Crackhappy@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoI love the absurdity of Farscape, but I do not accept the absurdity of Doctor Who. I will die on this hill. I do not understand the absurdity of Doctor Who. Why am I wrong?message-squaremessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down116
arrow-up163arrow-down1message-squareI love the absurdity of Farscape, but I do not accept the absurdity of Doctor Who. I will die on this hill. I do not understand the absurdity of Doctor Who. Why am I wrong?Crackhappy@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square41fedilink
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·5 months agoI guess the question is “What Who have you watched?” For my money, peak Who will always be Tom Baker. Yes, it’s absurd, he knows it’s absurd and leans into it.
minus-squareTheBananaKing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·5 months agoBaker FTW. He understood the assignment: Gandalf-Bugs-Mr-Bean, saving the universe with absolute pacifism and a crumpled bag of jelly babies. The remake in the new format completely destroyed the character archetype, and turned him into a forced-whimsy action hero with a side of self-pity.
minus-squareBananaOnionJuice@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoIt’s a totally different take on Dr who compared to the ones from 2005, and the pacing is sooo slow, but sit back with some jelly babies and enjoy.
minus-squareCrackhappy@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down8·5 months agoFound the Doctor Who nerd. pounce on him my lovelies.
I guess the question is “What Who have you watched?”
For my money, peak Who will always be Tom Baker. Yes, it’s absurd, he knows it’s absurd and leans into it.
Baker FTW. He understood the assignment: Gandalf-Bugs-Mr-Bean, saving the universe with absolute pacifism and a crumpled bag of jelly babies.
The remake in the new format completely destroyed the character archetype, and turned him into a forced-whimsy action hero with a side of self-pity.
It’s a totally different take on Dr who compared to the ones from 2005, and the pacing is sooo slow, but sit back with some jelly babies and enjoy.
Found the Doctor Who nerd. pounce on him my lovelies.