Review of The Next Doctor by dema1020
12 May 2024
This review contains spoilers
There is a lot to like about the Next Doctor. The biggest thing is David Morrissey. He really feels like he could have played the Doctor well and must have had people guessing when this originally aired. It's a good mystery I found quite entertaining on the whole, with a pretty well done resolution to it, if you ask me.
The giant Cyberman doesn't look great and even the sets feel a little cheap, but I think the acting and serviceable story make this a good enough treat.
Interestingly, I missed this episode completely the first time around. I think it wasn't on Netflix's normal run order back when I first watched the show, and so I watched this much later on while getting through Matt Smith's time on the show. It was great in that regard, a nice return back to an era I thought I wouldn't be getting any new content from again. It's not unlike the specials from this year, in that regard.