far the best scene in the episode ,was the train scene,they're all cornered by this squid looking thing,and here drops in the doctor who manages too fight it off,and then takes command,she doesn't know who she is yet,but she takes command anyway,but more on that later.
•When we first meet the companions,I found myself more drawn too Ryan,Gramm,and Grace,their interactions made me like them,fairly quickly,Yaz was ok too,but I just wasn't feeling her the way I was feeling the others,again,more on that later.
•The cinematography is actually pretty good,it almost looks like it was shot in documentary style.
•I also liked how at the beginning of the episode,Ryan is talking on you tube,about an incredible womam,and at first your lead too believe he's actually talking about the doctor,but it's later revealed that he's actually talking about Grace,and I like how they sort of set up future storylines,like with Ryan's dad or Gramms cancer possibly coming back they haven't done anything with them yet,but maybe they will in the future.
•Ok,now let's talk about Jodie herself,I thought she was good,not at the level of David tennent or Tom baker,but not bad either,like I said before,the train scene was by far the best part of the episode,and I liked some of the weird stuff she does,like when she makes her screwdriver,some of the things she did were like something the doctor would do,some of the things she said,were something the doctor would say,for example,when she jumps from one crain too another,that's something the doctor would do,plus,she gives what I think is the best description of regeneration ever,where she says it's like your body is on fire and it hurts so much,the other doctors just have simple descriptions on regeneration,she actually gave a more in depth description.
With that said...
What did I NOT like...
•I just wasn't quite sold on her being the doctor,I mean yes she did do a lot of things the doctor would do,but I just didn't see the doctor,she just wasn't clicking with me,but this is the first episode,and for most people,yeah,it doesn't always click the first time around,it just felt in some areas that she was trying too hard too be the doctor,like when she sticks her finger up her nose too see when she will fall,yeah that was goofy,but it felt unnecessary,maybe it's a nitpick,but when I watched her,I didn't feel like I was watching the doctor,I felt I was watching someone trying too be the doctor.
•The line delivery was also a bit dull,like when Ryan and Yaz first meet,they don't act like they know each other from the pass,they act like it's no big deal,if I were too meet someone i once knew,I'd be a little enthusiastic,even when tells Ryan they're in trouble,he acts like it's no big deal,and not even that worried,even the way Grace dies,not even the way she died,just how she just jerked her head,I know it sounds bad,but,I just couldn't help but smirk,it was just goofy,and yeah,when we first meet Yaz,she's a rookie,but she wants more,but she's a rookie,they're not just gonna give her a triple homicide too investigate right off the bat,and they didn't really say it,but it felt like they were hinting at the fact that because she's a womam,they weren't given her more too do,maybe it's just me,but it kind of felt like that's what they doing.
•And,sigh the villain,the villain sucked,his motives were weak his design was laughably bad,I mean,just look at this guy and try not too crack a smile you can't,I mean,when I first saw I thought he looked like a gritty power ranger,but then when I saw his actual face,I thought he looked like an elderly blue man,with teeth in his face,and when I saw the squid thing,the first thing I thought of was serleena from MIB2,seriously,watch the episode again,and tell me that doesn't come to mind,plus,when the doctor finally defeats him by planting the neck bombs back inside him causing him too melt,she turns around and gets mad at the guy who he was trying too kill,for kicking him off the crain,really,I mean,it would have been a lot less painful then melting too death.
Now,I know what one of you might be thinking,what about Harriet Jones in the Christmas invasion,the doctor got onto her for doing the same thing right,that's true,but here's the thing,in that episode,the monsters were leaving,after the doctor ordered them too,they were leaving without incident,but then she goes and kills them anyway,breaking the doctors trust and hearts in the process,in this episode,the doctor had pretty much already killed Tim Shaw anyway,so why was it such a big deal too kick him off the crain.
•But besides all of that,the thing that gets me the most,is that these people still believe aliens don't exist,I mean,one of them even says that the idea is ludicrous,have these people not been around for the pass ten years,does no one remember the daleks and cybermen at Carnary wolf,do they not remember the planes stuck in the sky,did they forget Christmas of 05,did they forget the cybermen appearing in London back in 2014...did they forget,THE FREAKING PLANETS IN THE SKY!
And they still think that aliens don't exist.
So,what's my FINAL thought on the episode...
Regardless of its flaws,and there are some,it was still entertaining,not intriguing,but at the very least entertaining,and if an episode can at least be entertaining,it can still be enjoyed,and I did enjoy myself,was it love and monsters bad,no,was it as good as blink,oh heck no,that's still the best episode of the series,heaven sent a close second,but,it was somewhere in the middle,of just plane enjoyable,like,Rose.
While I have heard a lot of negative things about this season,I'm not gonna let that keep me from watching it,while there are some episodes I'm not that excited too watch,there are some like Rosa where I'm like,ok,let's see how this goes.
For this episode,I'm giving it a 3 out of 5,it wasn't great,but it wasn't terrible,the next episode however,well,you'll just too wait and see what I think.
(AND THAT WAS MY FIRST REVIEW,A BIT LONG,BUT HOPFULLY THEY WON'T BE LIKE THAT FOR ALL THE REVIEWS.
IF YOU WANT TOO KNOW WHAT I THINK OF THE OTHER EPISODES OF DOCTOR WHO,TELL ME IN THE REVIEW SPOT,WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE FOR ME TOO REVIEW TELL ME THAT TOO,UNTIL THEN,THIS IS THE AGENT OF LITERATURE SIGNING OFF,GOD BLESS AND JESUS LOVES YOU.)
