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Say Hello to the New Doctor

Over the weekend, Peter Capaldi debuted as the new Doctor in the episode “Deep Breath.” Warning SPOILERS BELOW THE PIC. So, episode recap. It starts with a T-rex roaring about Victorian London, but it quickly switches gears into clockwork robots harvesting human body parts for millions of years (possibly linked to the episode “Girl in…

A Trifecta of Trailers

The first is a very brief trailer for the Doctor Who Christmas special. The Silence, Trenzalore, and sadly, the end of Matt Smith. I’m sad to see Smith go, but I’m excited to see Peter Capaldi take over, especially if he gets to be angry/snarky like his movie roles. And second, here’s the trailer for…

Revisiting Doctor Who

With the rapid approach of the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary, I’ve been rewatching Doctor Who on Netflix–well, the more recent episodes with Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, and Matt Smith. It’s been like re-reading a favorite book: finding new subtleties, reliving favorite jokes and reveals, and skimming over the less stellar moments. It has also been…