Season 2 opens with the TARDIS crash-landing in Cardiff to the horror of Jackie Tyler and Mickey Smith. Out of it stumbles an unfamiliar and incoherent man wearing the familiar black trousers, knitted v-neck and leather jumper of the Doctor.…

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A Eulogy for Nine: by Rose Tyler At the start, I didn’t know he would change me. I didn’t know I needed him to. I guess I knew deep down that I needed something–that feeling you get once in a…

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From moment one, this two-part story is a thunderstorm that only grows darker as the episodes unfold. We open on our 3 heroes being suddenly, mysteriously, involuntarily transported into separate live-action television shows that all end with human beings…”evicted from…

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The central plot is pretty straight forward. It is one of redemption: the Barden Bellas seek to clear their soiled reputation and earn back the right to perform by being the first Americans to win an International a cappella competition.…

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“Boom Town” starts right out of the gate with an airy, carefree, light-hearted tone. In the way, we enter the story in medias res with Rose, Jack, and the Doctor as they land in Cardiff. We watch them laugh at inside…

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In Avengers: Age of Ultron, I finally find Black Widow to be a relatable heroine and an authentic representation of the female gender. Apparently, that is not a common opinion. There are many compelling arguments being made right now about…

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This two-episode adventure is Moffat’s first real foray into writing for Doctor Who, after his highly respected WHO-parody called “The Curse of Fatal Death” which aired in 1999. These episodes, like much of Moffat’s writing, are full of delicious lines, and…

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In previous episode “The Long Game,” we watched as the Doctor rejected one-off companion Adam for taking self-serving advantage of the Doctor’s invitation into time and space. The episode ended with the Doctor openly praising Rose, declaring that he “only travels with…

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“The Long Game,” written by Russell T Davies and directed by Brian Grant, takes the Doctor, Rose, and newly-acquired companion Adam (episode 6: Dalek) to Satellite 5, a space station in the year 200,000 that broadcasts news across the entire…

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S1:E06 “Dalek” by Robert Shearman and Terry Nation   Oh, this episode. This episode. It forces us to grapple with our concept of evil; it brings us to find it in uncomfortable places; and it begins our journey in a…

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