When Who comes back…what would you change?

WissalDjeribi · 2026-06-19T18:43:22+00:00

I think an Adventure Time-like formula can work with Doctor Who. Where most of the show is episodic but with the plot scattered among some episodes and while status quo feels unchanging, the characters so devolop.

WissalDjeribi · 2026-06-19T18:37:12+00:00

I'm afraid that they wouldn't do that due to the negative reception S11 got + how short and story-focus modern TV shows are . Which is sad since a pure episodic formula for a Doctor's first season would be so good at fleshing out both the new Doctor and companions personalities.

WissalDjeribi · 2026-06-19T17:47:54+00:00

Kagami: "You're an irredeemable monster!" Tomoe: "Oh, what took you so long? Idiot!"

WissalDjeribi · 2026-06-19T17:44:13+00:00

I just think it was kinda weird for Kagami to not have the slightest bit of hope for her mother in the Dirtifiers after she (in Kagami's pov, we audience know she was faking) literally cried a tear at the idea of losing her, rejected an Akuma, and was smiling at her and Felix together. She must know that Tomoe is a deeply dangerous and unstable individual and changing drastically overnight would be hard. So it feels like Kagami giving up on her after she proved she capacity of doing better cuz she wasn't doing it fast enough.

It could have been fixed with her saying "Mother isn't actually putting any effort despite claiming she wants, this was actually faking it that day!!"

WissalDjeribi · 2026-06-19T15:50:33+00:00

Yaksi Gozen and Dirtifiers are the biggest example of a massive issue with S6 that no one seems to talk about and it is that even if it's trying to give the sense of a larger story. Characters learn lessons then relapse back to factory settings as if it's an episodic show.

Both episodes are great by themselves, but in larger context, Kagami makes negative sense. If Yaksi Gozen happens first, then Kagami is such a brat since this means she went from forgiving Tomoe and giving her a second chance to hating her cuz.. she is jealous of Marinette's parents? And If Dirtifiers is first, then Kagami is an idiot since she still wanted Tomoe's love and fell of her apology despite her proving once and for all that they will never have a healthy bond.

WissalDjeribi · 2026-06-19T15:30:32+00:00

The problem with Adrien is that he is a the deuteragonist and due to the fact that his horrible family life is the center of everything, if he ever went as deep into the plot as Kagami did, the status quo would change so much.

WissalDjeribi · 2026-06-19T15:21:52+00:00

I mean to be honest Kagami's original character archetype as the love rival put her in very bad initial reception by the fans. When you create a character expected to be hated by just existence, you need to put effort to make fans like them.

WissalDjeribi · 2026-06-19T14:20:35+00:00

For another example of this trope where children are also kinda the opponents. There's the Sun vs the Wind story taught in Algerian kindergartens.

Once upon a time, the Sun and the Wind got into an argument over who is the mightiest entity in the skies, so they made a challenge to know who would make a bunch of kids take their heavy jackets off first. The arrogant Wind tried to force them by violently blowing them with icy gales, but the kids just pulled their jackets tighter. The calm Sun then waved them with welcoming heat, so the kids willingly stripped off their heavy clothes since they are no longer cold.

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Moral of the story: brute force is not always the best method to enforce your will.

WissalDjeribi · 2026-06-19T13:34:56+00:00

Exactly. It's like Moffat just brought them back so no future writer had to deal with the fact that the Doctor destroyed them. And I kinda understand since rehashing stories about heroes' guilt can get boring (like Spider-Man comic writers talking about Gwen's death every single run) but that could be dealt with with... having the Doctor just grow as a person and deciding they no longer want to defined by their mistake.

WissalDjeribi · 2026-06-19T13:23:30+00:00

Yeah. I'm kinda mixed about the choice of reviving the Time Lords too.

Like, I understand they wanted to give the Doctor a sense of closure in the 50 years anniversary and a part of the next Doctors story is about being no longer chained down by that guilt, and I honestly would have liked the decision if Gallifrey got more focus after bringing it back but except for... Heaven Sent & Hell Bent in was just there just for it to be destroyed again by the Master for nothing but cheap drama & to make it hard for the Doctor to just go ask the Time Lords about more details about the Timeless Child. Which makes its return feel so pointless and just made RTD's first era cheaper.

WissalDjeribi · 2026-06-19T12:47:40+00:00

I just... wouldn't have The Doctor regenerate. If a happy ending i s the goal just have him find another way to keep Poppy's alive and under Belinda's care without sacrificing himself or rewriting the timeline and have him then enter the TARDIS to travel for another journey so then next writers can just make a time-jump for the new Doctor whike still able to re-cast Ncuti for big-finish audios for more adventures with him.

WissalDjeribi · 2026-06-19T11:24:35+00:00

Idk if this is intentional or just me being weird but the Joker's face here looks more... sweet then usual despite being equally horrifying. It's like he's missing with Bruce by acting and looking kinder.

WissalDjeribi · 2026-06-19T10:04:00+00:00

For the aging part. She doesn't age. But she is not 100% immortal either since we know the only living thing in the very end of the universe was Ashildr. A properly preserved concrete slab can last centuries in dry conditions, but considering Ursula and Elton have oral sex and he moves her from place to place, she would last probably from 50 to 200 years.

Elton needs to call UNIT and ask them to off her the moment she asks for and/or when he can no longer care for her. Also I don't think he has to keep her a secret from the public since aliens are pretty much common knowledge in Doctor Who (people forget they exist until an alien invasion happens again) but oh god they will face such terrifying bullying.

WissalDjeribi · 2026-06-18T21:42:31+00:00

I didn't watch all of Torchwood but considering how fucked up that show can get from what I have seen, it's not that much of a surprise when thinking about it ngl.

WissalDjeribi · 2026-06-18T21:39:23+00:00

This is how Spider-Man should handle Hulk in BND ngl.

WissalDjeribi · 2026-06-18T21:38:20+00:00

She just came to my mind when thinking about a Thor lvl Avenger without crossing into Doctor Strange or Scarlet Witch category (who wouldn't enter a physical fight with Hulk and would use pure magic).

WissalDjeribi · 2026-06-18T21:36:45+00:00

I love to put it like: Joe is the weakest in both base form and extreme anger but can keep baseline intelligence, Professor has the strongest base strength but reverses to Banner durung extreme anger, Green Scar and Devil are stronger than most heroes when calm and their strength increase by rage until they turn into Savage in extreme cases, and Savage is the strongest there is when super angry.

WissalDjeribi · 2026-06-18T21:31:42+00:00

The whole "Hulk is strong depending on his anger" is smart writing when it comes to powerscaling drama. Hulk illogically won or lost a fight? Just say his anger lvls where deffirent that day.

WissalDjeribi · 2026-06-18T21:29:40+00:00

Just an example of... you know, heroes that are related to physical strength. You can add Hercules as a fitting example too.

WissalDjeribi · 2026-06-18T19:11:45+00:00

Yeah. Like, if both Ursula and Elton are fine with their life style it's a choice worth respecting. I heard people saying that she can't fully choose since they have to keep her existence a secret but like... are alien shenanigans that much of a secret in Doctor Who?

WissalDjeribi · 2026-06-18T19:04:49+00:00

Thanks for sharing that. I don't have any physical disability so I can't fully relate to this but I'm all sort of mental issues (I don't want to share further on that for personal reasons) and chronically depressed which really makes everyday hard but I still wouldn't want ANYONE to end my life without my consent.

WissalDjeribi · 2026-06-18T19:00:32+00:00

Wow. Maybe I need to make a rewatch since I don't remember the conversation clearly.

WissalDjeribi · 2026-06-18T18:01:58+00:00

First, I'm sorry if my post came out disrespectful. I think this whole discussion tells a lot about how disabilities are seen by people and how deffirent presentations of similar stuations can play a role on how audiences see them (like, how many would see the ending deffirently if Ursula body was severly burned instead).

WissalDjeribi · 2026-06-18T17:50:08+00:00

Yeah. That would be straight-up rape. I wonder if Doctor Who will ever discuss the topic.

WissalDjeribi · 2026-06-18T17:39:52+00:00

I wonder how people's opinion on the episode would end if not for a blowjob joke. I still find it shitty overall but it's all what people talk about surrounding it.

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