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Genuinely bizarre for Who’s big co-production deal to lead to an episode set entirely in a barbershop which looks cheaper than any other episode made post-2010. Series 5 making Engine would have dressed up a Cardiff barbers and included a line about the terrible weather in Lagos this time of year.
October 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
And in that sense of danger, the Doctor and Martha become whole as characters and the world feels real. Space Babies is essentially just a funny visual in the crew and a walking pun in the Bogeyman, and the Doctor and Ruby are written accordingly - basically sleepwalking through it all unaffected.
April 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
People often say something is missing from RTD2 and I’d say it’s the regular sense of threat. Perhaps it’s nostalgia speaking, but I don’t think Smith & Jones would feel like a poor season opener today. But that goofy romp had regular reminders that everyone could die horribly.
April 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM