Dr Who series 11

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**Kilkrazy**

MarkNorfolk wrote:
...and Destiny and Resurrection being pants and Revelation being '...errr, ok, I guess'.

The problem with super-powerful universe-spanning bad guys is that we rarely see them flexing the power that makes them the ultimate antagonists they purport to be. All we see is the Doctor defeating them. Using the 'Doctor-lite' episode as a set up for the bad guys to follow could work in that regard...

In my opinion there is a tendency to forget that Doctor Who is basically a fun SF/History series for children and teenagers on an early Saturday evening. It can't carry the weight of being "War and Peace and Time Travel".

That isn't a criticism. Doctor Who can still do a hell of a lot of good stuff.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Indeed.

It’s a teatime televisual treat for kids - not some elaborately plotted GoT for neckbeards.

Whilst it could do with some narrative change (please no more universal resets), it doesn’t have to be ground breaking in the medium.

**MarkNorfolk**

I agree. I personally have no problem with a) the daleks showing up a lot and b) getting defeated each time they do. I like the modern iteration with it's quick adventures and snappy dialog. I was just responding to those who say 'huh! Daleks are rubbish they always lose!".

**Nurglitch**

The Dalek Second Empire is a great comic if you desperately need a Dalek fix that doesn't come from making them look ridiculous.

That said, I think I'd like to see more Doctor Who where it's not the universe at stake, and it's something more minor. I think that was part of the appeal of Blink (yeah yeah, the Angels had the phonebox...).