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Chip gets reflective as Doctor Who Series 9's year-long meditation on the dangers of emotional attachment comes to a close.
2MTL 401: "Heaven Sent" Reviewed
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After millions of years of chipping away at a diamond wall, getting zapped by a creature from nightmares, and crawling to a teleporter to restart the cycle, I've released a podcast about "Heaven Sent."
2MTL 400: "Face the Raven" Reviewed
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The 400th episode of 2MTL coincides with the swan song of one Clara Oswald (and Chip is blissfully unaware of spoilers or synopses for the next two episodes, so he's going to hold to that position for now). And as modern companion departures go, there's been no equal.
Check out Chip on The Incomparable Network's TeeVee podcast episode 118 for a longer conversation about "Face the Raven" with host Jason Snell.
2MTL 399: "Sleep No More" Reviewed
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From Professor Rasmussen speaking to camera and the complete lack of opening titles to a barely present score and unusual "resolution" to the episode, "Sleep No More" broke all the rules of Doctor Who. Now I'm afraid it'll be harder to break them again.
2MTL 398: "The Zygon Inversion" Reviewed
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The last man on Earth to watch "The Zygon Inversion" finally watches "The Zygon Inversion."
2MTL 397: Throwing Shades
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Just over halfway through Series 9, some fans have come to terms with the Sonic Sunglasses, and some are totally over them. Steven Moffat wouldn't have it any other way.
2MTL 396: "The Zygon Invasion" Reviewed
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Your host's earlier fears about Osgood's fate and portrayal have been for the moment assuaged, and, oh by the way, this episode rocked.
2MTL 395: "The Woman Who Lived" Reviewed
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A belated look at Maisie Williams's second turn of the season, featuring gratuitous Rufus Hound Fu.
2MTL 394: "The Girl Who Died" Reviewed
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For a change, I'm not reserving judgment on a story until its conclusion airs. I'm praising a story because it's not finished yet.
2MTL 393: Ex-"Geek Girls"
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I really enjoyed "Before the Flood"–except for one thing that seems to be coming dangerously close to a trend in Doctor Who. And in this episode, as the Radio Times revealed, it was no accident.