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Doctor Who: The Story and the Engine – TV Review

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TL;DR – This is one of those stories that shows you why getting authenticity into your production matters.

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Disclosure – I paid for the Disney+ service that viewed this series.

The TARDIS putting out a fire.

Doctor Who Review –

There have been a lot of debates about what constitutes authenticity in the world. Should actors be playing certain roles or not? Should writers be writing characters or not? It is a wild discussion full of interesting points, bad actors, and all the hallmarks or the bitterness of modern culture discussions. However, today’s episode of Doctor Who might give us an insight into what authenticity means.  

So, to set the scene, The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Miss Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) have arrived in Lagos, Nijeria, in 2019. Partly to make use of the of its tech industry, but also to visit an old friend, Omo Esosa (Sule Rimi). But when he arrives at the barber, he finds all the clientele on missing posters. Inside, everyone is still there but someone new is running the place, but the vibes are off, and soon the door is locked behind them and the TARDIS started to freak out and the house began to shake. Now, from here, we will be looking at the episode as a whole, so there will be some [SPOILERS] ahead.

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Doctor Who: The Power of The Doctor – TV Review

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TL;DR – While this episode looks back to the past, I feel it might have the ability to steer the show into the future while also getting to be a romp in its own right.

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Disclosure – I watched this on ABC iView.

The TARDIS in Space.

Doctor Who Review –

When it comes to Doctor Who, well, it is a history of highs and lows. Some of those early memories of the show linger in my consciousness. One look at a gas mask and I get ripped back in time, you walk into an extensive library, and suddenly, there is a hint of concern. But no matter how much I tried, I fell off the recent series. Every time I jump back in, like with Revolution Of The Daleks, I bounce back off again. But with Jodie Whittaker’s time coming to an end, I thought I should give it one more time.   

So to set the scene, we open in as emergency transmission from the Torajii Transport Network blares out across all frequencies because they are about to be hijacked by Cybermen. The guards kill the Cybermen, but when things seem safe, the Cybermen start to regenerate. But the ship’s call for help does not go unanswered as The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker), Yaz (Mandip Gill), and Dan (John Bishop) jump from the TARDIS to help. But things onboard go from bad to worse as the Cybermen are after ‘The Cargo’, and they are not Cybermen but Cybermasters. Now from here, we will be looking at the episode as a whole, so there will be some [SPOILERS] ahead.  

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