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Dutch Ado About Nothing (Bending “Arc of Infinity”)
Season 4 Episode 31
Returning to Gallifrey to fight an old enemy sounds like a surefire formula for a Doctor Who epic. So why then is Arc of Infinity so bland? Kicking o…
2 years, 5 months ago
10 Times the Doctor Was Cruel or Cowardly
Season 4 Episode 30
We don't always live up to our own ideals. Doctor Who's main character is no exception: The Doctor's mantra is "never be cruel or cowardly" — created…
2 years, 5 months ago
Plane of Terror (Deepening “Flatline”)
Season 4 Episode 29
Being the Doctor is a tough job, but when he’s unavailable, few are better qualified to fill in for him than Clara Oswald. Flatline’s clever script t…
2 years, 5 months ago
Sinking Out Loud (Capsizing “Legend of the Sea Devils”)
Season 4 Episode 28
Is it possible for Doctor Who to have too much time and money? Judging by Legend of the Sea Devils — one of just three stories made since 2021 — the …
2 years, 5 months ago
A Lice Place to Live (Renovating “Knock Knock,” with guest Bryan Young)
Season 4 Episode 27
Finding a new place to live takes a lot out of you. Between the lease, the hassle of moving, and the endless viewings, you hardly have any time left …
2 years, 6 months ago
We Aren’t Marshal (Decolonizing “The Mutants”)
Season 4 Episode 26
There are struggling planets, there are troubled planets, and then there’s Solos: a world so uniquely unlucky in the cosmos as to inherit a ruler lik…
2 years, 6 months ago
Rage of Empires (Beguiling “Frontier in Space”)
Season 4 Episode 25
If you have two enormous, powerful entities, sure as hell someone will think it’s a great idea to have them fight. If they’re galactic space empires,…
2 years, 6 months ago
A Bug’s Strife (Sterilizing “The Ark in Space”)
Season 4 Episode 24
We’ve all been there: After waking up from a long sleep, you open your eyes only to witness a buzzing insect that’s invaded your bedroom. So we can a…
2 years, 6 months ago
Sphere of Fear (Plundering “The Pirate Planet”)
Season 4 Episode 23
The hottest sci-fi writer on the planet in 1978 was Douglas Adams. Not only was he about to bestow upon the world the original radio plays of The Hit…
2 years, 7 months ago
In Dickens and in Gelth (Reanimating “The Unquiet Dead”)
Season 4 Episode 22
How does a family show like Doctor Who do a zombie horror story? You start by subtracting (most of) the gore, then add a sci-fi twist. That’s good, b…
2 years, 7 months ago