Who Cares? - Dr. Who Fans Talk TV

Jan 23 2025 135 ep. 31

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Discussions about Doctor Who, its three showrunners, and more! Notes, sources, and YouTube versions linked at www.whocares.fun

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Joy to the World ✨ Discussion & Review Podcast | Doctor Who: Christmas 2024

Digital ghosts, emotional logic, character regression, James Bond, four-point stars — how does Steven Moffat's fiftieth episode of Doctor Who hold up? (00:00:00) Moffat's fiftieth episode (00:03:28) Vignette structure + recalling past eras (00:09:37) Joy's hotel room (00:12:51) COVID confrontation + Joy's characterisation (00:19:38) Repeating themes & development across the show

Douglas Is Cancelled ❌ Discussion & Review Podcast | Steven Moffat TV

Moral misdirection, cancel culture, perspective shifts, ‘male feminism’, weaponised incompetence, theatrical pacing, generational differences, interlocked bullying, & much more are explored in this discussion of Steven Moffat’s 2024 TV series. (00:00:00) Expectations (00:06:20) Genesis of the story (00:22:04) Padding & elongation (00:30:37) Cliffhangers & perspective shifts

Empire of Death ⌛ Discussion & Review Podcast | Doctor Who: Season 1

Investing significance. RTD finales. Whistles. Ropes. Spoons. Dogs. What story did the finale tell? (00:00:00) Preserving 73 Yards’ mysteries (00:05:10) Ruby rejecting the Doctor's advice (00:10:19) Designs and vibes we liked; praise for Bonnie Langford (00:14:30) VFX & concept of the climax (00:17:51) Linking Timeless Child with Susan (00:20:08) The 'distracted Davies' thesis (

The Legend of Ruby Sunday 📼 Discussion & Review Podcast | Doctor Who: Season 1

Content generation. Penultimate pacing. Spoiler culture. Characters arcs & mystery boxes. Villain visuals. Time Window meanings. What story does this episode tell? (00:00:00) Moments, music, & cast members we liked (00:08:34) Time as a VHS memory (00:13:16) Tales of the TARDIS link (00:16:52) Handling of UNIT favourites (00:19:50) Susan Twist "generates content" (00:30:20) RTD cha

Rogue 🦉 Discussion & Review Podcast | Doctor Who: Season 1

New writers! What's that like? Evoking past eras, generational nostalgia, romance pacing, valorising tradition, iconic characters, 'real Doctor Who', & much more gets discussed. (00:00:00) New writers, cold open, ‘real Doctor Who’ (00:06:28) Captain Jack Harkness + the kiss (00:14:23) Genesis of new writers + Loki controversy (00:20:32) Rogue (the character) (00:26:25) Romance

Dot and Bubble 🐌 Discussion & Review Podcast | Doctor Who: Season 1

Is this an unprecedented kind of story? What does the ending say, & what does it avoid saying? How well does the Doctor-lite majority of the episode work? What meanings does the aesthetic & music suggest? (00:00:00) General impressions (00:01:59) Premise disguising the real point (00:09:28) Misdirection & hints (00:15:30) Ricky the surrogate Doctor (00:18:50) Who is "the audience"

73 Yards 🌊 Discussion & Review Podcast | Doctor Who: Season 1

Does 73 Yards present a new RTD approach, uncluttered from the old? Does nightmare logic suit the show? What do we project onto the episode’s mysteries? Is the episode, as RTD says, one of the best things he’s ever written? (00:00:00) Nightmare Who (00:09:28) Audience projection (00:11:14) Mad Jack (00:13:23) Wales & politics (00:18:39) Spinoffs & UNIT (00:21:52) Carla & seaso

Boom 💣 Discussion & Review Podcast | Doctor Who: Season 1

How does Boom measure up to past Moffat episodes? What’s confronted, and what’s evaded, in the story? What does the episode say about faith, AI, fatherhood, Doctor mystery, companion casting, and war profiteering? Do the aesthetics work with, or against, the story? What does it mean for an episode to be a 'sinister farce'? (00:00:00) Return to the Moffat era (00:03:27) Echoes

The Devil’s Chord 🎹 Discussion & Review Podcast | Doctor Who: Season 1

What's new and different about the RTD2 approach? What does a post-Giggle Doctor Who look like? When is a chord not a chord? What does a 'twist at the end' really mean? How is 15's first run taking shape as a season? (00:00:00) Cartoon episode + Maestro + opening theme (00:05:03) Direction + sustained sequences (00:09:14) The lost chord (00:12:34) Wonky premise + music battle (00:

Space Babies 👶 Discussion & Review Podcast | Doctor Who: Season 1

How is this era being differentiated from those prior? How is music telling the story? What’s new about this Doctor’s characterisation? What’s familiar, and what’s novel, about this new Disney Who? (00:00:00) General impressions (00:03:45) Self-conscious overexplaining (00:08:13) Clever rejigging of the Timeless Child (00:10:49) Lack of breathing room (00:15:39) Doctor not