http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-282.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadFarewell to Amy and Rory! Chris from Radio Free Skaro reflects on departing companions and traveling alone, and I try (and somewhat fail) to separate "The Angels Take Manhattan" from the hype and show format. Plus a brief appreciation of Babylon 5's Michael O'Hare. All in successive two-minute (relatively) …
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http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-281.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAs we prepare to say goodbye to Amy and Rory, we get an episode that's — a love letter to Amy and Rory. Chris Chibnall's second Series 7 story works, but what's weird about it? See also your host's turn as a podicidal maniac in The Ood Cast, Series …
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http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-280.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWell, pardners, there's no song 'n dance in "A Town Called Mercy," DOCTOR WHO's first Western since "The Gunfighters." It ain't a barrel of laughs for the Doctor this time, either. This is why y'all can't have long hiatuses in this TV show anymore; the hero tends to go …
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-279.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download"Now, despite all appearances, we Doctor Who fans have nothing against fun. Some of our favorite episodes are fun."
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-277.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadI had low expectations of the Series 7 debut. Boy, do I have egg on my face.
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-263.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadDoes Doctor Who suffer when it taps into trends, rather than trying to remain timeless? Exhibit A is "Bad Wolf," wherein reality TV takes a beating. Does it hold up? And how about that epic reveal which wasn't?
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-258.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWell, they can't all be winners. They certainly can't all be huge and epic, either, but "Boom Town" particularly suffers by being bracketed by Steven Moffat's debut and the first in a long line of budget-busting series finales. This cheap-feeling episode has a couple of things to recommend it, …
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http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-251.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadLet's just quickly zip past the fact that "The Doctor Dances" is one of the most excellent episodes ever, and talk about its REAL name and its true subversive impact on Doctor Who from 2005 on. Warning: While there isn't any actual "bad language" in this episode, there's a …
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http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-250.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe annual Doctor Who Christmas spectacle caught a lot of attention — pro and con — for taking an unambiguous position on the nature and particular strength of women. Was that too much for sixty minutes? BONUS: My New Year's wish for you comes in the form of Carbon …
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http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-248.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWow, it's been a long time since I've done a Throwback Review. Let's remedy that with the debut of one Steven Moffat in an episode that evokes classic Who, the tropes of vintage 2005 RTD-era, and hints of the future Moffat era. (OK, this runs five minutes. But, in …
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