Episode 159 - The Woman Who Fell to Earth

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Jodie Whittaker makes her debut as The Doctor in "The Woman Who Fell to Earth," and along the way she meets four new friends: Grace, Graham, Ryan, and Yasmin. Together they team-up to prevent the nefarious Tzim-Sha from abducting a human trophy. But at what cost? [ 59:14 || 48.6 MB ]

 

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Dan nailed my feelings on Jodie from after watching this first ep, and most of what I've seen from her subsequent season. She's solid and has that Doctor-ish "X" factor quality, but I want to see her more determined and a little more badass. I don't miss Moffat's "The Doctor will kill you so hard whenever he's mad enough to feel like it" BDE because that was unending, but at the same time I want to see that heroic determination that most protagonists have.

And I see the balancing act of either employing some toxic characterization or airing on the side closer to pacifism, but there has to be a better equilibrium to strike. I like Jodie, but I think how she's written feels too familiar to Tennant or Smith, or at least it did for a while.