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?
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Doctor Who: The Story and the Engine
In The Story and the Engine, the Doctor visits Lagos and uncovers a mysterious barbershop powered by stories, where Nigerian folklore and sci-fi collide in a meditation on identity, legacy, and the power of oral tradition. The Story and the Engine is an intellectually thrilling premise, and in some moments, an emotionally moving one. But…… Continue reading Doctor Who: The Story and the Engine
Doctor Who: Lux
Lux, the second episode of the series, sees the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Belinda (Varada Sethu) land in 1950s America to discover that the local cinema is chained up, 15 people are missing, and a cartoon character roams free from his celluloid. Taking the form of Mr Ring-A-Ding, a 2D cartoon projection voiced with theatrical…… Continue reading Doctor Who: Lux