This Week in Doctor Who: 4/30/11

Following up from last week's episode, comes another This Week in Doctor Who. Spoilers!

Episode 2 - "Day of the Moon"

Last week's episode ended with an abrupt cliffhanger, of Amy shooting at the mysterious astronaut girl, the Doctor still unaware of who sent the envelopes, and the Silence coming after everyone. So it was really weird when this episode opens up to Canton Everett Delaware the Third going about chasing Amy, River, and Rory who are all covered up with (and by the end of the episode, still unexplained) tally marks written all over their bodies. All of this which leads to a bearded Doctor who has been in captivity at Area 51. The sequences are cool and all, but there is seriously zero explanation for all of it, which really bugged me.

They try to make a point of explaining the severity of how the Silence make you forget you ever saw them, but it just gets more and more convoluted and the way they finally have everyone on Earth take notice of them by the end of the episode is even more questionable, as opposed to "The Eleventh Hour," when the Doctor sends out a photo of Prisoner Zero to everyone in the universe, this episode takes place in 1969... how the hell did get a cellphone video to transmit data to everyones TV?! I get that there's alot of timey-wimey fiction involved, but like... that cellphone lasted THREE MONTHS without needing to recharge. How does that work?

As fun as the episode was though, and there are not only fun, but really touching and also really scary parts, it didn't feel like the end of a two part episode. If anything, this story deserved a third part. Why? One, because for such a huge threat, they totally eradicated the Silence in a jiff. And two, the episode hasa HUGE cliffhanger of the little girl regenerating like a Time Lord. Is she River Song as a child? Is she the daughter of Amy and Rory? If so, how is she a Time Lord? Well, looks like we might not find out cause next week we're fighting PIRATES!!! Yeah, what the hell?

Overall Score: 8/10

This Week in Doctor Who - 4/23/11

The Doctor is back! And for the first time a new season is starting the same day in the US and UK (granted there's still a 6-9 hour difference depending on your time zone, but still). I almost got to see the first 2 episodes of Series 6 a couple weeks ago, but apparently arriving 10 hours in advance doesn't cut it like it did last year.

Episode 1 - "The Impossible Astronaut"

The episode seems to open some time after the previous specials "A Christmas Carol" and "Time and Space," as we see Amy and Rory have settled into a home of their own and it looks like the Doctor has been trying to get in contact with them throughout varies moments in time. But alas, none of this works until they receive a TARDIS-blue envelope with a specific date and time. Turns out River Song and two other mystery invitees also received these letters as well.

But what this all lead to? An astronaut emerging from a lake in Utah which shoots the Doctor, causing him to regenerate, only to shoot him again mid-regeneration, killing him. Yeah, that just happened; or did it? It turns out to be a Doctor from 200 years in the future, but as the Doctor says, time can be rewritten. Which somehow brings us to Washington DC with a run in with Nixon, and yadda yadda yadda. Oh and there's new monsters that look like gray aliens with skinny ties, the Silence, and in a oddly similar fashion to Weeping Angels, you have to keep looking at them because as soon as you turn around you forget you ever saw them. Point being, there's something big developing, and I really don't want to summarize, especially with there being a cliffhanger that I'll ultimately have to cover next week.

But overall, this was a fantastic season opener. I'm still a bit particular to "The Eleventh Hour," last years opening and Matt Smith's first episode, but I think that's because it was a completed story. Where as this episode is a two-parter, but split over 2 weeks, and I hate when a cliffhanger is actually one that wants to make me see the next one right away; another reason to get upset about not getting into the premiere two weeks ago.... Can't wait for next week I guess!

Overall Score: 8.5/10

This Week in Doctor Who: 3/18/11

Before I get to reviewing last week's Fringe (sorry about that delay by the way), I have another surprise! New Doctor Who!

In honor of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day, the BBC have produced a new Doctor Who short, which leads into the new season in April. Thankfully, because Red Nose Day isn't acknowledged in America apparently, the BBC have posted the new short in 2 parts on YouTube:



Red Nose Day Special - "Time" and "Space"

When this mini-special was announced a week ago, it said there would be two 4-minute shorts. One called "Time" and another called "Space". The video itself only has one title card, and it says "Space" but the YouTube page from the BBC calls it "Time" Parts 1 and 2... so, I'll just call it "Time" and "Space".

It's a short special, but it's sweet. If you needed to compare it to anything, it's like the Children in Need specials, Doctor Who: Children in Need, and the fanboytastic "Time Crash". Since I've actually posted the episode I don't think there's a need to summarize anything for you.

But I will say this, while I enjoyed it, it's kind of annoying that the rules of time seem to change in every episode of this Moffat-Who era. I still love the new series to bits, but the law has to be laid down at some point. Plus, right before there was two Matt Smith's in the room, I crossed my fingers hoping for Christopher Eccleston or Paul McGann to appear; not that it would make any sense, but after all, "Time Crash" did happen. Otherwise, fun short, and I can't wait for "The Impossible Astronaut," but these time rules have gotta be made clear.

Overall Score: 8/10

This Week in Doctor Who: 12/25/10

It finally happened! For the first time ever, an episode/special of Doctor Who aired the same day in America as it did in the UK... barring a 5 hour time zone difference of course, but still! That's a fantastic thing when you consider that by the end of the recent Series 5, the episodes were airing almost a month apart between the two countries' air times. Let's hope this sticks come Series 6's premiere is Spring 2011. But enough about that, we're here to talk Christmas, in particular: Doctor Who's rendition of A Christmas Carol.

2010 Christmas Special - "A Christmas Carol"

Where to start? The episode opens with our newly weds, Amy and Rory, honeymooning on a ship somewhere out in space, which suddenly experiences some turbulence which I'm sure had something to do with the whole set looking like something out of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek, with large visual screens and lense flares to boot. It's soon revealed that a man named Kazran Sardik (Michael Gambon, you know, Dumbledore), the Scrooge type character of this Earth-like planet, who has the ability to control the skies. But these aren't just any skies; no, these skies are filled with fish that can swim in fog... and sharks can swim there too!

In order to save Amy, Rory, and the other 4,000 people aboard the ship, The Doctor must convince Kazran to fix the sky, even if it means playing "the Ghost of Christmas Past" and going back in time, changing Sardik's memories before his very eyes.

Not being a Christian, I've never really cared for Christmas, let alone the overtold story of A Christmas Carol, and certainly an episode of Doctor Who isn't going to change my feelings about that. However, for an episode that was by far the most Christmas-y Doctor Who special yet, I very much enjoyed it. For instance, "The Christmas Invasion," "The Runaway Bride," "Voyage of the Damned" and "The Next Doctor" all took place on Christmas or referenced something from the previous Christmas... but they were never really about the holiday. And last year's special, The End of Time "Part One" wasn't about Christmas at all, because everyone was tuning in to see David Tennant make his farewell as The Doctor, which was all about gloom and doom and not "Christmas cheer" as you call it. So for once I guess it was neat to see a Christmas special that really was actually about Christmas, and not just something that seemed to be conveniently timed.

But overall this special was really great. There was a lot of fan service, from fezzes to long colorful scarves, to hilarious moments where The Doctor accidentally marries Marylin Monroe; there was a lot of fun to be had in this episode. Also, the trailer for Series 6 at the end, totally awesome! Spring can't come soon enough!

Overall Score: 9/10

....aaaaaaaand I just realized I never did a season recap like I said I'd do at the end of the last This Week in Doctor Who... whoops!

Doctor Who returns on Christmas!

Great news Who fans! (specifically the American ones) For the first time ever, the next Doctor Who special, "A Christmas Carol" will air the same day in America as well as the UK! Check out the trailer released today:


That's right, no weeks of waiting, or pointless delays; once it airs in the UK it will air here in America just a few hours later, what with time zones and all that. So hopefully that also means an on time return of This Week in Doctor Who! Now we can only hope this practice carries onto the rest of Series 6 when it starts in the Spring next year.

This Week in Doctor Who - 7/24/10

Yes, I'm very well aware what the date on top says, but that's when this was supposed to be written so I'm going to leave it as is. To be honest, I don't even know remember when the episode aired in America, as I watched it when it premiered in the UK so it's been well over a month or two for me... my bad.

Episode 13 - "The Big Bang"

At the end of my last review I made a little statement how parts of the episode felt like a "jumbled mess," that was before I watched this episode; which for about... three thirds of the episode is just going in and out and back and forth through time to solve problems, but really it just creates more.

What bothered me is that somehow the Doctor gets a watch-type device from River that allows him to travel time where he stands, and it basically just throws the rules out the door. Suddenly, instead of being trapped in the Pandorica, the Doctor from the future comes back and solves the problem, and then goes forward, and then Amy meets herself, and then they go back, and forward, and diagonal. Regardless of where they go, it's just the ultimate cop-out tool. Because then for every situation ever you could be like, "wait David Tennant, you don't have to die at the hand of Rassilon, let me just use my timey-wimey to go back and tell you 'Don't do it!' or some crap like that". Granted I know it's a show that revolves around time travel, but even the Doctor says he has rules about what he can and can't do. I think using a device to tell you past self what not to do is one of those things that just shouldn't happen.

But, despite the jumbling and rule breaking, when it all came together it was pretty cool, and for a finale, I definitely liked this better than "The End of Time" for the most part, Tennant's final moments aside. And the really awesome part of the episode was seeing the Doctor traveling back to all his adventures with Amy, even explaining his what-seemed-to-be bizarre wardrobe change in "Flesh and Stone"; and in the end it really brought the feeling together of that 'fairy tale' Moffat talked about before the new series started. Plus, fezzes are cool. Can't wait for the Christmas Special!

Overall Score: 9.2/10

I'll hopefully post the season recap before the next week is over.

This Week in Doctor Who - 7/10/10

Despite already airing in the UK almost four weeks ago [a whole month], this episode won't actually premiere on BBC America until next week. Sorry, but if BBCA wants to do it this way, that's not my problem. So for those of you that have sadly stuck with their schedule, MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW, but for those that watched it when it aired, this is old news.

Episode 12 - "The Pandorica Opens"

And we're finally here, sort of, as this is the first part of Steven Moffat's finale for the fifth series of Doctor Who, it's been quite the journey. Right away I found this to be unlike any Doctor Who season finale before it, the first scene brings back a screaming Vincent van Gogh (from "Vincent and the Doctor"), and then we soon see Bracewell and Churchill (from "Victory of the Daleks"), and then we reach River Song (who needs no re-introduction at this point). There is a message waiting for her, from Vincent van Gogh himself, at Elizabeth the Tenth's (from "The Beast Below") Royal Collection... it's a painting, of the TARDIS exploding! Booooweeeeeooooooo

Despite only being the first 8 or so minutes of the episode, I really loved that whole sequence because for the first time ever, the Doctor Who finale actually felt like a season finale by bringing everything that happened together, instead of just being one grand episode without any consequence from the prior episodes of the season. Granted Series 3 and 4 both closed the stories of the companion's rather well, everything up to those points were generally meaningless.

Anyways, River finally gets the message along to the Doctor, who previously grabbed a burned piece of TARDIS from "the crack" in "Cold Blood," but now this was just a confirmation. This encounter suddenly brings them to Roman Britain some time in the 2nd century, and then eventually to Stonehenge to find the mysterious Pandorica, in what really can be summarized as a confusing mess of words and imagery. Honestly, there was a lot of back and forth and mumbo-jumbo talk and at the end I was like ... "what?" But the payoff is great when the Pandorica is finally discovered.

But what is it? Well, why don't you ask "the Alliance," a.k.a. everyone the Doctor has ever messed with! You name it, Daleks, Cybermen, Slitheen, Silurians, Judoon, Sontarans, Sycorax, and other aliens from Doctor Who, Torchwood, and even the Sarah Jane Adventures are either seen or name-dropped, even some creatures from classic DW as well! The whole thing is basically one giant heap of fan service, it's insane. So what is the Pandorica? It's a time-sealed prison for the most sinister person in the universe: ... The Doctor!

To summarize everything else that happens, River uses the TARDIS and is brought to Amy's home on June 26th 2010, a day the Doctor was warned about. She soon realizes that everything that's happened has been part of Amy's imagination... or has it? Also, there's an Auton version of Rory and oh yeah.. he kills Amy. BAM! Told you there were spoilers.

Overall, this episode was pretty fantastic despite being somewhat of a jumbled mess from time to time, and because of that A LOT happens here, which makes it harder for me to summarize because basically every moment is pivotal. As much as I liked this first part, I'll wait for the second half before I make any truly final judgements.

Overall Score: 9/10

This Week in Doctor Who - 5/15/10

That cliffhanger was too much to bear, so one week later, here we are, let's get on with this!

Episode 5 - "Flesh and Stone"

This episodes takes place immediately after "The Time of Angels," so if you didn't see that, first off: what is wrong with you? and two: get on that right now! Having shot the gravity switch (yes, the Doctor used a gun... which he did in The End of Time already so it's not such a crazy thing anymore I suppose), the Doctor, Amy, River and the rest of Byzantium crew are brought on-board the ship to escape the oncoming hoards of Weeping Angels.

But it seems the digital Angel that Amy struck eyes with earlier is final getting to her, and taking over her mind, and after a series of unfortunate events, leaves her virtually blind, forcing her to keep her eyes closed or risk killing everyone. It's really complicated, and if anything I just made it sound more confusing. But, "the crack" is back, and this time it's big, and apparently looking into it makes people forget things or even removes things from existence, basically changing the entire structure of time itself, which of course is a very frightening thing for The Doctor, who still can't figure out the crack's origin.

It's quite a thrilling episode, and certainly this and the previous episode combined are the best thing yet since "The Eleventh Hour," which was also directed by Adam Smith. So, Mr. Smith, if you're reading this, and I doubt it, congrats on making these the best episodes of Doctor Who ever. My only issue here is trying to say what's better, this part or the first part... this part wouldn't be good had the first part not been so engaging, but at the same time the first part alone felt unfinished... I just suggest you watch both this and "The Time of Angels" together, without the week long gap, because this would have definitely worked better as a 90 minute movie instead of two 45 min episodes.

Overall Score: 9.5/10

This Week in Doctor Who - 5/8/10

After a week of non-Moffat writing, the next two episodes are back in the hands of new show-runner Steven Moffat, and they better be, because this two-part story marks the return of Moffat's most memorable inclusion to the Whoniverse, the Weeping Angels.

Episode 4 - "The Time of Angels"

Despite the obvious focus being the Weeping Angels, this episode marks the return to two Moffat stories, the most notable being the fantastic Series 3 episode, "Blink," which introduced the Angels in a quite brilliant manner, and for many is their most favorite Doctor Who episode ever. The other however, is the two-part story from Series 4, "Silence in the Library" and "Forest of the Dead," which introduced Professor River Song, a woman who claims to be The Doctor's wife in the future and has a recollection of all his past and future incarnations.

So this episode opens with River in the distant future, who leaves a message for The Doctor 12,000 years in the future to find in a museum, and being The Doctor he gets in the TARDIS with Amy, and grabs River at the coordinates that she left for him. And from their they follow the trail of a ship containing a Weeping Angel, that has crashed on an uninhabited planet... or so they think.

Unlike "Blink," this episode has the Doctor dealing with the Weeping Angels directly, and not through TV screens with a random character as the focus of the episode, so in a sense, it makes it feel more like a Cybermen or Dalek episode, but with the Weeping Angels, but basically putting them on that same type of threat and interaction level. But despite that, they're still insanely creepy and are still much more of a threat, at least in their actions and design than I've ever found the Daleks or Cybermen to be. If anything bugs me about this episode it's the cliffhanger ending, which is just so unfair! Oh, and did they cake up the make up on River to make her look younger? Because she totally looks older and I'm pretty sure they're trying to say this takes place before "Silence in the Library"... anyways, we'll finish this next week!

Overall Score: 9/10

This Week in Doctor Who - 4/24/10

Despite this being one week late, the episode actually premiered in the UK four weeks ago, that's basically a month. But, thanks to my lack of being able to type up a review, I've been able to watch this episode arounnd 10 times now on BBC America, let's see if repeated viewings have altered my opinion.

Episode 2 - "The Beast Below"

This is Steven Moffat's second episode as lead writer, and Matt Smith's first real episode as the Eleventh Doctor. I know, I know, last week was his first full episode, but he said it himself, he was "still cooking". This is his first full episode in his own costume, so for me this is the first episode to show off what Eleven is really like when he's not in some super-heroic special. And, I have to be honest, the episode just felt like another one-off episode from the previous Russel T. Davies' series (if you disregard the new series' far superior camera angles, production quality and special effects).

The episode starts off right after "The Eleventh Hour," with Amy still in her "nighty" and trying to adjust to her new surroundings, but it'll take more than just adjusting when the Doctor brings her to 29th century England, now a floating space colony known as Starship UK. But not all is well on Starship UK, there seems to be an odd amount of ignorance by the people in their strange setting, and the mysterious Smilers and Winders aren't exactly helping solve the creep-factor.

As I said, in terms of plot and writing, this episode felt very much like something that either Christopher Eccleston or David Tennant could have been in. There really wasn't too much of the Doctor to be seen in the episode, and Matt Smith really didn't stand out until the final moments when he gets super-pissed at everyone and it's like, "whoa, whoa, calm down Matt, this is family programming". It was definitely a different side of the Doctor, but if anything, it was Amy that saved the day this time, and it's looking she'll end up being far more important to the Doctor than we may have thought. Regardless, a good start, but I'd definitely like to see something more fresh.

Overall Score: 8/10

This Week in Doctor Who - 4/17/10

After that awesome screening and Q&A, it's time to finally review the latest Doctor Who episode! And remember, this is coming after seeing it not only in the theater, but television as well:

Sure, we're getting it two weeks later than the UK; sucks, but, two weeks is better than two months, a year, and so on. Point is, the new series of Doctor Who is here and whether you want to call it Series 5, Series One, Season 31, the 2010 Series, whatever, you better damn well be excited because this episode was brilliant!

Episode 1 - "The Eleventh Hour"

Where shall we begin? The episode literally takes place right after "The End of Time," with our newly regenerated Doctor (Matt Smith) falling recklessly back to Earth in his damaged TARDIS, unable to fully recover from the regeneration. But before landing, I should mention, we're treated to the brand new series opening and theme, which took some getting used to, but the more I think about it, the more I liked it. And after all that, the TARDIS lands, at a house where a young girl lives, and she's been praying for someone to come fix a mysterious crack in her wall. But the Doctor can't fix it at this time, because much like himself, the TARDIS needs to recover as well, and he needs to leave before the problem can be remedied.

When he returns, however, he finds out he's been away much longer than he realized, 12 years, and that little girl is now a full grown woman, Amy Pond (Karen Gillan), who is currently working as a kissogram (look it up). Upset by the Doctor ditching her for so, she's very reluctant to start trusting this mystery man that's come back into her life, even if it's in the face of global destruction. There's more obviously, much more, considering this is a 65 minute episode as opposed to the usual forty or so minutes, but despite this being two weeks after the spoiler zone, I still don't need to transcribe the whole episode.

But, I will talk about the new Doctor; and I'll tell you this much, if you had any doubts in Matt Smith taking over the role of the Doctor after David Tennant's great run, lose them now, because he's FANTASTIC. He's a slightly like Tennant, but a bit more goofy, I haven't seen too much of classic Who, so it's hard to place specifics on those Doctors but, in his Eleventh incarnation, he's still very much The Doctor. There's a great scene near the end of the episode, where the Atraxi (the supporting "enemies" of this episode) scans through data of Earth, and it goes through a bunch of clips from old and new Doctor Who, even showing the previous ten Doctors, and then Smith emerges through it all, and it's so so brilliant.

Amy is great as well; in her older self she doesn't immediately fall and trust the Doctor like Rose or Martha, she actually has some spunk and personality which was nice, but it seems like she still has a lot of character development left (the cliffhanger ending says a lot). And then there's the writing, there's such a huge difference between Steven Moffat's and Russell T. Davies' writing. The episode has some really great storytelling, and there's a big focus on the show being more of a time-traveling fairy tale more so than a science fiction tale. Even the filming style is different than the previous series, it's much more dramatic and cinematic, and it works so damn well. The CGI still isn't the greatest, but it's improved over what we've seen before. Oh, and the soundtrack is fantastic, just in case I forget to praise... y'know, everything.

"The Eleventh Hour" is a great start to this new Smith/Moffat era of Doctor Who. I mean, it's definitely my new favorite Doctor Who episode, since "Blink" (which was of course, also written by Steven Moffat), and I'm already loving Matt Smith as the Doctor. Sure the story may not be the most inventive, and there are some holes, but if this episode is any hint at what's to expect for the rest of this season, count me in, and count yourself in as well.

Overall Score: 9.5/10

I know, I feel like these Seals of Approval are just being handed out left and right recently, but this episode is just so damn good not to give it a high mark. It may seem a bit unfair, I mean, it is just the first episode in long line of more to come, for all I know they could be even better. Also, being the first in a brand new series, which unlike the last 3 series, makes it almost as accessible to new viewers as it is to long time fans. It's not open-ended like the Series 1 premiere, "Rose," as this is directly after "The End of Time," but if you've missed Doctor Who up until now, now's the perfect time to get into this wonderful series.

After Thoughts: Doctor Who Screening/Q&A

UPDATE: BBC America has posted the entire half-hour Q&A session online! Glad I didn't transcribe it all.

Surprise! It's an After Thoughts! Not a surprise: it's Doctor Who related. Tonight BBC America held a screening and Q&A session in New York City for the latest series of Doctor Who, starring the Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith, and his new companion, Amy Pond, played by Karen Gillan. Both were in attendance for the event, as was new lead writer and show-runner, Steven Moffat. [Note, all links will go to an image in my Twitpic account]

The screening wasn't starting until 7 PM at the Village East Cinema here in Manhattan, but I actually got there at 9:30 this morning, waiting over 10 hours, and yes, there were even people that came earlier than me. But why did I arrive so early? Well, I found out last week that the screening would be in Village East's largest theater, 379 seats, but the Event page on BBCA's Facebook had over 600 people claiming to be going, so, I just wanted to make sure I could get in. Plus, I was already out because I had to pick up comics and the Flash ring.

So, the bulk of my day today was spent waiting in a line, reading comics, amusingly observing the fanatic Doctor Who fans with their Tom Baker scarves and remote-controlled Daleks, and telling curious passers-by that we were actually waiting for ZunePad and other Zune related products, because, that's just hilarious.

But, yeah, I won't bore you with stories of waiting, but come 6:30 PM, Matt and Karen arrived via taxi, and because my friend and I were near the front, we managed to get quite close to the new stars. I even got my crappy bag signed, because that's all I had, and Matt was like, "You want me to sign your bag?!" and I replied with what I told you already. Fun stuff: [Achievement Unlocked - Converse with The Doctor].

Soon after, we were in, I finally got to use a bathroom, and after a brief introduction and a BBC America programming trailer, the new episode, "The Eleventh Hour" started. And 65 minutes later, we were stunned; simply an awesome episode. But I won't give you a fully review here, I'll wait to post my full review this Saturday after it airs on BBCA at 9 PM EST.

The Q&A was really good. There were around 10 questions asked, none of which I completely remember (sorry), but the things Matt and Steven had to say were either really interesting and/or hilarious. Not to many questions were focused at Karen, so it didn't seem like she got to say much... but one creepy Who-fan did ask if she was a "chubby-chaser"... so, thanks for keeping her and/or BBCA from ever coming to America again, creepy Doctor Who fan. But, regardless, the experience was pretty awesome, and it was great that BBCA did this completely free, I just wish I had my actual camera with me, and an actual piece of Doctor Who merchandise that would've been worth signing... Next time? I can only hope!

I'd love to show you my photos, but sadly, I forgot my camera in New Jersey, so I was stuck with my crappy cellphone camera that can't zoom. And to top it off, I left my SD card adapter at home so I can't even upload my photos from my phone. So for now, check my Twitpic for some stuff, I'll try to get photos from the Q&A itself online at a later date.

Oh, and check out this other blog, where you can see me, my friend, and some far more devoted/crazy Doctor Who fans...

This Week in Doctor Who

Welcome to yet another new This Week In feature. Unlike all previous This Week In featured shows, Doctor Who does not originally premiere in the United States, where we are located; so the feature wholly relies on when the episodes premiere on BBC America. A minor set back, but recently the time-gap between UK and US airings has become ever slimmer. Read the full announcement here.

For those who have not seen Series 1-4 of the new Doctor Who series, there will be spoilers throughout this feature!

This post will be updated as the episodes premiere.

2009 - 10 Specials
12/19/09: "The Waters of Mars"
12/26/09: The End of Time "Part One"
1/2/10: The End of Time "Part Two"

Series 5
4/17/10: Episode 1 - " The Eleventh Hour"
4/24/10: Episode 2 - "The Beast Below"
5/1/10: Episode 3 - "Victory of the Daleks"
5/8/10: Episode 4 - "The Time of Angels"
5/15/10: Episode 5 - "Flesh and Stone"
5/22/10: Episode 6 - "Vampires in Venice"
6/5/10: Episode 7 - "Amy's Choice"
6/12/10: Episode 8 - "The Hungry Earth"
6/19/10: Episode 9 - "Cold Blood"
6/26/10: Episode 10 - "Vincent and the Doctor"
7/3/10: Episode 11 - "The Lodger"
7/10/10: Episode 12 - "The Pandorica Opens"
7/24/10: Episode 13 - "The Big Bang"

Series 6
12/25/10: Christmas Special - "A Christmas Carol"
3/18/11: Red Nose Day Special - "Time" and "Space"
4/23/11: Episode 1 - "The Impossible Astronaut"
4/30/11: Episode 2 - "Day of the Moon"
5/7/11: Episode 3 - "The Curse of the Black Spot"
5/14/11: Episode 4 - "The Doctor's Wife"
5/21/11: Episode 5 - "The Rebel Flesh"
5/28/11: Episode 6 - "The Almost People"
6/4/11: Episode 7 - "A Good Man Goes to War"