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Any story that has to make its main characters profoundly stupid in order for the plot to work is in pretty bad shape. But if it’s Doctor Who, and it’s the Doctor acting dumb, well, that’s pretty much a deal-breaker. It’s deeply irritating to have the
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I promise to write something about this two parter. Until then, I leave you with this thought: is there something a little bit silly about two people on the edge of a massive, frozen army being able to trigger sensor lights that go on forever? Or is it actually perfectly
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There’s nothing more depressing than the moment you realise an already boring Doctor Who story is going to be a ‘base under siege’ story. Or in other words, not only is it really dull, but nothing can come to make it better. Here we see a massive forcefield stopping
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As I’m too badly organised to have watched this week’s Doctor Who yet, I may as well talk a little about last week’s while I’m on the train. It’s always gratifying to have an episode that tries to do something different. The old classic Who
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I’m having trouble writing reviews these days. I blame twitter. My brain is obsessed with crafting tiny tiny groups of words, and not large sprawling ramblings on the nature of television. So, I need a new paradigm, not unlike those fat-arse Daleks from last week, who I will completely
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> Funny how you can say something in your head, and it sounds fine… — The Doctor, ‘Vampires in Venice’
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> If I always told you the truth, I wouldn’t need you to trust me. The Doctor, ‘Flesh and Stone’