Prepare The Timelash!!
@preparethetimelash.bsky.social
A Doctor Who podcast that does a deep dive on one topic in each season. In Season 4, we look at River Song and her travels with the Doctor. Hello, Sweeties! Hosted by Ken Hart & Mike Ferguson.
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Happy #DoctorWhoDay, everyone! We're happy to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of our favorite show! It's been a while since our last episode dropped, but we're not out of regenerations yet. We'll be back on track in 2026! 💙💙
November 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Happy #DoctorWhoDay, everyone! We're happy to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of our favorite show! It's been a while since our last episode dropped, but we're not out of regenerations yet. We'll be back on track in 2026! 💙💙
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August 4, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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Honestly, this opinion is something I wish I thought more about, because I agree 100%. For all the playfulness of Smith's Doctor, he was able to shift in a split-second to this Ancient Being - with just a look! A nuanced, masterful performance. #DoctorWho
June 10, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Honestly, this opinion is something I wish I thought more about, because I agree 100%. For all the playfulness of Smith's Doctor, he was able to shift in a split-second to this Ancient Being - with just a look! A nuanced, masterful performance. #DoctorWho
Oh hell, I'd love to know the backstory of that! --Ken
June 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Oh hell, I'd love to know the backstory of that! --Ken
Hard to believe that I never listened to @bigfinish.bsky.social's 2003 release, JUBILEE, by Robert Shearman. It is outstanding. My jaw literally dropped several times while listening to it! It's right up there with BF's best, on par with The Rocket Men and Davros. Give it a listen! #DoctorWho
June 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Hard to believe that I never listened to @bigfinish.bsky.social's 2003 release, JUBILEE, by Robert Shearman. It is outstanding. My jaw literally dropped several times while listening to it! It's right up there with BF's best, on par with The Rocket Men and Davros. Give it a listen! #DoctorWho
There's now lots of discussion regarding hurriedly shot new footage for the #DoctorWho finale, based in part on this photo from a scene not in the finished episode. *Did* Ncuti decide at the last minute, necessitating new scenes to be shot? Would that explain the awkward, abrupt Belinda sendoff?
June 1, 2025 at 4:22 AM
There's now lots of discussion regarding hurriedly shot new footage for the #DoctorWho finale, based in part on this photo from a scene not in the finished episode. *Did* Ncuti decide at the last minute, necessitating new scenes to be shot? Would that explain the awkward, abrupt Belinda sendoff?
OK, let's talk #DoctorWho "Wish World." Fun for the first half, looks great, & ultimately brings us to an avalanche of exposition and a realization that "The Wedding of River Song" - deeply flawed as it was - still did it better. Why, WHY, is another member of the Pantheon shoehorned in here... 1/2
May 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
OK, let's talk #DoctorWho "Wish World." Fun for the first half, looks great, & ultimately brings us to an avalanche of exposition and a realization that "The Wedding of River Song" - deeply flawed as it was - still did it better. Why, WHY, is another member of the Pantheon shoehorned in here... 1/2
"The Interstellar Song Contest" is the season's best ep, & we needed a solid one. Action packed, emotional, campy at times, DARK at others. With some 11th-style danger in Ncuti's performance, it's a noteworthy reminder of who the Doctor is. And the REVEALS! 😶 Deduction: slight plot. 9/10. #DoctorWho
May 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"The Interstellar Song Contest" is the season's best ep, & we needed a solid one. Action packed, emotional, campy at times, DARK at others. With some 11th-style danger in Ncuti's performance, it's a noteworthy reminder of who the Doctor is. And the REVEALS! 😶 Deduction: slight plot. 9/10. #DoctorWho
Thoughts on "The Story and the Engine": a clever, imaginative #DoctorWho tale, which fit the mood! Using the barbershop's role in Black culture was a great touch. But the whole thing was undercut by the incorporation of "the gods." AGAIN. After 1.5 seasons of this, that's not clever - that's lazy. 🧵
May 14, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Thoughts on "The Story and the Engine": a clever, imaginative #DoctorWho tale, which fit the mood! Using the barbershop's role in Black culture was a great touch. But the whole thing was undercut by the incorporation of "the gods." AGAIN. After 1.5 seasons of this, that's not clever - that's lazy. 🧵
As tense as movies "The Conjuring" or "Don't Look Now," with a payoff that's just as strong. That lack of subtlety in Ep 1 or focus in Ep 2? Forget it. "The Well" is solid throughout, from the emotional beginning to the "OMG..." of the final seconds. Brilliant supporting cast & directing. 10/10!
April 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
As tense as movies "The Conjuring" or "Don't Look Now," with a payoff that's just as strong. That lack of subtlety in Ep 1 or focus in Ep 2? Forget it. "The Well" is solid throughout, from the emotional beginning to the "OMG..." of the final seconds. Brilliant supporting cast & directing. 10/10!
3. THE WELL. Hot damn. That was a great episode. Steven Moffat last week said his classic "Blink" may have finally been dethroned as Best Episode Ever, & he may be right. Time will tell. But this is the best, tightest episode since "Day of the Doctor" & even more disturbing than "Wild Blue Yonder."
April 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
3. THE WELL. Hot damn. That was a great episode. Steven Moffat last week said his classic "Blink" may have finally been dethroned as Best Episode Ever, & he may be right. Time will tell. But this is the best, tightest episode since "Day of the Doctor" & even more disturbing than "Wild Blue Yonder."
A funhouse mirror view of the Doctor Who/Disney+ era? A look at how we can get "lost" in a movie? Any one of those could have fueled a single story. Combine them, THEN toss in the Pantheon, plus '50s racism... well, it's a jumble. But a very fun jumble, no doubt. Rating: 7/10. #DoctorWho Next?
April 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
A funhouse mirror view of the Doctor Who/Disney+ era? A look at how we can get "lost" in a movie? Any one of those could have fueled a single story. Combine them, THEN toss in the Pantheon, plus '50s racism... well, it's a jumble. But a very fun jumble, no doubt. Rating: 7/10. #DoctorWho Next?
2. LUX. This was fun. Thanks esp to Alan Cumming (Mr. Ring-a-Ding) and director Amanda Brotchie, who helped keep you guessing. I just wish the story had picked ONE concept to roll with, instead of 5 or 6. Stuck in a cartoon? A full-on Meta analysis of "Doctor Who"? Cartoon as a life form? ...
April 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
2. LUX. This was fun. Thanks esp to Alan Cumming (Mr. Ring-a-Ding) and director Amanda Brotchie, who helped keep you guessing. I just wish the story had picked ONE concept to roll with, instead of 5 or 6. Stuck in a cartoon? A full-on Meta analysis of "Doctor Who"? Cartoon as a life form? ...
...that ending was telegraphed from 21 light years away. Completely agree with the messaging (yes, incels *do* suck), but the delivery had all the subtlety of a Dalek. Shouldn't be surprised, since RTD did give us farting Slitheen, after all. Rating: 6/10.
That brings us to...
That brings us to...
April 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
...that ending was telegraphed from 21 light years away. Completely agree with the messaging (yes, incels *do* suck), but the delivery had all the subtlety of a Dalek. Shouldn't be surprised, since RTD did give us farting Slitheen, after all. Rating: 6/10.
That brings us to...
That brings us to...
Hey, fellow #DoctorWho fans! Here's our catch-up post on Ncuti's 2nd season as the Doctor:
1. THE ROBOT REVOLUTION. We love MissBelindaChandra! Not only does she have a winning personality, she also calls out the Fifteenth Doctor on his "I'm doing this without your permission" BS. But...
1. THE ROBOT REVOLUTION. We love MissBelindaChandra! Not only does she have a winning personality, she also calls out the Fifteenth Doctor on his "I'm doing this without your permission" BS. But...
April 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Hey, fellow #DoctorWho fans! Here's our catch-up post on Ncuti's 2nd season as the Doctor:
1. THE ROBOT REVOLUTION. We love MissBelindaChandra! Not only does she have a winning personality, she also calls out the Fifteenth Doctor on his "I'm doing this without your permission" BS. But...
1. THE ROBOT REVOLUTION. We love MissBelindaChandra! Not only does she have a winning personality, she also calls out the Fifteenth Doctor on his "I'm doing this without your permission" BS. But...
We haven't been shy in past episodes when critiquing Eric Saward's influence on the Davison & Colin Baker eras of #DoctorWho. That said, it's *fascinating* to see how it all developed! Read the latest "Psychic Paper" by @cooraysmith.bsky.social - it's always good. buttondown.com/cooray_smith...
January 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
We haven't been shy in past episodes when critiquing Eric Saward's influence on the Davison & Colin Baker eras of #DoctorWho. That said, it's *fascinating* to see how it all developed! Read the latest "Psychic Paper" by @cooraysmith.bsky.social - it's always good. buttondown.com/cooray_smith...
Mabli: "A doctor of medicine?" The Doctor: "Well, medicine, science, engineering, candy floss, LEGO, philosophy, music, problems, people, hope. Mostly HOPE." #DoctorWho #HangInThere
January 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Mabli: "A doctor of medicine?" The Doctor: "Well, medicine, science, engineering, candy floss, LEGO, philosophy, music, problems, people, hope. Mostly HOPE." #DoctorWho #HangInThere
RIP #DavidLynch. Television wouldn't be half as weird and balls-to-the-wall innovative without your work.
January 16, 2025 at 10:26 PM
RIP #DavidLynch. Television wouldn't be half as weird and balls-to-the-wall innovative without your work.