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Doctor Who – Cold War

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Doctor Who - Cold War

After a bit of a miscalculation The Doctor (Matt Smith) and Clara (Jenna-Louise Coleman) materialize on a sinking Russian nuclear submarine near the North Pole in 1983 which has just picked up a rather unusual passenger in the form of a Martian Ice Warrior whose mere presence on the sub puts the entire crew, and perhaps even the entire world, in danger. While the ships first officer (Tobias Menzies) dismisses The Doctor’s explanation of events as pure rubbish, the ship’s Captain (Liam Cunningham) and scientist (David Warner) try to keep an open mind.

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Doctor Who – Turn Left

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“There’s something on your back.”

 

Doctor Who - Turn Left

In honor of the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who we continue to look back at some old episodes of the series. “Turn Left” reminds us that our lives are defined by the choices we make, both large and small. Sometimes it’s the small, seemingly insignificant, choices that can have the largest impact. While traveling with The Doctor (David Tennant) to the planet Shan Shen, Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) has her fortune read by a mysterious woman (Chipo Chung) who is far less interested in telling Donna’s future than changing her past to prevent Donna from ever meeting The Doctor.

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Doctor Who – The Rings of Akhaten

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“What I would like to see is… something awesome.”

 

Doctor Who - The Rings of Akhaten

After popping around the history of his latest companion to try and figure out the mystery of her existence, The Doctor (Matt Smith) returns to the present to make another offer to travel through space and time, which this time is accepted. For Clara‘s (Jenna-Louise Coleman) first adventure aboard the TARDIS The Doctor takes her to the planet Akhaten whose inhabitants believe all life in the universe began on their seven worlds. After being separated by The Doctor in the alien market, Clara befriends a scared young girl named Merry (Emilia Jones), the Queen of Years, who is hiding from her responsibility of singing a special song as part of the the Festival of Offerings.

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Doctor Who – The Mark of the Rani

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Doctor Who - The Mark of the RaniIn honor of the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who we continue to look back at some old episodes of the series. Although Colin Baker‘s run as the Sixth Doctor was short, and not without its share of controversy, there are a few Doctor Who gems during his three-year stint on the show. One of the best, “The Mark of The Rani” pits The Doctor as his companion Peri (Nicola Bryant) up against not one but two evil Time Lords when The Doctor begins investigating a time distortion and a series of deaths (each bearing an unusual red mark) during the Luddite rebellion in the 19th Century.

Although she only appeared in two episodes of the series, the Rani (Kate O’Mara) is a fan favorite. Just as devious as the Master (Anthony Ainley), the Time Lord arrives in the coal town of Killingsworth to steal neurochemicals from the miners in order to continue her immoral experiments which have left the entire population of the planet Miasimia Goria without the ability to sleep. The Master and the Rani come to an uneasy alliance based on lies, deception, and blackmail, targeting The Doctor.

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Doctor Who – The Bells of Saint John

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Doctor Who - The Bells of Saint John

After two episodes teasing us with other versions of the character, Doctor Who returns for the second-half of Series Seven to unite The Doctor (Matt Smith) with the current version of Clara Oswald (Jenna-Louise Coleman). I like the casting of Coleman as the new companion, but I have to say I’m a little disappointed that the previous versions of Clara, at least at first glance, seem vastly more interesting than the one that that’s going to be hopping around time and space with The Doctor for the foreseeable future.

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