The Leisure Hive is the story of Season 18, the final season to feature Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, as well as the first season with John Nathan-Turner as the new showrunner who instituted many changes to the show, including the title sequence, new TARDIS interior, and new attire for the Doctor. Nathan-Turner would … Continue reading
Doctor Who: The Movie is a 1996 made-for-TV film created as an attempt to relaunch and continue the Doctor Who television franchise in the UK and abroad. It is controversial for many reasons, including the Doctor calling the chameleon circuit a ‘cloaking device,’ the Doctor’s first kiss, as well as the reveal that the Doctor is half-human on his … Continue reading
On April 14th, 2016, I had the opportunity to meeting Ambassador Dennis Ross, who has a very long and distinguished career working in diplomatic relations, particularly with the Middle East, and dealing directly with the parties in negotiations. These include: During President Jimmy Carter’s administration, Ross worked under Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz in the Pentagon, co-authoring a … Continue reading
Genesis of the Daleks is an iconic story, featuring the first appearance of Davros, the creator of the Daleks, as well as the origins of the Daleks. Davros would appear throughout every Dalek story until the classic series ending in 1989. The reasons for why Davros was created are made clear in The A.V. Club … Continue reading
Following the reveal that Missy, the mysterious woman who had appearances in Deep Breath, Into the Dalek, The Caretaker, Flatline, and In the Forest of the Night, was, in fact, in Dark Water the latest incarnation of The Master, is the Series 8 finale, Death in Heaven. This episode revealed that Missy had been the “woman in the shop” who … Continue reading
Black Orchid is the notably the first two-part story since The Sontaran Experiment, as well as the last purely historical story since 1966-67’s The Highlanders. Also notably, it featured a rare instance of a duplicate, in this case of Nyssa, with Lady Anne Talbot (later Lady Cranleigh), though this would uptick in the revival with Jouney’s End, … Continue reading
Smith & Jones is considered still a pretty damn awesome episode. Following Doomsday (with the loss of Rose Tyler) and The Runaway Bride (with Donna Noble returning home), the Doctor still doesn’t have a full-time companion, until this episode, introducing Martha Jones, the first woman of color to be as such until Bill Potts’ arrival during … Continue reading
Taking place after Ghost Light is The Curse of Fenric, which revealed that the events of Ace’s arrival in the Doctor’s life as seen in Dragonfire, as well as the uncanny chance of meeting Lady Peinforte during Silver Nemesis using proper time travel, were all part of Fenric’s plan to release himself and gain revenge on the Doctor for imprisoning him. … Continue reading
The Wedding of River Song saw the conclusion to one of the series’ heaviest story arcs, regarding the identity of River Song, and is it also one of my least favorite episodes of all time. That says something! According to The A.V. Club review: You didn’t expect to get all the answers, did you? If … Continue reading
Arttack of the Cybermen is the premiere story of Season 22, the first full season to feature Colin Baker’s Sixth Doctor. It also is the first episode to be presented in a 45-minute format, that would be seen throughout this season, and return in the revival series’ premiere Rose, as well as continue forward. According … Continue reading
Journey’s End is the season finale of Series 4, but also the culmination of events since the episode Rose in regarding the Last Great Time War, as well as Sarah’s tenure as a companion during the Third and Fourth Doctor Eras. This is also the last season finale helmed by Russell T. Davies. The episode addtionally sees … Continue reading
Earthshock is an absolutely fantastic story, featuring the unannounced return of Cybermen since 1975’s Revenge of the Cybermen, and the death of companion Adric. According to The A.V. Club review on the decision to kill off the character: Producer John Nathan-Turner had a penchant for goosing publicity with stunt casting and shock-driven twists that weren’t … Continue reading
Taking place immediately after Army of Ghosts, Doomsday sees the last time of Rose Tyler as the full-time companion, though she would return in later episodes during Series 4. Additionally, the closure of the Torchwood story arc in the series which originally began with the 2005 inaugural Christmas episode The Christmas Invasion, would seed the … Continue reading
“While some elements of personality may be inherited, psychologists generally see personality as a matter of socialization. So they see deviance as a matter of improper or failed socialization…. This idea that deviance is a matter of impulse control is called Containment Theory, or having a personality that contains deviant actions. And Containment Theory has … Continue reading
Robot serves as the introductory story for the longest running Doctor, and most iconic version of the Doctor, in the history of the show: The Fourth Doctor. It also begins a series of stories continuing in The Ark in Space, The Sontaran Experiment, Genesis of the Daleks, Revenge of the Cybermen, and Terror of the … Continue reading
Like The Christmas Invasion, Deep Breath serves as an introductory story for an incarnation of the Doctor, in this case the Twelfth. It also is the third episode in a row be extended after The Day of the Doctor (75 Minutes, 50th Anniversary Special), and The Time of the Doctor (60 minute Christmas Special) at a whopping 75 … Continue reading
Serving as a sequel to Son of Batman of the DC Animated Film Universe (Batman: Under the Red Hood, Superman vs the Elite, Justice League vs Teen Titans, Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, All-Star Superman, Batman: Bad Blood, Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, Justice League: Gods and Monsters, Justice League Dark, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Wonder … Continue reading
Serving as a sequel to Justice League vs Teen Titans of the DC Animated Film Universe (Batman: Under the Red Hood, Superman vs the Elite, Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, All-Star Superman, Batman: Bad Blood, Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, Justice League: Gods and Monsters, Justice League Dark, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Son … Continue reading
Part of the Dc Animated Film Universe (Superman vs the Elite, Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, All-Star Superman, Batman: Bad Blood, Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, Justice League: Gods and Monsters, Justice League Dark, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Son of Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern: First Flight, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, Justice … Continue reading
Fitting somewhere in the DC Animated Film Universe (Justice League vs Teen Titans, Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, All-Star Superman, Batman: Bad Blood, Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, Justice League: Gods and Monsters, Justice League Dark, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Son of Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern: First Flight, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, Justice League: The Flashpoint … Continue reading
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