#-Why mention Gwen Cooper....I never really cared what she was up to and didn't seem like a good reason for Jack to swan off.

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Thoughts on Doctor Who Special

So I watched Revolution and had to rewatch and then sit on it a few days to make sure I was calm and focused since I wanted to make the review as fair as I could. I’m going to list off the positive and negatives. 

I will be up front on the new companion front...I’m excited to see another older person in the TARDIS...they just bring a world weariness to the dynamic  I like. Not to mention I like more than one person in the TARDIS at the time the by play is just better because there more than one personality to bounce off the Doctor..I’m excited to see what Bishop can bring to the show and what character growth both he and Yaz will get...because Yaz needs more of that. 

Alright here we go...list review time. 

What I liked:  

-Prison break...Jack willing to give up 19 years of his life and freedom to save the Doctor.

-The Fam trying to carry on saving the world because the Doctor would have wanted that. 

-Yaz and Jack talking about the Doctor and Jack finally admitting how much it had hurt him when he got left behind. We got confirmation at last how scared he was for them and the fact he thought they were dead for a long time. 

-Jack getting to give the Dalek’s the middle finger at long last. 

-The Doctor out thinking the Dalek’s not once but twice. 

-Jack and 13′s dynamic...she appears to see him as an equal and doesn’t try to make him someone he isn’t (Sorry Ten, but your asshole actions in Series 3 still piss me off) 

-The boys getting to run around and blow stuff up. Seriously they made a great team and them basically getting the upper hand with Robertson was amazing. 

-The redesigned Daleks...those things were slick. 

-Jack’s reaction to being back in the TARDIS again...I saw your shaking hands sir....

-The alien cameos in the prison. “Angela” still makes me laugh. 

-”Hey silver fox” and Graham’s reaction. Not to mention the Doctor’s little smile over the whole thing. 

-The final scene was a nice bookend. 

What I didn’t like: 

-Robertson...dammit yet another episode where he almost screwed everything up and was rewarded for it....I like realism sometimes but he’s just annoying now. 

-Graham’s goodbye felt rushed as the expense of Ryan’s. I would have liked to see a bit more of him questioning his own place on the TARDIS since up until that point he was all “Save the world go.” 

-Jack didn’t get a proper goodbye and a thank you. Seriously he comes to the Doctor’s rescue time and again and why the “Gold Star” line was nice....I wanted more. He and the Doctor need to TALK properly for once. 

-Jack’s lack of a reaction to the Doctor disregarding his warning. He risked a lot to find her and he’s fine she ignored him...I don’t buy that...I have a feeling that story thread isn’t done yet. 

-The way they chose to get the Dalek’s back into the casings...was weak and depend on Leon being a complete moron...just meh. 

-Prime Minster lady....we didn’t need more than one person meddling Robertson would have been more than enough. She felt uneeded and kind of boring.