Category Archives: Doctor Who: Series 5

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

Posted on December 9, 2020 by thecoolkat1995

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

Posted on December 7, 2020 by thecoolkat1995

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

Posted on December 6, 2020 by thecoolkat1995

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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Doctor Who: The Hungry Earth / Cold Blood (2010) Review

Posted on November 30, 2020 by thecoolkat1995

“The Hungry Earth / Cold Blood” is Chris Chibnall’s second contribution to Doctor Who, after his debut script “42” in Series 3. It’s also the second two-parter of Series 5, maintaining the show’s well-established tradition of each new season reintroducing … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who: Amy’s Choice (2010) Review

Posted on November 24, 2020 by thecoolkat1995

Arriving in the middle of Series 5, “Amy’s Choice” is written by Simon Nye, who (like Rob Shearman, Matt Jones, and James Moran) has regrettably only ever penned one episode for Doctor Who, considering how much talent he showed in … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who: The Vampires Of Venice (2010) Review

Posted on November 24, 2020 by thecoolkat1995

“The Vampires Of Venice” is the second episode Toby Whithouse has penned for Doctor Who after “School Reunion” in Series 2, and the premise of this story – the Doctor and his friends fighting vampires in the 16th century – … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who: The Time Of Angels / Flesh And Stone (2010) Review

Posted on November 21, 2020 by thecoolkat1995

“The Time Of Angels / Flesh And Stone” is the first two-parter of Doctor Who’s fifth season, the first story with a big enough scope that it warrants being spread out over two episodes (depicting the ‘crash of the Byzantium’ … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who: Victory Of The Daleks (2010) Review

Posted on November 19, 2020 by thecoolkat1995

After being absent from the writer’s room for several seasons now (making a major guest appearance in “The Lazarus Experiment” in the meantime), “Victory Of The Daleks” is the first episode Mark Gatiss has written for Doctor Who since Series … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who: The Beast Below (2010) Review

Posted on November 17, 2020 by thecoolkat1995

In Doctor Who, the second episode of each season is always a pretty significant one, especially if there’s been a recent change in the cast. Ideally, it needs to keep the momentum going that the season premiere started, show the … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour (2010) Review

Posted on November 15, 2020 by thecoolkat1995

In 2010, Steven Moffat officially became Doctor Who’s new showrunner for the next six seasons of the show: a Scotsman who (like his predecessor) had been a fan of the franchise for decades, so this opportunity was basically his dream … Continue reading →

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