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**Chris** · 18-04-2022, 10:15

Chibnall can’t write for families. That much is now abundantly clear. The story ideas in last night’s episode were great but there was far too much going on for the running time. It’s as if he plotted out an entire season of Broadchurch proportions then had to condense it into 50 minutes. Then, he assumes he has to tell the kids what’s going on rather than showing them and letting them think and engage with the story, so the script is saddled with huge amounts of repetitive, expository dialogue. The Doctor basically becomes the narrator.

I think Jodie has done a superb job. She is undoubtedly the Doctor, which was no small feat for the first female actor to play the role after more than 50 years. But, through no fault of her own, her era isn’t going to shine among the greats.

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Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,118	Re: Doctor Who Chibnall can’t write for families. That much is now abundantly clear. The story ideas in last night’s episode were great but there was far too much going on for the running time. It’s as if he plotted out an entire season of Broadchurch proportions then had to condense it into 50 minutes. Then, he assumes he has to tell the kids what’s going on rather than showing them and letting them think and engage with the story, so the script is saddled with huge amounts of repetitive, expository dialogue. The Doctor basically becomes the narrator. I think Jodie has done a superb job. She is undoubtedly the Doctor, which was no small feat for the first female actor to play the role after more than 50 years. But, through no fault of her own, her era isn’t going to shine among the greats.