Season Five: Bored Now

[jmatonak]

I'm really not digging the new season thus far, and I can't put my finger on exactly why.



Each episode has watchable bits, and Karen Gillan has extremely pretty hair. But, for the most part, the season has been a big snore.

Is it too much of a kids' show? Well, the rainbow of Daleks was pretty annoying, although to be honest the physical redesign bothered me more than the recolor- that weird blocky thing the zap gun and the plunger come out of? Was that always there? (And, since the Dalek casing is a machine, why did they need genetic... never mind. That Progenitor thing is a jerk, I guess.)

Is it that the Doctor is full of himself? Yeah, kind of. That trap speech in episode 4 was a groaner. But all the Doctors are like that, even my beloved Ninth. (I almost typed "Nine." Heh.)

I don't understand it. The Empty Child was awesome. Blink was a lot of fun. What, if anything, changed? Is it just me? (Probably.)

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Comments

[wendymr.livejournal.com]

Nice to see someone else who feels like I do. Yes, I'm bored too. I wanted to love this season. I wanted to love the new Doctor. And, though I haven't been the greatest Moffat fan (loathed SITL/FOTD), I appreciate that he's a good writer and I was impressed by RTD's comments about him in The Writer's Tale. And I did love his S1 episodes.

But... bored. Most of it's Matt Smith's acting, which to me is completely unconvincing. With that lack of acting talent, poor writing will definitely show through. Let's face it, anyone who has the talent of Christopher Eccleston or David Tennant to work with, plus most of the actors playing companions, can't go far wrong. Even with the occasional poor scripts that surfaced, Tennant and Eccleston still managed to shine and produce memorable moments. Smith just can't deliver a line to save his life. And, yes, I agree with your comment on that 'trap' speech. He sounded like a scared little kid facing down the school bullies. Compare that to Nine against the Daleks at the end of Bad Wolf, or Ten talking back to Lumic in the S2 Cyber episodes - not brilliant episodes, but he owned that scene.

It's a shame, because I hate not being excited about my favourite TV program. It's back to the old DVDs for me :(

[jmatonak.livejournal.com]

Maybe Matt Smith will be better after he settles into the role. And, the way this usually goes, sooner or later, there will be a Twelfth Doctor. :)