Tbf, I’ve been rewatching a bit of (earlier) Nu Who and Merlin lately, and, while Nu Who does have some excellent, stand-out episodes (mostly where they go into historical periods, imo), the majority of it is so much worse than I realized on first or second watch…
Like man, Rose Tyler was just… Manic pixie dream Mary Sue-cum-selfish-hoe?
As for Merlin, man, it’s almost unwatchable, at this point… It’s so very bad. And already “diverse”, back in 2010, lol…
I watched Nu Who up until Capaldi’s second season. Gave it a chance with Jodi and gave up on it. There is still a lot of classic who I need to watch so I’m good doing that. Never saw Merlin but remember it was on. Currently watching Doc Martin, To the Manor Born, and Chef!
Sad thing is that this doesn’t even surprise me. BBC was so enjoyable before they took the crazy pills. I hope this bombs like the Anne Boylin show
Tbf, I’ve been rewatching a bit of (earlier) Nu Who and Merlin lately, and, while Nu Who does have some excellent, stand-out episodes (mostly where they go into historical periods, imo), the majority of it is so much worse than I realized on first or second watch…
Like man, Rose Tyler was just… Manic pixie dream Mary Sue-cum-selfish-hoe?
As for Merlin, man, it’s almost unwatchable, at this point… It’s so very bad. And already “diverse”, back in 2010, lol…
I watched Nu Who up until Capaldi’s second season. Gave it a chance with Jodi and gave up on it. There is still a lot of classic who I need to watch so I’m good doing that. Never saw Merlin but remember it was on. Currently watching Doc Martin, To the Manor Born, and Chef!
If you can handle subtitles, The Bridge (Sweden/Denmark), Homeground (Norway) and Midnight Sun (Sweden/France) are all good value.
Especially The Bridge. And Borgen, which is somewhat similar, and also Danish.
I thought the Bridge was over-rated