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From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca
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Blueshirt wrote:
>"Lucky Day" is this season's Doctor-lite episode and without the
>Doctor around it becomes a chapter in the "Adventures of Ruby
>Sunday"... which basically means, it's companion soap opera
>time; Ruby gets a boyfriend (Conrad), her Mum(s) and Gran are
>happy for her and all is looking rosy as the two of them head
>off for a weekend away in the country. Conrad even carries
>Ruby's bag for her when they get off the bus. A nice looking guy
>and a gentleman too. What could possibly go wrong?
>
>
>[SPOILERS]
>
>
>Yes, we all knew that Conrad was going to be a bit of a
>bastard... Poor Ruby. As if being an ex-companion of the Doctor
>wasn't traumatic enough for her whilst she tries to adapt back
>to a normal life in London without the Doctor, now she goes and
>falls for a hot guy that was only faking his interest in her.
>Ain't life a bitch baby?! The moral of the story is, beware of
>toxic masculinity... it'll only lead you astray!
>
>Oh, and beware of fake news too... we all know about that one
>don't we? So never believe what they tell you. It's all a
>conspiracy! #DemandTheTruth
>
>"Lucky day" was almost an epilogue to last season by using Ruby
>and not the current companion, as well as being a [kind of]
>prequel setting up "The War Between the Land and the Sea" (Also
>being co-written by Peter McTighe, who wrote this episode.) as
>the UNIT crew - Kate Stewart, Col Ibrahim and Shirley-Anne, will
>be featuring in that. I'm sure the line about Mel being away in
>Sydney to deal with "something in the harbour" was there for a
>reason too...
>
>I'm not even sure why we still get Doctor-lite episodes when
>"Doctor Who" seasons only have eight episodes now... it seems a
>bit of a waste to sideline the Doctor once a season now. It
>might have worked with "Blink" but that was part of a thirteen
>episode season. Now, eight episodes - usually seven stories -
>just isn't enough of a season to minimise the Doctor's role, IMO.
>
>Some minor points of note; Conrad knows of Belinda Chandra, the
>Doctor DIDN'T cry in this episode, Mrs Flood refers to herself
>as The Governor, and with her big bunch of keys is probably
>going to let Conrad out of jail... so it's possible the cad will
>be back later in the season. (I'd have just let the alien eat
>him, but that might have been a bit much for the BBC... "Doctor
>Who" is a family friendly show after all.)
>
>Overall "Lucky Day" was a good enough story once it got going,
>but in "Doctor Who" I want to see the Doctor and his actions
>drive the story... the tail shouldn't wag the dog. So I say,
>less social commentary, more Doctor!!!
>
>So my rating for "Lucky Day" is 6/10...
6 is the starting bid .
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