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Wings of Glory (Observing “Blink”)
Season 3 Episode 39
Is there a better episode to introduce new viewers to Doctor Who than Blink? Sure, it’s a little unrepresentative of the show considering the Doctor …
3 years, 3 months ago
Small World (Reducing “Planet of Giants”)
Season 3 Episode 38
What is so fascinating about the micro world that almost every sci-fi franchise has been inspired to include an episode where the characters shrink t…
3 years, 3 months ago
Why Did “The Power of the Doctor” Regenerate the Doctor’s Clothes? (A Pull To Open Short Trip)
Season 3 Episode 37
Jodie Whittaker’s regeneration wasn’t just unusual for — spoiler alert — marking the first “repeat” Doctor when she morphed into David Tennant at the…
3 years, 4 months ago
Frail Whale (Baiting “The Beast Below”)
Season 3 Episode 36
Why did it take Doctor Who so long to do the “star whale” concept? If the show was waiting for a particularly strong script, it probably should have …
3 years, 4 months ago
Is "The Power of the Doctor" the Best Regeneration Episode? (A Pull To Open Short Trip)
Season 3 Episode 35
Regeneration. It's been a pivotal part of Doctor Who for almost 60 years, but let's face it: Some regenerations have been better than others. When a …
3 years, 4 months ago
Death Becomes Him (Exalting "Dalek")
Season 3 Episode 34
The simple, straightforward title of Dalek belies so much: This story doesn’t just re-introduce the Daleks for a new generation of Doctor Who viewers…
3 years, 4 months ago
Abyss of the Spider Woman (Chasing “The Runaway Bride”)
Season 3 Episode 33
When companions go, sometimes it’s sad (brave heart, Tegan), sometimes it’s bittersweet (London, 1965!), and sometimes it’s a nonevent (Dodo who?). B…
3 years, 5 months ago
Mile-High Flub (Piloting “Time-Flight,” with guest Christopher Burgess)
Season 3 Episode 32
When you hear “a Doctor Who story set in the Jurassic period,” the picture you conjure in your head probably looks quite a bit different from Time-Fl…
3 years, 5 months ago
Bad Weed (Drenching “Fury From the Deep”)
Season 3 Episode 31
Is there any Doctor Who format as reliable as the base under siege? You can see why: All you need is one set, an excuse to keep the TARDIS out of rea…
3 years, 5 months ago
That Witch You Seek (Exposing “The Witchfinders”)
Season 3 Episode 30
Jodie Whittaker’s first season as the Doctor took the show in a new direction, but The Witchfinders is almost a return to a very old format: the pure…
3 years, 5 months ago