River Song finds herself in the Time War, knowing far more than the unsuspecting Eighth Doctor who comes to her rescue. Conceived on the TARDIS, River Song was born in Doctor Who‘s post-Time War universe. However, thanks to her travels, her run ins with various Doctors and the nature of the temporal conflict, it was … >
There’s more Conflict for the Star Cops as their latest investigation poses the possibility of a monster in space… but monsters aren’t real, are they? Set in the near-future, Star Cops generally kept its moon boots firmly in the realm of science fiction, save for one glorious example in the show’s final television episode ‘Little … >
Once La’an a Time manages to be both quirky and serious at the same time, managing neither very well This is going to be rather critical — turn away now if you are easily offended. Still here, let’s settle down. Once… What happens in Once La’an a Time Several times this season (here’s a random example), … >
Orders of Magnitude, the latest episode of Strange New Worlds, demonstrates the constraints the show is suffering from As a piece of TV, it’s a solid action story with a (very) predictable outcome, well-performed but ultimately nothing special. What is Orders of Magnitude about There are many very detailed plot walkthroughs available (such as this one) so … >
Like Chronitons Through the Hourglass takes the Enterprise crew to yet another bizarre adventure in the latest Strange New Worlds When we saw the synopsis — A temporal anomaly traps the crew inside a soap-opera reality while Pike confronts a life he lost — we thought this was clearly yet another gimmick episode in Too Short … >
Is Off-hour the strongest episode of Strange New Worlds season 4 so far? It just might be This week it’s disaster movie time for the Enterprise What is Off-hour about A brief trailer might help: If we get the nonsense psuedo-scientific babble about slipstream wormholes out of the way, the shop suddenly finds itself less than … >
It’s a retro-futuristic chiller for the Ninth Doctor and Rose as they encounter the mysterious Dark Tides. Freed from the confines of Rose’s home on the Powell Estate, where the first half of the series has taken place, the latest Ninth Doctor adventure takes us out into the universe. While in the future, this story … >
A Level 5 Transporter Accident turns the crew of the Enterprise into puppets — another quirky episode of Strange New Worlds has arrived The latest episode is one fans will either adore or dislike — we argue both sides of the debate. What is a Level 5 Transporter Accident If you’ve not watched the episode yet, look … >
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 … >