There’s a prickly family reunion for Yaz as she deals with Ice Warriors in South Yorkshire. Across her tenure, the Thirteenth Doctor met several classic monsters, but never the chilly former inhabitants of Mars. ‘The Hallamshire Incident’ sets that right, and welcomes back an audio favourite in Patricia Menzies, now a Police Superintendent. It also … >
A Case of Chiaroscuro — film noir trappings hide a conventional storyline A focused cast allows Rebecca Romjin to shine in a black and white setting A Case of Chiaroscuro — what is it about We could pretend we knew all along, but we had to look up Chiaroscuro. It’s from Italian, and literally means … >
Can there truly be peace between the Rutan Host and the Sontaran Empire? We find out in the Rutans vs Sontarans finale… First mentioned back in 1970, the conflict between the Sontaran clone warriors and the gelatinous gestalt of the Rutan Host has raged for centuries. The Doctor’s adventures have brushed up against the conflict … >
Human Best Friend give the cast of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (yet) another chance to act out of character While it’s easy to find fault with this episode (there are many), it also has some redeeming moments and bears watching. Read on and find out why… What is season 4 episode 3 Human Best … >
The Griffin Incident takes Kirk, La’an and Spock to a Strange (and horrifying) New World With a note this episode is probably not for younger viewers, we take a look at the at times chilling second story in Strange New Worlds season 4. Ware spoilers. The Griffin Incident — a dark, dark tale There’s a wafer … >
The Ninth Doctor and Rose can’t seem to escape the Powell Estate – ‘Thirteen O’Clock’ reveals why… Since the start of this series of The Ninth Doctor Adventures, we’ve spent time on and around the Powell Estate. It’s Rose’s home, where the television series regularly returned to catch up with her irrepressible mum Jackie. However, … >
Strange New Worlds season 4 ticks all the old school science fiction boxes with opener Valles Marineris There may be only two more seasons left, but we could still have plenty to enjoy. Valles Marineris — What it’s about and why it works Some time has passed since the end of season 3, and it … >
Part Three of Rutans vs Sontarans catches us up with the Sixth Doctor… and a Rutan in love? As Rutans vs Sontaran continues ‘Grave Moon’ brings us another double-Doctor tale. Like ‘The Two Doctors‘ it is another tale which sees the Sixth crash into a tale that has seemingly begun with another incarnation. But just … >
Our Star City review makes it clear the show needs a second season We already predicted a renewal for the show, now we explain why. Star City review — alt history show is really a Cold War thriller First some semantics. The show is an alternate version of 1960s history, not science fiction. The same … >
Dark Gallifrey, the Time Lords villains series, continues with a mismatched pair of Meddling Monks. Dark Gallifrey enters its third year with it strangest offering yet. Following outings for Morbius, The War Master, Missy and the TV Movie Master!, the latest trilogy features two incarnations of the same Time Lord commonly known as the Meddling Monk. … >