“Hide” Finally, a month in, we have our first nearly-great episode of Doctor Who this season. Neil Cross returns with his second Who story in three weeks, and happily this one is far better than the middling “Rings of Akhenaten”.  Haunted houses have been pretty fertile territory for this series […] Read more

“The Cold War” All in all I’d say this was the strongest episode of the three thus far this season.  It was nice to see an episode focused on The Doctor, first of all, and more concerned with the plot itself than obsessing over the conspiracy plotline surrounding the Companion.  […] Read more

“The Rings of Akhaten” Neil Cross, the highly-acclaimed writer who created the BBC crime drama Luther, makes his initial foray into Doctor Who territory (he also wrote the episode that will air in two weeks) with an episode that takes him pretty far from his historical comfort zone. “Akhaten” stands […] Read more

“The Bells of St. John” It’s a big year for Doctor Who – the 50th Anniversary, something it’s safe to say doesn’t come along too often in the world of TV series (we’ll overlook that little matter of the 16-year hiatus).  Show runner Steven Moffat has big plans, though all […] Read more

“The Angels Take Manhattan” “That was so damned good. I laughed. I cried. I was on the edge of my seat. I jumped out of my skin. That to me is perfect entertainment. Every piece of my emotional machinery was fully engaged. I’m now going to have to have a […] Read more

“The Power of Three” You can imagine what a confusion my life is in at the moment, but I didn’t want to let an important episode of Doctor Who go by without a brief if belated reaction. Chris Chibnall is back with his second story in three weeks, and it’s […] Read more

“A Town Called Mercy” After three episodes, it’s pretty clear that balance has been restored to the Who-niverse at last. Apologies for the late review, but I actually didn’t even get a chance to watch “Mercy” until today.  It was worth the wait – another rock-solid episode that cements the […] Read more

“Dinosaurs on a Spaceship” The second installment of Season 33 expands on a trend set in motion by the first, and one I hope will be continued.  Simply put, “Dinosaurs on a Spaceship” is a good old-fashioned sci-fi adventure story, perfectly capable of standing on its own without needing to […] Read more

“Asylum of the Daleks” In the world of Steven Moffat’s “Doctor Who”, less is more. It’s ironic given that Asylum is described by Moffat as a “blockbuster film” of an episode, but what really makes this an excellent “Who” ep is not what it includes, but what it leaves out.  […] Read more