On Monday April 22, 2019, Mike Powell said to FRANK LINHARES...

 MP> A lot of people have been slamming her performance.  I think she was
 MP> not bad as the Dr.  However, I had trouble with the pace of the
 MP> episodes and maybe the writing.  It was like they spent a lot of time
 MP> building up to the resolution and then did not have enough time to
 MP> really solve them in a way that I found satisfying.  Maybe there were
 MP> too many companions to cover?

I thought she was great as a performer. I have enjoyed her in other shows
including Broadchurch which contains a whole host of Dr. Who allums.

 MP> I felt like they sort of made it up as they went along more than
 MP> previous Doctors did.

New writers are to blame. I much prefered the stuff from the previoud
writing team.

 MP> I also liked her quirkiness.  I did not like the one story that the
 MP> Daleks were involved in.  I could not put my finger on it, but it felt
 MP> like it broke continuity somehow.  The one with the giant spiders, and
 MP> the season opener, were both pretty blah.  The two I liked the most
 MP> were the one with the mirrorworld, and the one with the witches.

 MP> So, I cannot say she was a bad Dr., but I can say it was not my
 MP> favorite season.  It may even be my least favorite of the "new" series.

I don't like the creature of the week style episodes with a smaller long
term arc. They really should go back to a season long arc.

All-in-all, I was happy with her casting and her performace. I would also
like to see the series go a bit darker with their story lines.

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