Doctor Who: The Doctor's Wife (Review)

The TARDIS matrix (it's soul) is pulled into a human body and she finally meets her "thief" face-to-face...

The fourth episode in the sixth series of Doctor Who 'The Doctor's Wife' was alive with references to the series' themes and mysteries, so it probably would have been really difficult to not pay attention.

I'm almost certain there were many red herrings amongst the "clues" we were given, but I'm completely uncertain which of the "clues" could have been aimed at throwing the viewer off course. As I've mentioned before, I love mystery, and good writing would have all questions answered in the end - which I'm more than confident will happen in the case of this series of Doctor Who (albeit probably a few loose ends to tie-over until next series).


The transportation of the Doctor's TARDIS matrix into a human body brought us wonderful interactions (and flirtations) between the Doctor and his TARDIS in human form, played by Suranne Jones, as Idris, or 'Sexy' (his name for the TARDIS when they're alone). The inevitable parting of the Doctor and Idris made the exploration of their relationship rather poignant.


There were many moments to love within the episode; for example, Idris telling the Doctor 'I always took you where you needed to go' and her referral to him as her 'thief'.


Amy's pregnancy is a complete mystery; with the "negative/positive" scan, Amy being kidnapped by the Silence, and, now, possibly, the Doctor and his TARDIS planning to make it possible for them to interact again..?

Idris's expression becomes thoughtful when the Doctor tells her 'We are going to build a TARDIS.'

The Doctor also mentions to her, 'Wouldn't it be amazing if we could always talk, even when you're stuck inside the box?!' 

Was this a clue or possibly a "red herring"?


House messing with Amy's head, and making her believe Rory was dead (again) was fun. I also thought both Amy and Rory running from House was fun. These two are easily my favourite companions since the 2005 reboot.


Overall, the episode was highly enjoyable, and fun. I thought the Doctor's TARDIS in human form was brilliant. And; as Idris's body burnt-out, I felt genuinely sad the Doctor would never be able to interact with her again...

Doctor Who: The Curse of the Black Spot (Review)

The Doctor, Amy and Rory find themselves stuck on a pirate ship...

The third episode of series six of the BBC's Doctor Who felt a little flat if I'm being perfectly honest.

The episode felt a bit too much like filler - killing time so that no mystery can be solved too soon -, which can be great, but with so many question having been raised so far, I suspect this may have left the viewer feeling impatient and perhaps a little bored.

The second appearance of the behind-a-hatch, with-an-eye-patch lady was, for me certainly, the most interesting part of the episode. Who is this woman?

The theme of reflections and "mirror-universes" felt significant and relevant to the rest of series six, but how it is relevant remains unclear.

Although I did enjoy parts, such as Amy dressing-up as a pirate and I know it was meant to be fun, but the plot of the episode felt a bit silly. And with minimal references to the overlying themes and mysteries I found myself becoming slightly bored at times.

The Curse of the Black Spot has not been my favorite episode of the series so far, but it was still a great (almost) hour of television.

Doctor Who: Day of the Moon (Review)

Day of the Moon was the second half of the opening two-part episodes in series six of the BBC's Doctor Who...

Episode two of series six of Doctor Who - Day of the Moon - added more questions to the viewers mind, whilst the already existing questions remain all but answered.

Is Amy pregnant, or not?

Who is the little girl?

Who was in the spacesuit, and who shot the Doctor?

Also; who was the eye-patch lady behind the hatch? 

All of the "clues" and possible red herrings left me confused, but most certainly intrigued.


I loved the interactions between the Doctor and River in this episode. And wouldn't be completely opposed to a romantic type relationship between these two characters.

The Doctor's "You've just ordered your own execution" speech was brilliant and fun, especially when he follows the speech with "Oops. Run. Guys, I mean us, run!"

Day of the Moon posed many more questions and answered none, but I do love a mystery!

Anyway, I'm off to paint my walls "TARDIS blue..."