Tag: The Doctor

Doctor Who: “The Reality War” says goodbye to Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor with a so-so sendoff…

******TARDIS-SIZED SPOILERS!****** Actor Ncuti Gatwa blasted his way into Doctor Who lore following his pioneering ‘bi-generation’ from David Tennant‘s resurrected Doctor in “The Giggle,” the last of several Doctor Who specials from 2023. The returning Tennant’s three specials and Gatwa’s introduction marked the returns of producer Russell T. Davies, Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) and classic…

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BBC/Disney’s “Doctor Who”; a fourteenth series overview…

******TARDIS-SIZED SPOILERS!****** With new Disney money flowing into this 61-year old series, BBC’s “Doctor Who” just wrapped its 14th series/season—or 40th, if you’re a completist.  A newly bi-generated Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) has a new (temporary) companion, Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson). Orphan Ruby’s arc was more or less completed at the end of the run. A…

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Doctor Who Special #4: “The Church on Ruby Road” is a refreshing restart…

******TARDIS-SIZED SPOILERS!****** Last we saw the new Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa), he’d just ‘bi-generated’ from the 14th Doctor (David Tennant) atop UNIT Headquarters as they battled the Toymaker (Neil Patrick Harris) together in Special #3: “The Giggle.”  With Doctor 14 surviving the split and living in a state of semi-retirement with the Noble family, this 15th Doctor…

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Doctor Who: “Eve of the Daleks” gets back to basics…

*****TARDIS-SIZED SPOILERS!!***** Doctor Who’s New Year’s Day episode, “Eve of the Daleks”, directed by Annetta Laufer and written by current producer/showrunner Chris Chibnall, has aired. While the current run of Doctor Who will be the last under Chris Chibnall before the return of Russell T. Davies in 2023, I’m pleased to write that “Eve of…

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