Over seven days I am watching and reflecting on one Doctor Who story every day. Asylum of the Daleks ・The Angels Take Manhatten The Snowmen ・The Name of the Doctor By Steven Moffat This seventh season of the revived Doctor Who series departs from the previous two seasons’ idea of an strong underlying storyline, in…
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Over seven days, I am watching a story from the revived Doctor Who series and writing my thoughts about it. The Impossible Astronaut ・The Day of the Moon The Rebel Flesh ・The Almost People A Good Man Goes to War ・Closing Time The Wedding of River Song A malevolent race of aliens that erase themselves from…
Read moreThe Week of the Doctor – Day 5: “I wear a Fez now. Fezzes are Cool”
Over the seven days leading up to the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who (November 23, 2013), I am a selected story from the revived series and reflecting on it. The Pandorica Opens・The Big Bang By Steven Moffatt Stories from the fifth, sixth and seventh seasons of the revived Doctor Who series are going to be…
Read moreThe Week of the Doctor – Day 4: “Hello, Sweetie!”
Over seven days, I am watching and reflecting on one Doctor Who story from the revived series. Silence in the Library ・Forest of the Dead By Steven Moffatt A library that encompasses an entire planet. It’s deserted. Millions are saved, but there are no survivors. A mysterious woman seems to know The Doctor very intimately,…
Read moreThe Week of the Doctor – Day 3: “Blink and you’re dead.”
Over seven days, I’m watching a selection of stories from the rebooted Doctor Who series, and reviewing them in celebration of the 50th anniversary. Blink By Steven Moffat “Don’t blink. Blink and you’re dead. Don’t turn your back. Don’t look away. And don’t blink. Good Luck.” They are called the Weeping Angels. But they’re not…
Read moreThe Week of the Doctor: Day Two – You Will Be Upgraded
Over seven days, I’m watching a selection of stories from the rebooted Doctor Who series, and reviewing them in celebration of the 50th anniversary. Rise of the Cybermen・The Age of Steel By Tom MacRae The TARDIS is dead. The Doctor and his companions discover themselves on a parallel earth, complete with Zeppelins. Every person wears…
Read moreThe Week of the Doctor: Day One – Are You My Mummy?
Over seven days, I’m watching a selection of stories from the rebooted Doctor Who series, and reviewing them in celebration of the 50th anniversary. The Empty Child・The Doctor Dances By Steven Moffatt A little boy appears outside, ostensibly looking for his mother. He’s wearing a gas mask. “Are you my mummy?” he says in his…
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