4 Ups & 7 Downs From Doctor Who - Revolution Of The Daleks

Downs

7. Reusing Robertson

Robertson Revolution of the Daleks
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First and foremost, this is nothing against Chris Noth. Robertson is portrayed brilliantly in his first appearance in 'Arachnids in the UK,' and again here in 'Revolution of the Daleks.' However, the fact we're still being subjected to a parallel of Donald Trump in Doctor Who is simply depressing. Unlike seeing a Trump puppet on Spitting Image, Robertson is not a satirisation of the soon-to-be-former President, and unlike Dolores Umbridge in the Harry Potter books, we don't hate the character because they're arguably a great character, we don't like him because he reminds us of the pretty bleak political reality we currently live in.

Doctor Who has always been political. Anyone who disagrees with this to push a 'new PC agenda' on the Chibnall era is just being an idiot. Commentaries about various real-world things have been present in Who since the beginning. Robertson represents not only the tantrum-prone cheeto in charge, he also represents the wealthy politician that seemingly gets away with everything shady they do. We're currently living in a political world of lies, disastrous decision-making, and no repercussions for those involved.

Sometimes we want to escape the reality we live in, hence why we'd turn to something fantastical like Doctor Who, but characters such as Robertson suck us straight back into our grimy truth.

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Born in Theatre, sits at a Computer. After over a decade of tinkering with Video Editing software, Rich gets to spend his precious time editing whatever's thrown at him. Also the go-to for Doctor Who, and could tell you why Sans Serif fonts are better than most. Still occasionally tap dances under the desk.