Doctor Who Series 9 Review
Just as quickly as it started,
series 9 of Doctor Who has ended. Having reviewed every episode individually, I
am now going to give my thoughts on the series as a whole.
TWO-PARTERS
One of the best things about this
series was the fact that we got more two-parters than usual. This meant that
rather than give us a lot of undeveloped and rushed stories, the plotlines were
developed in more detail and were far easier to understand. I do prefer this
method and it definitely made this series far more exciting for me than the
last series, where I was left wanting more at the end of each episode because
the plots hadn’t been developed well enough. So, even though we only got seven
stories this year, I am much happier at the end of this series than I was at
the end of the last, and it made this series the best in years.
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
As I think is the case for all of
the modern Doctors (apart from the ninth Doctor), the second series for Capaldi
is the one where the character has really begun to find himself and work out
what sort of person he is. Last year, the Doctor seemed very unsettled in terms
of his personality, and didn’t seem to have any quirks or gimmicks to make him stand
out from previous Doctors. We were introduced to a lot of new things in series
9. Over the course of series 9, the Doctor has demonstrated his love of playing
the electric guitar. It is a wonderfully quirky trait that I am reliably
informed comes from Peter Capaldi’s own ability to play, which means he is
putting his own stamp on the role, and I love that. One of the shortest surviving
and most hated of gimmicks in Doctor Who history is of course, the sonic
sunglasses. I am personally so glad that they disappeared with Clara at the end
of the series, as I’m sure are so many of you. The sonic screwdriver is back!
It never made sense to me that the 12th Doctor was walking around
with Matt Smith’s old one, and I could never quite accept that he didn’t have
his own. Well, now he does have his own and we can all celebrate it, whilst of
course hoping that the Doctor doesn’t find other random things to make sonic!
RETURN OF THE TIMELORDS
Back in 2013, it was revealed
that Gallifrey did not fall at the end of the Time War. Since then, we have
been teased several times that at some time in the future, the Doctor would
find his way back there. At last, the end of series 9 saw this happen. It was
an incredible finale, and now we have returned to Gallifrey once, I hope that
this is going to be a recurring thing, because there are a lot of things that
can be done with the Timelords. It would be a shame if they didn’t explore the
possibilities now that they have gone to the effort of bringing them back.
SERIES SUMMARY
Without a doubt, series 9 was the
best of the Moffat era. It brought us a huge amount of character development,
meaning we got to know this Doctor a bit better. On top of that, an emotional
exit for Clara Oswald, the introduction of Ashildr/Lady Me, and the
reintroduction of the Timelords are all definite highlights from these 12
episodes. With fewer but better developed stories, it made for a fantastic
series, which was action-packed, emotional and quite frankly amazing!
BLOGMAS MUSIC CHART
Before we enter the top 10 in my
favourite Christmas songs, I think it’s a good idea to briefly have a rundown
of the list so far. Here are numbers 20 to 11 in my Christmas countdown.
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20
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Kim and Mel
Rockin Around The Christmas Tree
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19
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Chris Rea
Driving Home For Christmas
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18
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Mud
Lonely This Christmas
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17
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Paul and Linda McCartney
Wonderful Christmas Time
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16
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Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Power of Love
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15
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Chris de Burgh
Spaceman Came Travelling
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14
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Darlene Love
All Alone on Christmas
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13
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Coldplay
Christmas Lights
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12
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Boney M
Mary’s Boy Child
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11
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Band Aid (1984)
Do They Know It’s Christmas?
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So, the top 10 has arrived. And it
kicks off with a track which was released at my first Christmas, back in 1994. Although
not originally a Christmas song, it was rereleased late on in the year with a
snowy video complete with white puffer jackets. That made this song an instant
Christmas classic, and it went on to become the UK’s Christmas number one in
1994. Here is the absolutely wonderful Stay
Another Day by East 17, which lands at number 10 on this Christmas chart.
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10
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East 17
Stay Another Day
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There we have it then. Let me
know what you think of Doctor Who series 9 or of my music chart by commenting
or getting in touch via my social media links (all are below). Of course, come
back tomorrow if you want another Christmassy post, and to continue getting
closer to my number one Christmas song. Until then, keep festive, keep smiling
and above all, keep believing!
TRENT
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