2MTL 134: TIME DILATION – Paul Cornell on His BBC3 Pilot "Pulse" and Loving Series 5

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Memorize this Twitter hashtag: #pulsebbc3. 'Cos like Being Human before it, Paul Cornell's new pilot project — the science fiction/medical horror show Pulse (Facebook link) — has a chance to be picked up as a full series if the online reaction is strong enough. Paul talks with me about the show he scripted, and also takes me up on my invitation to gush about Doctor Who Series 5 for a bit.

(Time Dilation episodes of 2MTL put aside the two-minute format temporarily for longer interviews and such. And now you know…the rest of the story.)

2MTL 132: "The Time of Angels" and the Perils of High Expectations

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Could "The Time of Angels" live up to the relentless fan adulation, or was I doomed to disappointment because my expectations were just too inflated? Well…at least there was one big development in the Doctor's character that made the episode worthwhile.

2MTL 131: SPOILER – Nat from Bridging the Rift Reviews "Vampires of Venice"

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Nat from the excellent Bridging the Rift podcast looks at "Vampires of Venice," comparing it to the other standard-length single episodes we've had thus far in Series 5.

2MTL 130: "Victory of the Daleks" Revisited

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In a time of GREATEST EPISODES EVAR, "Victory of the Daleks" meekly peeks its eyestalk out and asks the rest of the world, "Remember me? I wasn't that bad!"

(Big thanks to Mark Goodacre for posting Ross's review in 2MTL #129 while I was away.)

2MTL 129: SPOILERS – Creeping with Armstrong's Ross Reviews "Flesh and Stone"

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Ross from Creeping with Armstrong reviews "Flesh and Stone", episode 5 in the 2010 series of Doctor Who. Guest introduction by Mark Goodacre.

2MTL 128: The Secret to Doctor Who's Success

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An easy answer to the success of Doctor Who is that it's not limited by genre — and no doubt that's a big part. But even more important is the mystery of the elevenfold man, the Doctor himself. How does that help hold longtime fans who must inevitably say goodbye to "their" Doctor?

2MTL 127: Is There Such a Thing as an Eleventh Doctor?

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So how many Doctors have there been: eleven or one? Steven Moffat's been pushing the second answer, although there's plenty of evidence to the contrary — not only in Doctor Who's near-50-year history, but in Moffat's own "The Beast Below."