In light of the disappointing Dalek two-parter – ‘Daleks in Manhattan‘ and ‘Evolution of the Daleks‘ – this turned out to be a fine return to form and a great ravenous beastie episode. I appreciate the show-makers pushing the envelope and the budget to try and come up with something special, even though the scorpion-Lazarus-throwback…
Alas, having harboured high hopes for this seasons Dalek two-parter, ‘Daleks in Manhattan‘ and ‘Evolution of the Daleks‘ proved woefully misguided. With a promising premise of Depression New York, squealing pig slaves, weird experiments and desperate Daleks, the episodes dissolved into something far less entertaining, far less fitting and much less satisfying overall. The sacrifice…
While the football made for a painful wait, Gridlock proved absolutely worth waiting for. Great stuff – and good to see an episode which such highly confined surroundings do so well. Made me think of Children of Men, which also made great value out of confined spaces. I hope that the appearance of the Macra…
The third season of ‘new’ Doctor Who continued at a fine pace with ‘The Shakespeare Code’. Martha proved an able companion and perfect foil amidst jokes, puns, random quotes and witchcraft. I’m not absolutely convinced about the plot, but you know… I don’t care. It just seemed to work. With fun and frolics, thesps and…
As much as I’d like to imagine Renegade Timelord might attract a few readers and get a little comment conversation going as a result, it seems only the spammers have anything to say at the moment. Therefore, with regret, I have started switching off commenting on posts. If you want to add your thoughts or…
A solid episode with all the entertainment and action that Rose offered two years ago. By necessity, a vehicle for introducing Martha to the Doctor and vice versa – Smith and Jones had a hungry alien criminal keen to remain hidden, Sontaran-esque alien police officers and a dose of Martha’s family, which I hope they…
Would it be appropriate to get excited now? Or should I wait until later in the week? Seems like only yesterday I sat down to watch Runaway Bride… This weekend, the third outing of the Doctor in this new millennium graces our we’re-not-worthy TV screens. Hurray for the Doctor! Hurray for Russel T! (has he…
As much as I love Doctor Who and the Universe that surrounds it, my jury remains out on whether Torchwood genuinely deserves a second series. When you look at a quality US series, like the current Heroes that frankly has me gagging for more at the end of each and every episode, I find it…
Who had a good Christmas… and yes, I’m two months late saying that. I know, I know. We had the excellent The Runaway Bride – with one of the most memorable chase scenes ever, with the TARDIS chasing a taxi down a dual carriageway. Pure Christmas Who (yes, I know we have only really had…
