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[Mini Review submitted between Spyfall Parts 1 and 2…]
The Master
It’s only been 12 episodes since we last saw the Master.
It’s such a short gap that makes it feel so disconnected from what came before.
Like Chibs just hitting the reset button on the series and calling it a day.
Also Sacha Dhawan has so far portrayed an absolutely terrible caricature of the master like, I get John Simm was all about the hoohoo hahas, but this just takes the fucking cake, I was cringing so hard when he started flailing like a child who’s just heard they aren’t getting beaten tonight.
“Call me Master”
the way he says it, how fast he says it, who the fuck is this? this isn’t the master, where’s the grandious entrance, the flair, THE FUCKING ANYTHING?
What I found funny
>When O asks about Graham, “Is he just here for commentary?” Just because Chibnall points out his writing flaws, doesn’t negate that they are writing flaws.
>Lenny Henry trying to act
Dislikes
>Whitaker in particular acts like she’s presenting a CBBC show
The writing is somehow worse with this generic, characterless dialogue, doing nothing but explaining the convoluted plot or whatever obvious thing happens on-screen.
Rating
It’s incredibly dull, Doctor Who has never been strictly a kids show but by god this sure as hell feels like one.
Not looking forward to the rest of this series and idk if I’ll bother watching. If this is the big opener meant to draw people in, if anything its pushed me away more, so much so that I don’t care about the second half of this story :(
0.8/5