My thoughts on the show after another watch of Deep Breath and after Into The Dalek. Below is my post on the Who board.
I had my doubts after last week, but decided to give it a chance. After all, new Doctor adjustment aside, Clara is my favorite companion of all time, by far. After tonight's episode, in fact about 15 minutes in, I realized that what moved me last season (and all the seasons prior) was gone. I miss the emotional connection between The Impossible Girl and 11, Martha and 10, Rose and 9 & 10, and a host of other emotional stories.
Truth be told, I struggled to stay tuned in tonight. What I was watching felt completely foreign. I didn't recognize Clara (she seems uneventful now) and I thought the story was weak. I have no doubt Capaldi will be great, but the dynamic doesn't speak to me anymore.
I don't have any ill feelings - at all. On the contrary I have nine years and well over one hundred hours of my favorite show, as well as several prequels and shorts. Far more than fans of film franchises or many other TV shows. My world is replete with my favorite characters and stories. I'll continue to watch an episode every night of the year (literally) and never grow tired of any of it.
The show in its new incarnation isn't for me.
They lost me with the Fantastic Voyage angle, as well as the sudden distance between Clara and the Doctor. It would feel fine to me if it weren't Clara and 12. However, this is The Impossible Girl and The Doctor. All that keeps coming to mind is how completely foreign they seem to each other compared to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtaIpkjF6Ss
That prequel is one of my very favorite Clara\11 moments. It's who they are together (to me). Going from She Said, He Said to how do I look for my date, Grandad? is too big a jump for me to make. So, I'm going to have to drop out of following this season. I'll check in occasionally, but my above post stands.