This week on Doctor Who: we're on a council estate, running away from mysterious monsters with the help of plucky locals and silly humour! To be honest, I half expected Rose and Mickey to dash out from behind a bin and say hi. That didn't happen, though. Instead, the Doctor got locked inside the … [Read more...]
“Are you my Mummy?” Doctor Who, Mummy on the Orient Express Review
This week Clara and the Doctor are having their goodbye date, so the Doctor has taken Clara to an Art Deco spaceship where there's a good chance they might both die. Man's got class. Mixing up elements of The Mummy, Murder on the Orient Express and Armistice (a low-budget chiller starring Joseph … [Read more...]
My Granny used to post things on Tumblr – Doctor Who Kill The Moon review
The Doctor gets a thorough dressing down from Clara in an episode that passes all the Bechdel/Mako Mori tests. First an apology. I totally failed to review last week's episode. I know that at least five of you will have noticed my missing opinion and for that I apologise. Maybe even six of you. At … [Read more...]
Doctor Who hits his stride in Time Heist caper
Another doozie from the Twelfth Doctor as the series continues to keep form and the Doctor has started to bed in nicely. Yep, I'm sold. I know my quality control levels are set to 'over-enthusiastic fan-girl' when it comes to Doctor Who, but I really am loving this series. Even my other half, who … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: Listen. Is it safe to come out from under my cushion yet?
Massive Spoiler Alert - definitely don't read this if you haven't watched and don't want one of the scariest episodes ruined. Now it's won't surprise you to learn that I've been confused - it's easily done. And after all, it IS Doctor Who. I mean, I STILL haven't worked out what Sylvester McCoy … [Read more...]
Robot Hood – Doctor Who’s silliest episode for a long time
The third instalment of Doctor Who romped along thanks to a rather silly storyline involving a lot of merrie men. As with all these series, the “fun” episodes can often go astray (let’s not mention the “Beer Bad” Buffy episode). But in the capable hands of Mark Gatiss, master of comedy, we got … [Read more...]
The Twelfth Doctor: Your Guide to Peter Capaldi
It could have hardly escaped you that tonight, in the midst of the regular Sunday night television programming, the new Doctor was announced. Ever since Matt Smith announced his departure in early June, the speculation has been rife. And tonight, during a live special, Zoe Ball announced to the … [Read more...]
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