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 Reality War
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
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: Lucky Day
Would it be your lucky day to meet the Doctor? For Conrad Clark (Jonah Hauer-King), it was on New Year’s Day 2007. That chance encounter leaves a mark, both figuratively and, as it turns out, literally. Fixated on the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and the enigma of the blue box, a young Conrad grows up to…… Continue reading Doctor Who: Lucky Day
Doctor Who: Season One — What went wrong?
Doctor Who season one has finished airing with the Empire of Death. Beginning its ongoing relationship with Disney, the show’s relaunch has brought highs and lows that the production team will need to assess ahead of their next season. The first season of Doctor Who, with Ncuti Gatwa as The Doctor and Millie Gibson as…… Continue reading Doctor Who: Season One — What went wrong?
Doctor Who: Empire of Death
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
Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday
The beginning of the end to Doctor Who season one airs, as UNIT and the Doctor begins unravelling The Legend of Ruby Sunday. Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday is the first of two episodes concluding season one. It was directed by Jamie Donoughue and written by Russell T Davies. The episode addresses the…… Continue reading Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday
Doctor Who: Rogue
Doctor Who embraces the Bridgerton craze with its Regency Era episode, Rogue, the first story written by a non-showrunner in four years as it introduces Jonathan Groff as our tenacious titular character. “Beware the Duchess,” warned the Doctor Who social channels over a year ago when they announced Jonathan Groff’s joining the show. A rogue…… Continue reading Doctor Who: Rogue
Doctor Who: Dot and Bubble
Doctor Who: Dot and Bubble has newcomer Callie Cooke lead the show in a social commentary from Russell T Davies on class and race. Callie Cooke, who plays Lindy Pepper-Bean, is a resident of Finetime, a pastel living environment for the rich and privileged, enjoying a harmonious life paid for by the Banks of Mommy…… Continue reading Doctor Who: Dot and Bubble
Doctor Who: 73 Yards
Doctor Who: 73 Yards sees Millie Gibson’s Ruby Sunday unravel a mystery of a stalking woman after the Doctor mysteriously disappears and a Welsh folk story comes to life. Bringing the show back to Earth, specifically Wales, the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) land atop a cliff, where one misstep from the…… Continue reading Doctor Who: 73 Yards