I’m coming to this very late due to completely getting out of the routine of writing, but this final story in the 13th Doctor’s run seems an important moment to come back to my thoughts on the series. Let’s get this straight, this was a FINALE - an all singing, all dancing, finale with all …
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Doctor Who Review: Stranded 2
When the first Stranded came out, I was a little nervous at the pitch. The Doctor, Liv and Helen stuck in a house share situation in 2020 London sounded fun, and it was certainly a change in direction, but I had really enjoyed the last decade of 8th Doctor adventures, and the huge finale that …
Doctor Who review: Day of the Daleks
WELCOME FRIENDS, WE NEED BUT ONE MORE FOR OUR GAME OF BRIDGE! You know how it is. You wake up one day, and you just have an overwhelming need to spend some time with the most stylish of Doctors? Pertwee was my first Doctor (back when the BBC was showing choice extracts from the series …
Doctor Who review: Remembrance of the Daleks
Good Lord, I had forgotten how good this story was. This is an action packed 4 part story complete with comedy moments, high stakes and emotional beats. I’ve always loved this era of the show and this story does it so well. Sure, Silver Nemesis was the official 25th anniversary story, but this one does …
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Doctor Who review: The Timeless Children
Let me tell you a story. A long time ago, back in the dawn of history, long before the UK left the EU, way, way back, almost beyond living memory, back in 2018, a man was scorned. He lead a TV show he was passionate about, had been his whole life. And with care and …
Doctor Who review: Fugitive of the Judoon
Chibnall was really holding back on us, last year, wasn't he? I am starting to wonder if the reason series 11 was quite so restrained was the Chris knew there was an insane fanboy desperately trying to get out and he knew that if he did, there would be no putting it back. Because, yes, …
Doctor Who review: Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror
Welcome, one and all, to the Greatest Show in the Galaxy, and the episode with, quite possibly, the greatest title in years. I have never been a particular fan of celebrity historicals. They are usually an excuse to fawn over an overly simplified, unproblematic version of very well known people from the past. Take Winston …
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Doctor Who review: Orphan 55
So, we've dealt with Master, but the Doctor's feeling the after-effects of his meddling and, indeed, is pretty depressed by it all. The rest of the TARDIS crew notice she's down, but she's not sharing. She's really not one for sharing, this incarnation. She's kind, she's very kind, and she doesn't hate - the 12th …
Doctor Who review: Spyfall part 2
Another episode, another director, and it's very hard not simply to dance with glee with this one. And partly that's due to the fan service: it was such fan service. And if one wanted to level any sort of major criticism at it, that would have to be it. But if that really a bad …
Doctor Who Review: Spyfall part 1
It's back! And wasn't that fantastic? We had intrigue and adventure and car chases and silly jokes and fabulous clothes.... and it wasn't even a John Pertwee story! Now, one of the horribly tedious statements so many of the people who don't like this new incarnation is that the writing has been bad and the …
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