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Warning: The following article will touch upon spoilers from throughout series 14 of Doctor Who, though spoilers for “Empire of Death” will be limited. It would be reductive to say that “Empire of Death” was another standard Russell finale, but all the…

Russell, you need to calm down, that’s just a Borg and that other one is just a Drow. Directed by a Doctor Who alum, we’ve got a return of Mark Tonderai, director of “Rosa” and “The Ghost Monument.” Otherwise, there isn’t much…

The gayest episode of Doctor Who, literally. Directed by Australian director, Ben Chessell, he returns for only his second episode following “The Devil’s Chord.” Though “Rogue” is also the first episode not written by a former showrunner of Doctor Who this series,…

Honestly, the world of Finetime looks like the gayest place in the universe, stereotypically. There are bright colors, young White men who are very conventionally attractive, and everyone is very happy, toxically so, but also catty. Still, we have the same director…

Oh, so we can call people fairies now? I wish I knew that before. Directed by Dylan Holmes Williams and written by Russell T Davies, it is a very Welsh episode from two men with very Welsh names. Williams is probably best…

Is it offensive to say this one is a bottle-episode? Directed by Julie Anne Robinson, Robinson returns following “Space Babies;” She’s also known as the director of episodes 1 and 6 of a small show called Bridgerton, I’m sure it is a lovely…

I’ve been thinking, the first song from the Meet the Beatles album is probably one of the best songs to capture Doctor Who, especially from “Rose” onward. Directed this time by Ben Chessell, mostly known for things you’ve never heard of unless you are a…

It’s not usual for me to be here on a Tuesday reviewing Doctor Who, but then again it isn’t usual for there to be a double bill before Eurovision. That happens to make May 11th, 2024 the gayest day in history. Directed by…

At the very least, you’ll be happy to find that this will be a short one for obvious reasons. We’re four specials deep in several weeks so far, and I don’t think I’m the only one in that post-December haze. Written once…