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22 Jun

Doctor Who: Empire of Death review: Take your dog for a walk

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The following contains spoilers for “Empire of Death.”“Empire of Death” is the typical Russell T. Davies series finale: It’s bombastic, dense and totally uninterested in resolving its own story. The episode bounces around for the requisite amount of time before leaping to its climax with an arresting visual of little substance. Because what Davies is really interested in is the scenes afterward, and the all-too-brief moment where Ruby Sunday gets coffee. Bad Wolf / BBC StudiosAt the end of “The Legend of Ruby Sunday,” the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and (classic-series companion) Mel (Bonnie Langford) are face to face with Sutekh’s…

Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday review: What legend?

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The following contains spoilers for “The Legend of Ruby Sunday.”In an episode full of misdirection, the biggest one has to be its title, given we’ve learned very little about what Ruby Sunday’s legend actually is. Instead, the first part of the series’ two part finale is essentially an hour to build a sense of dread that spills over in its final moments. I could cheat and say “The Legend of Ruby Sunday” is just “” — the first half of the 2006 season’s finale — with a bigger budget. Except the big bad that reveals itself at the end is…

Doctor Who: Rogue review: Just kiss already!

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The following contains spoilers for “Rogue.”Doctor Who has always been gay.From the get-go, many of its key creative figures were queer, and a large proportion of its fans are too. As Tat Wood explained in his essays in show guide , the mix of science, fantasy and camp offered subtextual solace for queer youth in less tolerant times. Russell T. Davies returned and pledged to start saying the quiet part as loudly as he possibly could. As it stands, “Rogue” is probably the overtly gayest episode of Doctor Who ever made.“Rogue” was written by Kate Herron and Briony Redman, the…