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Sunday, 2 October 2011

Doctor Who - The Wedding of River Song - Series 6 Episode 13 Finale



What’s the Story?

Steven Moffat returns to pen the Series 6 finale. We all know events must return to Lake Silencio, Utah for the Doctor’s death but the big question remains, how will Moffat get out of this one?

What’s the Verdict?

Sunday, 18 September 2011

Doctor Who - The God Complex - Series 6 Episode 11 - Review

What’s the Story?

The Doctor, Amy and Rory find themselves in a replica of a 1980s hotel where the walls move, the corridors stretch beyond them and behind each door lies someone’s biggest fear. They are not alone however, and trapped with another group of poor unfortunate souls they must face their fears and escape from the beast that is picking people off one by one…

What’s the Verdict?

Doctor Who - The Girl Who Waited - Series 6 Episode 10 - Review


What’s the Story?


On a visit to Apalapucia (thank you subtitles) the second most popular travellers destination in the universe (who wants to go to ‘The Planet of the Coffee Shops’ anyway), Amy finds herself trapped in a faster time stream on a planet where a deadly plague has broken out. With the Doctor confined to the Tardis lest he be infected it is left to Rory to find Amy and rescue her from the Handbots, robots designed to administer medicine, a medicine that will kill human Amy. When Rory finds his wife however, she is not quite how he left her…

What's the Verdict?

Sunday, 4 September 2011

Doctor Who - 'Night Terrors' - Series 6 Episode 9 - Review


What’s the Story?
 Mark Gatiss returns to Who to script this creepy standalone story, where the Doctor hears the distressed call of a boy called George, terrified of the monsters in his bedroom, or more specifically his wardrobe where his parents have encouraged him to lock away all his fears. With George’s Dad Alex (guest star Daniel Mays) not knowing where to turn to help his son, The Doctor warns him that ‘monsters are real’…

What’s the Verdict?

Doctor Who - 'Let's Kill Hitler' - Series 6 Episode 8 - Review



What’s the Story?

 Doctor Who roars back onto our screens when Amy, Rory and their childhood friend, Mels, crash land in 1938 Berlin and inadvertently save the life of one Adolf Hitler. They encounter the Teselecta, a shape shifting robot hunting down war criminals and are stunned to discover the truth about Mels…

What’s the Verdict?

Tuesday, 23 August 2011

Eureka - 'Clash of the Titans' - Episode Review


What’s the Story?

When Titan Rover, Tiny, explodes on return to Eureka (RIP Tiny, perhaps she will get a Deputy Andy style rebuild?), Carter heads the investigation into the explosion and the dispersal of poisonous methane gas across the town. Meanwhile, a Department of Defense ‘Auditor’ (Wallace Shawn) arrives to assess Jack and Allison’s relationship, Fargo and Holly grow closer (or do they?) and Henry and Grace plan their wedding, with added ‘help’ from Jo.

 What’s the Verdict?

Friday, 19 August 2011

Warehouse 13 - Season 3 Episode 6 - 'Don't Hate The Player' - Review



What’s the Story?

Eureka’s Fargo (Neil Grayston) guest stars in Warehouse 13 for the second time, when his latest ‘Fargames’ concept puts him into a life threatening situation. To help him, Pete and Claudia have to go inside the videogame Fargo has created, ‘Fortress 13’, where things seem very familiar…. Meanwhile Artie and Steve are called out by Agent Sally to investigate an apparent suicide.