re: Dr. Who - How many episodes until it is palatable?

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Deus ex machina

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This is the absolute worst. They write themselves into a corner with over-the-top scenarios with no hope of resolution and then spend about a minute on a half-assed solution: Rose atomizes an entire dalek fleet, oh they're covered in void pellets so they get sucked back in, everyone claps their hands and the Doctor transforms from dwarf to angel and smites the Master with godlike powers, and the ever popular 'oh I can just remind myself to go back in time and start some solution a few hundred years ago so it'll be ready when I need it right now!'

The best episodes are always the ones that have simple/contained stories. The other stuff is over-the-top fanwank.