Mastress Alita’s Monthly Sipdown Challenge
May 2022 → A “geeky” tea
I think this tea is meant to be a Doctor Who reference, but I’ve only ever seen a couple of episodes so I don’t know what it means. I’ve always wanted to get into the show, but there are so many seasons – and doctors – that I never know where to start. I keep hearing that the upcoming season with the new doctor has great potential, so maybe I’ll just start there? It does have Yasmin Finney who was in Heartstopper which I absolutely LOVED. I feel I should try it for that reason alone. Any Doctor Who fans here? Where should I start?
The whole time I’ve had this tea, I thought it was an oolong. It does have oolong in the blend, but it also has black tea. So I steeped it today as if it were one of my normal black teas. It’s an enjoyable raspberry-flavored blend. Not anything too extraordinary though.
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Doctor Who fan here; the series started back in ’63, but the series has lapsed multiple times. Many folks started at what is now called “New Who” which was the return of the series in 2005 (after a brief TV movie came out in the 90s, and the main show before that ended in the 80s). The 2005 season is Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper and while not my favorite in retrospect, it did get me into the series (definitely needs at least a 4 ep trial, as I almost dropped after the first episode of the season which was a bit weak). My personal favorite season is David Tennant and Catherine Tate (who will be returning for the 60th Anniversary Special coming out next year).
Ahh, thank you! That makes it seem much less daunting. I did try the first episode with Jodie Whittaker but couldn’t get into it. Maybe I should have given it a few more episodes. I do like Billie Piper, so that sounds like a good place to start.
I’m a big Doctor Who fan, but the Jodie Whittaker era just sucked. Really bad writing (including a Ret-Con I just can’t forgive). I think even a lot of the long-haul fans gave up during Whittaker, heh.
Oh that’s too bad. Fingers crossed for better writers with the new doctor then!
The showrunner is actually returning to the one that ran the Eccleston and Tennant eras, so I’m super hopeful!
Doctor Who fan here; the series started back in ’63, but the series has lapsed multiple times. Many folks started at what is now called “New Who” which was the return of the series in 2005 (after a brief TV movie came out in the 90s, and the main show before that ended in the 80s). The 2005 season is Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper and while not my favorite in retrospect, it did get me into the series (definitely needs at least a 4 ep trial, as I almost dropped after the first episode of the season which was a bit weak). My personal favorite season is David Tennant and Catherine Tate (who will be returning for the 60th Anniversary Special coming out next year).
Ahh, thank you! That makes it seem much less daunting. I did try the first episode with Jodie Whittaker but couldn’t get into it. Maybe I should have given it a few more episodes. I do like Billie Piper, so that sounds like a good place to start.
I’m a big Doctor Who fan, but the Jodie Whittaker era just sucked. Really bad writing (including a Ret-Con I just can’t forgive). I think even a lot of the long-haul fans gave up during Whittaker, heh.
Oh that’s too bad. Fingers crossed for better writers with the new doctor then!
The showrunner is actually returning to the one that ran the Eccleston and Tennant eras, so I’m super hopeful!