https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-488.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download"Empire of Death" epitomized RTD's approach to season finales that he deployed to popular (if not always critical) acclaim during his first stint as showrunner. What happened this time?
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2MTL 483: Hijinkx and Vibes
https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-483.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadFinally, I catch up on "The Devil's Chord" and hold two opinions at once.
2MTL 476: Evolution of the Doctor
https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-476.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHow do you make a special episode "special" when you only have two actors and a big spaceship? Russell T Davies has a pretty good answer.
2MTL 475: Brandishing the Gravity Stanchions
https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-475.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWhat I wouldn't have given for the Meep to give an order to "reticulate the splines." (Oh, yeah: I loved this one.)
2MTL 472: "That is a good look on you, Professor"
https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-472.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadOn great last words, blossomest blossoms, emotional truth, and whether the plot is king.
2MTL 468: "Legend of the Sea Devils" and Feeling Closer to "Fine"
https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-468.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWhen you're the sort of person for whom the meaning of "fine" turns from "good enough" to not so much, and maybe you start surrendering to pessimism, even after an honestly revolutionary conversation between Yaz and the Doctor.
2MTL 465: Re: Flux ("The Vanquishers")
https://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.
2MTL 464: Steeling for the Finale ("Survivors of the Flux")
https://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”)
https://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")
https://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.)