Doctor Who Series 14/Season One: An Empire of Nonsense - In-Depth Critique

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  • @LazerzZ
    @LazerzZ  9 วันที่ผ่านมา +46

    This video has been claimed and blocked up the wazoo on my main channel by the BBC. The version I'm posting to TH-cam is not the BEST version of this video. If you want to watch this in 4K without some strange editing choices, you can on Patreon. This thing has taken almost 4 months and will likely not make any money. If you want to support me, gain access to a better version of this video AND the companion essay on 'Father's Day' and get tons more, consider supporting me on Patreon. I'd really really appreciate it. I hope you all enjoy this video. Finally.
    www.patreon.com/LazerzZ

    • @markpostgate2551
      @markpostgate2551 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I tell you for a demonetized video youtube certainly put a lot of adverts on this one! Whoever is making royalties money from the clips used is making a lot of money out of your labour weaving them together.

  • @Moperandi-k3x
    @Moperandi-k3x 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +85

    The 1-2 punch of Dot and Bubble and Rogue is especially weird in retrospect. The Doctor encounters racism for the first time and then we go back in time and pretend that Regency era England was a multicultural, cosmopolitan culture with no racism instead of a brutal, colonial slave state.

    • @123Voynich
      @123Voynich 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

      When watching it i kept telling my partner who i was watching with how fucking weird it was and how the characters were acting totally different and how the studio clearly mandated they do a bridgerton episode and they even referenced that in the episode several times and lo and behold it was written by totally different writers. I feel like i cant blame rtd for that one too bad, that seems like the studio caused rouge to be shit by insisting on a desperate appeal to a young audience with no overlap by copying another show, and to try and create a jack harkness 2.

    • @brewster_4
      @brewster_4 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      @123Voynich you do realize RTD is the showrunner right? He’s the one that commissioned them to write Rogue. He was very much involved through the entire process of making the episode.

    • @MizziProductions
      @MizziProductions 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

      Yeah, it was a nightmare. I don’t really enjoy the weird trend of pretending none of this happened and POC characters just slot nicely into the setting, and everything’s happy, and nobody’s treated badly. That’s not what happened, though, and a black man at the ball would’ve been something of a scandal and few people would’ve attended a ball there again. A gay kiss would also have grounds for imprisonment. The tacky incorporation of Bridgerton tropes “This is so Bridgerton” only made it worse. Be Doctor Who. Doctor Who will have a lasting legacy and Bridgerton will be forgotten.

    • @anakarine5577
      @anakarine5577 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      oh man thats true!!

  • @scarabyt
    @scarabyt 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +24

    If you're here for the Assassin's Creed part it's at 3:20:58

    • @capsule2323
      @capsule2323 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      LMAO this franchise will never escape him

  • @TheTrollerGamer
    @TheTrollerGamer 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +19

    I think my biggest problem with this season is the man himself, Russell. His behaviour in interviews while addressing some of the criticism feels like he is just tired of the show and wants to get away by acting like people are idiots for criticizing him.
    For example. Bigeneration he just laughs it off in an interview and says something like ''I imagine fans on the internet are gonna have a lot to say about this'' and proceeds to make the worst theory possible about every Doctor bigenerating just so he can explain Tales of the TARDIS (which he wrote) or Peter Davison looking older on that miniepisode in Series 3.
    Then, after the finale he proceeds to say stuff like ''Well, I did that because it was fun! This is Doctor Who, it's meant to be silly!''. And he even admits that he did all that mystery surrounding Ruby because it pushes the algorhitm for the show online, since fans make videos about it or discuss it on Twitter and Reddit.
    And he mentioned on SDCC how fun it would be to bring dead Doctors back to life through CGI. Proceeds to respond to the ''Ncuti cries a lot'' criticism with ''I don't care, I'm doing it anyway''.

    • @Kaoruishere
      @Kaoruishere 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      However! RTD already used to be *exactly* like that during his first run of the show, and he came across just as irritating. I often read and hear people talking like this is a new issue, and I'm not sure if this is because they forgot what he can be like or if they were just too young at the time to be aware of his interviews from that era. I mean, many of these people are in their late 20s or early 30s who probably didn't do message boards or Livejournal and so on at the time, so I can understand why this is a new thing to them.

  • @pickles168
    @pickles168 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    Russell definitely has "second album syndrome". He probably spent years thinking about his first few seasons. He put all his best stuff in it. But now the studio wants another album or they are pulling the plug on the band, so he has to shit out some stuff. He tries to replicate some of his old work, but he's changed and so has the audience. But it's not working

  • @IoanastasisGaming
    @IoanastasisGaming 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +43

    I'll come back to this in about 4 years when I watch Doctor Who and let you know

  • @herbivarsawus4359
    @herbivarsawus4359 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    Did you see Mr Tardis' video? He thinks the sonic can't resemble a gun because this Dr is black ...black American kids playing Doctor Who, maybe with the toys...

  • @tikiman52
    @tikiman52 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +23

    Dr who hasn't been good since series 11 imo. The rampant adhd that kept getting worse and worse, the overbearing preschy-ness, the sonic screwdriver that fixes every damn problem, and so many more issues. The writing quality has gone so far downhill since 2017 that I can count the number of enjoyable episodes since then on 1 hand. But that's just me. I went back and watched the classic show after re-watching the new series recently and while there are definitely some duds in there it feels so much more genuine and they act like regular people in that show (for the most part). Idk if it's just me but the adhd nature of the new series has really soured on me over time.

    • @Comicbroe405
      @Comicbroe405 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Tbf the sonic fixing everything had been an issue for a long time. Also in ep 2 we actually got one of its coolest uses yet.

    • @mullaoslo
      @mullaoslo 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Series 11?? Even though Capaldi was a great doctor I wouldn't call any one of his seasons great.. The show hasn't been great since the 50th anniversary

    • @Comicbroe405
      @Comicbroe405 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      ​​@@mullaoslo That's just wrong. The Capaldi era gets a bit divisive but S9 and S10 are considered some of the best. S7 wasn't well received either or you could even say S6. Basically it doesn't matter.

    • @mullaoslo
      @mullaoslo 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Comicbroe405 i give season 6 and 7 leaway becuase Moffat was at least able to keep the overall storyarch of 11 and the mysteries around him interesting until the end.. Some answers where underwealming like the silence but at least I was interested until the reveal..
      I'll agree s 9-10 where an improvement over the seasons 6-8 but I'll take the best episodes of the latter over the best of the former every time.

    • @Comicbroe405
      @Comicbroe405 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@mullaoslo Yeah I can't see that take at all considering some of the eps but sure man it's your opinion I'm not gonna say that's wrong.

  • @R0N1N___
    @R0N1N___ 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +24

    Can't wait to watch this 4 hour video about Doctor Who even though I've never seen a single episode.

    • @foxperson8943
      @foxperson8943 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      After watching this, would you watch doctor who?

    • @R0N1N___
      @R0N1N___ 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@foxperson8943 Nah

    • @AniDiveReverse
      @AniDiveReverse 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@R0N1N___😢

  • @VerdanaVideos
    @VerdanaVideos 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    Ok cool video and all but have you considered 'Jigsaw Salt Toymaker Sutekh Magic The Doctor Lies'? Checkmate.

    • @Comicbroe405
      @Comicbroe405 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      He's not coming back from that one.

  • @strawberrylotlizard
    @strawberrylotlizard 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    I've seen a couple reviews for the show and all I can say is it had the worst written finale I have ever fucking seen. How do you kill death with death? If you brought the god of death back in time to his younger self, wouldn't you just be making death twice as powerful. In that time he wouldn't kill himself

    • @brewster_4
      @brewster_4 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      I think the idea is meant to be in math where two negatives make a positive. Dragging Sutekh throughout the time vortex is killing him all the times he killed the universe essentially undoing what he did.

  • @Luna-pk7gz
    @Luna-pk7gz 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +22

    Thank you, even as someone who likes this series. Im glad theres a good faith video out there that isnt grr minorites or grr black or trans people. Its tiring how rampant bigotry is in the DW fandom.
    As messy it is, Boom, 73 Yards and Dot and Bubble were all very good imo.
    Also the reason Russels given for low episode count is the old count made his mental health really poor with how much work it was

  • @SuperDoctor9
    @SuperDoctor9 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    4 hours talking about Doctor Who? Yes please! I didn't expect to watch this in one go but here we are, too much time on my hands clearly. I've found talking about this new series to be quite exhausting since it aired, the faults being so blatant and bewildering from such an excellent writer. All I'll say is I was so disappointed by the return of RTD and the underutilisation of Ncuti who could be such an incredible Doctor. But I think having a conclusion that is hopeful, that does try to give RTD the benefit of the doubt because he had a herculean task and he shouldered it almost by himself, is interesting. He's made some massive mistakes and now the sheen of his return is slightly marred, maybe the focus can return to making excellent stories with deep interesting characters instead of trying to make Doctor Who as popular as it was before artificially. We can only hope.

  • @dwfan91-
    @dwfan91- 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    A very well made video and well done on getting all completed so quickly. I can imagine that this was HELL to get through the copyright system. I personally enjoyed the series, but agree with a lot of what you said in the broad strokes. That said, I feel like there's a lot of padding here, a lot of repeating yourself to try and stretch out the run time of the video. But then again, I have to put the blame for that on BBC and Disney for foolishly labelling S14 as Season One. It's just a baffling move and so its perfectly justifiable for you to, as you do in this video, spend large portions directly comparing it to the 2005 Series One. If you view it as a Series 14, the 'speedrun catch-up' makes a lot more sense from a writing perspective, although it is personally in my opinion the clunkiest segment in the whole series writing wise (rivalled only by the Ruby mum reveal in EoD.)
    The 8 Episode problem is so large and effects the whole series but I don't think it can be helped, I'm sure if they could use their magic wand to make more episodes they would. Doesn't mean we can't still point it out because like it or not it changes everything about how we view the series but it isn't as simple as a math equation (minus money from special effects = more episodes!) Personally I think most episodes in the series, as standalone episodes, are actually rather good. But put together into a series it comes out less than the sum of its parts. And I think that's because the 45 minute format fundamentally sucks.
    New Who in general is majorly flawed but in the past its covered its flaws with high episode counts. I think if they _did_ want to actually do a new reboot, they needed to change the whole format of the show so it couldn't be directly compared to what came before. Especially in this current climate where nostalgia is king, calling a new series Season One is just begging for it to be torn apart and directly compared to the beloved episodes of old, just as you did with 73 Yards and Turn Left or Space Babies and Rose/End of the World. I feel like 73 Yards is better compared to Heaven Sent than Turn Left but that's neither here nor there. Either way, great video, keep up the great stuff

    • @hexogramd8430
      @hexogramd8430 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Love your videos man great comment

    • @dwfan91-
      @dwfan91- 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@hexogramd8430 thank you, his video was great too

    • @SuperDoctor9
      @SuperDoctor9 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@dwfan91- I am genuinely interested in why you think 73 Yards is better compared to Heaven Sent than Turn Left? The only comparison I can think of is you could argue both Twelve and Ruby have to face a fear?

    • @dwfan91-
      @dwfan91- 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@SuperDoctor9 character alone, being chased by slow moving 'threat' which is actually a metaphor for their trauma, looping around, forced to go through never-ending trials to prove themselves. episodes take place over a far longer period of time than the audience first thinks when they start it and in general each episode's place in the series is generally more similar to each other than they are to turn left. there's more there but thats the basic gist. im almost convinced rtd watched heaven sent and thought to himself 'I can do that' and wrote 73 yards

    • @SuperDoctor9
      @SuperDoctor9 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@dwfan91- That's interesting, I can definitely see the similarities with them both being followed and that being a metaphor and the length of time. But I'd argue Turn Left and Heaven Sent have more similarity in their placements in the series, both have to be where they are to work, whereas 73 Yards really could have been placed anywhere in the series as it has basically no impact on the characters or the series arc. Thinking about it there are more similarities between Turn Left and Heaven Sent than 73 Yards, both have to sacrifice something in the former whereas Ruby has people taken from her but she doesn't really choose to sacrifice anything. I realise I'm biased against 73 Yards as I think the other two episodes are far better, and I still think 73 Yards is a poor man's Turn Left, but an interesting perspective all the same!

  • @Longshanks1690
    @Longshanks1690 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +45

    Doctor Who: _Another era needing deconstruction on the same level as The Fall Of Doctor Who_
    Jay Exci: MIA.
    James: *Fine… I’ll do it myself.*

    • @Comicbroe405
      @Comicbroe405 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Era has just begun. It doesn't need a deconstruction rn, moreso good criticism that needs to be listened to.

    • @MuttonErase
      @MuttonErase 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      A 4 hour video after 1 season is kinda crazy tho

    • @Longshanks1690
      @Longshanks1690 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@MuttonErase Only thing crazier is how much of a letdown this series was.

    • @shutit8949
      @shutit8949 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@MuttonErasehow is that crazy?

    • @MuttonErase
      @MuttonErase 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@shutit8949 nvm I thought series 11 (the one jayexci did a video on) was multiple seasons

  • @Moperandi-k3x
    @Moperandi-k3x 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +15

    To be fair about the moral implications of killing the goblin king, he literally eats babies.

    • @MrGreaves
      @MrGreaves 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

      And Sutekh eradicated the entire universe but the Doctor cried about killing him

    • @KahNabiz
      @KahNabiz 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@MrGreavesit's okay when it's okay

  • @christophersheets5452
    @christophersheets5452 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    “I won’t keep you.” Bro you kept me for 4 hours. And I was riveted. More! More!

  • @adamdesalle6338
    @adamdesalle6338 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    You’ve perfectly encapsulated my thoughts about this series as I was watching it - especially on the finale. All of your criticisms of the substance of the show (or lack thereof) I completely agree with, and your reasoning for why the show is like this are equally valid - not to mention RTD writing the show during a writer’s strike where he didn’t have access to a writer’s room. Honestly, even if he did, Russell appears narcissistic to me and I wouldn’t be surprised if he would still have taken it all on himself - he is constantly masturbating in press (he spoke about mavity, a running gag he instantly forgot, “immensely funny and very very creative”) and even on screen (the first part of the finale in UNIT feels like this). Returning to a showrunner and a previous doctor also is anathema to the show which has always prided itself on constant change and innovation. I understand why the Beeb decided to go with a “safe pair of hands” in RTD after the Chibnall debacle, but really what we needed is giving it to a new creative team!

  • @Longshanks1690
    @Longshanks1690 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +33

    The word that keeps coming to mind when I think about RTD2 is “needless.”
    Needless in the sense that pretty much everything wrong with this series is an unforced error. Every single creative decision Russell made can’t be blamed on a lack of talent or bureaucratic meddling, it’s all on him and we know he can do better. We all know that what made RTD1 so impactful to so many of us was the emotional, character driven heart of those stories so to see him abandon it and treat us instead to cardboard cutout copies of characters that are 15 and Ruby is just… depressing.
    And that’s before we get into how nearly every episode is riddled with plot holes, narrative contrivances or creative decisions that are just laughably terrible. It’s all so pointless, because I expect better from the man who gave us 9 and 10.
    I don’t know how this happened… but it did, and we are all the worse off for it.

    • @LazerzZ
      @LazerzZ  8 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      Absolutely agree

    • @samrobotsin
      @samrobotsin 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      I'd say its the exact opposite problem. I don't imagine series 1 (2005) would have been as good if it had only been 8 episodes & people would probably raving about this latest series if it had 13 full episodes. As well as people need to stop pretending the series became bad because of an underwhelming finale: Everyone was raving for the individual episodes. Devil's Chord, Dot & Bubble, 74 yards & Rogue are all hall-of-fame episodes of Doctor Who.

    • @Longshanks1690
      @Longshanks1690 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@samrobotsin All of the episodes you cited are bad. 😂 No, it didn’t become bad because of an underwhelming finale, it became bad because every episode was bad, or at the very least severely flawed.
      S1 would have been diminished if it only had 8 episodes, absolutely, but it would still have been 8 great episodes like Fathers Day and Dalek. Nothing in S14 even comes close to S1 at its worst.

    • @TheTrollerGamer
      @TheTrollerGamer 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      This is how I feel as well. Like, he did all that mystery box nonsense with Ruby for...what reason? It kind of feels like he wrote himself in a corner earlier by creating the mystery, then he decided to watch the last three Star Wars movies and thought ''Yo, that could work'' and decided to write in the last minute the whole ''Ruby was special because WE made her special''.
      And it's so weird how back in his first era, this guy managed to write around the main actor leaving the show after one season. He managed to work around BBC wanting to cancel the show and not believing he could make it work.
      And now with a bigger budget, the support of the BBC, Disney and the fandom, it feels like he is just tired. His writing feels...tired. His biggest comebacks after being gone for 15 years is...bigeneration and ''Ruby's mom is actually normal''.

  • @cameronbaker97
    @cameronbaker97 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    about the 6 month time skip, there is one reason for it: Big Finish

  • @Comicbroe405
    @Comicbroe405 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    I think this is the first time I'm gonna be fully agreeing with a negative critique of yours. Loved the eps individually but as a series it's such a mess. Also would love to see a video on just Capaldi alone.

  • @thepoetoffall7820
    @thepoetoffall7820 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    I’m slowly coming up with a theory. The higher a production value of a show, the more vapid it is likely to become. Obsessed with looking pretty, but without much going on behind the eyes.

  • @MrPezsaab
    @MrPezsaab 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    YEAH IM GONNA GET POPCORN FOR THIS!!! So sorry man about all the copyright stuff my god, I was following along on twitter, I'm super excited for this, thank you so much

  • @scarabyt
    @scarabyt 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +40

    Watching the 4 hour LazerzZHD critique instead of the actual series so I have one degree of separation of the destruction of my love of a franchise

  • @angelosarmiento9511
    @angelosarmiento9511 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    Never seen Doctor Who before, but I watched the whole thing on Patreon already and it was fantastic! It got me interested and I started watching the show after I finished your video. I'm on series 2 now, and I'm loving it so far! Great job as always bro 🤘

  • @CryptoSeb
    @CryptoSeb 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Christopher Ecclestons doctor is the most underrated doctor of all time ❤

  • @CryptoSeb
    @CryptoSeb 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Trickstar is definitely in need of a return. Severely underrated ❤

  • @spaceman5017
    @spaceman5017 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    The cure for bad doctor who, big finish baby. 8th doctor is amazing

    • @Comicbroe405
      @Comicbroe405 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      13th Doctor is coming there too!

    • @Drekal684
      @Drekal684 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Comicbroe405 Given what BF was able to do with Colin, I'm actually really looking forward to seeing what they do with Jodie.

  • @MrGreaves
    @MrGreaves 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Great video. You’ve outlined pretty much every issue I have with the new season and its characters. What a great 4 hours I’ve spent watching this (over the course of 3 days).
    And it’s really nice to see a critique that isn’t just “woke bad”. Loved your deep thought process, style, editing format, personality and morals.

  • @nuttyhutty
    @nuttyhutty 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Absolutely incredible video mate, this is my first time on your channel and you did such a great job articulating everything I felt watching the season. Seriously entertaining too, laughed out loud a lot watching this - I am a sucker for that clip of 9 though 😂👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻

  • @123Voynich
    @123Voynich 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    This is a good critique, could use a little editing and scripting to cut down a little bit on the runtime, but good points brought up and solid analysis. Hope you keep improving and making better essays and i get a wonderful season 2 critque! Enjoyed this thoroughly

  • @supermarioewan0865
    @supermarioewan0865 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    Thank Gallifrey this isn’t just one of those “WHAAAH WOKE!” type “reviews”.
    Anyway, series 14 to me was the definition of a 6/10

  • @TheChoogoo
    @TheChoogoo 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Never watched doctor who but will watch the 4 hour video about doctor who because gamer James is cool

  • @ACIoannina
    @ACIoannina 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Good video, too long.
    I agree with your criticism, it's valid and well thought out compared to other videos touching the same theme, as you demonstrated in the beginning. It kind of reminds me of the 5 hour video someone made, that became viral by people who read the title but didn't watch.
    I wouldn't worry about it getting demonetized, your name isn't Jessie or Vera (those who know, will know)

  • @richardgale1287
    @richardgale1287 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Okay, poised to press ‘play’. I’m probably not going to agree with all of what follows, but really, thumbs up for the time that goes into long-form essays like this. Certainly helps my working day to listen to them.

  • @liquorsnake
    @liquorsnake วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Are we sure RTD didnt use a ghost writer for season 1 cause holy shit how does one person lose that much skill in writing

  • @emperordalek102
    @emperordalek102 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I very much doubt things will change. Rtd flew too close to the sun this time.

  • @deadman746
    @deadman746 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    _They feed off of coincidence, just like Russell_
    😂😂😂

  • @CJFS00s
    @CJFS00s 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    ( 1:52:57 ) We only see a tiny bit of that conversation in Boom.

  • @csmadisun
    @csmadisun 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Super sorry to hear about the copyright issues. The BBC's been really weird about this as of late - I know Council of Geeks has been having trouble with them lately as well. Here's hoping they knock it off sooner rather than later!

  • @Laromlab
    @Laromlab 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    this is a wonderful retrospective that sums up a lot of my feelings brilliantly, very good work

  • @herbivarsawus4359
    @herbivarsawus4359 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    The spoon had to be given as an act of kindness, no questions.

  • @yankeefan2k2
    @yankeefan2k2 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    1:46:42 yes we know who she is.

  • @apexa903
    @apexa903 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    The bigeneration was so dumb, if they didnt want 14 to regen, why not have him just retire to live with donna and then have the christmas special begin with 15 after an unspecified amount of time

    • @trashboat5388
      @trashboat5388 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Oh yeah like 8 to 9

  • @jonahrk_rider3602
    @jonahrk_rider3602 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I love how essentially A death god stayed around because he was interested in the Doctor's Drama and was just irritated with the Ruby mystery lol

    • @ShadowKamehameha32
      @ShadowKamehameha32 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Sutekh: SERIOUSLY, WHO IS SHE?!
      Doctor: I DON'T KNOW EITHER!
      Sutekh: FUUUUUUUU-

  • @markgaumee
    @markgaumee 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I didn't think Doctor Who could get worse than whatever the fuck Chibnall did, I was wrong.

    • @ShadowKamehameha32
      @ShadowKamehameha32 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I'll still take this over Chibnall.
      Despite the flaws of this season (and B O I there are a number of them) I still want to watch on.
      I gave up on Chibnall after Spyfall Pt 2.

  • @nuttyhutty
    @nuttyhutty 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    22:05 Love to point out the fact that this scene wasn’t in the initial episode and is the result of Disney’s audience testing. All that character building it does for the Doctor was not initially intended by Russel - L

    • @LazerzZ
      @LazerzZ  5 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Okay, that's super interesting to know

  • @bneuer
    @bneuer 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Agree with the TikTok clip but respectfully I ain’t watchin’ allat

    • @LazerzZ
      @LazerzZ  5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Fair, appreciate the comment for the algorithm though 👌

  • @dylanrinker6831
    @dylanrinker6831 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Yeah, you pointed out the flaws I HAD with ruby, she just..seemed off

  • @MentoRyuzaki
    @MentoRyuzaki 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    This perfectly articulates why I disliked this series finale which I was struggling to put my finger on. Absolutely phenomenal work!

  • @JohnSmith-rm1po
    @JohnSmith-rm1po 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I almost wrote a dissertation-comment about how the U.N.I.T. dating controversy is actually linked to "Mawdryn Undead" and the Brigadier... but then I decided I could bash my own head in with a brick instead, and that would be a preferable use of my time.

  • @Starsteam1
    @Starsteam1 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    That's it I'll offer to write the show from now on, Russell T dosen't make any sense whatsoever. Nope not accepting that the "rules are loosened and random and it's up to the viewer", complete utter gobbitygook.

  • @AniDiveReverse
    @AniDiveReverse 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I genuinely really enjoyed this season aside from the finale and 73 Yards is amazing, but I noticed I don’t really consider the whole at all.
    I got mad at the mention of 73 Yards in the finale cuz I wanted it to stay in its own bubble.
    It kinda cheapened its impact cuz it doesn't even explain anything, Doctor just said a random thing as if it was an explanation.
    Tho I agree with most of the criticism in this video. While overarching story was catastrophic, the episodes were good and some amazing. So I'm for now happy Doctor Who isn't boring anymore. Tho I hope for RTD to get his stuff together or a new showrunner that's competent.

  • @one_for_one
    @one_for_one 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I am once again going to die on the hill that the meep pronoun bit is a good joke. People who dislike it are literally just hearing the words, "you're assuming a pronoun," and then just don't listen to the punchline.

  • @JayLiszte
    @JayLiszte 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    This is me before finish the video. I’m about to go to work but when I get back I’ll edit this comment when I finish watching.
    Personally I felt it was an average season of Davies doctor who. Some absolutely amazing episodes, some ok episodes, some absolutely awful episodes that I will never rewatch, and a disappointing finale.
    Like 4 of Davies 5 previous seasons (I’m including the next doctor - end of time as it’s own season) we’re like this and I’m fine with it; I don’t personally feel it was a massive disappointment or a awful season, it was about what I expected from a RTD season and I’m hopeful he’ll bring in other writers and stick to what he’s good at with more serious episodes and not goofy silly episodes.

  • @jamesabernethy7896
    @jamesabernethy7896 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    I found your channel about a year ago and although I've only checked out the videos of the games I like, I really like your styles. I'm also not a huge fan of Doctor Who, I grew up when it was mostly the Baker and McCoy stuff being played. Although I love Sci-fi the campiness never connected with me. Where my interest comes in is for some of the lore.
    I have seen some of the franchises I love, like Star Trek, be destroyed by poor writing and ideology. There are many content creators out there who dismantle what is being done to once-loved franchises., but it's actually nice to have that done with a bit of dignity. Sometimes things get unnecessarily personal towards the performers. But at the same time, they seem to play the race card or sexism card when poor writing is called out or simply for people choosing not to watch something.
    Again, great channel and the dignity is refreshing.

  • @ItsElva
    @ItsElva 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Possibly one of my favourite videos yet, perfect balance of funny, critical but also really fair and good faith 💚

  • @BenLindsay3001
    @BenLindsay3001 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I’m guessing you didn’t like it that much?
    Love the video. This season really was a disaster.
    But hey at least we still have Earthshock

  • @zacbrown3797
    @zacbrown3797 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    26:05 im sorry but what moral dilemma is their to killing an entity that eats babies?!!

  • @avocadothecat
    @avocadothecat 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    The speedrun cracked me up hard.
    OMG you know Alan Wake :D

  • @bowtieanimation
    @bowtieanimation 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Pretty much spot on! Excellent video!

  • @moritakaishida7963
    @moritakaishida7963 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Plot is important but the plot should always be in service of character, never the other way round
    (Its the reason why soap operas are so unanimously dogshit and poorly written)

  • @Russian_engineer_bmstu
    @Russian_engineer_bmstu 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    This video should have been shorter
    I don't say that to be mean or just angry at a long. But making a long is hard, and you did seem to stretch some stuff unnecessarily.

  • @gavincallow8523
    @gavincallow8523 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    A Capaldi one would be amazing…

  • @MiniDallas000
    @MiniDallas000 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    2:38:48 I can hear it in my sleep...no more

  • @jamma.77
    @jamma.77 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Well, I know what I'm doing for the next 4 hours.

  • @quietdemon8138
    @quietdemon8138 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    The main problem with series 14 for me (I refuse to call it season 1) is that all of the episodes felt generic in story and character, like Space Babies was the space station episode, The Devil’s Chord was the recent history episode, Rogue was the regal episode and so on it just felt like the most basic versions of what these plots are capable of and like the writers especially Russell were on autopilot the entire time with the only one putting any original effort being Steven Moffat which shows to me why he was such an amazing writer in the past (imo he was a better writer compared to showrunner) and with how exceptional BOOM was I’m very curious to see what he does with this year’s Christmas special

  • @dylanrinker6831
    @dylanrinker6831 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    You couldnt be MORE RIGHT

  • @cameronbowerman8691
    @cameronbowerman8691 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Finished watching this on Patreon a few days ago and I must say, it's banger, maybe my favourite LazerzZ video to date. Congrats on the upload 👏 🎉

  • @atlasweylandeden1091
    @atlasweylandeden1091 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I feel like this season of Doctor Who was about Russel “righting old wrongs”. Taking strong social stances, fixing old continuity errors, and these things took precedence over telling a good story. Series 1 was about writing a great revival that could stand on its own and outlive him, but this one seems like a misguided attempt to fix things he maybe felt guilty about, like acknowledging the Shalka Doctor.

  • @fanthonyfictions
    @fanthonyfictions 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I'm not going to lie. This is real.
    Last night I dreamt I met the Doctor, but not the current one. I think it was 10 or maybe 11.
    I was invited to join the Tardis crew.
    Hell. Yes.
    BUT, and I swear this is true.
    The Tardis was a literal shit emoji, and you had to crawl in through the eye window.
    Even on a subconscious level, I think the show is shit now.

  • @reecenotryhs
    @reecenotryhs 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Always a joy to watch, good stuff mate!

  • @ondda2
    @ondda2 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I never watched doctor who nor do I care about it, but i love your videos James do i just might watch this whkle thing we will see

  • @lapidaryluke
    @lapidaryluke 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    This video is fantastic! I thoroughly enjoy your breakdown and analysis.

  • @jeremyayers5353
    @jeremyayers5353 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Ever since Matt Smith transitioned to Peter Capaldi the Doctor is now Gallifrey.
    That’s my theory on the split.
    But which doctor got Gallifrey’s energy? Perhaps half to both?

  • @That_guy144
    @That_guy144 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    keep up the good work james :)

  • @MovieMagic515
    @MovieMagic515 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Great vid!

  • @Face2East
    @Face2East 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I'm sorry to hear about your blocked wazoo.
    If this series was created by a complete unknown out of drama writing college , everyone would have blamed the amateurish writing and and wiping of canon . But for some reason , RTD is getting an almost free pass (in offline media) and virtually everything else is being blamed for the shows failings , including , or perhaps especially, the fans.
    This old hack-emperor has got far few clothes and I just hope he stops writing soon and the reins be given to real sci-fi writers.

  • @Problembeing
    @Problembeing วันที่ผ่านมา

    The most popular era ever was Tom Baker's, I think you'll find.

  • @deadman746
    @deadman746 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is unquestionably, far above, the best commentary on the recent 8-episode plus whatever whatever-the-fuck-that-was that I have seen.

  • @Kaoruishere
    @Kaoruishere 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Many issues that this season suffers from aren't that new, though, and they already plagued RTD's first run. There too were rubbish resolutions or beats that were ill-conceived or just weren't thought through properly. I remember discussions on 00s message boards that said things which were pretty similar to the ones being brought up here. The difference just is that the character work simply isn't as good, making the faults matter more. I also hold the strong belief that everything concerning Ruby's mother was a last-minute rewrite because there's no way that this resolution to the storyline was the original plan. Of course, the PR said something else eventually, but the whole kerfuffle concerning Millie Gibson at the beginning of the year must have been about something, and this is what the behind-the-scenes drama led to. But we probably won't know for sure until someone decides to speak up about it, possibly decades down the line, like Christopher Eccleston did, for example.

  • @QuaePanemEtCircenses
    @QuaePanemEtCircenses 20 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    58:17 ive only seen like 6 episodes of dr who in total, and three of them were gatwa’s doctor episodes. I just love video essays! Thanks for including summaries of eras and events 😂

  • @Dodringo64
    @Dodringo64 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    My take is that I would rather have this any day than 5 more years of the Chibnall Era. I'm sure most of us would agree on that at least, right?

  • @bZman
    @bZman 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    This new doctor constantly crying steals all of the pathos from all the previous times he ACTUALLY had to deal with something so heart breaking that it made him cry. This doctor is also rather useless compared to previous doctors, he seems more in the companion role of running around and just having fun and not actually caring about the issues they run into. Ever since RTD left the show the first time it has been a slow decline, Moffat had some good stuff but he got even more hit or miss than RTD was but the modern RTD is NOT the same man who saved the show. RTD of today want to use the show as a platform more often than just make a good show with consistency that you can weave your beliefs into. It is a very fine line that unfortunately seems less common these days.

  • @jamiekennett8339
    @jamiekennett8339 8 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Great video thanks for this , make the Capaldi vid! He’s my favourite doctor too

  • @dinerenblancc
    @dinerenblancc 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +46

    I’m sorry, but you really could have edited this video to half of its running time. I’m halfway through, and there’s just way too much rambling and repetition.

    • @djfrozen4534
      @djfrozen4534 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

      Tough shit. it's better to have people put time and dedication into something. I'd rather watch 4 hours of great content than 5 minutes of nonsense.

    • @yavoth5850
      @yavoth5850 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

      ​​@@djfrozen4534 but that's not the conflict here. The conflict is between a 4hr decent video and a 2hr great one (which would certainly require OP to put even more time and dedication into editing)

    • @PersonalMystery123
      @PersonalMystery123 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      someone’s just watched Drew Gooden’s new video

    • @maniraptavia4008
      @maniraptavia4008 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      Honestly, I prefer the length. Got super excited when I saw how long this was. My brain just went "FINALLY, I can deep clean the bathroom!". Long videos like this are perfect for the background when doing mundane tasks like tidying or washing up.

    • @djfrozen4534
      @djfrozen4534 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @maniraptavia4008 Exactlyy! I don't need to be glued to the screen, I can just use the floating thing and watch it in the background whilst i do other things on my phone, etc

  • @techxz.0802
    @techxz.0802 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Sorry this won't make money, if in 4 hours I like it ill drop a tip lol. Lets see how James is cooking lol.

    • @LazerzZ
      @LazerzZ  8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Haha thank you, I hope you enjoy 🙏🏻

  • @dr.mund0339
    @dr.mund0339 วันที่ผ่านมา

    We don't care if they change a race or gender we care about the show being good. And typically when you signal your show is about diversity of skin color and sexuall preference your shows not gona be good.. because your not trying to tell a good dr.who story your trying to tell a skim color or sexually preference story that has the dr in it...

  • @ArcticRunnerNB
    @ArcticRunnerNB 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    How did you manage to use the doctor who OST for the video? I would love to use these tracks for my own content in the future?

    • @LazerzZ
      @LazerzZ  8 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Weirdly, the music is never what got copyright claimed, it was always the video of the episodes themselves. I just downloaded them from TH-cam and converted them to MP3 and used them, TH-cam’s copyright system didn’t seem to have any issues

  • @Ana-ff2rb
    @Ana-ff2rb 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    At this point ove watcged more hours of videos on Doctor Who then ive watched Doctor Who. Youre criticisams are really good and i loved the video❤ 4 hours is no joke

  • @o.s.4007
    @o.s.4007 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Went and made dinner to watch this one! Always enjoy hearing your thoughts on things whether I agree or not but thanks for voicing some of my own thoughts!

  • @TheBlackAdder1964
    @TheBlackAdder1964 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Doctor Who has been a shit slurry the last decade i can't believe it took people THIS long to catch on

  • @VivRavn
    @VivRavn 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    BTW the plot of the episode about the Maestro reminds me of a movie that I've watched when I was little "Martians go Home". They were summoned by music and the way to deal with them was music again :D

  • @zacbrown3797
    @zacbrown3797 วันที่ผ่านมา

    characters don't have to change/ go through an arc, a show can work with a static character.

  • @noitsnotme9036
    @noitsnotme9036 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    I liked it 🤷‍♂️

    • @jackboulter4901
      @jackboulter4901 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Same

    • @trashboat5388
      @trashboat5388 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I like the actors but they just weren’t shown their true potential in the roles.

    • @ShadowKamehameha32
      @ShadowKamehameha32 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Okay, great.
      But are you stating that to dismiss the issues brought up? 'Cause no-one worth thier salt is saying people *can't* enjoy it.

  • @yavoth5850
    @yavoth5850 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

    When Capaldi said "Doctor, I let you go" it was a message for us all to do so as well

    • @Comicbroe405
      @Comicbroe405 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It would have been a good place to end Icl but DW can go on as long as it wants. Fresh blood is all that it requires. The best eps of the Chibnall aren't even his.

    • @lewgallagher463
      @lewgallagher463 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Comicbroe405not really saying much.

    • @Comicbroe405
      @Comicbroe405 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​​@@lewgallagher463 Kinda am cuz lot of ppl dismiss the Chibnall era as fully bad when its not & the new writers can clearly bring new perspective.

    • @yavoth5850
      @yavoth5850 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Oh, there is some stuff after Capaldi that I would even call very good, but I am ever more certain that it is not worth the associated pain of watching entire seasons for context (and that's the only way I'm capable of watching Who)

    • @Comicbroe405
      @Comicbroe405 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@yavoth5850Yeah that's fair.

  • @starwave7493
    @starwave7493 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    Thank you for not meat riding rtd like others

  • @clawstruckwizard9847
    @clawstruckwizard9847 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    For personal use 1:05:00

  • @meeplesquadge
    @meeplesquadge วันที่ผ่านมา

    The Bill erasure hurts me

  • @fraserdalaser611
    @fraserdalaser611 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    👏 fantastic video