http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-235.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadOn paper, "The Girl Who Waited" was brilliant. Karen Gillan? A revelation. So why did I take a 45-minute walk around the neighborhood, grinding my teeth, trying to figure out how I felt about the episode? Thanks to Huw at thirteenfaces.com for linking me to Emily Asher-Perrin's essay at …
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http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-234.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIt's catch-up time as we take a look at the concluding episodes of Torchwood: Miracle Day, and render a verdict for the series. And demand that one of this year's debuting characters meets the Eleventh Doctor.
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-233.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSome personal thoughts about parenthood, in light of an episode that was more about a Dad's fears than the monsters in the cupboard…
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-232.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadA plea to Steven Moffat rounds out this review of the sometimes crack-tastic, sometimes out-of-left-field, wildly entertaining and frustrating resumption of Series 6.
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-231.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAfter a couple of atypical episodes, "End of the Road" is on a more typical Miracle Day flight plan: talkier, more gradual. Matt Hills argues this is part and parcel of the show being a suspense thriller, not an SF action romp, and I agree. And yet, this slower …
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http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-230.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWhew. So. Was it good for you, too? Of course, curse me for not being able to single out a reason why it struck such a chord with me beyond the most obvious distinction between this and the previous episodes — besides John Barrowman finally coming off the sidelines, …
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http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-229.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadApparently Hugo voters dig Doctor Who and essayists who dig time lords! Congratulations to 2011 Hugo winners "The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang" and Chicks Dig Time Lords. The Hugo Awards ceremony is on the Worldcon Ustream channel. (Thanks to Steven from Radio Free Skaro for the audio.)
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-228.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadDoes the sixth episode of Miracle Day regain its footing with what is essentially Part Two of "Escape from the Overflow Camps"? Somewhat surprisingly, yes! Co-executive producer Jane Espenson blogs about "The Middle Men" at afterelton.com.
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-227.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadMeet Stephen Willis and Robin LaPasha, the leaders of the Doctor Who Fan Orchestra, which assembled performers around the world for an arrangement of Murray Gold's Eleventh Doctor theme. Find out what it took to create a virtual orchestra, and which music they'll adapt next in their ongoing celebration …
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http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-226.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAaaannnnd we're firmly in Children of Earth-level darkness territory with the fifth episode of Miracle Day. Spoilers ho, of course, as I mull over whether I'm starting to go wobbly (in not a good way) over the show's direction.
