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Doctor Who Story 164 – The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances

The Empty Child No recap, that’s good. She uses Spock like it’s a verb. Maybe say “pull out a tricorder” not “give me some Spock,” unless she wants to get some action with Leonard Nimoy. He was still alive in 2005, it’s okay. The Doctor talking to a cat is great, and I wish her new companion would be a cat. Not a sentient cat. Just an actual cat. The girl who plays the sister/mother of the “are you my mummy” boy looks like she’s famous. I can’t place her face, I looked her up, she’s Florence Hoath and she hasn’t acted since 2008 and I have not seen anything… Read More »Doctor Who Story 164 – The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances

Doctor Who Story 163 – Father’s Day

Episode Not looking forward to this episode. It was really bad, and the Doctor taking Rose to see her dead father is a just irresponsible on many levels. The Doctor doesn’t even blink at the thought of bringing Rose to her father’s death. The Doctor is an idiot. I forgot how bad the animation was in this episode. Mickey clinging to Rose is cute. The Doctor is giving her such a hard time but is not taking any responsibility at all. Which is very in character for the Doctor. God, this episode makes no sense. Confidential The bullshit Billie Piper is shovelling right now about how great this episode is…… Read More »Doctor Who Story 163 – Father’s Day

Doctor Who Story 162 – The Long Game

Episode Rose and the Doctor teaming up impress Adam is fun, even though Adam sucks. He must be the only Adam to suck, because Adams are great. The Face of Boe is pregnant, that’s lovely for Jack! I forgot Simon Pegg was in this. Why does he look so weird? Apparently in 2019 the microprocessor became redundant. I wish that were the case. Hey, it’s Fran from Black Books. Tamsin Greig is great. Central heating is not plumbing, it’s HVAC! Why is cooling a problem on a space station? Couldn’t they just vent out some of the heat, or pass the air through something that isn’t shielded outside to cool… Read More »Doctor Who Story 162 – The Long Game

Doctor Who Story 161 – Dalek

Episode I can’t believe Adam is considered a companion and I have to list him in the tags. It’s in 2012. The future… or so I thought. Damn, it’s now 2021. I’m old. Guards show up and point guns at you, you say to your alien companion “someone’s collecting aliens, that makes you exhibit A.” What a stupid and dangerous thing to say. They don’t know he’s alien. Metaltron is a terrible name. I remember this episode being a huge deal. The Dalek is so sad when he says, “I am alone in the universe.” The guy says that the lock has a billion possible combinations. The Doctor replies that… Read More »Doctor Who Story 161 – Dalek

Doctor Who Story 160 – Aliens of London/World War Three

Aliens of London Another “Previously on…” don’t really want that. Rose should have had a chat with Tegan before she left so that she knew not to expect to be able to get back. This is something that Doctor Who should have addressed a long time ago. The agony of Jackie needing to know where her daughter was for a whole year. I can’t imagine that trauma. Hey it’s Tosh from Torchwood. All fat people are farting bad guys. Are these red barets supposed to be UNIT? UNIT wear blue barets, right? A closeup of the pig was a bad idea. I know this is a kids’ show, but the… Read More »Doctor Who Story 160 – Aliens of London/World War Three

Doctor Who Story 159 – The Unquiet Dead

Episode I am not looking forward to this one. I remember it being the worst of the first season. It was a great decision on the crew of the 2005 show to do a teaser before the credits. It’s nice to get a tense moment with the theme music coming in on top of it. That’s a flimsy coffin. I’d ask for my money back from Sneed. “The stiffs are getting lively again!” is a great line. I never loved Rose, but I do like her sense of wonder. The ghostly vapours actually look better than one would expect. Companions always getting themselves in trouble. The Doctor shouldn’t leave his… Read More »Doctor Who Story 159 – The Unquiet Dead

Doctor Who Story 158 – The End of the World

Episode Oh, we get a “previously on.” Eccleston’s hurt when Rose says, “you think you’re so impressive” is great. Psychic paper makes its debut. The Appearance of the Repeated Meme is really just an animated gif. The giant jukebox being called an iPod is still a great joke. Nice to have someone call out the Doctor on his lack of consent. A suggestion to someone developing the operating system for an observation platform. If something is going to kill any living being, maybe make it require more than one button. Perhaps also have sensors to check if there’s an occupant. There’s the first “bad wolf” mention. Cassandra’s love of purity… Read More »Doctor Who Story 158 – The End of the World

Doctor Who Story 157 – Rose

Episode Hey! It’s time for a new Doc! The quick day in the life is a great way to get to know Rose and she’s our point of entry for so many new fans to Doctor Who. We see Jackie, and learn that Micky is obnoxious in the matter of seconds. We know she’s working a shitty job in retail and hates it. Why is the CEO’s office inside the Hydro locker? My office has one of those and no one but Toronto Hydro has the key, so it would be strange if my boss used that as his office. Oh man, the Doctor’s “RUN!” is one of the great… Read More »Doctor Who Story 157 – Rose

Doctor Who Serial xx – Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death

Well, it’s Steven Moffat’s first time writing Doctor Who. It won’t be his last. And he’ll get much better at it, and then he’ll get much worse at it. Part One The Master is wonderfully moustache twirling. Rowan Atkinson as the Doctor is reminiscent of Pertwee. This might be the genesis of Moffat’s time on Doctor Who, because this anticipating all the traps is very similar of how Capaldi’s Doctor will be. The Master should learn not to team up with the Daleks. It never works. The Master with a walker is the best joke in this. “These corridors all look the same!” Part Two The recap is a bit… Read More »Doctor Who Serial xx – Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death

Doctor Who Story 156 – Doctor Who: The Television Movie

Here it is, the first episode of a new era of Doctor Who. Here it is, the last episode of a new era of Doctor Who. Well for those who don’t know, it was a co-production of Universal, Fox and the BBC. Filmed in Vancouver, BC, this was the first and only full-length televised outing for Paul McGann as the Doctor. He would reprise his role for a short just prior to the 50th anniversary special, and in audio dramas for Big Finish. So the Master was tried on Skaro, I guess by the Daleks. Why would the Daleks grant any request, let alone one involving the Doctor? New TARDIS… Read More »Doctor Who Story 156 – Doctor Who: The Television Movie