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August 2024

Mel Was the First 'Impossible Girl' in Doctor Who
Terror of the Vervoids is one of the most notable Sixth Doctor stories, but is it over- or underrated?
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Sexy Sweaters and an Inspired Monster: Why Terror of the Zygons Works
The Zygons' first outing my overload on Scottish stereotypes, but it's not Nessie we should be afraid of.
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July 2024

The Donna Noble Effect: How 'Partners in Crime' Reshaped Doctor Who
The Series 4 premiere brought back a memorable guest star and kicked off a run of what might be NuWho's best-ever TARDIS team.
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Doctor Who's First 'Season Arc' Revealed the Doctor's Name
The totally bonkers second half of The Armageddon Factor boasts a turncoat K-9, a rebellious Romana, and the show's worst-ever death scene.
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June 2024

5 Thoughts on Doctor Who Season 1, Fan Q&A, plus an Update
The biggest takeaways from Ncuti Gatwa's first season as the Doctor.
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May 2024

Confronting Aristocratic Racists and Gargantuan Serpents in Regency London
Thin Ice might be Doctor Who's best depiction of historical racism.
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Is The Church on Ruby Road Already Overrated?
Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor is suave and charming, but Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday might be the best thing about his first full episode, which is…
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April 2024

The Tragic Ambition of Doctor Who: Flux
It may be gorgeous from top to bottom, but Series 13 is ultimately a confused mess.
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March 2024

Is Last Christmas a Doctor Who Masterpiece?
Subverting the "base under siege" format is just the beginning.
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The Keeper of Traken: Buff Statues and a Mishandled Master Reveal
What is with those painted-on teeth?
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