It’s been several months since Doctor Who last came to our screens, so this year’s Christmas special is most welcome in that regard. Also welcome is the fact that it was written by former showrunner Steven Moffat, who created some of the strongest episodes of the series. To be honest, as should be no surprise … Continue reading Doctor Who: Joy to the World
The revival series of DOCTOR WHO has been around now for close to two decades, and has produced any number of wonderful and thrilling episodes. It improves upon the formula of the original 1963-1989 series (while studiously maintaining a tangible connection with it) by putting its greatest emphasis on emotionalism. DOCTOR WHO, the modern version, … Continue reading The Fifteen Best Doctor Who Episodes
Well, we're into the endgame for what has been a somewhat unfulfilling season of DOCTOR WHO. There's still time to make it all come together, but this first half of the final two-parter doesn't really carry its load. It was definitely intriguing, and maintained a sense of build and suspense throughout it. But it also … Continue reading Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday
This was clearly the most typical episode of DOCTOR WHO we've gotten in a while, one in which the Doctor and Ruby journey to some moment in space and time and then get swept up in an adventure happening within that time period. so on that level, I feel as though I should have enjoyed … Continue reading Doctor Who: Rogue
Okay. Well, this one I really didn't like. Which seems to be a bit at odds with the general consensus of this story. And I think that it simply boils down to the fact that I'm just not a good person, nowhere in the Doctor's league. Within the first five minutes of the episode, both … Continue reading Doctor Who: Dot and Bubble
I had heard a bit about this episode ahead of time, so I wasn't caught as flat-footed by it as many seemed to be. And I was given a warning: it's a Twilight Zone episode, my source said, but once you work out the ending beat, the whole thing kind of falls apart. And I'm … Continue reading Doctor Who: 73 Yards
Well, the short reaction that that episode boils down to, "That's more like it." And no real surprise there. Returning writer Steven Moffat, for all that the flaws in his work are often decried by the fanbase loudly remains perhaps the most singular influence on the rebooted era of DOCTOR WHO. Put aside the several … Continue reading Doctor Who: Boom
Well, that was a right old mess. Before Friday night (and how strange is it to be watching new DOCTOR WHO episodes on a Friday evening?) if you'd asked, I would have predicted that "The Devil's Chord" would be the better of the two opening episodes that Disney+ was dropping in the new season, having … Continue reading Doctor Who: The Devil’s Chord
Well, a lot to digest about that two-episode premiere of DOCTOR WHO. I'm going to break my thoughts and reactions up into two separate pieces, each one focused more concretely on an individual episode rather than trying to tackle both at once. As always, I don't see these as constituting reviews as such, but rather … Continue reading Doctor Who: Space Babies
The wait is almost over. We're less than a week out from the big Disney+ premiere of the new season of DOCTOR WHO--Season One on this new broadcasting platform, of course. And so, as I usually do, I'm going to sketch down a bunch of pregame impressions and desires before we get to the episodes … Continue reading Doctor Who: Space Babies/The Devil’s Chord pregame
The Tom Brevoort Experience 