After watching the first 4 or 5 episodes, I can say that I do like the new   
   Doctor.  However, I feel like the stories leave a lot to be desired.  With   
   maybe one exception, it feels like they are spending too much time developing   
   the story and then rushing through the resolution and conclusion of it.  Maybe   
   they are spending too much time trying to be PC in some of the episodes that   
   they miss fleshing-out the actual storyline?   
      
   SPOILER!!!!   
      
   In the most-recent episode, they spend at least some time trying to figure out   
   why there are spiders at the hotel and at the flats.  At first, they assumed   
   the link was the policewoman's mother, who worked at the hotel and lived at the   
   flats.  Later, they "determine" it was a hormonal attraction caused by the   
   deceased neighbor and her working at the lab where the spiders originally came   
   from.   
      
   However, that determination (and the previous theory) never do cover why there   
   was also a spider (or had been one) at Graham's house.   
      
   That is sort of an example of what I mean.  It is like they have to rush to a   
   determination of a cause of an issue that either leaves it unresolved or that   
   which is otherwise unsatisfying to me as a viewer.  I would rather them not   
   have worried about why some of the spiders had ventured out and instead worry   
   about fixing the issue (which the resolution of also felt very rushed compared   
   to the build-up).   
      
   SPOILER #2   
      
   I used to sometimes feel like episodes of the NBC (US) TV show "Timeless" were   
   a rip-off of Dr. Who.  However, the Rosa Parks episode of Who felt so much like   
   an episode of "Timeless" I had to keep reminding myself I was not watching that   
   show.  My least favorite episode so far.  I did like the Rosa character,   
   though, and I think I would have liked the episode more if it was a "Timeless"   
   episode.  :)   
      
   Mike   
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