CGI monster aside, this was tired fairly quickly.
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Surprised that wasn’t from the actual script like of it was.
Are you quoting reviews?
I've actually been hearing a lot about this "Died of Cringe" thing the past day or so, seeing it posted here made me decide, what the hell, I'll check it out.
Meh. "Doctor Who, yes it's still on" and "A CGI monster destroying the whole of London again" were alright lines which did make me smile. And the one playing Kate actually does a reasonably well impersonation of Jemma Redgrave, but that was otherwise a rather forgettable means of complaining over the show having diversity.
Meh. "Doctor Who, yes it's still on" and "A CGI monster destroying the whole of London again" were alright lines which did make me smile. And the one playing Kate actually does a reasonably well impersonation of Jemma Redgrave, but that was otherwise a rather forgettable means of complaining over the show having diversity.
I found "Died of Cringe" neither funny or insightful. Jon Culshaw sightseeing as Tom Baker's Doctor is always funny, however.
Yeah, I wasn't keen on how they handled that joke, but there was a joke there to be made. When the diverse cast only exists to be hugged and then just stands around for the rest of the episode, there are real problems there.
When the writer makes a point of the trans woman vanishing because Conrad couldn't imagine her, and then has her vanish from the episode completely 10 minutes later after helping Ruby put on a backpack, there are real problems.
Outside of her first appearance she basically does nothing except be as relevant as the old Tardis hatstand. And even the hatstand had Frontios.
(And the less said about what the scientific advisers are bringing to the table beyond rather bad Bond gadgets, the better.)
RTD *thinks* he cares, but also isn’t thinking about what he’s doing.
The reason this skit is a big deal, is because it’s the BBC, and Culshaw, and Dead Ringers. It’s friendly fire. And rather than coming entirely from a place of love, as send ups usually are (Lenny and Thatchos back in the day…) it’s coming from a place of incredibly accurate but close-to-the-bone criticism. The fact *an actual line from the episode* is right there in the performance, and doesn’t seem out of place is part of what makes it such damning satire.
Though, they did miss out on having someone get offered a job. That’s become a running joke at this point.
Yeah see that's genuinely funny, not punching down or making very cheap gags.
