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Doctor Who: Flux – Series 13 – Final Thoughts
Doctor Who: Flux isn’t bad. Indeed, at its strongest, it probably represents the best of the Chibnall era. Yet there’s still something dissatisfying about it. By the final episode, I was rather troubled by the fact that I wasn’t too … Continue reading
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Tagged Doctor Who, Doctor Who: Flux, Jodie Whittaker, John Bishop, Mandip Gill
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Doctor Who – Series 13, Episode 1: “The Halloween Apocalypse”
Excellent cold open to kick things off, complete with references to Nitro-9 and the Doctor previously being Scottish. I’m liking Dan Lewis so far, though given how positively he’s framed with sharing his passion for Liverpool and helping out at … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Chibnall, Doctor Who, Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill, Thirteenth Doctor
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Doctor Who – New Year’s Special 2021: “Revolution of the Daleks”
I know we’ve had to wait longer than this for more Doctor Who, but it still feels like it’s been forever. Seeing that title again felt good. Just that scene at the tea booth made me feel nostalgic for the … Continue reading
The Right Stuff on Disney Plus
Recently, I finally took the plunge and subscribed to Disney Plus. The big push I needed was that it was the only way to legally watch the final season of Agents of SHIELD, which had been infuriatingly dismissed by British … Continue reading
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Tagged Disney Plus, Project Mercury, space travel, The Right Stuff
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Classic Who: The Seventh Doctor Era (1987-1989)
44-year-old Sylvester McCoy made his onscreen debut as the Seventh Doctor on 7th September 1987, initially donning a blonde wig to depict the regeneration of the Sixth Doctor, with Colin Baker having been dismissed in-between seasons. Soon, however, he shed … Continue reading
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Tagged Classic Who, Doctor Who, Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred, Sylvester McCoy
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Classic Who: The Sixth Doctor Era (1984-1986)
As with Peter Capaldi many years later, Colin Baker – aged 40 at the time of casting – had already appeared in Doctor Who before he was cast in the title role; he was in the Fifth Doctor adventure Arc … Continue reading
Doctor Who – Series 12: Final Thoughts
Watching Series 12 of Doctor Who hasn’t always given me happy feelings – and that’s mostly not because of what was onscreen. After every episode, there would always be plenty of comments from people on social media, and a great … Continue reading
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Tagged Bradley Walsh, Doctor Who, Doctor Who Series 12, Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill, Thirteenth Doctor, Tosin Cole
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Doctor Who – Series 12, Episode 10: “The Timeless Children”
I honestly thought Yaz was a goner when Graham started telling her what a great person she was, in case “we don’t get out of this”. And then in the end, all of the Fam are still alive! Pretty surprising, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bradley Walsh, Chris Chibnall, Doctor Who, Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill, The Timeless Children, Thirteenth Doctor, Tosin Cole
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Doctor Who – Series 12, Episode 9: “Ascension of the Cybermen”
The chapters from the life of Brendan interspersed throughout the episode seem pretty random – another one of those things that Steven Moffat would do – but I’m trusting that it has some purpose which will become evident in the … Continue reading
Doctor Who – Series 12, Episode 8: “The Haunting of Villa Diodati”
This episode had a particularly good atmosphere, with the eerily lit house and the stormy weather. (I think it helped that it was very windy outside as I watched it.) Obviously Doctor Who has done haunted-house episodes before, but this … Continue reading
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