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The Best of Doctor Who: No. 8, “Midnight” (04.08, 2008)
Written by Russell T. Davies Directed by Alice Troughton If you’re still dubious about my assertion that Doctor Who is essentially a horror series, I direct you to this episode, which would not feel at all out of place in The Twilight Zone. Like many episodes of The Twilight Zone, this episode gives us an…
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The Best of Doctor Who: No. 9, “The Doctor’s Wife” (06.03, 2011)
Written by Neil Gaiman Directed by Richard Clark I once saw Neil Gaiman live. I went to see his wife, Amanda Palmer, in concert, and he told a story as a warm-up. And then he wrote an absolutely amazing book after that called The Ocean at the End of the Lane that everyone should read.…
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The Best of Doctor Who: No. 10, “The Next Doctor” (04.14, 2008)
Written by Russell T. Davies Directed by Richard Clark The worst episodes of Doctor Who are often the Christmas specials. They enhance all of the show’s weaknesses and sacrifice its strengths in the name of creating a child- and religion-friendly little box to put under the tree. They emphasize emotion and melodrama over plot ant…
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