Comments on this one will be...interesting.

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A ship in space with an imposter killing off people... while the rest of the crew has to complete tasks and games to succeed? And the reactor/engine is having a meltdown? Reminds me of a game....

I love the way Chibby complained about Doctor Who becoming too "routine Doctor Who" and yet makes the most "routine Doctor Who" episodes. Ironic.

Chibnal when he became show runner: "BURN WITH ME!"

This Doctor Who episode is literally just a public lobby of Among Us

the problem with Chibnall is the fact that he doesn't let us care about anyone. Every single one of the doctor's companions has been iconic from Rose all the way to Clara and even Bill Potts but I have no connection to any of the new companions it just seems like they're there for vibes

I love how chris chibnall critisised doctor who for silly monsters when in one of his first episdoes as show runner the monsters were basically blankets

I like how medic woman is just casually Rosa Parks

I think a big part of why this episode was interesting is that it was the introduction of that formula. At the time it didn’t feel like a formula because it was the only episode, so despite being formulaic, it did actually stand out from the rest of the episodes and that season, and feel like a unique way of matching the quality. 42 is genuinely a good episode, I just wish we didn’t get three seasons of damn near the exact same thing

Chibnall's writing is just dull. That's my issue with him. Like say what you want to about RTD or Moffat, but they were not boring. Chibnall's DW just feels stagnant and bland, like the ideas are there but they don't want to explore them. Same with this episode, the concept and idea isn't that bad, but Chibnall does nothing with it. He adds nothing to elevate it, so it ends like a drama rather than sci-fi show.

He is just not a Doctor who writer, he doesn’t really grasp the meaning of Doctor who in my opinion.
Im sure he’s a great writer, but just not a Doctor who writer

I think the saddest part about this episode, is that it is still probably one of Chibnall's better episodes. I mean I would watch 42 over 'The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos' (yes I went to Wikipedia to see how you f***ing spell it) or 'Ascension of the Cybermen' any day.

Apart from Tennant, Freema and Murray Gold, I think Graeme Harper's direction helps to lift this story as well.

Chris chibnall is a perfect example of how opening your Mouth about someone else’s work contradicts your own work. He needs to leave the show. Period

Just saying- I like how the Doctor, wearing a suit, the most sweltering outfit anyone on that ship is wearing, isn't sweating as much as the rest of the crew. I like to think it's due to the Doctor's low body temperature.

I remember people in the fandom complaining about Chibnall's writing as far back as 2010, not just in relation to Torchwood and Who but also Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes. It frustrates me endlessly that he basically got the show runner job due to the success of Broadchurch rather than anything he did on Who, but I think consideration has to be given to the question of whether RTD or Moffat really did enough to encourage and nurture other talent, because there wasn't any obvious alternative when Moff left.

At the end of the first phone call, Martha could have said something like: "I'll call you later, if I can.", which would then explain why Saxon's...henchmen (and henchwoman) were there for the second call. It's not difficult.

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The reason Chibnall's episodes before Jodie Whittaker seem generally better is because he wasn't the one who established any of the characters' personalities - the other writers already did that for him. So he can play around with the Doctor and their companions' relationship but he can't establish new ones. That's why "the fam" feels so disconnected

"Mum, can we get The Impossible Planet?"
"We have The Impossible Planet at home"
The Impossible Planet at home:

Sorry, couldn't resist.