http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-214.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadShorter short podcast: Matt Smith is absolutely fabulous as The Doctor, and "The Almost People" — Yes! "The Almost People"! — is possibly his greatest performance.
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2MTL 210: "The Rebel Flesh" First Impressions
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-210.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThey're not just clones. They're YOU. And that lifts "The Rebel Flesh" above formulaic base-under-siege, at least for the first two-thirds…
2MTL 208: "The Doctor's Wife" First Impressions
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-208.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSo much to love about this episode — Neil Perryman's got a great rundown at Tachyon TV — but let's just focus on love itself.
2MTL 206: "The Curse of the Black Spot" First Impressions
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-206.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadOh, look. It's a straightforward pirate romp like I asked for. "Be careful what you wish for, Mister Two-minute Time LAAAAARRRRRRD." (Thanks for the intro, Jim!)
2MTL 205: "Day of the Moon" Second Impressions
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-205.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWe may have made the leap from "Doctor Who for TV," to "Doctor Who for the box set," finally to "Doctor Who expressly for time-shifting." Because, MAN, was this hard to watch in my living room…
2MTL 202: "The Impossible Astronaut" First Impressions
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-202.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBest series opener yet? Debatable, but "The Impossible Astronaut" definitely benefited from, for the first time since 2005, not having to establish a new status quo (which even "New Earth" had to do given Tennant's comparatively brief screen time in "The Christmas Invasion," but I digress…). Where was I? …
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2MTL 199: Taking Skirts and Skits Seriously
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-199.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download "Space." "Time." Two funny and cute skits during Comic Relief. Amy Pond. Skirt length. Jokes. Objectification? Less than eight minutes. Too serious? Also check out Teresa Jusino's take on "Space" and "Time" at tor.com (just beware the comments). Part One: "Space" Part Two: "Time" (Also a hat tip …
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2MTL 194: "Dalek" Two-minute Throwback
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-194.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe return of the Daleks. At the hands of Rob Shearman. Yes, it's just as good as you remember.
2MTL 190: "You Haven't Seen The Aztecs?!"
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-190.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadI was publicly shamed by Rob Shearman and Toby Hadoke in The Doctor Who Podcast #53 for not having seen "The Aztecs." This week, while recovering from the Plague, I made amends. It's a good 'un.
2MTL 188: "World War Three" Two-minute Throwback
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-188.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadYes, "World War Three" is better than "Aliens of London." Which is somewhat like saying a stab wound is better than amputation. All the same, there's some important and valuable stuff in RTD's otherwise least-successful Doctor Who story. PLUS an announcement: there's a trivia throwdown coming at Gallifrey One …
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