Comments on: DOCTOR WHO: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SERIES

By: OSCAR

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By: M. G. Mora

M. G. Mora — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:54:10 +0000

The writing is very uneven for this 5th series. Gone are everything familiar about the show in the past except the Tardis. Matt Smith is good as the Doctor. His portrayal offers a more quirky Doctor and Karen Gillian is fun too, I just think Moffat, whom I had a lot of faith in, hasn’t quite gotten in the groove yet. Time to bring back some of the writers from the previous series and get it back on track. The season ender is a step in the right direction. The Lodger is step in the wrong.
Rating: 3 / 5

By: Richard C. Drew

Richard C. Drew — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:26:49 +0000

I've been a Who fan since I was a kid - spent the early years of my life in England and Scotland. Some of the episodes in this season and last season are the worst ever. Putting aside that ridiculous stinker "Daleks in Manhattan", lets take a look at this season.

A Dalek Constructed cybernetic bomb, about to destroy the Earth. The Doctor and companion convince him to remember his false memories of love. He does. And love disarms the bomb. Gag! So if we extrapolate, when he discovers his love is false or is rejected, we can kiss the Earth goodbye, right?

Same episode, propeller driven aircraft flying in the vacuum of space. Yea, right. That's just idiotic.

Same episode. The Daleks base their entire existence on the Doctor saying a certain phrase in the vicinity of a certain object to verify that they are actually Daleks and can be reborn. Pathetic.

Season finale: I think the writer watched the Bill and Ted movies a few too many times. Yes, Doctor Who, the original Time Traveler TV series, is ripping off Bill and Ted. Oh yea, and the Doctor is saved by - Love. OH COME ON! We've passed pathetic and moved on to brain-dead territory.

There are just so many moments like that in Season Five that this will rank as the WORST season in the reincarnation. Doctor Who is not a CHICK FLICK! Problems are not solved by emotions, discussions and, gak, love. There have been books written on the science behind the series. Now they can write one on the fluff, lack of originality, and atrocious writing.

The opening title sequence and theme music? Amateurish, lacking any soul. Sounds and looks like a rookie intern project. There's better theme music on the fan websites.

The series seems to be targeted at kids. We have a clown playing the doctor, lots of pretty lights, simple plots, hollow characters, and a story line sculptured for those with attention deficit.

The writers have an obvious policy. When the plot is garbage, add Daleks. If it's total garbage, add Daleks and make the Doctor jump around like a fool, hopefully distracting from the underwhelming storyline. Please kill off this Doctor. He's obviously terrified of leaving the Earth (or the writers can't seem to come up with a decent off-Earth story) and thinks channeling Cameron from "Ferris Bueller's Day off" solves problems.

The only reason it has two stars - at least Amy is pleasant to look at, and I love a Scots accent.

I have all the seasons released to date. This one will NOT be in the collection. Rating: 2 / 5

By: B.

B. — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:25:56 +0000

I'm living in the Netherlands and have waited for the online version of Doctor who season 5 to be available since the release of the Christmas special. I Loved all the Mofatt eps in Davies era, so I was looking forward to the new series. I'm sorry but it's a total disappointment. I watched ep 1 online and thought that I had accidentally downloaded some cheap Scifi show from the states. The story line was unappealing for adults older than 8, the new Doctor is emotionless and cold, and Amy is as charming as a pouting goldfish. Why did they do such a horrible job at casting? I kept watching, hoping that it would eventually get better, but even the ep with the weeping angels was an utter disappointment, by the time I got to the Vampire ep, I just stopped watching. I think I just keep my old DVDs of Ten/Davies era and forget about this new "kiddie" Doctor who. I'm way too old to believe in an wandering stick insect who saves planets trailing a blowlipped kipper.

Cheers

Rating: 1 / 5

By: A. ODonnell

A. ODonnell — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:10:34 +0000

OK, sure, it’s the new Doctor Who, but. . .they should have just retired it when David Tennant left. BORING. What happened??? I’ve TRIED to like it, but he’s just too lame, too pale, overly animated, and the music is usually too loud to understand the dialogue! No, I won’t be buying this series. I’m sure Matt Smith is a nice kid, but he’s too young, too stiff, and just not experienced enough to do The Doctor.

I’m sorry, kid, but. . .go back to university or something, OK?
Rating: 1 / 5

By: Richard M

Richard M — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:44:49 +0000

For the serious Doctor Who fan, those who are following the long term developing story of the Doctor and his companions, these events never happened. The character development shown here, the relationships, the people and civilizations saved, and the stories that unfolded were all erased in the final episode. Evidently the way the epic was progressing was not worth keeping so the writers simply deleted it all. Moffat took a cheep shot at story telling by building up impossible odds to stun the viewing audience, then, instead of working his way through a difficult solution, he simply said oops it never happened – never mind. I suggest then that the true fans do the same as the writers did and just forget about this season. Hopefully a new season will emerge that will be worth keeping.
Rating: 1 / 5