http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-465.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadI'm not entirely sure who "The Vanquishers" applies to, TBH. Anyhoo, I took a little extra time to think about Chapter 6, and Flux as a whole, and why I ultimately think this effort to put eight pounds of plot into a six-pound bag succeeded despite itself.
Tag Archives: Doctor Who: Flux
2MTL 464: Steeling for the Finale ("Survivors of the Flux")
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-464.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadTomorrow's the finale. Has the moment been prepared for? Chapter 5 left me a little worried.
2MTL 463: 2MTL 463: The Power of Blinking Without Blinking (“Village of the Angels”)
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-463.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadRecapture the essense of the Weeping Angels from "Blink"? Chibnall and Alderton understood the assignment.
2MTL 462: Atropositive ("Once, Upon Time")
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-462.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSpace opera? Narrative connections and context emerging? Yes, please: this is the episode that gave me faith in Chris Chibnall's arc. (This episode dedicated to the memory of NPR Books editor Petra Mayer.)
2MTL 461: Sontar…huh. ("War of the Sontarans")
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-461.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn which the laudable advancement of the Doctor Who: Flux story and the "rehabilitation" of the Sontarans as villains bumps straight into how I feel about war movies.
2MTL 460: The Opposite of Episodic ("The Halloween Apocalypse")
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-460.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBig, bold, and entirely un-self-contained, Doctor Who: Flux's first chapter may not have been the most welcoming to new viewers but is a very proper lead-off to the show's first modern miniseries.