This post is a response and rebuttal to Alyson Macdonald’s heartfelt and well-intended Daleks and Disableism: Steven Moffat on Mental Illness. The episode being discussed is Asylum of the Daleks, which was the first episode in the new season 7. My summary; the Daleks are not a metaphor that suggests disabled people are evil or […]
Doctor Who boss Steven Moffat deletes Twitter account, replaced by imposter
Doctor Who fans started to worry today when lead writer and Doctor Who supremo Steven Moffat deleted his Twitter account. The concerns were manifold. Had the popular writer been harrassed off Twitter or was we preparing for some news that was going to be so bad, so upsetting to the Doctor Who Twitter community, that […]
Is Oswin Oswald really the Doctor’s next Companion?
This article discusses the Christmas Special for Doctor Who. It is speculation and invites debate in the comments section below. There may also be SPOILERS depending on how up to date you are with the show. If you’ve not seen Asylum of the Daleks (episode 1, series 7) then you may wish to skip this […]
Can the Doctor save Oswin Oswald? The Who paradox [spoilers]
This post discusses the big surprise in Asylum of the Daleks, which is the first episode in the new season (7) of Doctor Who. If you’ve not seen the episode yet and are allergic to spoilers then this post of a Predator hunting Na’vi on Pandora should distract you away from this post, click on the link and flee.
Doctor Who: Daleks have evolved and they have a plan [spoilers]
This post contains spoilers for the first episode of season 7 of the new Doctor Who. If you’ve not seen Asylum of the Daleks then you may wish to look at these Carcassonne cupcakes instead. The spoilers impact the first few minutes of the show.
Doctor Who: Pond Life, part 5
The last in the mini web series, Pond Life, is out. It’s the longest yet – breaking the dreaded 90 second mark and coming in at an amazing 1:34. This is also the Pond Life that sets the scene for Asylum of the Daleks by bringing us up to date with how well Amy and […]
Doctor Who: Pond Life, part 4
Part Four of Pond Life is out. This is the longest of the mini episodes from the web series yet. That’s to say it’s nearly 90 seconds, including intro and outro, and clocks in at 1m27. We were told that Pond Life would show us Amy and Rory trying to live their life after getting […]
Doctor Who posters appear online early
There are minor spoilers for the spoiler shy here. The names of the first couple of season 7 episodes are already known. They’re not a secret. We kick off with Asylum of the Daleks and after that we’ll see Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, A Town Called Mercy, The Power of Three and The Angels Take […]
Doctor Who: Pond Life, part 2
This is the second in the five part mini-series called Pond Life that follows Amy and Rory trying to have a “life”. This eposide is just as small and as teasing as the first Pond Life and acts as a clever wrapper around some micro teasers for season 7 of Doctor Who. If you’ve not […]
Doctor Who: Pond Life, part 1
Pond Life is a series of 5 short, YouTube, Doctor Who episodes that run up to the start of season 7 and Asylum of the Daleks. The Doctor features heavily in this episode but we’re told it will actually focus on the “Ponds” and their struggle to have a normal life after their encounter with […]
