Clara and the Doctor try to discover the cause of the haunting of Caliburn House.
Seven out of ten.
Seriously, "Hide" hasn't been used a Doctor Who episode title before?
"Every lonely monster needs a companion" - wasn't that essentially the lesson of the Ninth and Tenth Doctors?
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Monday, April 22, 2013
Doctor Who - R7.08 Cold War
Clara and the Doctor end up in 1983 aboard a Soviet submarine which has an Ice Warrior aboard.
Seven out of ten.
Seven out of ten.
Doctor Who - R7.07 The Rings of Akhaten
After the Doctor investigates Clara's childhood, Clara and the Doctor visit The Rings of Akhaten.
Eight out of ten.
Eight out of ten.
Doctor Who - R7.06 The Bells of Saint John
The Doctor searches for Clara Oswald as select human minds are being uploaded via Wifi.
Seven out of ten.
I rather doubt there is a British 24-year-old alive who doesn't know about the Internet.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Doctor Who - 5.05 Flesh and Stone
They try to escape the Angels.
Amy throws herself at the doctor.
Seven out of ten.
Amy throws herself at the doctor.
Seven out of ten.
Doctor Who - 5.04 Time of the Angels
The Doctor and Amy find a message from River Song.
Eight out of ten.
Eight out of ten.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Doctor Who - R6.12 Closing Time
The Doctor visits Craig and his infant son and discovers something unusual going on in their neighbourhood.
I liked Craig with the Doctor, but I still wasn't sure what the Cybermen were doing there in the end. How many times will the great Doctor Who villains be defeated by love? First the Daleks and now the Cybermen?
So what has the Doctor been doing for the last 200 years? A two century good bye tour?
I think knowing the Doctor is going to die is starting to bore me, especially after it was the theme of the last Tenth Doctor specials. Maybe they should try to surprise us with the ending instead of letting us know ahead of time. I've been avoiding spoilers lately, but I feel like the show itself has been spoiling me.
Seven out of ten.
I liked Craig with the Doctor, but I still wasn't sure what the Cybermen were doing there in the end. How many times will the great Doctor Who villains be defeated by love? First the Daleks and now the Cybermen?
So what has the Doctor been doing for the last 200 years? A two century good bye tour?
I think knowing the Doctor is going to die is starting to bore me, especially after it was the theme of the last Tenth Doctor specials. Maybe they should try to surprise us with the ending instead of letting us know ahead of time. I've been avoiding spoilers lately, but I feel like the show itself has been spoiling me.
Seven out of ten.
Doctor Who - R6.11 The God Complex
Amy, Rory and the Doctor become trapped in a hotel where the rooms contain each person's worst nightmare.
After this episode, I just feel mildly ripped off that I didn't find out what was in the Doctor's room.
Oddly, I don't feel that bad about Amy and Rory's departure from the TARDIS except for the fact that Doctor tends to become unbalanced when he travels by himself. You'd think the Doctor would know that by now, that he needs a companion, that the best way to keep everyone in the universe safe is to have a companion, even if he keeps losing them. He should just consider it the lesser of two evils. I'm actually kind of hoping for a regeneration soon as I'm not that crazy about Eleven's persona or companions at this point.
Seven out of ten.
After this episode, I just feel mildly ripped off that I didn't find out what was in the Doctor's room.
Oddly, I don't feel that bad about Amy and Rory's departure from the TARDIS except for the fact that Doctor tends to become unbalanced when he travels by himself. You'd think the Doctor would know that by now, that he needs a companion, that the best way to keep everyone in the universe safe is to have a companion, even if he keeps losing them. He should just consider it the lesser of two evils. I'm actually kind of hoping for a regeneration soon as I'm not that crazy about Eleven's persona or companions at this point.
Seven out of ten.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Doctor Who - R1.05 World War Three
Rose and the Doctor battle the Slitheen at 10 Downing Street.
The Slitheen are scarier once they start hunting.
Eight TARDISes out of ten.
Notes
"I could save the world but lose you." - The Ninth Doctor to Rose Tyler
The Slitheen are scarier once they start hunting.
Eight TARDISes out of ten.
Notes
- Doctor guilt & sympathy for the dead, apologizes to them
- Taking power to gain access to Britain's nuclear weapons
- The Doctor was always able to escape the cabinet room but method is risky to those inside.
- The Doctor offers to take Mickey and Mickey refuses
"I could save the world but lose you." - The Ninth Doctor to Rose Tyler
Doctor Who - R1.04 Aliens of London
Rose and the Doctor return to present day London a year after Rose left to the arrival of aliens to Earth.
The Slitheen are rather silly looking.
Eight TARDISes out of ten.
Notes
"I don't do families." - The Ninth Doctor
The Slitheen are rather silly looking.
Eight TARDISes out of ten.
Notes
- A boy spray paints BAD WOLF on the side of the TARDIS.
- Big Ben is destroyed by the alien's ship.
- Harriet Jones is introduced.
- The Doctor give Rose a key to the TARDIS.
"I don't do families." - The Ninth Doctor
Doctor Who - R1.03 The Unquiet Dead
Rose and the Doctor visit Cardiff at Christmas on 1869 and meet Charles Dickens and investigate why the dead are refusing to rest.
I rather liked that somewhere at the back of the TARDIS there is a closet full of period clothing for companions.
Eight TARDISes out of ten.
Notes
"It's a different morality. Get used to it or go home." - The Ninth Doctor to Rose Tyler
I rather liked that somewhere at the back of the TARDIS there is a closet full of period clothing for companions.
Eight TARDISes out of ten.
Notes
- Bad Wolf mentioned by Gwyneth when she was reading Rose
- Rose and the Doctor battle the Gelth.
- Introduced of the Cardiff rift.
- Foreshadowing of Rose thinking about her deceased father
- Gelth claim to have been disembodied by the Time War and few in number and could use dead bodies.
- Turns out there were a few billion.
- Rose is suffering from the misconception that she can't die in the past. The Doctor says history is in flux and the future could be rewritten by what happen there and now.
"It's a different morality. Get used to it or go home." - The Ninth Doctor to Rose Tyler
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Doctor Who - R5.03 Victory of the Daleks
The Doctor and Amy visit London during World War II and meet Winston Churchill who is planning to use Daleks to win the war.
Daleks serving tea are just creepy and wrong. I'm not crazy about the primary-colored Daleks though.
Eight out of ten.
Daleks serving tea are just creepy and wrong. I'm not crazy about the primary-colored Daleks though.
Eight out of ten.
Doctor Who - R5.02 The Beast Below
In the 29th century, Amy and the Doctor visit the Starship UK after the earth was evacuated.
I lOved that Amy spent the trip in her nightgown, the dressing room and Liz X.
Seven out of ten.
Notes
Timelords came before humans.
I lOved that Amy spent the trip in her nightgown, the dressing room and Liz X.
Seven out of ten.
Notes
Timelords came before humans.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Doctor Who - R1.02 The End of the World
The Doctor takes Rose 5 billion years into the future to see the Earth consumed by the expanding sun.
This episode served as Rose's and the viewers introduction to travel into the future and Doctor Who novices experience the culture shock along with Rose. We learn more of the Doctor's past with us being introduced to the idea of the Doctor being the last of his kind and his planet perished in a War that they lost.
I found Cassandra's robotic spiders comically delightful.
Continuity notes: The introduction of the Face of Boe.
Seven TARDISes out of ten.
This episode served as Rose's and the viewers introduction to travel into the future and Doctor Who novices experience the culture shock along with Rose. We learn more of the Doctor's past with us being introduced to the idea of the Doctor being the last of his kind and his planet perished in a War that they lost.
I found Cassandra's robotic spiders comically delightful.
Continuity notes: The introduction of the Face of Boe.
Seven TARDISes out of ten.
Doctor Who - R1.01 Rose
Rose Tyler meets the Doctor in her work place, a London department store which he soon blows up.
I love the fact the Doctor's first word to Rose is "Run" which most characters on the show spend a lot of time doing.
I remember when this first aired here in Canada, during the CBC's spring without the hockey play-offs. I found myself interested in the series, but I didn't fall in love with the show until a few episodes later. Before this my only exposure the Doctor Who was trying to watch some early black and white episodes on Space in the 1990s. Boy, do I wish I had persevered and watched more of those episodes.
Seven TARDISes out of ten
I love the fact the Doctor's first word to Rose is "Run" which most characters on the show spend a lot of time doing.
I remember when this first aired here in Canada, during the CBC's spring without the hockey play-offs. I found myself interested in the series, but I didn't fall in love with the show until a few episodes later. Before this my only exposure the Doctor Who was trying to watch some early black and white episodes on Space in the 1990s. Boy, do I wish I had persevered and watched more of those episodes.
Seven TARDISes out of ten
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