Warning: Contains Spoilers! It is a fair assertion that the best way to not be disappointed by something is to approach it with no prior expectation at all. The previous Doctor Who ‘special’, Easter’s Legend of the Sea Devils, left … Continue reading Doctor Who – The Power of the Doctor: Review
It’s been nearly half a century since the Sea Devils first appeared in Doctor Who during the reign of Sir Jon of Pertwee and with only a single largely unloved reappearance in the Peter Davison story Warriors of the Deep … Continue reading Doctor Who – Legend of the Sea Devils: Review
Warning: Contains Spoilers! This is the third consecutive seasonal special to feature the Daleks and the third to sport a title that is a pun on the name of a classic series adventure. This information is of no relevance; I … Continue reading Doctor Who – Eve of the Daleks: Review
Warning: Contains Spoilers! I’ve always loved the phrase ‘Curate’s Egg’. It’s an oddly British expression to describe something which is good in some parts and bad in others. I’ve no idea of the origin of the phrase, but I often … Continue reading Doctor Who – The Vanquishers: Review
Warning: Contains Spoilers! Exposition! Here we go,Exposition! What a show,We know you’re wishin’ it would go away,But the exposition’s here and it’s here to stay! Yes folks, if you like massive dumps – info dumps, that is – then Survivors … Continue reading Doctor Who – Survivors of the Flux: Review
Warning: Contains Spoilers! Oh Doctor Who: Flux, you frustrate me so! You give me the promising War of the Sontarans, but follow it up with the impenetrable Once, Upon Time. So, here I am thinking that the series has taken … Continue reading Doctor Who – Village of the Angels: Review
Warning: Contains Spoilers! For many, many years, Doctor Who had an uncomplicated relationship with the cliff-hanger: one episode ended with the Doctor and/or companion in mortal danger and the next episode showed the viewer how they escaped from that danger. … Continue reading Doctor Who – Once, Upon Time: Review
Warning: Contains Spoilers! Balls, I spoke too soon! In my review of The Halloween Apocalypse I mentioned the changing face of the Sontarans and said that at least they’d done away with all that Sontar-HA! nonsense. But we’re a few … Continue reading Doctor Who – War of the Sontarans: Review
Warning: Contains Spoilers! There seems to be a distinct pattern with the post-2005 series that when a Doctor nears the end of their run, the frequency with which new episodes appear slows considerably. David Tennant ended his run with a spaced-out series of specials, Matt Smith’s later series were split in two to allow for more ‘first nights’ and Peter Capaldi had a whacking great 18 month gap between his second and final series. Jodie Whittaker at least has an excuse; the little matter of a global pandemic which put the brakes on film and TV production across the globe. … Continue reading Doctor Who – The Halloween Apocalypse: Review
WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS It’s been 9 months since the last new episode of Doctor Who on BBC1. At one time that would have been considered a long wait, but it’s surprisingly swift by the standards of the post-2005 series – … Continue reading Doctor Who – Revolution of the Daleks
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