Oh dear, that wasn’t very good at all, was it? An unbroken winning streak that’s lasted for three seasons comes to a sudden halt in a parade of bad special effects, bad costumes, and narrative silliness. The story could have…
Month: August 2013
Dr Who: Horror of Fang Rock
NOTE: there are spoilers about the ending of the story in the review below. Exercise caution if you haven’t watched it yet, but plan to. The TARDIS doesn’t travel far from its last stop: ahead in time from the Victorian…
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Dr Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
Should Doctor Who and Sherlock do a crossover? There’s no need— the Doctor has been Sherlock, right here in The Talons of Weng-Chiang. This is a terrific episode, absolutely one of (my picks for) the ten best in the history…
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Dr Who: The Robots of Death
It’s an Agatha Christie drawing-room mystery, with robots! The TARDIS arrives on board a “sandminer,” a huge industrial ship scouring a planet-wide sea of sand for valuable minerals. But the crew aren’t your typical miners: they’re from a civilization that…
