I want to say something about pandering to SJW's, but even they aren't happy with it because it doesnt go far enough apparently.
It's a shame Capaldi suffered from generally shit writing. Some episodes were good, (Heaven Sent was a masterpiece, and that two parter with the underwater base with the ghosts was really good) and I loved his doctor, but as a whole, he had terrible episodes, and even his appearance was terribly inconsistent, and the idea that he somehow CHOSE a face was bullshit.
Personally I was hoping for a return to a more professorial father/grandfather figure type or something. Yknow, something like the first. But I was also expecting much worse so whatever. it was only a matter of time until the Doctor became a woman, since they introduced the notion that Time lords can reincarnate as other genders and races.
Still. As a very casual who fan, I'll probably skip for now. Not feeling this one, especially if it's the same writing and overall stuff we've been getting lately