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Doctor Who Episode Review: The Legend of Ruby Sunday and Empire of Death (2024)

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Synopsis: Arriving back in present-day London, the Doctor ( Ncuti Gatwa ) seeks help from UNIT to track down the identity of a mysterious woman ( Susan Twist ) who has appeared as multiple incarnations during his travels with Ruby Sunday ( Millie Gibson ). At the same time, he also enlists UNIT's help in tracking down Ruby's long-lost birth mother. In doing so, he inadvertently releases Sutekh, who immediately begins wiping out all life in the universe. Review: As I mentioned previously, my wife and I spent part of this past weekend getting caught up on the previous Doctor Who season so we can start watching the newer episodes that just started airing this month. This included watching the two episodes, The Legend of Ruby Sunday and Empire of Death , which I'm going to lump together since they were basically a two-part season finale. After watching them, I would describe my opinion as being a bit disappointed. My biggest problem with these episodes is the same one I had ...

Doctor Who Episode Review: Rogue (2024)

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Synopsis: While attending a 19th Century British ball, the Doctor ( Ncuti Gatwa ) and Ruby Sunday ( Millie Gibson ) must confront a group of alien shapeshifters, known as the Chuldur, who are killing off and impersonating guests as part of a Bridgerton cosplay. Helping the Doctor is a bounty hunter by the name of Rogue ( Jonathan Groff ), who also becomes a love interest for the time traveler. Review: The new season of Doctor Who just started so my wife and I made an effort to get caught up this past weekend, starting with Rogue . Overall, I think I can say I enjoyed this one. The main plot is a little confusing because the cosplay alien idea doesn't make a ton of sense if you think too much about it. I would assume the Chuldur aren't time travelers because, if that was a common alien technology, the Doctor wouldn't be anything special. Yet, unless I misunderstood something, they were cosplaying a 21st century show in the 19th century.  That said, I did like the idea of ...