Is “Kill the Moon” the first “base under siege” story in Doctor Who in which a base comes under siege from itself? Well, not the base, technically, but the moon—the egg—on which it stands. The…

So here’s a theory about the mysterious Missy, self-appointed “God” of the “Promised Land” (a.k.a. Nethersphere) to which deceased characters keep departing this season: She is the Doctor’s daughter. No, not Jenny, the super-soldier derived…

I saw a lot of lens flare in “Time Heist”—not just a few sparkles here and there, but all-out bursts of brilliance that put the incandescence in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek movies to shame. Brief…

Who’d have imagined a blanket-covered figure sitting on a bed could be so scary? “Listen” served up one of Doctor Who’s spookiest scenes in quite a while when the Doctor, Clara, and young Rupert—future Danny—Pink…

Like Robin and the Doctor in their bow-and-arrow battle, the Doctor Who creative team is hitting one bullseye after another. (Let’s just hope this season doesn’t share that archery target’s fate and blow up in…

What do you think of the opening title sequence Doctor Who is using? The grinding gears, the spiraling Roman numerals, the fly-by of Peter Capaldi’s mysterious eyes, the piercing electronic whine… It all creates an alien,…

“Deep Breath” offered a welcome reunion with characters I’ve missed in the months since Doctor Who last aired. Jenna Coleman delivers her strongest performance as Clara yet, blending vulnerability and broken-heartedness over the Doctor’s sudden…