Monthly Archives: December 2020

Doctor Who: A Good Man Goes To War / Let’s Kill Hitler (2011) Review

For “A Good Man Goes To War / Let’s Kill Hitler”, the mid-season climax of Doctor Who’s sixth season, Steven Moffat pulls out all the stops, delivering a real whopper of a story. Arguably the entire Matt Smith era so … Continue reading

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Doctor Who: The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People (2011) Review

“The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People” is written by Matthew Graham, who previously penned “Fear Her” back in Series 2: an episode that has a pretty infamous reputation in Doctor Who’s fandom. Now, I’ve never considered “Fear Her” to … Continue reading

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Doctor Who: The Doctor’s Wife (2011) Review

There are certain episodes of Doctor Who that are tailor-made for certain Doctors. Theoretically, any incarnation of the main character could have pulled them off, and probably would have done so with plenty of aplomb – but not as well … Continue reading

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Doctor Who: The Curse Of The Black Spot (2011) Review

“The Curse Of The Black Spot”, the third episode of Doctor Who’s sixth season, is written by Stephen Thompson, who previously worked with Steven Moffat over on “Sherlock”. “The Impossible Astronaut / Day Of The Moon” combined cowboys and aliens … Continue reading

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Doctor Who: The Impossible Astronaut / Day Of The Moon (2011) Review

Series 6 of Doctor Who officially kicks off with “The Impossible Astronaut / Day Of The Moon”, which is quite the grand adventure for the Eleventh Doctor and his gang as they journey across the pond. The Doctor Who revival … Continue reading

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Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol (2010) Review

Now that Series 5 of Doctor Who has wrapped up with a wild thrill ride of a finale, it’s time for Steven Moffat to write his first Christmas special for the series. Doctor Who’s Christmas specials are always an interesting … Continue reading

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Doctor Who: The Pandorica Opens / The Big Bang (2010) Review

Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready for the end of the world? Doctor Who has gone on quite a journey for the last eleven episodes, trekking through the past, present and future. Steven Moffat’s dark fairy tale approach to the … Continue reading

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Doctor Who: The Lodger (2010) Review

Over the course of Series 5, we’ve watched the Doctor and his friends save the world from an alien incursion within an hour, solve a government conspiracy and save a whale in space, confront the Daleks with Winston Churchill’s help … Continue reading

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Doctor Who: Vincent And The Doctor (2010) Review

After the last four stories have all been pretty intense in different ways – constantly changing up the season’s status quo with unexpected swerves from the cracks in time, and constantly challenging the Doctor’s relationships with his new companions – … Continue reading

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