In which the second extra scene in the Series 5 box set, in which Amy grills the Doctor about his past companions, rings a touch false to your humble correspondent.
Two minutes of the old compare-and-contrast game: just how similar are these two "companion's boyfriend" characters?
Soooo, thank you for your patience with our little April Fool. My wife's Spanish-language commentary was actual, honest-to-God content; in today's podcast she repeats her plea for a change in the approach to Doctor Who companions — in English this time.
But, first, some announcements about a big change in The Two-minute Time Lord […]
In which mi esposa makes a return appearance, and — nothing against Amy Pond! — makes known her preferences for the Doctor's future companions.
(So, um, this was my April Fool episode — her commentary's entirely in Spanish. But the English translation's in 2MTL #115….)
A celebration of Donna Noble, who is — despite my appreciation of Rose Tyler — my favorite Doctor Who companion.
Next stop: Hurricane Who, hopefully with a few reports along the way this weekend!
Listener Katie Stuart asked in the comments for 2MTL #65 why online fandom seems to revile a character she loves, Rose Tyler. While I think the good folks at Bridging the Rift might have a better finger on the pulse of this subject, I'm happy to give it the old college try….
Warren Frey — that shill for SPACE* — had some interesting recent thoughts about why a non-platonic Doctor worked in Series 1-4, along with a request that Moffat not go there in Series 5. While I agree we don't need a big honking love story subplot again, some level of affection between the […]
There's enough separation between the 1.0 and 2.0 versions of Doctor Who to make a classic series companion's return a risky venture. For a mass audience, the "companion's return" story has simply been done, already. And even for a hardcore fan audience, nostalgia can only carry you so far. But under certain circumstances, it just […]
They say there are three taboo subjects you should never bring up at a party: religion, sex, and politics.
Well, I'm a little out of the partying habit, so I'm going to blunder forward with all three in this and the next two 2MTL podcasts. First up: my observation that none of The Doctor's "modern […]
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