Doctor Who 1x01 "Space Babies" Post-Episode Discussion Thread

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[u/Odd_Mail2782]

I love when Doctor Who is silly, but I think for me it was too silly this time. Especially as this whole reboot and rebranding has been built around getting new viewers aboard, it was weird having such an intenionally ridiculous episode.

The dialogue felt a bit too "written" at some points. Like they were trying hard to think of a fresh way to get through the new series exposition of The Doctor and the Tardis. Also the Doctor and Ruby felt a bit too close and bantery given this is still the day they met.

Not terrible by any means, just silly

[u/agitatedandroid → u/Odd_Mail2782]

I'm fine with "silly" but, this was too many "silly". Babies, silly. Snot monster, silly. And it was a lot of that "silly".

The silliest part of "Rose" was "anti-plastic". The rest was just odd.

Such that with "Rose" when we got to "anti-plastic" I said, "alright".

Whereas with "Space Babies" it was more, "alright, ok, uh-huh, sure, alright, eye-roll, ok."

I didn't hate it. But I don't love it. It was quick, maybe too quick. But that's better than slow which is how I felt through most of the Chibnall era.

[u/ThePatchedVest → u/agitatedandroid]

You thought the silliest part of rose was "anti-plastic" and not anything to do with Mickey and the burping trash bin?

[u/probablywontrespond2 → u/ThePatchedVest]

The anti plastic itself is not even silly. A few drops of water can ruin a batch of chocolate, and that's just water. We could probably design a compound that would ruin a huge vat of molten plastic.

[u/PrincessPunkinPie → u/ThePatchedVest]

P-Pa-pizza

[u/Wannabeartist9974 → u/agitatedandroid]

Really, too many sillies do i have to remind y'all of this? https://youtu.be/EgJ4lC_048U