The Doctor and Belinda think they're almost finally ready to get Belinda home to May 24, 2025, but the TARDIS brings them to the 803rd Interstellar Song Contest first. It couldn't hurt to enjoy some music for a bit, right? Of course, things don't go as planned... Warning: Mild spoilers ahead. This week's episode feels like Doctor Who is trying to reestablish a bit of its U.K. roots by setting this story in the confines of a futuristic version of Eurovision. Viewers in other parts of the world, like North and South America, may not feel the pull of that... Read more →

Having made sure that Ruby Sunday is okay (at least for now), Doctor Who returns its focus to the Time Lord and Belinda Chandra. Their latest adventure is a departure from the norm, as the Doctor continues to try to figure out how to get Belinda back home. Warning: Mild spoilers ahead. The Doctor and Belinda land in Lagos, Nigeria 1) because it can help boost the Doctor's vindicator, and 2) the 15th Doctor has apparently found a community, both in the country and in a specific barbershop. The importance of this acceptance relates both to the alienation he has... Read more →

The annual "Doctor-lite" episode has arrived. It's always a little disappointing when the Time Lord is only on-screen for a brief appearance, but at least viewers get the chance to catch up with Ruby Sunday. She's a year removed from her adventures with #15 and struggling to move forward. This is an uncomfortable truth: For as much as we love the Doctor, the companions are subjected to some real trauma, and that makes for a dark story this week. Warning: Mild spoilers ahead. The Doctor and Belinda Chandra are still trying to get her back home to 2025. They come... Read more →

Having survived Alan Cumming's Mr. Ring-a-Ding, the Doctor and Belinda Chandra (who #15 now often refers to as, "Bel") are still trying to figure out how to get back to modern day Earth. Their next stop brings them to a planet that's 500,000 years in the future, but it's the home of an old enemy of the Doctor's. What follows is perhaps the most gripping tale of the Ncuti Gatwa era. Warning: Mild spoilers ahead. The Doctor and Belinda find themselves thrown into a military mission to investigate the disappearance of some miners. They find one survivor, a deaf cook... Read more →

Having survived their first adventure together, the second Doctor Who episode of the season sees the Doctor still trying to figure out how to get new companion Belinda Chandra back to modern day Earth. His plan starts by bringing the two of them to Miami in 1952, where they get sidetracked by a mysterious animated cartoon. It turns out there's a lot more to "Mr. Ring-A-Ding" than initially meets the eye... We always try to avoid major spoilers in these reviews. However there are so many parts of this week's episode that we don't want to give away, we'll have... Read more →

Once it was recently confirmed that the 15th Doctor would return on April 12, the countdown was on for a trailer, and now it's here! This will give us something to obsess over for the next few weeks. We've got all of the key figures: Ncuti Gatwa is of course back as the Time Lord. He looks as stylish as ever, and he continues to radiate both excitement and joy. There's Varada Sethu playing new companion Belinda Chandra, a woman who does not seem excited to travel with the Doctor. He promises to keep her safe, which already has us... Read more →

We were already looking forward to Doctor Who's return to TV this April, when fans will meet Ncuti Gatwa's new companion Belinda Chandra, played by Varada Sethu. The actress played a different character last season, but are the two roles connected? Also, how does Ruby Sunday (played by Millie Gibson) work her way back to the Doctor and the TARDIS after stepping away to spend time with her birth mother? Plus, let's not forget Mrs. Flood (played by Anita Dobson.) How does she know our favorite Time Lord? It turns out our excitement won't just limited to the 15th Doctor... Read more →

Doctor Who fans got the present they were waiting for with this year's Christmas special, "Joy to the World." It's just not the holidays until we see the Time Lord off on a frequently solo adventure that allows him to tap into the spirit of the season. Written by former showrunner Steven Moffat, the 15th Doctor is working through some issues by himself when he lands in a mysterious Time Hotel. The luxury building allows its visitors to stay in different moments in history, rather than a generic room. What follows is a fun, but rushed, 56-minute-long adventure. (Warning: There... Read more →

Hi friends, It's time once again to look back at the past 12 months, with 2025 looming right around the corner. This was a challenging year in many ways, which is why we're as appreciative as ever that you choose to spend some time with us every day. This site recently celebrated its 15th anniversary, and you all continue to show up from around the world to check out the latest ramblings. You are the best. Now, the usual disclaimer: We like to think that everything we wrote this year was top-notch, so it's hard to single out just a... Read more →

The reveal of the Fugitive Doctor's existence in 2020 is one of the great jaw-dropping moments in the history of Doctor Who. Then-showrunner Chris Chibnall took a huge creative swing by revising the Doctor's history to create room for a completely new take on the Time Lord (including the whole "Timeless Child" idea overall.) It was a brilliant way to open all sorts of possibilities for a character the world has been watching since 1963. The Fugitive Doctor is still somewhat of a work in progress, but we know she can be curt, and she has a short fuse. She's... Read more →