Second Review: Death In Heaven

I think it’s one of those funny things, you can hype up something for weeks, have your own expectations and ideas and then when it comes it’s a bit like, “oh, well that was a bit flat.” That my friends Continue Reading →

First Review: Death In Heaven

How fitting that the conclusion to series eight should fall on the eve of Remembrance Sunday. For tonight the heroes of the hour were neither the madman in his box, nor his faithful travelling companion, but two departed soldiers – Continue Reading →

Second Review: Dark Water

When Moffat gets it right, he gets it right. When he gets it wrong.. well you get the gist. I think it’s safe to say he got this spectacularly right. I have been beyond excited for Dark Water/Death In Heaven Continue Reading →

First Review: Dark Water

An encyclopaedic knowledge of Doctor Who can be a dangerous weapon in the hands of a scriptwriter who simply loves to tease and misdirect his show’s fan base with such delicious cunning. During the build up to the Series Eight Continue Reading →

Second Review: Flatline

Oh Flatline, where do I even start? Let’s start from the beginning, that’s a very good place to start. (Oh look I’ve gone all Sound of Music) I think it is safe to say that for me Flatline may well Continue Reading →

First Review: Flatline

As the kids and I settled down to watch Flatline I thought it prudent to warn them that the Doctor might not be in this one as much as Clara. My eight year old boy replied gleefully “that’s good, it Continue Reading →

Third Review: Mummy on the Orient Express

Like Kill the Moon, Mummy on the Orient Express boasts a lurid title and an absurd premise that belie the seriousness of its approach. The set-up is fun and promises certain things which are delivered, namely the beautiful but claustrophobic Continue Reading →

Second Review: Kill the Moon

Every episode of Doctor Who seems to start a debate among fans and commenters, and this week’s is no exception. Aside from the central debate around which the episode is built, there is another that has, once again, become a Continue Reading →

First Review: Kill The Moon

If ever an episode could epitomise how wonderfully bonkers the whole concept of Doctor Who is, then Kill The Moon has to be up there with the best. The sheer implausibility of the idea that the moon could in fact Continue Reading →

Second Review: The Caretaker

When I sat down to watch The Caretaker, I didn’t really know what to expect. I wasn’t banking on the Skovox Blitzer to be anything but a side part, as the main story essentially was The Doctor and Danny Pink Continue Reading →

First Review: The Caretaker

Eight minutes into The Caretaker my children were scared. A policeman had just been zapped with ruthless efficiency as the camera panned onto a close up of the remains of his smouldering detached arm. The fact that Doctor Who was Continue Reading →

Third Review: Time Heist

The great strength of contemporary Doctor Who is its variety. If you don’t like one episode, then there’s no need to worry, because next week it’ll be something completely different. Each episode riffs on a recognisable genre, be it steampunk, Continue Reading →

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