“Listen” That was certainly the most episode of Season 35 so far. You name it, this was more of it, for (mostly) better or worse. Steven Moffat is many things, among them certainly a very talented writer. Just as certainly he gets Doctor Who in a way Russell T. Davies […] Read more
“Robot of Sherwood” The buzz is that veteran Doctor Who scripter and Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss wrote this episode before Peter Capaldi was announced as the Doctor, and made only minor tweaks to adapt it to his persona. And that fits the evidence pretty well, because on the whole “Robot […] Read more
“Into the Dalek” The first two episodes of Doctor Who’s 35th season (8th, if you’re a revisionist) have been a bit of a strange experience for me. I’m completely sold on Peter Capaldi as the Doctor and that should, in theory, be the most important thing. But the rest of […] Read more
“Deep Breath” Opening: And so we do this merry dance once more, the Doctor and I. I’ve been through every one of these – though most of them long after the good folks of Britain and the right generations went through them – and they never get less compelling. But […] Read more
“The Children” At this point, about the only thing I can see clearly at the spot on the map where next season of Game of Thrones lies is “Here there be dragons”. That’s what they used to write on nautical charts in the old days when the waters were uncharted, […] Read more
“Helm’s Deep” “The Watchers on the Wall” Not much for me to do here, really – you saw it. And if you didn’t, you certainly shouldn’t be reading this post. The 9th episode of any Game of Thrones season can pretty much be assumed to mean one thing – epic. […] Read more
“The Mountain and the Viper” Even knowing what’s coming sometimes doesn’t do much to soften the blow. That’s about the only thing I can say about the final scene of this episode of Game of Thrones. Boy, that was a rough one. Harder for me than the Red Wedding for […] Read more
“Mockingbird” For all that there are undeniable issues with HBO’s Game of Thrones – and discussion of them has certainly found its way into my various blog posts – there’s no denying that this series really brings something special to the table. Episodes like this one seem to last five […] Read more
“Laws of Gods and Men” There are certain episodes of Game of Thrones which make me think it would be better not to write these posts at all, because it’s awfully hard to talk about them without spoiling a lot of very important stuff. And this is one of those, […] Read more
“First of His Name” Michelle MacLaren is back in the saddle for another very solid episode of Game of Thrones, one that touches a lot of different bases and generally quite effectively. She’s one of the best directors in television so this certainly comes as no surprise. We’re halfway through […] Read more