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Well I just saw ep5 "Dot and Bubble" and the following Unleashed ep



Will comment in a spoiler

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I spotted it in 7 mins lol.

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Still geeking out over last night’s episode. The misdirection and the super-subtle clues to what’s really going on are just delicious.

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Fantastic episode and was literally on the edge of my seat for most of it.

I had an idea who it might have been but the reveal was perfection. Wish I could travel to next weekend and watch it already.

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Top Who! Enjoyed Unleashed for the insights into the making of the episode and the Twist appearances that I had not noticed.

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i understand the need to save costs and to keep the writers from burnout and the actors etc but 8 episodes a season isn't good. could barely get to know the new doctor and the new companion.

at the very least it should be 10 episodes. If thats too much for RTD he should let more people take the strain. If Ncuti doesn't want to do 10 episodes find an actor who does want to.

Don't get me wrong i thought ncuti was really, really good

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I'm sure I read somewhere that they planned on getting back to 11 episodes a year, that's 10 plus the Christmas episode.

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Finally took a look at the recent viewing figures.

The last season has the worst viewing figures for any season, ever.
(Not to mention the whole nonsense of renumbering it as Season 1 again).

The Christmas special 2024 has the 2nd worst figures for a Christmas (or New Year) special.

Series 15 (or Season 2) is due in 2025, still 8 episodes btw .. if anyone still cares ;)
If it were not for Disney paying towards it now, its likely it would be looking at cancellation (again).


* For anyone wondering, No, we (i.e. myself, wife & mum) no longer watch it, the 2023 specials were the final straw for us.

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In the age of streaming and overseas sales, broadcast ratings are increasingly irrelevant.

Either way, Colin Baker is still available for hire if the BBC apologise to him ;)

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You need to look at the context of those ratings though. Who was the 6th most watched show on TV Christmas day and was 4.11 million. It's now up to over 6 million with the +7 days. Not only that but the show is still one of the Beebs top 6 most profitable IPs that they own outright.

In addition to the ratings look at the audience share, as that has barely changed at all. Showing that as much as TV audiences have dropped its still achieving the same percentage of viewers. TV viewing has changed a lot now.

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Latest rumour is that Ncuti will exit after Season 15 (Disney S2).

They was also a rumour the show would be cancelled as a result, but that seems unlikely as the BBC apparently have a 26 episode deal with Disney+.
So far (since Nov 2023) there have been exactly half of these aired, S15 will add another 8 eps, plus presumably another xmas special.
Thats 22 in total, so at least another 4 to be made (maybe 4 specials ?) or extend it beyond 26 episodes.

Either way, its doesnt seem likely to be cancelled after the end of the next season. Gatwa leaving however is quite possible.

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I think the UNIT spin off show might be included in the total number of episodes as thats been filmed. No idea when it is due to air though.

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Season 15 begins on April 12th.

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I must admit I found the Christmas Episode dull.

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I think it might have overstayed its welcome and could do with a multiyear hiatus before having a proper reboot under a new showrunner.

I don't think any of the Doctors have been poor, but have been let down by pedestrian writing with clunky dialogue and concepts. Most episodes feel like a slog that have been churned out without much love. Only the Toymaker episode had some of the classic fun and energy behind it.