As you’ve doubtless heard, this is The Richard Curtis Episode. The jokes about floppy fringes and stuttering write themselves, don’t they? But it would be a lot easier to hurl such abuse if the end result had been rubbish, and annoyingly it isn’t. Despite widespread grumbling about his last few … [Read more...]
Doctor Who – Cold Blood review
So, this week’s Doctor Who was certainly a game-changer. The ongoing crack-in-time storyline took another step forward, and something horrible happened to a regular cast member, all of which I’ll be elaborating upon later. (So stop reading this and go watch the episode if you’re one of the “NO … [Read more...]
Doctor Who – The Hungry Earth review
This week in Doctor Who, the Time Lord faces the return of an old and deadly foe: Some soil! See our hero fighting dirt! Be disappointed when he fails to produce a sonic trowel! Sorry, that was unfair, much like reviewing the first half of a two-parter on its own. The Hungry Earth is not entirely … [Read more...]
Doctor Who – Amy’s Choice review
A potential turning point in Doctor Who this week, as Amy Pond must finally decide where her heart lies: thrilling adventures with the Doctor, or a quiet life with Rory – a man who would be sensible and dependable if he could only stop falling over. Rather than a whole episode of Amy listing pros … [Read more...]
Dork Review: Doctor Who’s “Eleventh Hour”
Never mind the switch of government that we’re facing; the only British regime change that counts in 2010 finally happened on Saturday night: Matt Smith took over as the Doctor in “The Eleventh Hour”. Alongside new head writer Steven Moffat and companion Karen Gillan, he crash-lands gloriously on … [Read more...]