It’s going to be interesting to see what the Russos bring to the table next year.
Based on everything they’ve done in the past few years since leaving Marvel - stylish but empty - I suspect it won’t be enough.

Could really have done with that as the whole alt universe setting feels undercooked, leaving the FF as the only functional characters in the whole environment. Which in turn undercuts the stakes, adding to the insubstantial feel.

Plus I think Reed and Sue really need blistering chemistry to work onscreen, and this was just oddly sexless banter.

But the villain feels ill-defined, why he does what he does and why he wants what he wants feels ill-defined, and it all lacks weight as a result.

Equally, I imagine stuff got cut for a reason, so…

Definitely feels like there was a better movie in here trying to get out. Something with a first hour that’s a bit more sprawling like Superman: The Movie.

Only kidding, obv, btw.

Fucks sake, spoilers, man.

Certainly doesn't help that I'm one and a half eps in and the leading man is still just a charisma vacuum wandering through random scenes.

...but I'm not sure the 'historical context mixed with Game of Thrones-style politicking & graphic sex' approach really works for Robin.

I’m not anti tech or progress, btw. But the tech isn’t close to being remotely useful enough to justify the current rollout unless you’re a CEO looking to cut salaries on the promise of some magic beans.

Think the second item (media regulation) now really needs to be the first order of business.
All else that's good flows from that.

Billie Doc walks back into the Tardis post-regeneration to find Hugh Doc and Helena Doc walking in from different doors at the same time.
Dialogue ensues, culminating in all three thesps going “What? What? What?” at the same time as we smash cut to the titles.

Billie Piper, Helena Bonham-Carter, Hugh Grant all get a turn as the Doctor, who then finalises their regeneration at the end by turning into someone more affordable and available but still totally awesome.

Each story in the season then gets condensed to a scene or two as a snapshot of a possible future.

(And you won’t believe how hard it was to get autocorrect to go with ‘wimey’ there.)