Two-minute Time Lord

Nov 19 2024 150 ep. 7 mins 100
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Two-minute Time Lord is a commentary podcast about the BBC's popular family science fiction program, Doctor Who, and its spinoffs. We'll try to keep this context in mind as we review episodes, comment on the news of the moment, and otherwise pontificate: Doctor Who is not FOR a fortysomething podcaster. It's for that nine-year-old behind the sofa. But his or her mum and dad have been invited along for the ride, as are those of us who were kids when Fifth Doctor Peter Davison first picked up a cricket bat.

And we will keep it to two minutes (roughly), because we are ALL in a hurry. Except when we have interviews.

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2MTL 488: Foundation and "Empire"

Nov 19 2024 4 mins  
"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?

2MTL 487: What's Next for 2MTL

Nov 12 2024 3 mins  
A check-in after November 5, a promise about Empire of Death, and thoughts about the way forward. Mastodon: [email protected] Bluesky: ThatChipGuy Threads: William Sudderth Facebook: Two-minute Time Lord

2MTL 486: On Follow-through and "The Legend of Ruby Sunday"

Jun 21 2024
In case you missed me on The Incomparable's Doctor Who Flashcast, here are some last-minute thoughts about TLoRS and where it fell down prior to the season finale.

2MTL 485: Dot, Bubble, and Rogue

Jun 09 2024
This is a double edition of 2MTL covering "Dot and Bubble" and "Rogue," two episodes that were absolutely tonally identical and left you feeling exactly the same way after each of them, amirite?

2MTL 484: 73 Thoughts

May 31 2024 4 mins  
We're catching up on the Discourse about a loved and hated mysterious episode. I'm still on Team Love.

2MTL 483: Hijinkx and Vibes

May 24 2024 5 mins  
Finally, I catch up on "The Devil's Chord" and hold two opinions at once.

2MTL 482: With "Boom," Steven Moffat Enters His "Midnight" Era

May 18 2024 4 mins  
"Pace and energy" and high concepts give way to a man with a foot on a landmine for the duration of the story. Tension-filled bottle episodes are rare for Doctor Who, although there are a lot of parallels between this one and 2009's "Midnight." How does Steven Moffat's return to Doctor Who fit with his showrunner's current experiment?

2MTL 481: The Space Babies Speedrun

May 16 2024 4 mins  
"Would you like to see the baby?" Your answer probably had a lot to do with how you received "Space Babies," but the first-or-second episode of new Series 1 had a LOT to cram into a too-small container, and that was an issue as well.

2MTL 480: Doctor Who is Not Science Fiction

May 10 2024 4 mins  
The first episodes of Series 1 (not counting the Christmas Special) have finally launched, and there's RTD upon RTD on top of more RTD in "Space Babies" and "The Devil's Chord." We'll look at these episodes individually soon, but going that hard was a gutsy, even necessary choice.

2MTL 479: Solid Gold?

Feb 02 2024 4 mins  
In which your interlocutor admits that he wishes to hear less of a composer he loves. A graphics whiz, Chip was not, when he shared this on social media years ago