BBC did a decent job bringing back the series but it was already getting bad around Capaldi. It’s a shame that Capaldi got so many crummy scripts since he would have been perfect as the Doctor.
I think the show runners just tried some gimmick casting after Capaldi (lady doctor and gay black doctor) to cover up the fact that the writing has been awful. Now when the show fails they can blame Toxic Fandom instead of their incompetence
Capaldi, on second and third watch, was excellent. His storylines were not always strong, but the shows were some of the best of the entire series.
at the writing has been awful.
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Episode 3 in this series has the Doctor standing on a “smart” landmine for nearly the entire lame script. Exciting? Yes! one hopes that the mine will detonate and the Doc regenerate with a better writer.
I hated Capaldi. But by the second episode he was perfect for the role. But like you said, some awful writing.