Incredibly fun and campy season opener. its primary purpose is introducing us to new companion belinda chandra and it does so wonderfully. she has so many layers to her dynamic with the doctor already and im so excited to see more of her. she feels like a real person with real struggles living in a house share. the story isnt anything incredible but its a good time. if theres one thing thats bugged me its the "tell, dont show". for example, its described as "planet of the incels" when its already incredibly obvious to the viewer that the villain is an incel. it doesnt seem to trust that its audience can figure out the message themselves and has to explain it. a little more faith in the viewer and the social commentary would've hit harder.

also the doctor says yas queen and the villain turns into a sperm and egg then gets vaccumed up. not a criticism its just funny lmao

we are so back

I think this is the best Graham has been in any doctor who media. We get a lot more insight into his character than we ever do in tv since theres a lot of his internal thoughts. The Doctor keeps getting sent through time so we dont see quite as much of her but when we do shes great. Theres a lot of what I like to call "Doctor and Graham old man bonding moments" and this story really delves into that dynamic of the Doctor and Graham actually being very similar characters (grandfathers (or now-grandmother, in the Doctor's case?) who both quite recently lost their wives). The show doesnt do much with this so im glad its getting explored in the eu.

Its also super atmospheric and has a great mood throughout, the story is intruging and I really liked Silvia Sandstrom here, she was written very well.

Hopefully we will get more stories like this, im so excited for 13 to get more eu media

The Doctor inspiring a trans girl to come out becuase the Doctor is also trans is the most beautiful and amazing thing. This story was delightful from start to finish with some great doctor who twists on the world of oz. I only wish we got more Missy.

This game is so incredibly lame but the little stories you can unlock with Who characters from every era are cute. If you like mobile idle games (with copious micro transactions) and also doctor who you'll probably have a decent time

I'm so mad that such a fun episode with a really good premise and potential for relevant social commentary got ruined by that speech at the end

They had a 10 quid budget, david tennant, and a dream and they made one of the best episodes in all of television

This is just 11 and 12 arguing for like half an hour and its amazing. Also there's vampires and river song references so what more could you want. The mystery is neat too but it takes a back seat to the fun multi-doctor interactions, which works for a short trip story.

Really fun and intruging drama that brings up a lot of questions about Time Lord ethics and political intruige. I loved Romana and her decisive leadership and also Leelas unique perspective that contrasted and complimented her. Very fun banter between all the characters; I really liked Brax here. K9 is delightful but I thought the slave disguise thing was a bit uncomfortable. As someone getting into Gallifrey it was a little hard to follow at times since there are so many new characters and organisations and plot threads. I imagine it would be even better if you re-listened to it later to get the full experience. However this doesn't stop it from being a super interesting introduction to the series and im excited to listen to more.

(Also, they mention the Doctor occasionally which makes me very happy; they're my favourite character)

I've watched this three times now and every time I do, I like it a bit more. Obviously the biggest issue is the whole "lets starve the spiders instead of shooting them" at the end, which makes absolutely no sense from a moral perspective. But otherwise its a really fun episode with some decent character work