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The 10 Best Cold Opens in Doctor Who
Season 4 Episode 41
Plenty of casual viewers of Doctor Who have been hooked into becoming fans because of the cold opens. Well, we don’t have stats or anything, but that…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Horse Awakens (Venerating “The Myth Makers”)
Season 4 Episode 40
What exactly is the Doctor’s attitude towards changing history? With all the pure historicals of the era, William Hartnell’s Doctor actually has a lo…
2 years, 3 months ago
Red Con (Recovering “The Ambassadors of Death”)
Season 4 Episode 39
If you want hard evidence that the UNIT era — when Jon Pertwee’s Doctor was exiled to Earth after being put on trial by the Time Lords — was set in t…
2 years, 3 months ago
In It to Twin It (Imitating “Meglos,” with guest Mark Cockram)
Season 4 Episode 38
An intelligent cactus? A society that worships a giant 12-sided shape? Barbara, but not Barbara? You don’t have to get very far into Meglos to begin …
2 years, 3 months ago
Impending Boom (Diffusing “Kerblam!”)
Season 4 Episode 37
Doctor Who has its share of metaphors, but perhaps none so naked as the eponymous company featured in Kerblam! (the only TV story so excited to featu…
2 years, 3 months ago
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (Sacrificing “The Aztecs”)
Season 4 Episode 36
It’s not a good idea to bet against the Doctor. There are lots of lessons learned in Doctor Who’s second “pure” historical, The Aztecs, but the folly…
2 years, 4 months ago
Monk History (Revising “The Time Meddler”)
Season 4 Episode 35
Two full seasons in, Doctor Who finally gave viewers a hint of where its mysterious main character came from in The Time Meddler, a story that introd…
2 years, 4 months ago
The 5 Best Classic Doctor Who Stories for NuWho Fans
Season 4 Episode 34
When your show goes on hiatus for 15 years, the result is a literal generation gap of fandom. If you happen to be one of the many fans who have grown…
2 years, 4 months ago
It Came From E-Space (Acclimating “Full Circle”)
Season 4 Episode 33
Doctor Who rarely did season-long arcs in the Classic series, but sprinkled here and there are mini storylines like the E-Space trilogy. After all, w…
2 years, 4 months ago
Who Is the Best Actor to Play the Doctor?
Season 4 Episode 32
Doctors come and go, and each leaves their mark on the role — one as iconic as Sherlock Holmes or James Bond. But outside of their undeniable impact …
2 years, 4 months ago