The Whovian Reviews

With a punny title and a monster that I was already terrified of, I have to say I expected more of this week's Doctor Who. However, instead of cowering behind the sofa, I was just left confused and a little disappointed. Normally, I would rewatch the episode Monday morning before writing up this review, but this week, for the first time, I just could not bring myself to do so. Now the episode was still good. I still love the Doctor ’s sonic flourishing and I loved seeing Yas’ family and yes, the spiders were just as terrifying as I’d expected. That’s all it was though, good, a far cry from the amazing of last week’s Rosa . The first thing that I have to bring up is the character of Najia, Yas’ Mum. Supposedly the General Manager of a new swanky hotel, she comes across as weak, feeble, and to be honest, a little bit whiny. Certainly not someone who would be managing a posh hotel. With the Doctor at first thinking that she is the link between the spider in the apartment complex ...

WARNING - SPOILERS AHEAD! Now, full disclaimer, I am not a person of colour. I cannot, and do not, speak for anyone who is, and encourage everyone to go and search out reviews from people of colour who are much more qualified to talk about issues surrounding race than me. (I’ve not been able to find any myself despite vigorous Googling, so if you know of any then please comment the links below!) I was more than a little apprehensive going into the latest instalment of Doctor Who this week. The topic of Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights movement was one that if done well, could potentially be amazing, but the slightest mistake would be devastating. The first good sign was the writing team behind the episode. Malorie Blackman’s Noughts and Crosses was one of my favourite series growing up, and I couldn’t think of anyone better to tackle Rosa’s Doctor Who story. Still, I was worried that something just wouldn’t be right (after all, as many a fan of JK Rowling will know, writing a b...

WARNING  - SPOILERS AHEAD So I’ll admit, The Ghost Monument was probably one of the least complex stories we’ve seen on the show for a while. There were no sudden twists or revelations to the main plot to throw viewers off guard. The discovery that the Ghost Monument was (spoiler alert!) the TARDIS, was sinfully obvious, and even the monstrosity of the ribbon/bandage creatures, that are apparently called The Remnants, was so clearly foreshadowed through the use of camera shots and music that I was sure there was something bad going on surrounding them, way before anything actually happened. But does the simplicity of the story mean it was a bad episode? Absolutely not! Sure, it wasn’t a surprising episode, but it was actually rather refreshing to not be thrown around plot twists every few seconds, and instead to focus on the characters and their involvement in the story. The episode had me laughing, and holding my breath, and jumping for joy. Everything a good episode shoul...

WARNING  - MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD It ’s safe to say, that I was extremely excited for the return of Doctor Who. And as I sit here in my TARDIS dressing gown gobbling down porridge at 7am on Monday morning, getting ready for my first re-watch of ‘The Woman Who Fell To Earth’, I am just as excited to experience that episode all over again. My laptop is plugged in, my porridge is left to go cold and the BBC logo on my TV fades to black. Despite having thoroughly enjoyed the episode last night, the first thing that strikes me as Ryan’s voice emanates from the darkness is the strangeness of the way they’ve chosen to start the episode. There are infinite ways we could have been introduced to Ryan, so why through a Youtube video? It’s not mentioned during the story (with the exception of the second part of the video near the end), and it doesn’t add anything to the plot. I understand that you’re supposed to think that the woman he’s referring to is the Doctor, but really, that woul...