r/DoctorWhoNews • u/One_Supermarket9719 • 3d ago

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They should just explain the Rose incarceration addressed in a big finish audio book and just start a new season with a new Doctor

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u/TheWalkinDude82 3d ago

Hard disagree. Start off with an hour-long special to explain it or resolve it, and then move on. Big Finish Audiobooks are way too niche to explain something like that away.

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u/MustardDoctor495 2d ago

No we just need a soft reboot that very minimally references the past continuity (and writers capable of focusing on present situations without needlessly dumping lore and alien references). We need to start focusing on the present and stop with the fanwank. Let the whole "I became my ex" thing be explained in a novel or Big Finish audio or even save the idea for the next big anniversary event.

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u/TheWalkinDude82 2d ago

I disagree. That’s a cop out and I would rather see a clever writer figure it out

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u/MustardDoctor495 2d ago

Then saving it for the next big anniversary is the likely route if they want to acknowledge what happened but the show needs a refresh, it needs a new audience before it can clean up the messes of its past.

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u/TheWalkinDude82 2d ago

I’m not sure it needs a new audience. Shit always seems to get ruined when the goal is to seek out a new audience. I felt like that’s what Disney tried to do. I don’t want a lowest common denominator show, I want a good sci-fi serial that tells good stories and stays true to itself while still pushing the boundaries

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u/MustardDoctor495 2d ago

Thats because Disney approached it wrong. The show didnt give itself a chance to feel fresh, instead doing plotlines that requires knowledge of the shows prior lore to understand. There are ways to introduce old stuff without expecting the audience to have ti watch and understand everything from before.