The Review at the End of the Universe
“The Woman Who Lived” There’s a proverb that most of you will be familiar with – “The road to hell is paved with good intentions”. It normally means that some of the worst acts are committed through a desire to do good but Doctor Who brings an alternative meaning in this episode. The “good intentions”…
“The Girl Who Died” Doctor Who attempts to have some fun after the emotional intensity of the previous 4 episodes with a story that has the Doctor help a bunch of Vikings fend off aliens. The opening of the episode really sets the tone for a high octane adventure with Clara drifting out in space…
“Before The Flood” Doctor Who opens quite unexpectedly for the second part of a two part story. Instead of picking up where the last episode left off, the Doctor spends some time breaking the 4th wall and explains what the “Bootstrap paradox” is. In case you can’t be bothered clicking the wikipedia link I’ve supplied,…
“Under the Lake” After a really intense, character driven set of opening episodes Doctor Who shifts gears to a more mystery/horror hybrid story that focuses more on the action than the characters. Another late review but I should be on time next week. This isn’t altogether a bad thing as the beauty of Doctor Who…
“The Witch’s Familiar” Doctor Who seemed to leave the characters in a dire situation last week with Clara and Missy killed by Daleks and the TARDIS destroyed but it’s the character questions that really built my anticipation for this episode. This review is pretty late but I’ve had things on. Next week will unfortunately be…
“The Magician’s Apprentice” Here we go again, my self imposed exile from writing about TV is over I’m starting with Doctor Who. Many long term readers of this website will know that I was less than impressed with the last season but I forge on because I want to like this show so am I…
2014 Christmas Special – “Last Christmas” Merry Christmas to all you readers. Since it’s Christmas that can only mean one thing; it’s time for another Doctor Who Christmas Special. The Doctor teams up with Santa Claus (Nick Frost) in “Last Christmas” to prevent Clara and some unsuspecting bystanders from being devoured by an alien mess….
Now that Season 8 of Doctor Who is complete it makes sense to look at the season as a whole and discuss what worked and didn’t work about it. Some feedback on how I did here will be most appreciated as I’m still figuring out my format for an analysis like this. Characters Doctor Who…
Season 8 Episode 12 – “Death In Heaven” Where do I begin with this? I will say one thing, this episode of Doctor Who wasn’t quite as bad as last week but that’s really not saying much given the quality of that episode. Lots of spoilers will follow here but it’s hard to talk about without…
Season 8 Episode 11 – “Dark Water” Oh Steven Moffat, it’s like you’re trolling the viewers of Doctor Who by making it hilariously bad on purpose. After an event that shakes Clara to the core, she and The Doctor go on a mission to find the afterlife and are confronted by the mysterious Missy (though…
