Doctor Who Season Two: What Went Wrong, and Can It Be Fixed?

Varada Sethu and Ncuti Gatwa as Belinda Chandra and the Doctor in Doctor Who: The Robot Revolution (2025)

A year ago, I wrote a conclusion for season one of Doctor Who’s new era on Disney+. In it, I expressed frustrations about the show’s handling but, more importantly, offered solutions for how to fix them in Doctor Who season two. With Doctor Who season two over and Ncuti Gatwa out of the show far…… Continue reading Doctor Who Season Two: What Went Wrong, and Can It Be Fixed?

Doctor Who: The Reality War

Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor in Doctor Who: The Reality War (2025)

What began as a bold new era under Disney’s banner ends not with clarity, but chaos. The Reality War, penned by Russell T Davies and directed by Alex Sanjiv Pillai, arrives burdened by lore, expectation, and a 66-minute runtime that it struggles to justify. The episode juggles gods, genetic legacies, and a regeneration, yet fails…… Continue reading Doctor Who: The Reality War

Doctor Who: Wish World

Ncuti Gatwa as John Smith in Doctor Who: Wish World (2025)

At its most potent, Doctor Who weaponises the uncanny. The greatest episodes have often been those where the rules of reality itself begin to warp, where the world turns subtly wrong and no one but the companion notices. Wish World leans squarely into that tradition, attempting a heady cocktail of dystopian allegory, psychological horror, and…… Continue reading Doctor Who: Wish World

Doctor Who: Empire of Death

Millie Gibson and Ncuti Gatwa as Ruby Sunday and the Doctor in Doctor Who: Empire of Death (2024)

The highly anticipated final episode of Doctor Who season one sees the Doctor, UNIT, and Ruby Sunday in a fierce battle against the return of the formidable Sutekh the Destroyer as he unleashes an Empire of Death. Ending the previous episode with a cliffhanger, Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday reintroduced Sutekh the Destroyer…… Continue reading Doctor Who: Empire of Death