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Doctor Who “The Beast Below” – Review

So, “The Beast Below.” I’ve never really been one for the episode as it is used as a secondary introductory episode, not just of the companion, but the Doctor too. I have other, less prophetic, reasons for not liking it too much,…

Channel Zero Season 3 Episode 1 Review: “Insidious Onset”

Warning: This article contains discussion of mental illness, ableism, and spoilers for Channel Zero. The inaugural episode of Channel Zero‘s third season, this time based on Kerry Hammond’s “Search and Rescue Woods” and here titled “Butcher’s Block,” only peels back the first…

Doctor Who “The Eleventh Hour” – Review

I think it was Sydney Newman when recasting the Doctor in 1966 began along creating the look of that famous markedly different look came about, that said, “Hey Fellas, what are you doing to this guy? […] For Chrissake, flop his hair […] Make him…

Channel Zero Season 2 Episode 6 Review: “The Hollow Girl”

Warning: This article contains some spoilers for Channel Zero. “The Hollow Girl,” the closing episode of Channel Zero‘s second season, starts off on a strong, compellingly unnerving note and grows in promise from there. Capitalizing on all of the show’s strongest notes…

Doctor Who “The End of Time” – Review

Where do I even start? This is like reviewing “An Unearthly Child,” or both “The Day of the Doctor” and “The Time of the Doctor” at the same time. To downplay what “The End of Time” is, it is Russell T Davies’…

Channel Zero Season 2 Episode 5 Review: “The Damage”

Warning: This article contains mention of self-harm, and slight spoilers for Channel Zero. Through the trajectory of watching and getting acquainted with “No-End House,” I nearly feel as though I’ve vacillated back and forth from week to week. Last week, my concerns…

Doctor Who “The Waters Of Mars” – Review

Mars, what a dump! It is another one of those bloody base under siege episodes, I am sick of these under siege episodes. They are always a bit drab and there is hardly ever anything interesting about them. In fact, one of the…

Channel Zero Season 2 Episode 4 Review: “The Exit”

Warning: This article contains mentions of transphobia, racism, and slight spoilers for Channel Zero. Last week, I wrote about my cautious, intrigued optimism for the second half of “No End House.” Because of that, it is disappointing and frustrating to say that…

Doctor Who “Planet Of The Dead” – Review

Ahhh, “Planet of the Dead.” This is one of my all-time favorite episodes of Doctor Who. Usually, I’d do a bit of a ramble here about something stupid like books, audio dramas, or how the T.A.R.D.I.S was a bit boring and non-functional…

Channel Zero S2 Ep3 Review: “Beware the Cannibals”

Warning: This article contains slight spoilers for Channel Zero. “Beware the Cannibals,” the mid-season episode for “No-End House,” keeps Margot at its center. Understandably, as she seems to be the primary audience stand-in/protagonist and picks up where her wariness-inducing tete-a-tete with her…