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2MTL 414: Regeneration

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"Pace and energy" and high concepts give way to a man with a foot on a landmine for the duration of the story. Tension-filled bottle episodes are rare for Doctor Who, although there are a lot of parallels between this one and 2009's "Midnight." How does Steven Moffat's return to Doctor Who fit with his showrunner's current experiment?

2MTL 482: With "Boom," Steven Moffat Enters His "Midnight" Era

"Would you like to see the baby?" Your answer probably had a lot to do with how you received "Space Babies," but the first-or-second episode of new Series 1 had a LOT to cram into a too-small container, and that was an issue as well.

2MTL 481: The Space Babies Speedrun

The first episodes of Series 1 (not counting the Christmas Special) have finally launched, and there's RTD upon RTD on top of more RTD in "Space Babies" and "The Devil's Chord." We'll look at these episodes individually soon, but going that hard was a gutsy, even necessary choice.

2MTL 480: Doctor Who is Not Science Fiction

In which your interlocutor admits that he wishes to hear less of a composer he loves.

A graphics whiz, Chip was not, when he shared this on social media years ago

2MTL 479: Solid Gold?

After "The Church on Ruby Road," there should be no question that Ncuti Gatwa will master the role of The Doctor. However, we do need to address the fact that this is now a show with goblins and flying wooden ships....

2MTL 414: Regeneration

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