Doctor Who Flashcast

All hail the power of motherhood! We discuss this year’s “Doctor Who” Christmas special, “The Doctor, the Widow, and the Wardrobe.” Plus, why Christmas episodes make us feel warm inside, and the amazing scanner-blocking powers of wool!

Host Jason Snell with Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman, Scott McNulty and Serenity Caldwell

Why do secret agents wear make-up under their eyepatches? When do text messages not properly convey thanks for saving the universe? Are the Cybermen the worst villians ever? We wrap up the sixth season of “Doctor Who” with discussion of the last three episodes as well as the season as a whole.

Host Jason Snell with Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman, John Siracusa, Scott McNulty and Serenity Caldwell

Press the Green Anchor and jump into a parallel timestream: it’s time to talk “Doctor Who.” In this flash episode we deconstruct the two most recent episodes, “Night Terrors” and “The Girl Who Waited.” And here’s a hint: we liked one of them way more than the other.

Host Jason Snell with Dan Moren, John Siracusa, Glenn Fleishman, Scott McNulty and Serenity Caldwell

Flash podcast! A largely unedited Skype conversation after this weekend’s “Doctor Who” midseason premiere, “Let’s Kill Hitler.”

Host Jason Snell with Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman, Scott McNulty and Serenity Caldwell

Pour yourself a White Mickey and listen to our discussion of the first half of “Doctor Who’s” split season. We discuss “The Rebel Flesh,” “A Good Man Goes to War,” and the season as a whole. Or half? We also debate the merits of Lesbian Victorian Silurians and Auton Roman Centurions.

Host Jason Snell with Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman, John Siracusa, Scott McNulty and Serenity Caldwell

Neil Gaiman breathes life into the TARDIS in this week’s “Doctor Who” episode, “The Doctor’s Wife.” We discuss what we liked about this much-hyped episode, as well as detailing how Rory dies this week.

Host Jason Snell with Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman and Scott McNulty

Flash discussion of Doctor Who’s “Curse of the Black Spot.” We try to give it CPR, but we do it wrong and the patient dies. Or, no, wait! It came back to life! Hooray! Unrelated: why Rory is like Kenny from “South Park.”

Host Jason Snell with Dan Moren and Serenity Caldwell

Flash! A discussion about the first two episodes of this season of “Doctor Who,” “The Impossible Astronaut” and “Day of the Moon.” Who is in that spacesuit? Who is the little girl? Are the Silence just lazy? We speculate wildly.

Host Jason Snell with Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman, John Siracusa and Serenity Caldwell

If you do something every Christmas for six years, it’s time to call it a tradition. And so we have to add the “Doctor Who” Christmas special to our lists. We enjoyed this year’s episode, “A Christmas Carol,” so much, we recorded this flash podcast to talk about it. Happy holidays, everyone.

Host Jason Snell with Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman, Scott McNulty and Serenity Caldwell