Episode 54: “Love And Monsters” and “Night Terrors”
Debating Doctor Who
English - July 01, 2016 19:42 - ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsTV & Film doctor who whovian new russell davies steven moffat matt smith Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
We’ve got a whole lot of ground to cover this week. We open with a brief remembrance of Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin. We discuss Steven Moffat’s recent comments on diversity, and Alasdair wonders whether the world is finally ready for a #WokeMoff hashtag, because this is some good stuff. We also sort through general updates on series 10 filming and the 10th Doctor and Donna’s return at Big Finish, before finally getting into our most anticipated discussion ever, as we look at the generally terrible episodes “Love And Monsters” and “Night Terrors.” We each mount at least a quarter-hearted defense of one of the episodes, and we both agree that Camille Coduri as Jackie Tyler is the damn MVP of this week’s selections. She’s great. Everything else? Eh…