Doctor Who, “Rosa”

Last week I implied that this would be Doctor Who doing Quantum Leap, and that is exactly what it’s done. What I didn’t add was that Quantum Leap was a really excellent show. I remember a few episodes vividly, not the specifics so much as…

Doctor Who: “The Ghost Monument”

Since I’m no longer writing these for publication to a general audience, the torch having been passed to a new runner, we can let our hair down a little and just talk. I’ve been listening to the Trial of a Time Lord Podcast a lot…

Doctor Who: “The Woman Who Fell to Earth”

It’s the beginning, and the moment has been prepared for. We’ve seen so much of Jodie Whittaker over the past six months especially, not just in trailers but promoting the show at conventions and on the talk show circuit, that to see her finally appear…

Doctor Who: “Twice Upon a Time”

I did, in fact, watch this twice. The second time I was sitting in the theater with my girlfriend, a non-fan / casual fan at the most. She laughed at the jokes and we both cried at the end, during the Christmas armistice scene and…