I pretty much agree with you about less is more in regards to these recurring foes. I have not yet seen the upcoming Dalek episode, though I will be watching it shortly. I am not going to avoid it, but I am going to "sit through it" rather than pay attention. They and the Cybermen don't do much for me. They are both pretty much one dimensional, one trick ponies aren't they?
Another boring adversary I really am beginning to hate is the Master, not because of what he did to the Doctor but because, as usual, nothing much happens. Lots of bluster, lots of threats, lots of the Doctor talking, but, really, nothing much. The Christmas specials did nothing to convince me otherwise of this and that's sad. Combined with the absolute gaping plot holes they were a rather sad finish to David's otherwise mostly pleasing Who.
In the realm of Dr Who, I am pretty guarantee-ably bored every other episode, usually. I am not your die-hard fan. I appreciated David Tennant's tenure as the doctor, but still haven't forgiven him for not being Christopher Ecceleston; mostly every time that I saw Russell T Davies' name tied to an episode I would groan very, very loudly. Usually that name was tied to the most pedestrian and predictable episodes, mostly with Daleks and Cybermen. These are episodes to sit through because you would be ripping yourself off if you didn't complete your Dr Who experience. Russell's theory of getting through the episode is some kind of light show, a grandiose promise of a threat, but not much follow through. As you say, the Doctor mostly talks the villain to death. In the end, as far as getting a truly meaty story, it's the modern day equivalent of being over processed with all of the truly healthy and nutritious bits removed.
So far though, I don't hate Matt Smith. My reaction to David Tennant was mostly - "you're good, I can sit through your seasons but, you're not HIM". I also don't mind Amy which surprises me a lot. I loved Martha from the get go, Rose took a while but she grew on me.
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Date: 2010-04-18 02:38 pm (UTC)They are both pretty much one dimensional, one trick ponies aren't they?
Another boring adversary I really am beginning to hate is the Master, not because of what he did to the Doctor but because, as usual, nothing much happens. Lots of bluster, lots of threats, lots of the Doctor talking, but, really, nothing much. The Christmas specials did nothing to convince me otherwise of this and that's sad. Combined with the absolute gaping plot holes they were a rather sad finish to David's otherwise mostly pleasing Who.
In the realm of Dr Who, I am pretty guarantee-ably bored every other episode, usually. I am not your die-hard fan. I appreciated David Tennant's tenure as the doctor, but still haven't forgiven him for not being Christopher Ecceleston; mostly every time that I saw Russell T Davies' name tied to an episode I would groan very, very loudly. Usually that name was tied to the most pedestrian and predictable episodes, mostly with Daleks and Cybermen. These are episodes to sit through because you would be ripping yourself off if you didn't complete your Dr Who experience.
Russell's theory of getting through the episode is some kind of light show, a grandiose promise of a threat, but not much follow through. As you say, the Doctor mostly talks the villain to death.
In the end, as far as getting a truly meaty story, it's the modern day equivalent of being over processed with all of the truly healthy and nutritious bits removed.
So far though, I don't hate Matt Smith. My reaction to David Tennant was mostly - "you're good, I can sit through your seasons but, you're not HIM".
I also don't mind Amy which surprises me a lot. I loved Martha from the get go, Rose took a while but she grew on me.