I have enjoyed seeing Ncuti Gatwa as the 15th-ish Doctor, but as an honest reviewer I can’t say that I’ve enjoyed his overall arc. He plays the Doctor as a little -too- emotional, even a bit much with vulnerability. I think the Doctor is hitting some of the same problems the Superman has encountered over his 87-year existence. How do you make the stories about a god interesting after all this time? Part of that is the Companion’s-eye-view of the adventures. This season there’s been an overarching “get her home on time” refrain, which really didn’t even pay off until the next-to-last episode. All in all, I’d call this Doctor a very uneven telling.
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A Man on the Inside Season 1 (Netflix, 2024)
I admit that I came late to the party for this series. I am getting to the point in my life where I appreciate a series that can talk about the problems we encounter as we confront growing older. It’s also really nice to watch a comedy with simple interactions that can resonate.
I remember watching Friends when it first aired and thinking that having the Friends just want to stay at home and put their feet up instead of going out to a bar sounded pretty true for our age group. And now here I am commiserating with a recent widower with time on his hands. (The time part, my wife is fine, thank you very much.)
The series makes you care about the residents of a senior-living apartment house and Ted Danson’s arc as the widower. This is the coziest of mystery series and that suits me just fine! There’s going to a be a season two, and that will make it to my Watch List as well–and be watched a lot faster!
Ludwig S1, 2025 (Britbox)
My wife and I are always looking for a show to watch together. Usually that means a Mystery, the cozier the better. I had read some comments about this show that led me to think it’d be a good one. None of the comments were wrong!
The premise of the show is a little strange, but there are interesting hints of the characters’ past that I hope continue to be revealed. Despite the premise of the brilliant puzzle-creator, some of the overall plot points & ‘mythology’ were pretty easy to guess. Doesn’t mean I won’t be watching S2 when it comes out–this one was entertaining.