Tag Archives: Pearl Mackie

World Enough and Time

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Roger Pocock

This review is for the episodes World Enough and Time and The Doctor Falls, which together form a single Doctor Who story.  It could also be thought of as a three parter, with Twice Upon a Time, but that hasn’t … Continue reading →

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The Pyramid at the End of the World

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Roger Pocock

This review is for the episodes “The Pyramid at the End of the World” and “The Lie of the Land”, which together form a single Doctor Who story.  It could also be thought of as a three-parter with “Extremis” (in … Continue reading →

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Oxygen

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Roger Pocock

When Russell T Davies was the showrunner of Doctor Who, there was one regular writer apart from Davies whose work really stood out.  He gave us creepy gas mask monsters, clockwork robots, weeping angels, and killer shadows.  He went on … Continue reading →

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Knock Knock

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Roger Pocock

Doctor Who tends to be labelled as sci-fi, or sometimes children’s television, but Doctor Who has always been far more that either of those things, because it likes to cross over into other genres.  It never sits comfortably within one … Continue reading →

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Thin Ice

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Roger Pocock

This one had a huge amount to live up to for me, because I love history and one of things I would want to do if I had my own TARDIS would be to visit a frost fair.  The idea … Continue reading →

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The Pilot

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Roger Pocock

The “Pilot Episode” of a new series is a commonly used term for a prototype episode of a new concept, filmed to test out its potential.  So here we are at the “pilot” of a brand new series, in which … Continue reading →

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Smile

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Roger Pocock

The emoji eyebrows say it all, But sometimes the Doctor drops the ball. Mind-wiping antics have been over-played, There’s value in grief, so don’t be afraid. I suspect this won’t age well, with its emoji theme.  But never mind, for … Continue reading →

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