Who·ology #014 – S09E02 The Witch’s Familiar
Welcome Whovians, to the new incarnation of Who·ology here on Reel World Theology. Unlike the return of Missy to this season of Doctor Who, we have reasons for the regeneration of this weekly feature from podcast to written review, but…
Who-ology| S02E00 The Christmas Invasion
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.…
Who·ology #013 – S09E01 The Magician’s Apprentice and Over Indulgence
Welcome Whovians, to the new incarnation of Who·ology here on Reel World Theology. Unlike the return of Missy to this season of Doctor Who, we have reasons for the regeneration of this weekly feature from podcast to written review, but…
Stream Powered: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Welcome to a new Redeeming Culture feature! Stream Powered gives a once-over to new and upcoming Netflix and Amazon Prime releases, seeking to redeem your season binges for Christ. Note: this article will spoil 2012’s The Avengers, as well as season 1…
Who-ology| S01E09 The Empty Child & E10 The Doctor Dances
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…
Who-ology| S01E08 Father’s Day
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…
Who-ology: S01E07 The Long Game
“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…
Who-ology: S01E06 Dalek
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…
#021 – Game of Thrones and Moral Ambiguity
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast:
We try to tackle the enormity of A Song of Ice and Fire, or, Game of Thrones to those of you who haven’t had a chance to read the books. IMDB puts it simply by saying that this is about “Seven noble families fighting for control of the mythical land of Westeros.” As fans, we have known it to be so much more. Love, betrayal, violence, power, lust, hatred, revenge… and dragons; it seems to have everything you could want in a story— including an ever-growing and impressive cast. The TV show is heading into it’s 4th season in just a few weeks and it is more popular than ever. We are here to take a look back at the previous 3 seasons and ask some fundamental questions about the show (and the books) popularity, its criticisms from the more conservative side of the isle, and, finally, it’s exploration of the human condition.
We do give everyone the disclaimer that even though we have all read further in the books than the 3rd season leaves us, we DO NOT spoil anything coming down the pipes. So, viewers, listen away!