The Scores Here are Sue’s scores for Christopher’s stories: Rose: “Proper Doctor Who.” – 10/10The End of the World: “I could murder some chips.” – 8/10The Unquiet Dead: “I bloody loved that.” – 9/10Aliens of London / World War Three: “Loads of fun.” – 7/10Dalek: “Brilliant.” – 10/10The Long Game: “I’ll probably forget it tomorrow.” – 7/10Father’s Day:…
The Doctor rescues Rose from the Daleks by audaciously materialising his TARDIS around her. Sue: That was impressive. I can’t imagine one of the older Doctors trying something like that. He would have ended up in Aztec land or something. It’s a setback for the Daleks, but a booming voice tells them to be patient.…
Me: You saw this episode before I did.Sue: What? Are you sure about that?Me: Quite sure. I was at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire watching Tangerine Dream in concert. You texted a massive spoiler to me 15 minutes into the gig.Sue: That doesn’t sound like the sort of thing I’d do. Surely I would have waited…
An official is worried about Cardiff’s plans for an unstable nuclear reactor. Me: This is the first actor to appear in both the classic series and the new series, love. Can you remember –Sue: No, I can’t. And I couldn’t care less, either. I mean, who gives a shit? Oh, and the director thinks he’s…
First of all, sorry about the delay to this blog. I trapped a nerve in my neck, which is a lot more painful than it sounds, believe me. Also, do you remember how Nicol promised to watch this episode with us? Well, she buggered off to Norwich instead, which is almost as bad as going…
The Doctor and Rose have taken Adam to a space station in the year 200,000. Sue: What a dump! It looks like a bloody garage. If Rose wants to impress Adam so she can shag him later, she should have taken him somewhere nice, not a shit hole like this. I think the Doctor is…
Sue: Thank God Rob Shearman is in New York this week. He’ll be too busy worrying about his play to care about this blog.Me: I bet he’s shitting himself. After all, you gave the Slitheen two-parter eight out of 10.Sue: And?Me: (Exasperated) Eight out of 10, Sue! That’s the same score you gave to Invasion of the…
Sue isn’t impressed with the resolution to last week’s cliffhanger(s). Sue: It’s a bit of a cop-out, don’t you think? Suddenly, the electricity isn’t as dangerous to the Doctor as we were led to believe, and now he’s put all the aliens out of action. Somehow. Don’t ask me how. Anyway, it’s a massive design…
The Powell Estate, London. Me: The estate was named after Jonathan Powell, the **** who cancelled Doctor Who.Sue: And what’s wrong with having a housing estate named after you? Didn’t Nelson Mandela have some flats named after him? I would have been flattered. The Doctor has brought Rose home. Sue: So the Doctor can steer the…
In a Victorian funeral parlour in Wales… Sue: The BBC are really good when it comes to period dramas like this. I feel like I’m in safe hands this week. Suddenly, a corpse wraps its gnarled fingers around an undertaker’s neck, and Sue nearly jumps out of her skin. Sue: Not for kids! Bloody hell!…