Who-ology| S03E00 The Runaway Bride
“The Runaway Bride”—a Christmas episode—follows immediately on the heels of the season 2 finale: just after losing Rose, the Doctor is thrown into a new adventure. He doesn’t seek it out. It appears right in front of him in the…
Who-ology| S02E13 Doomsday
As noted in last month’s Who-ology, the Christian narrative starts with the distortion of truth in the Garden of Eden: with good being called evil, and light being called darkness (Isaiah 5:20, Genesis 3:4,5). That is the beginning of the…
Who-ology| S02E12 Army of Ghosts
“Army of Ghosts” is part one of the two-part story that is the finale of season two. At its beginning, the Doctor and Rose return to modern-day London to visit Jackie Tyler, only to find that the world has gone…
Who-ology| S02E11 Fear Her
If there’s anything the Doctor believes in, it’s companionship. Even when he finds himself without a semi-permanent traveling buddy, he is making friends with whomever he comes into contact with on his adventures. Companionship is the centerpiece of this episode. Perhaps the…
Who-ology| S02E10 Love and Monsters
Meet Elton Pope. He’s the normal bloke that our story focuses on in this unusual but heartfelt episode. Quirky, shy, and a little awkward, we get to know him well as he speaks to us through his video diary. After…
Who-ology| S02E08 The Impossible Planet & S0209 The Satan Pit
This two-part episode is one of the most thorough and honest discussions of faith that I’ve seen in television. A well-written exploration of truth, it is as personal as it is open-minded. Our plot is shrouded in mystery. The Doctor…
Who-ology| S02E07 The Idiot’s Lantern
In an effort to take Rose to see Elvis perform in a New York TV studio in the 50’s, the Doctor instead—of course—lands them in London 1953, on the day before the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. But the Doctor and…
Who-ology| S02E05 Rise of the Cybermen & E06 The Age of Steel
It is a basic element of humanity that we have the freedom to make our own choices—good or bad. In the Christian worldview, this was very intentional on the part of the Creator. Although most humans would consider choice a…
Who-ology| S02E04 The Girl In the Fireplace
The “girl” in our title is the renown Madame de Pompadour of eighteenth century France. Known to us in this episode as Reinette, we are given a window (or several, as you will see) into both her life and inner…
Who·ology #025 – S10E00 The Husbands of River Song
It may simply be coincidence, but I find the current airing schedule of a Doctor Who season to be quite fitting. There’s so much buildup beforehand, lots of ups and downs throughout, an often spectacular conclusion, and then we’re left…