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SPOILERS - Doctor Who: The Star Beast Discussion (lemmy.world)
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Haven't seen a discussion post for the new special, so I'll get the ball rolling. Thoughts, insights, bits you loved... let it all out.

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[–] 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

New Unit lady is great.

I loved the new TARDIS interior. It has nods to the Pertwee era, which I feel like hasn't gotten much love in NuWho.

The white rubber swoopiness feels like a call back to the 3rd Doctor's flying car. (Hard to see in the photos I've found, though.). flying car, and the rest of the console (and the goofy white wall plates) evokes the feel of the big grey hexagon console doctor who 3rd doctor console

I was a bit confused that there's a new interior at all. Usually there's a crash or an implied long period of the doctor being solo, to explain the desktop theme change. Oh well.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I wish there was a bit more thought put into why the TARDIS interior changed the way it does. It would have been more of a thematic triumph had it evoked the Nobles more directly somehow. It felt a bit too clinical for this Doctor, and I'm hoping that only means it's a blank slate for him to tweak to his liking. I do like the lights, though. They at least at some occasional color.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I wish there was a bit more thought put into why the TARDIS interior changed the way it does.

    Agreed. This time felt completely random.

    It would have been more of a thematic triumph had it evoked the Nobles more directly somehow.

    Yeah. I thought the same. As loose as Doctor Who's story beats often are, it felt silly that the story didn't take a quick detour to blow up the console real quick.

    It felt a bit too clinical for this Doctor

    That's a great point. In the Pertwee/Baker era, that TARDIS interior helped underscore how the Doctor felt like a prisoner of Unit.

    Now, as you said, hopefully it's about a blank slate. I'm excited for the possibilities for growth for a version of the Doctor who habitually shares their feelings and sometimes admits to not knowing something!

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