I'm starting to think he isn't very good

[Ludders II]

Nov 16, 2024 18:27:24 GMT Cherry Pepsi Maxil said:

At least JNT realized that the light entertainment of Season 24 wasn't flying with the vast majority of fans. That's why we got Remembrance of the Daleks the following year. Even the more colourful adventures have a dark edge to them and don't veer too heavily towards panto. I admire John for admitting when he was wrong as well. People can say what they want about him, but as I've always said when he got it right he got it right. Russell just gets his arse kissed on a daily basis. If they ever release a book called "The Dangers of Being Surrounded by Yes Men" they should make sure to fill up the cover with Russell's face.

I agree entirely. I'm not a JNT hater. I don't think all his ideas quite worked in some respects, but I do think he got a lot more things right than he got wrong. It's just that a lot of people tend to remember, or deliberately focus on the things he got wrong, or they didn't like. It's all opinion really, nothing is definitive unless there's a weight of objective evidence. Remembrance was one of the most masterful comebacks in the entire canon, and whilst for me at least the rest of the season didn't quite match up to that, it definitely came back with a renewed confidence for S26. It really should not have ended there.