2MTL 228: Torchwood: "The Middle Men" Reviewed

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.

2MTL 226: Torchwood: "The Categories of Life" Reviewed

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.

2MTL 225: Defending Torchwood's First Season and Reviewing "Escape to L.A." (Time Dilation)

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-225.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download(Torchwood being Torchwood, and Jack Harkness being Jack Harkness, this podcast is slightly more explicit than usual.) Archivist and Chicks Dig Time Lords co-editor Lynne Thomas joins me as we discuss the merits of the frequently-derided first season of Torchwood — thus bucking the conventional wisdom that it only …

2MTL 224: Torchwood: "Dead of Night" Reviewed

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-224.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn which your humble correspondent defends the pacing of Torchwood: Miracle Day thus far, whilst citing Huw Buchtmann's excellent blog, but notes that Miracle Day doesn't perfectly mesh with previous seasons…

2MTL 223: "Father's Day" Two-minute Throwback

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-223.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadResuming our Throwback Reviews, we go back to the eighth episode of the 2005 revival of Doctor Who, "Father's Day" by Paul Cornell. (It's an interesting time to watch one of Christopher Eccleston's stories, after his recent remarks about his time on the show were repeated by Martyn from …

2MTL 218: "The Long Game" Two-minute Throwback

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-218.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThink of "The Long Game" as the mirror-universe version of "Torchwood: Children of Earth." Many of the same attitudes and philosophies Russell T. Davies portrayed in that later, much better work are present in "The Long Game." But in a cheap-sets far-future playground, it's much harder to muster finesse… …

2MTL 216: The All-Star Series 6.1 Roundtable (Time Dilation)

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-216.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThree terrific writers and critics — Frank Collins (author of the Series 5 review The Pandorica Opens), Kyle Anderson (nerdist.com and battleshippretention.com) and Teresa Jusino (Tor.com and Newsarama) — look back on Series six-point-one. What worked and what didn't from "The Impossible Astronaut" to "A Good Man Goes to …