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A group of friends have a roundtable discussion exploring the current incarnation of Doctor Who and maybe a few classic episodes along the way.
Episode 1007: The Pyramid at the End of the World
A 5000 year old pyramid shows up overnight and the major armies of the world have different ideas on how to handle it. It’s up to the Doctor, Bill, and Nardole to discover its mysteries. But unknown to them, the real world-ending crisis is in a laboratory on the other side of the planet.
Bill and Penny’s first date is interrupted a second time but now by the United Nations Secretary General. Knowing the drill, Bill goes with him to meet The Doctor at the inexplicable pyramid. Nardole narrates for the blind Doctor the failed attempts by t...
Episode 1006 – Extremis
What would you do if the Pope and Secretary General of the United Nations showed you proof that all of reality is an illusion? If you’re Bill, you get annoyed that your first date with Penny is interrupted – both times!
Deep inside the archives of the Vatican is a book called Veritas. Everyone who reads it commits suicide soon after. The Doctor is determined to solve this mystery. Soon he, Nardole, and Bill are investigating corpse-like mummies, scientists celebrating the end of the world, and the realization that nothing and no one is as real as they se...
Episode 1005 – Oxygen
In the ultimate expression of capitalism, The Doctor and Bill find themselves on a spaceship where the greatest commodity is oxygen itself.
The Doctor, Bill, and Nardole find themselves on an airless, derelict space station. They come across space-suited people who attack them. They quickly learn that the people are dead and are being carried around in automatically controlled suits. They find records saying the station was shut down due to low profits. They meet up with three surviving crew members who tell them the suits charge for every breath of air taken. Having no money left...
Classic Who: The Stones of Blood or Touchstones and Blood stones
On their quest for The Key To Time, The Doctor and Romana find themselves in the middle of Druidic Rituals, Doppelgangers, and a complex judicial system. How can they all be connected to The Key To Time? Join us as we discuss the Fourth Doctor adventure, The Stones of Blood.
After recovering the first two, The Doctor and Romana are looking for the third piece of The Key To Time. While on modern day earth, they meet archaeologist Amelia Rumford and her friend, Vivien Fay, who are studying an ancient stone circle. This leads to The Doctor near...
Episode 1004 – Knock Knock
Bill and her new friends move into a huge, old house. Of course, The Doctor overstays his welcome and is very “uncool”. Of course, he quickly discovers something sinister is lurking in the walls.
Join us as we discuss Doctor Who Episode 1004 – Knock Knock
Bill has rented an old house with her new flatmates. She has The Doctor use the Tardis to move all her stuff in. He is surprised that the rent was so cheap, almost too good to be true. Her flatmates begin to disappear but no one has seen any of them leave...
Bonus Episode: The War Between The Land and The Sea
The War Between The Land and The Sea has aired in the United Kingdom. Eugene, Frank, and Brian discuss their reactions to this Doctor Who adjacent series. We debate the ups & downs of the writing, acting and special effects. And then try to find this show’s unique place in the Doctor Who Universe.
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Episode 1003 – Thin Ice
While enjoying the Frost Fair of 1814, The Doctor and Bill learn people are disappearing and something is lurking under the ice. The Loch Ness Monster? A Tyrannosaurus Rex? Maybe something even bigger.
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The Tardis lands in London during the last of the Frost Fairs on the Thames. The Doctor and Bill dress for the occasion and start exploring the Fair. They are generally enjoying themselves until a boy steals the Sonic Screwdriver. They chase him across the ice when suddenly he is pulled under by ci...
Episode 1002 – Smile
The Doctor and Bill visit a planet with a brand new human colony but no people. Only friendly, willing-to-please robots. This will not end well.
Join us as we discuss Doctor Who Episode 1002 – Smile
It’s time for Bill’s first official trip in the Tardis. The Doctor asks, “Past or Future?” Bill wants to see the future in the hopes that it’s happy. Off they go to an Earth colony that has cracked the mystery of perpetual happiness. But the planet doesn’t have any people, only micro-robots and interface-devices with happy emoji faces.
<...Episode 1001 – The Pilot
The Doctor has found his ultimate calling. The most popular professor at a storied British University.
Join us as we discuss Doctor Who Episode 1001 – The Pilot
It’s the first episode of Peter Capaldi’s final season. The Doctor has been a University Professor for decades and attracts the attention of Bill Potts. She’s not a student but attends The Doctor’s lectures anyway because they are so good. Of course, The Doctor notices her and agrees to be her tutor.
Bill also meets Heather, who she develops an attraction to. Heather has an obs...
Bonus Episode: Los Angeles Comic Con 2025
Eugene, Frank, and Brian attended Los Angeles Comic Con 2025 and there was a lot of Doctor Who representation. From panels to autograph interactions, join us as we discuss with Alburn the whole timey whimey adventure!
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2016 Christmas Special: The Return of Doctor Mysterio
There’s a new superhero in the neighborhood but as usual, The Doctor is deeply involved.
The Doctor has mistakenly given a boy named Grant superhero powers. (Long Story). The boy has grown up and has taken the name The Ghost, using his powers to help the people of New York. As Grant, he is a nanny to Jennifer, the daughter of Lucy Fletcher. She is a reporter for the Daily Chronicle who Grant has secretly been in love with since high school.
With The Doctor, they investigate Harmony Shoal, a multinational company with offices in e...
Bonus Episode: The Life of River Song/Bootstrap thing
Let’s discuss River’s life. Fasten your seat belts – this will be a bumpy ride.
Spoilers! We’re discussing River Song’s timeline as best we see it. We don’t have any spreadsheets, calculus, or alcohol but we do have aspirin, a sense of humor, and special guest Nate from Temple of Geek.
We’ll cover her birth on Demons’ Run to her afterlife in CAL’s hard drive, while trying to make sense of everything in between. Her early life as Mels where she slowly guided her parents to be together. The later years as bot...
San Diego Comic Con 2025
SDCC has come and gone for another year.
Eugene was able to attend so Alburn and Brian ask him about any Doctor Who news. We also discuss other big announcements and moments from the long weekend.
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Classic Who: The Time Meddler
The Doctor, Vicki, and Steven arrive in England, 1066 where they meet a monk with unusual knowledge of current history. Join us as we discuss the First Doctor adventure, The Time Meddler.
The Doctor, Vicki and new companion, Steven land in the north of England right as the Viking Invasion of 1066 is beginning. They meet a monk whom they soon discover has future technology that allows him to observe the nearby coast, and keep the locals Saxons away. He also does not seem surprised to see The Doctor or a Tardis.
The Doctor and his companions...
Season 9 Overview
It’s time for our overview of Peter Capaldi’s Second Season. The Doctor says goodbye to Clara and hello to the Hybrid Prophecy.
Join us as we discuss Doctor Who Season 8
It’s Peter Capaldi’s second season, and it’s filled with Hybrid theories, Daleks, Immortality, Zygons, and lots of two-part episodes.
Here is our discussion on all season eight episodes, from The Magician’s Apprentice to Hell Bent and a Christmas special or two. We give our thoughts on Peter Capaldi’s settling in during his second season. We also discuss the fi...
2015 Christmas Special: The Husbands of River Song
The Doctor encounters River Song again and this time she’s married…to someone else.
A man named Nardole tells The Doctor he’s needed to save someone’s life. Before finding out who, he meets River and believes she is joking when she doesn’t recognize him. She needs him to save the love of her life, her husband Hydroflax. He is the tyrant leader of billions of people and happens to have a diamond lodged in his head.
River’s in a quest to get the diamond even if it means taking Hydroflax’s head…literally. T...
Episode 912 – Hell Bent
The Doctor has found his way back home to Gallifrey, and he’s really really…angry.
At the barn near the Citadel, The Doctor draws a literal line on all of Gallifrey. The Time Lords try to arrest him but the soldiers won’t fire on a war hero. They turn on Rassilon who is quickly exiled. As the new president, he promises to reveal who or what the Hybrid is.
To get information on the Hybrid, he convinces everyone that he needs to talk to Clara. They pull her from the timestream at the moment...
Episode 911 – Heaven Sent
The Doctor finds himself in a deserted castle. But mysterious clues lead him to believe something bigger is at stake.
Emerging from a transport tube, The Doctor finds himself alone in a mysterious castle. He believes that he was sent there by the people responsible for Clara’s death. And he immediately vows to take out his revenge. All the while, he is hunted by a ghostlike figure who can kill The Doctor if The Doctor doesn’t constantly stay one step ahead of the wraith.
What follows is The Doctor’s exploration of not only t...
Bonus Episode: Our Original 2015 Thoughts on Heaven Sent
Before we rewatch and record our full length analysis of Heaven Sent, Eugene and Brian discuss their initial thoughts on it from the original airing in 2015. Did the episode win us over right away as it did with so many fans, or were we left wondering what we missed.
With Heaven Sent now considered a Classic in most Top 10 Lists, we’ll talk about whether we think our opinions will change and if so, for better or worse?
Be sure to check out our full review of Heaven Sent, coming soon!
Episode 910: Face The Raven
The Doctor is tricked onto a hidden street where aliens live in peace away from humans. There, a meeting with an old friend brings mystery, and another “friend” brings extreme danger.
Rigsy contacts the Doctor and Clara and shows them a number tattoo counting down on his neck. Their investigation leads to a hidden street in London where many aliens live in harmony. But this harmony comes at a price – criminals are marked by a Chronolock, the countdown tattoo, and when the clock reaches zero, a raven arrives to end their life.
The Doctor and Clara...
Episode 909: Sleep No More
What follows is the account of final days of the Le Verrier station orbiting Neptune as told by Station Archival Footage, Military Helmet Cameras, and Gagan Rassmussen. Gagan addresses viewers directly by use of various cameras ending with the message, “You Have Been Warned.”
BEGIN PLAYBACK – Gagan Rassmussen (Age – Unknown, Scientist, Presumed Dead) tells the viewer that they are in danger (Cause Unknown) but this video can provide answers. On a deserted space station (I.D. Le Verrier Station in orbit around Neptune, Sol system), a military team – Nagata (Age 30, Officer 2nd Class, Commanding – Deceased), Chopra (Age 28, Conscript –...
Episode 908: The Zygon Inversion
A decision has to be made that could destroy all Humans and Zygons. It’s time for The Doctor to teach everyone a much needed lesson.
The war has started and splinter group Zygons are murdering people in London. Clara has been captured and the Zygon leader, Bonnie, has stolen her form. She posts a video of a Zygon’s transformation causing panic and paranoia to spread around the world.
The fate of the planet comes down to a handful of people in a room. A room with two boxes and a choice. The result will...
Episode 907: The Zygon Invasion
Remember the Zygons that the Doctor left trying to invade earth during the reign of Elizabeth the First? They’re still around.
The Doctor, UNIT, and Osgood have devised a way for the Zygons to co-exist with humans on Earth. But the entire peace treaty rests on keeping the balance of all parties involved. And that fragile peace seems to be on the brink of falling apart. When Osgood was killed by Missy, her twin disappeared causing anxiety within UNIT and the Zygons living on Earth.
Soon, different factions of Zygons reveal themselves and declare war...
Episode 906: The Woman Who Lived
The Doctor runs into a very old friend. Enemy? Frenemy?
In the 17th Century, the Doctor crosses paths with a highwayman. It’s Ashildr, who the Doctor made immortal 800 years earlier. During that time, she has suffered so many loses that she has changed her name to Me to reflect her loneliness.
She wants to travel with the Doctor but when he says no, she falls back on her secondary plan. One involving a lion-like alien and traveling through space portals that carry a terrible price. The Doctor likes this plan even less.
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Doctor Who at San Diego Comic Con 2024
A Bonus Episode! Eugene tells us about the Doctor Who Panel at the 2024 San Diego Comic Con with Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, and Russell T Davies, Hall H welcomes the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday! We also discuss others things Comic Con.
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Episode 905: The Girl Who Died
The Doctor and Clara have to teach Vikings how to fight. And it’s not going well.
Join us as we discuss Episode 905: The Girl Who Died
Captured by Vikings, The Doctor claims he is Odin, King of the Gods. This works until Odin actually appears in the sky and sends alien warriors to the surface who immediately start shooting. They kidnap Clara and Ashildr, a girl from the village, and return to their spacecraft. Before Clara can stop her, Ashildr declares war on Odin, who gives them 24 hours to prepare.
The Doctor knows...
Classic Who: Evil of the Daleks
The Daleks have a plan to integrate the “Human Factor” into their genetic code. Well, that can’t be good.
Having lost the Tardis, The Doctor and Jamie find themselves in 1866, where the Daleks force The Doctor to help them isolate the Human Factor. The Daleks believe humanizing themselves will make them even better killing machines.
The Doctor appears to think this is a good idea, to the dismay of Jamie. Soon, they find themselves on Skarro and in a confrontation with the Dalek Emperor itself! And welcome aboard the Tardis Victoria!
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Episode 904: Before The Flood
The Doctor is dead but it’s okay. His ghost just keeps on talking.
Join us as we discuss episode 90: Before The Flood
The ghost of the Doctor is reciting the names of everyone both living and dead. After Clara tells this to the Doctor in 1980, he is very upset to know his future. He soon realizes that his ghost is listing the names in the order that they died, with Clara and rest of the crew’s names getting their turn. No one knows what this means but it cannot be good.
As Clara...
Bonus Episode – First Impressions of the 15th Doctor’s first episodes
Eugene and Brian talk about Eugene being a guest at the Los Angeles premiere of Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor Who. He talks about seeing the actors, RTD and Julie Gardner.
Also, we give our first impressions of the new Season/Series of Doctor Who. What do we think of Ncuti Gatwa as the 15th Doctor and Millie Gibson as new companion Ruby Sunday? Does the show feel like the first RTD era, and how do we think about it being on Disney+? We also talk briefly about the two episodes dropped on Disney+. And most importantly, is it...
Episode 903: Under The Lake
The Doctor and Clara arrive at an underwater base where crew members are being killed. Even worse, they are coming back as actual ghosts, which The Doctor knows is impossible. Or is it?
Join us as we discuss episode 903: Under The Lake
The crew of an underwater base has discovered an abandoned, alien spaceship in the ruins of a submerged town. Inside, they see mysterious writing on the walls. Soon, crew members begin to die who then return as ghosts set on killing the others.
The Doctor and Clara arrive to discover that...
Episode 902: The Witch’s Familiar
The Doctor and Davros continue their existential conversation on morality. Words you’d never thought you’d ever read.
Join us as we discuss episode 902: The Witch’s Familiar
The Doctor is enraged over Clara’s death and continues to argue with Davros over very heavy topics. Why did The Doctor leave Gallifrey? Why did the Daleks rebuild Skaro? Did The Doctor really save the Time Lords? And being unable to save the Kaleds, is Davros a good man to have created the Daleks? As they continue, The Doctor seems to become overwhelmed with confused emotions...
Episode 901: The Magician’s Apprentice
The Doctor once asked, “If someone who knew the future pointed out a child to you and told you that that child would grow up totally evil, to be a ruthless dictator who would destroy millions of lives, could you then kill that child?” He’s about to answer his own question.
Join us as we discuss episode 901: The Magician’s Apprentice
The Doctor is missing. After getting UNIT’s attention, Missy recruits Clara to help her find him. She has received his Confession Dial meaning The Doctor believes he is about to die. In another ti...
Classic Who: Silver Nemesis – The 7th Doctor
What happens when Neo-Nazis, Cybermen, and a 17th Century Sorceress get together? The Doctor and Ace have to find out fast!
Join us as we discuss the Classic Doctor Who Serial: Silver Nemesis
The Doctor’s past (relatively) comes back to haunt him when a Gallifrean statue that he hid in a comet centuries ago returns to Earth. If its three pieces are brought together, it can destroy the whole world.
The statue is also wanted by a group of Neo-Nazis who want to build the Fourth Reich, Cybermen who want to use it...
2014 Christmas Special – Last Christmas
Last Christmas, I gave you my hearts but the very next day, I traveled back in time and took them back.
Join us as we discuss the 2014 Christmas Special: Last Christmas
After parting ways with the Doctor for good, Clara is visited by the real Santa Claus. He asks her if she still believes in fairy tales…when the Tardis arrives. Soon, she and The Doctor are in mortal danger at an Arctic Base at the North Pole.
They find crablike aliens that appear to be hugging the faces of some of the ou...
Repost: Ranking all the Christmas Specials
It’s Christmas Time! Before the return of the Christmas Special in a few days, let’s binge watch the most festive of the 13 Doctor Who Christmas Specials thus far.
Join us as we discuss our picks for a Christmas playlist to warm your heart. Spoilers ahead!
In our Christmas special, we rank the 13 Doctor Who Christmas Specials by their Christmasy~ness because, well, it’s Christmas!
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First Reactions to 60th Special – The Star Beast
The 1st of the 60th Anniversary Specials – The Star Beast has aired. Eugene and Brian give their first impressions of the new Russell T. Davies era.
Join us as we discuss The Star Beast
These are our initial thoughts after our first (or second) viewing of the return of David Tennant and Catherine Tate to Doctor Who. What we thought about the story, writing, and music. Quick discussions on the level of nostalgia and the messages of the story. And to basically just geek out over Doctor Who being back!
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Sarah Jane Adventures: Enemy of the Bane! & Quick Reactions to 60th Lead Up Specials!
It’s time for a Quick Trip in the Tardis to the Sarah Jane Adventures where she teams up with Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (retired) in a desperate fight against the Bane!
Join us as we discuss The Sarah Jane Adventures: Enemy of the Bane
Mrs. Wormwood is back and she kidnaps Rani’s mom to get Sarah Jane’s attention. The Bane have exiled her for her failures and will eat her if they capture her. According to Wormwood, they are attempting to summon a 3000 year old immortal being named Horath. Together they will b...
Rose City Comic Con – 2023
It’s that time of year – Rose City Comic Con in Portland! We presented another Doctor Who Trivia Panel. There’s questions, fun, and socks. Lots of socks!
Join us as we discuss the Rose City Comic Con – 2023
Heather, Brian, and Eugene discuss our Trivia Panel at the con, and how this second panel compared to our first a few years ago. We also talk about our interactions with the Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, and Alex Kingston. And how, due to the actors/writers strikes, they weren’t allowed to discuss anything Doctor Who.
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Season 8 Overview
Clara gets to know a newly regenerated Doctor, and the Doctor gets to know a newly regenerated Master.
Join us as we discuss Doctor Who Season 8
It’s Peter Capaldi’s first season, and it’s filled with Clockwork Droids, Daleks, a giant space baby, and a mysterious woman named Missy.
Here is our discussion on all the season’s episodes, from Deep Breath to Death in Heaven. We’ll give our thoughts on Peter Capaldi as the new Doctor. We also debate on whether Clara might be overstaying her time in the Tardis. A...
Episode 812: Death in Heaven
The Cybermen are invading earth, the dead are rising from their graves, and The Doctor is President of the Earth. Everyone is doomed.
Join us as we discuss episode 812: Death in Heaven
With the dead walking, UNIT declares a worldwide emergency, meaning the Doctor is now in charge. But how can they fight an enemy that can literally recruit the dead. The Doctor realizes that Missy has been using the Nethersphere to collect people’s minds for centuries. She’s building the ultimate army.
As Clara finds different ways to survive attacks, she even...