Who Cares? - Dr. Who Fans Talk TV

Was the regeneration satisfying? What’s a Doctorverse? How is the show reorienting to fantasy? Why do people feel so differently about the bigeneration? How is the Toymaker’s legacy handled? What’s different in the novelisation? What does this finale say about the show’s past and future? We discuss The Giggle in depth, while also covering the novelisation and the bevy of ex

Doctor-Donna genesis, lyrical lovesickness, character regressions, vindictive villainy, musical escalation, Racnoss drowning, Christmas imagery & more are discussed in this review of The Runaway Bride, Doctor Who's 2006 Christmas special. (00:00:00) Comparing RTD Christmas specials (00:04:27) Stakes + establishing Doctor/Donna bond (00:08:30) Lance representing insecurity (00:14:54

Anniversary expectations, aesthetic foundations, timeless parallels, equine verisimilitude, character servicing & more are explored in a discussion about the episode, as well as the interquel comic, novelisation, and multiple extras. (00:00:00) Expectations & disappointment (00:10:01) Celebrating the cast + anniversaries (00:16:45) Newton, mavity, reactions (00:24:33) Bi Doctor (00

Maker of Toys. Recasting actors. Character crossovers. Chaotic rewrites. Scuppered returns. Script archaeology. Fandom reassessments. The 1966 Toymaker serial is a bizarre window into a very strange and liminal period of Doctor Who, and a very strange and scattered set of production circumstances. (00:00:00) Introduction & first reactions (00:03:42) Why has it persisted? (00:06:38)

RTD’s second reign begins. New characterisations, layered resolutions, focal perspectives, conversations with other eras, new & old aesthetics, physicality, crypticism, milkmen, & more are explored in a discussion not just about the episode, but also the hours of extras, as well as the novelisation. (00:00:00) Returning show, returning cast (00:05:43) Rose & main characters (00:1

What divides comedy and sincerity? When is a skit not a skit? How did Destination: Skaro lead to fandom crossing wires? Why did the 14th Doctor's era start with months of Dalek froth and frippery? Bootstrap paradoxes, tonal contrasts, Dalek nostalgia, comedy as deflection, showrunner blame, minisode structure, journeys into the past, and more are discussed! Neo, Ingiga, & Missy dis

Fire, technology, and knowledge beyond understanding. Horror, humanity, and forming a tribe. Imagination, magic, and metaphors for TV. We discuss the first four episodes of Doctor Who — the characters, the themes, the visuals, and why they've lasted from 1963 to today. (00:00:00) First episode vs the next three (00:07:06) Horror & humanity (00:12:52) Ian & Barbara + value of myst

Meep! Meep! Why has this comic persisted through the decades? How did Beep the Meep and the Wrarth Warriors make their impact on Doctor Who? What makes Doctor Who comics unique from the show? How did The Star Beast presage later eras of the TV show? Why does David Tennant think this era of comics was even better than the TV show at the time? We get into all these questions in a dis

We discuss the audio follow-up to the first TV show from Russell T Davies! Prestigious returns, technology & mysticism, shifting formats, generational storytelling, RTD writing for non-TV mediums, supernatural schools, & more are discussed in this review of the 2023 follow-up to Dark Season's 1991 TV run. (00:00:00) Impressions of what’s new (00:07:40) The cast across generations

A deep dive into Ryan Sinclair and disability representation. What is dyspraxia? How was Ryan’s dyspraxia depicted in Doctor Who? How should representation be approached? How does Ryan’s characterisation resonate with people with dyspraxia? How do infantalisation, cyclicality, relationships with time, and narrative stasis play into all this? All these sorts of questions are exp