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doctor who recap

Doctor Who's Dadshock Is Really Grief

This is actually quite a nice moment, from the latest episode of the BBC's time-traveling soap opera Doctor Who. David Tennant gives a surprisingly understated performance as the alien traveler who's lost his entire race, including his family. And Catherine Tate makes the transition from zany "dadshock" jokes to actual substance surprisingly well. There was a lot that I liked about this episode... except for the new guest-star that we're suddenly supposed to care about. Spoilers ahead. More »

4:55 PM on Mon May 12 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
4,576 views, 69 comments

Latest by technobee: I liked the episode, despite it contrived plot twists. And Donna has grown on me...and I've never been a huge fan of Catherine Tate. But the end really seemed like a teaser for a spin off - The Adventures of more »

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Doctor Who's New Girlfriend GIves Good Phone

Here's the moment where I decided I was actually getting to like brassy comedian Catherine Tate as the new traveling companion for Doctor Who's quirky time-traveler. Yes, she's not nearly as clever as Martha Jones, my number one hero, but that makes her heroics, when they happen, more exciting and suspenseful. I actually felt a bit of tension in this sequence, which almost never happens on the new Who. In general, part two of our Sontaran storyline was just as muddled as part one, but at least it was fun this time around. More »

6:30 AM on Tue May 6 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
4,216 views, 65 comments

Latest by Jim (The Canuck One): @Dunny0: OMG - both Donna and her mother did something heroic with a hammer. Hmmm - I'm trying to relate this to the disappearing bees discussions that happen from time to time. more »

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Sergey Brin Riverdances With Alien Warriors On Doctor Who

When Russell T. Davies (Queer As Folk) first brought the BBC's time-traveling family adventure series Doctor Who back from oblivion, it was just as fresh and exciting as everyone had hoped. New mysteries about the "time war" replaced stale old mythology, and the Doctor was traveling with someone who still had friends and family back on Earth. The scripts had manic energy, topical references, and a willingness to go way, way over the top. It was mostly good stuff. Now, after a few years, the formula is congealing a wee bit, as evidenced by last Saturday's new (sort of) episode. More »

4:33 PM on Mon Apr 28 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
3,450 views, 53 comments

Latest by mcpm: I dunno, I quite liked this one. It was like a classic Doctor Who story -- alien plot, misguided human helper person, the Doctor knows more than everyone else and gets to be clever and do things (unlike last year's gollum-in-a-birdcage more »

doctor who recap

Doctor Who Says "Boycott Nike"

There was a lot to like about the BBC's latest episode of time-traveling soap opera Doctor Who. For one thing, there was the return of the Doctor's moral outrage. And then there were the hints that the alien Doctor is trying to expand his new human companion Donna's mind a bit, as seen in this clip — although, sadly, the Doctor backs off the moment she growls at him. Plus, I love dystopian storylines that comment on the legacy of colonialism, and the formerly Imperial Brits do those exceedingly well. But even with all that going for it, "Planet Of The Ood" was a bit, well, underwhelming. Spoilers below! More »

5:30 PM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
4,606 views, 51 comments

Latest by Stueymon: oh and sorry to double post >.<, but this episode gave me an idea for a future episode for Dr. who. surely the ood weren't just found to be easily conquered idiots, who else could the human empire have conquered, more »

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Doctor Who Finally Asks The Tough Questions About Time Travel

One of the many things I love about Russell T. Davies' reinvention of Doctor Who is the fact that it's taken the time to question some of the show's most basic (and quasi-magical) tenets. What's more, it's done so in a way that's actually boosted our suspension of disbelief, rather than undermining it, which is no easy trick. In season one, we saw Rose freaking out over the fact that the Doctor's time machine had invaded her head to translate foreign/alien languages without her permission. And in season three, Martha gets into the question of how she can visit the past without stepping on the wrong butterfly or accidentally killing her grandfather. And now, in last Saturday's episode, we get to the biggest question of them all: why can the Doctor change history only sometimes? Spoilers ahead! More »

4:55 PM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
7,953 views, 58 comments

Latest by robertmonsters: There's a bit of a tradition that the Doctor can pull random mundane objects out of his pockets at convenient times - another element that gave this ep a nice old-school Tom Baker feel. more »

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Doctor Who Keeps Going Backwards In Time

Russell T. Davies has dragged Doctor Who, the BBC's veteran time-travel show, into the 1990s. His confessed influences include early Buffy, but the revamped Who has always reminded me of some other 90s shows, including X-Files and, more and more, of Lois and Clark, with its focus on a male-female couple and their romantic/sexual tension or lack thereof. It's too bad Doctor Who remains about a decade behind the times, even as it keeps mining its own past. Spoilers for the season opener below the fold. More »

6:30 AM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
3,748 views, 76 comments

Latest by 92BuickLeSabre: I'm just sad that by the time I get around to watching the chopped up US version this conversation is long over. more »