Hope his career is not damaged from this show because I really loved him on Sex Education. Never seen Doctor Who but can see that his version of it has very mixed reviews on imdb and the rating is...
Hope his career is not damaged from this show because I really loved him on Sex Education. Never seen Doctor Who but can see that his version of it has very mixed reviews on imdb and the rating is not great either, but it has clearly been reviewbombed (to both sides, 25% votes giving it lowest, 25% votes giving it highest) which is sadly unsurprising..
I don't think his work on the show will damage his career. People are usually very critical of the writing, not his acting. The negative reviews are fair. That was not a great era for the Doctor....
I don't think his work on the show will damage his career. People are usually very critical of the writing, not his acting.
The negative reviews are fair. That was not a great era for the Doctor. People expected a lot from this particular showrunner who was good in the past (Russel T Davies).
Looking at the IMDb scores for individual episodes, I would say that they're pretty accurate and not overly affected by review bombing. Gatwa was one of the best, most consistent parts of the RTD2...
Looking at the IMDb scores for individual episodes, I would say that they're pretty accurate and not overly affected by review bombing.
Gatwa was one of the best, most consistent parts of the RTD2 era, so I don't think his career is in any danger by leaving (and, in truth, there was probably more risk to his career by staying because he'd have to pass up other commitments while in renewal limbo).
I didn't know he left. That's a shame. Unless there are undisclosed special circumstances, I have a little trouble believing that a fit 32-year-old would be too physically and mentally exhausted...
I didn't know he left. That's a shame. Unless there are undisclosed special circumstances, I have a little trouble believing that a fit 32-year-old would be too physically and mentally exhausted to continue. Specially since Capaldi did it for longer. But I'll give this the benefit of the doubt.
Most Doctors take a while to find their stride. He could have been great. In many ways, he already was. This is really annoying.
The speculation is that the real reason he left is because he got sick of waiting for the third season to be picked up, officially. (Which, by the way, still hasn't happened.) Disney+ had been...
The speculation is that the real reason he left is because he got sick of waiting for the third season to be picked up, officially. (Which, by the way, still hasn't happened.)
Disney+ had been dragging their feet on committing to a third season but Gatwa couldn't keep turning down other commitments while holding out for Doctor Who. It's one of the things that caused them to need to do a bunch of reshoots for the finale and change the ending.
I think it was a mistake to get Disney+ to commit to a spin-off series instead of committing to ask three seasons from the start.
The whole RTD2 era has really been disappointing in a lot of ways... so much squandered potential.
There was a lot of racism and homophobia about him being the Doctor. (And probably xenophobia but where that overlaps with racism can be complex) I think that would be pretty exhausting especially...
There was a lot of racism and homophobia about him being the Doctor. (And probably xenophobia but where that overlaps with racism can be complex) I think that would be pretty exhausting especially when your fame from a previous show is more niche.
And he's the first to be dealing with the BBC/Disney collab so I also wonder if things changed about the shoot.
It could be of course that these are polite excuses for any other reason.
No specific incident I'm aware of, a lot of not wanting a queer Black African Doctor from the usual folks. Some articles though Doctor Who Star Ncuti Gatwa Responds To Racist/Homophobic Backlash:...
No specific incident I'm aware of, a lot of not wanting a queer Black African Doctor from the usual folks.
Yes I was sure some people would be like that. I don't believe that was a significant part of the fans, but some people would do that. Like they always do.
Yes I was sure some people would be like that. I don't believe that was a significant part of the fans, but some people would do that. Like they always do.
It's the loud ones, and his tenure occurred as the UK and US are both becoming less supportive of equality and representation, and more xenophobic in general I can see it being exhausting.
It's the loud ones, and his tenure occurred as the UK and US are both becoming less supportive of equality and representation, and more xenophobic in general
Hope his career is not damaged from this show because I really loved him on Sex Education. Never seen Doctor Who but can see that his version of it has very mixed reviews on imdb and the rating is not great either, but it has clearly been reviewbombed (to both sides, 25% votes giving it lowest, 25% votes giving it highest) which is sadly unsurprising..
I don't think his work on the show will damage his career. People are usually very critical of the writing, not his acting.
The negative reviews are fair. That was not a great era for the Doctor. People expected a lot from this particular showrunner who was good in the past (Russel T Davies).
Looking at the IMDb scores for individual episodes, I would say that they're pretty accurate and not overly affected by review bombing.
Gatwa was one of the best, most consistent parts of the RTD2 era, so I don't think his career is in any danger by leaving (and, in truth, there was probably more risk to his career by staying because he'd have to pass up other commitments while in renewal limbo).
I didn't know he left. That's a shame. Unless there are undisclosed special circumstances, I have a little trouble believing that a fit 32-year-old would be too physically and mentally exhausted to continue. Specially since Capaldi did it for longer. But I'll give this the benefit of the doubt.
Most Doctors take a while to find their stride. He could have been great. In many ways, he already was. This is really annoying.
The speculation is that the real reason he left is because he got sick of waiting for the third season to be picked up, officially. (Which, by the way, still hasn't happened.)
Disney+ had been dragging their feet on committing to a third season but Gatwa couldn't keep turning down other commitments while holding out for Doctor Who. It's one of the things that caused them to need to do a bunch of reshoots for the finale and change the ending.
I think it was a mistake to get Disney+ to commit to a spin-off series instead of committing to ask three seasons from the start.
The whole RTD2 era has really been disappointing in a lot of ways... so much squandered potential.
There was a lot of racism and homophobia about him being the Doctor. (And probably xenophobia but where that overlaps with racism can be complex) I think that would be pretty exhausting especially when your fame from a previous show is more niche.
And he's the first to be dealing with the BBC/Disney collab so I also wonder if things changed about the shoot.
It could be of course that these are polite excuses for any other reason.
I didn't know that racism and homophobia was an issue. What happened?
No specific incident I'm aware of, a lot of not wanting a queer Black African Doctor from the usual folks.
Some articles though
Doctor Who Star Ncuti Gatwa Responds To Racist/Homophobic Backlash: "Turn Off The TV. Go And Touch Grass" - IMDb
Ncuti Gatwa discusses experiencing racist and homophobic abuse since assuming ‘Doctor Who’ role
Yes I was sure some people would be like that. I don't believe that was a significant part of the fans, but some people would do that. Like they always do.
It's the loud ones, and his tenure occurred as the UK and US are both becoming less supportive of equality and representation, and more xenophobic in general
I can see it being exhausting.