• MimicJar@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    No Daleks. No Cyber men.

    Now maybe they’ll appear later, but it seems unlikely.

    But even if they do… That’s fine?

    When I watch Star Wars, I expect Jedi to show up at some point. They don’t need to 100% of the time, but that’s the universe. In Solo we get a brief tease of Maul, which flips the expectation. In Andor season 1 Luthen gifts Andor a Kyber crystal, and his ship does a lightsaber-like spin move. In Season 2 we have the Force healer. In Rogue One we have Chirrut who repeats, “I am one with the Force, the Force is with me.”

    When I watch Doctor Who I expect certain things. Obviously The Doctor, a companion, the Tardis, the sonic screwdriver. I expect to see long time enemies like Daleks, Cyber men or maybe The Master. The Doctor has a mysterious past involving Gallifrey. I know when The Doctor dies, he regenerates.

    Is it all a bit of a trope? Yes. Is that fine? Yes.

    • IcyToes@sh.itjust.works
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      1 day ago

      Agree with many of those things and I don’t mind the occasional return to an old for, but Daleks were ridiculously overused and it wasn’t fine.

      As for Star Wars, switched off long ago. It’s just Disney trying to milk it for a return on investment.