Cautious Optimism.

TV Let's do this quickly, the Olympics are on but it's Rugby Sevens and I have no idea what's going on. Yesterday was Doctor Who's Comic Con panel but because it's all virtual at the moment we actually got to see both the panel and the trailer rather than have to read some half remember synopsis on Gallifrey Base. Said trailer's even been uploaded to YouTube. Such wonders.

   

Pretty typical Chibnall era teaser with lots of running about, Jodie shouting her character name and close-ups on any new characters. The most promising shot is Dan falling from the sky and Yas's cute little "Hiya" completely unconcerned with his health. Tonally that feels very different to the last couple of series. 

Apart from the casting and we'll probably see on broadcast how much of a Lois Habiba in Children of Earth this new character Vinder is, it's that the whole eight episode series will be telling one long story which'll have the potential benefit of some proper episode ending cliff-hangers. 

There's been some talk of it actually being a six episode series with the last couple held over to 2022, but the fact we're getting any televised Doctor Who right now given the production requirements under a pandemic without the infrastructure of the Hollywood studios is remarkable anyway.