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Davies's Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu-starring Doctor Who, S02E07: "Wish World." We did get the heads-up from Davies after last weekend's episode that the true "Unholy Trinity" hadn't been revealed – and wow, was he right With that in mind, we've got our first looks at what next week's epic season finale has to offer[...]

We're at the beginning of the end of this season of Doctor Who, so yes, questions are answered, but new ones pop up "Wish World" starts and ends with the new Rani (Archie Punjabi) setting a trap for The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) for her latest project that he couldn't see coming The writing for the[...]

Davies's Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu-starring Doctor Who hits Disney+, BBC iPlayer, and BBC One screens, the show's official YouTube channel is making it a whole lot easier to do a little "Classic Who" homework before S02E07: "Wish World" drops That's right, the first appearance of The Rani, portrayed this season by Archie Panjabi (as[...]

Davies's Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu-starring Doctor Who, S02E07: "Wish World" hits Disney+, BBC iPlayer, and BBC One screens, we're getting a brand new look at the first of the two-episode season finale While Gatwa and Sethu clue us in on what should be on our radars heading into the penultimate episode, we're treated to[...]

Director Alex Sanjiv Pillai is a new name to Doctor Who, but he directed last year's Christmas special, "Joy to the World," and has directed season two's two-part finale. Like the other directors of season two, his style is grand and dynamically cinematic, and he gets to bring back two Ranis (Anita Dobson and Archie Punjabi)[...]

It's Doctor Who "The Rani Week, and we got two whole Rani's, the first being Mrs Flood (Anita Dobson) who was there all along, right from the Fifteenth Doctor's (Ncuti Gatwa) first episode and Christmas special  "The Church on Ruby Road" and has been revealed as the new Rani in the climax of season two[...]

Davies's Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu-starring Doctor Who, S02E07: "Wish World" is only one half of what's looking to be an epic, universe-shattering second season finale With that in mind, we have a look at the official overview of the Season 2 finale, S02E08: "The Reality War" (with a runtime of 1 hour, 6 minutes)[...]

It's Rani Week on Doctor Who with the classic series pantomime Time Lady Villainess, which is back in the series for the first time this century Yes, it's not one but two Ranis! The secret is out – Mrs Flood (Anita Dobson) has been The Rani all along, and she bigenerated into another Rani (Archie[...]

The two major surprises in Doctor Who: The Interstellar Song Contest were the return of The Rani (Anita Dobson and Archie Punjabi) and the return of Susan Foreman (Carole Ann Ford), the Doctor's granddaughter and first companion from the show's debut in 1963 Susan's sudden appearance in a telepathic call to The Doctor was utterly[...]

Davies's Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu-starring Doctor Who S02E07: "Wish World" continue piling up, with a pretty impressive update to the image gallery that includes some very interesting looks at The Doctor (Gatwa), Belinda (Sethu), Ruby (Millie Gibson), The Rani (Archie Panjabi), "Rani Lite" (Anita Dobson), Conrad (Jonah Hauer-King), and others Wedding rings? A "Doctor Who" novel[...]

Davies's Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu-starring Doctor Who Season 2 We know that the "Unholy Trinity" isn't The Rani (Archie Panjabi), "Rani Lite" (Anita Dobson), and Conrad (Jonah Hauer-King), since the two "Ranis" count as one And then there were those preview images posted on social media, including one with The Rani and Conrad holding[...]

Davies's Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu-starring Doctor Who has shifted its focus towards the season's penultimate episode, S02E07: "Wish World." Even though the "Unholy Trinity" has yet to be revealed, The Rani (Archie Panjabi), "Rani Lite" (Anita Dobson), and Conrad (Jonah Hauer-King) are still a deadly threat to the Doctor (Gatwa), Belinda (Sethu), and… well, pretty[...]

This week's Doctor Who Unleashed should be a particularly interesting one, since it covers Doctor Who: The Insterstellar Song contest The episode looks big and expensive, with some of the most elaborate and ambitious set pieces and CGI effects in the season so far And it's your weekly free film school, mostly an introduction, and[...]

Davies's Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu-starring Doctor Who, we're getting some early looks at what's ahead with S02E07: "Wish World." Originally, we had the episode overview, current image gallery, and sneak peek to pass along – and then RTD added more fuel to the speculation fires It seems that The Rani (Archie Panjabi), "Rani Lite"[...]

Aaaaand we're off to the races with Doctor Who S02E06: "The Interstellar Song Contest," an episode that looks like another procedural with some camp and some satire before it gets dark and full of political commentary and some surprises and reveals before things rush into the two-part season finale Juno Dawson's script is a combination of[...]

You might think this is good news or bad news, but even in the far future of Doctor Who, the Eurovision Song Contest is eternal, expanding into an Interstellar Song Contest It's currently a decades-long annual festival of camp, kitsch, and increasing surrealism. So when the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Belinda (Varada Sethu) show up at[...]

Every episode of Doctor Who is a challenge, and this week's episode, "The Interstellar Song Contest," might be one of the most technically intricate this season, even if it doesn't have 80 live extras on set, but it has some of the biggest number of physical and CGI effects of the season The BBC released[...]

This week's episode of Doctor Who, S02E06: "The Interstellar Song Contest", shows that the Eurovision Song Contest is going to live on for centuries, as do the same old issues about politics, corrupt corporations, propaganda, and xenophobia Episode writer Juno Dawson is no stranger to the Whoniverse, having written two series of the spinoff drama[...]

Davies's Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu-starring Doctor Who is still getting in on the Eurovision fun in a very big way with writer Juno Dawson's S02E06: "The Interstellar Song Contest," there is one "crossover" that won't be happening after all After The Doctor (Gatwa) and Belinda (Sethu) get done travelling to the 803rd Interstellar Song[...]

In this week's episode of Doctor Who, S02E06: "The Interstellar Song Contest," guest star Freddie Fox plays Kid, the week's baddie, a terrorist with an axe to grind who really, really wants to kill a lot of people He's that rare villain who drives The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) to murderous rage, which is a really,[...]

The big guest star of this week's episode of Doctor Who S02E06: "The Interstellar Song Contest," is Eurovision host Rylan Clark, who will be hosting the live Eurovision finals on BBC One (and on Peacock TV in the US) after the episode airs in a moment metaculture that fits right in with the big theme[...]

Davies's Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu-starring Doctor Who is getting in on the Eurovision fun in a very big way "Super Saturday" brings writer Juno Dawson's S02E06: "The Interstellar Song Contest" (more on that below) After The Doctor (Gatwa) and Belinda (Sethu) get done travelling to the 803rd Interstellar Song Contest (where planets from across[...]

Davies's Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu-starring Doctor Who is something special, especially if you're a Eurovision fan With May 17th being "Super Saturday" bringing writer Juno Dawson's S02E06: "The Interstellar Song Contest." After The Doctor (Gatwa) and Belinda (Sethu) get done travelling to the 803rd Interstellar Song Contest (where planets from across the universe compete[...]

Davies's Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu-starring Doctor Who is really special – especially if you're a Eurovision fan With May 17th being "Super Saturday," writer Juno Dawson's S02E06: "The Interstellar Song Contest" will be hitting screens to help with the festivities After The Doctor (Gatwa) and Belinda (Sethu) get done travelling to the 803rd Interstellar[...]

Davies's Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu-starring Doctor Who, we've got some big news to pass along about what's going down after the final notes are sung on "The Interstellar Song Contest." Set for Saturday, May 31st, the extra-special-length season finale episode "The Reality War" will premiere simultaneously on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, Disney+, and in[...]

This week's episode of Doctor Who, "The Story and the Engine," is a standalone episode set in completely modern-day Africa (recreated in Cardiff) and is not only a meditation on storytelling but also the very nature of the Doctor as a story. It gives Ncuti Gatwa an episode that fully explores and runs the gamut of his[...]

In this week's episode of Doctor Who: Unleashed, host Steffan Powell interviews writer Inua Ellams and uncovers how Lagos, Nigeria, was brought to South Wales to film 'The Story and the Engine' Powell takes a stint as a caterer to 250 hungry people on set "The Story and the Engine" is a special story as Ellams set the story[...]

Davies's Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu-starring Doctor Who because it's a big one If you're a Eurovision fan, then you know that May 17th is "Super Saturday," and writer Juno Dawson's S02E06: "The Interstellar Song Contest" is getting in on the festivities After The Doctor (Gatwa) and Belinda (Sethu) get done travelling to the 803rd[...]

This season of Doctor Who is the strongest and most consistent in years, with Russell T Davies presenting a more confident stamp on the general tone and feel for the series on top of the higher budget "The Story and the Engine" might be the best script from the Disney era, Doctor Who Once again, it's[...]

This week's Doctor Who, "The Story and the Engine", features Ariyon Bakare as a mysterious barber who has taken over the Doctor's (Ncuti Gatwa) barbershop in downtown Lagos and keeps the customers prisoner, forcing them to feed him stories that fuel his engine Bakare's turn is enigmatic, sinister, unpredictable, and one of the most charismatic[...]