Doctor Who Series Ten and Twelfth Doctor Summary Peter Capaldi’s final run was nearly on par with his last set. This group of stories kept up with Series Nine‘s continuing mission to analyze the human condition in the science fiction tradition. Series Ten focused less on vengeance but kept a
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time (1 episode, Christmas Special, 2017) The (other) two Doctors. 709 episodes ago, the First Doctor faced the Cybermen. After the threat was over, the Doctor walked through the snow storms of the South Pole to his TARDIS. There he found someone claiming to be
Doctor Who: World Enough and Time Doctor Who: The Doctor Falls (2 episodes, s10e11-12, 2017) Powerful, surprising, and heartbreaking: A Doctor Who triple threat. World Enough and Time Upon a snowy landscape, the Doctor stumbles from the TARDIS and repeats the word “no” as he begins to regenerate. He falls
Doctor Who: The Eaters of Light (1 episode, s10e10, 2017) Last stand in Scotland. In the present day near Devil’s Cairn, Scotland, little Judy tells her brother that she wants to hear the ghosts. Her brother warns that there are ghosts, but Judy hears music and defies his request for
Doctor Who: Empress of Mars (1 episode, s10e09, 2017) Long live the ice queen. In 2017, the controllers at NASA are watching with bated breath as the space probe Valkyrie approaches Mars. The Doctor, Bill, and Nardole appear in Mission Control as the countdown ends and the first images return. Everyone
Doctor Who: Extremis Doctor Who: The Pyramid at the End of the World Doctor Who: The Lie of the Land (3 episodes, s10e06-08, 2017) All shall love and despair. Extremis A long time ago, the Doctor confers with an executioner named Rafando about a method for destroying a Time Lord.
Doctor Who: Oxygen (1 episode, s10e05, 2017) Take a deep breath. It might be your last. On a space station named Chasm Forge, workers Ivan and Ellie spacewalk across the hull to effect repairs. The pair are romantically involved and Ellie tries to tell Ivan that she wants to have
Doctor Who: Knock Knock (1 episode, s10e04, 2017) Who’s there? Bill, her friend Shireen, and their four new housemates Felicity, Harry, Pavel, and Paul go househunting. Due to their small budget, the available accommodations are sparse, but they find a man named John who has the perfect place for them.
Doctor Who: Thin Ice (1 episode, s10e03, 2017) Going ice skating with monsters. Picking up immediately after the previous adventure, the Doctor and Bill rush back into the TARDIS to discuss their landing on the frozen Thames. They’ve landed at the site of the last great frost fair on February
Doctor Who: Smile (1 episode, s10e02, 2017) The importance of understanding emotion. Bill prepares for her first proper trip in the TARDIS, musing about how the seats are too far from the console and how difficult it seems to drive it. She’s impressed that the Doctor stole the TARDIS instead
Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio (1 episode, Christmas Special, 2016) With great fandom comes great tributes to nostalgia. It’s Christmas Eve in 1990. In New York City, a boy named Grant meets the Doctor in the middle of the night as the Time Lord dangles by his ankles
Doctor Who Series Nine Summary Peter Capaldi’s sophomore set was a big step up. After Series Eight‘s uneven performance, the Twelfth Doctor really started to shine with stories better aligned with science fiction’s mission to analyze the human condition. Series Nine tackled vengeance and regret, life and death, and war
