Doctor Who: The Web Of Queer

In this episode, we review the Tenth Doctor story The Runaway Bride, and the Gatiss-penned docudrama, An Adventure in Space and Time.

For The Runaway Bride review, we discuss how this works to introduce Donna. How does this relate to the rest of Donna’s time on the show? What did we think of the plot, and does it hold up for us watching it now?

For our review of An Adventure in Space and Time, we discuss how this docudrama tells the story of the show’s beginning. How do we think the main characters are treated, what do we think of all of the references, and does that last cameo work for us?

Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro
00:57 The Runaway Bride review
22:08 An Adventure in Space and Time review

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Category:general -- posted at: 11:55am EDT

In this episode, we review the story The Five Doctors, and have a discussion about our third anniversary.

For The Five Doctors review, we look at this anniversary story. Does the plot work, or does that not even matter? How does Rassilon and the Time Lords compare to what we know of them from other stories? Do we think this is a good starting point for Classic Who?

For our much delayed third anniversary discussion, we talk about the origins of the podcast, and what effect it has had on our lives. How do handle what to edit, what to keep in, and what happens when we don’t agree? And how much content is there for a queer podcast to talk about?

Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro
00:48 The Five Doctors review
36:07 Third Anniversary discussion


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Direct download: The_Web_Of_Queer_079_-_The_Five_Podcasters.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:28pm EDT

In this episode, we review the First Doctor story The Tenth Planet, and have an overview discussion on Series 10.

For our Tenth Planet review, what did we think of this first appearance of the Cybermen and how did they compare to the Cybermen we see in New Who? What did we think of the roles the Doctor and companions played in the story, and how the First Doctor’s story ends?

For our Series 10 overview, we discuss Bill’s time on board the Tardis. Overall, did we like this series? After a series with Bill, what did we think of her character and her storyline? Are we looking forward to Christmas?

Note: We recorded this episode roughly a week after the series ended, before the trailer came out. Some of our discussion and speculation may now sound quite dated, depending on how much you’ve been paying attention to the news about Christmas.

Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro
00:53 The Tenth Planet review
36:53 Series 10 overview

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Direct download: The_Web_Of_Queer_078_-_Beginning_of_the_Ends.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:33pm EDT

In this episode, we review the twelfth episode of Series 10, The Doctor Falls.

What did we think of this finale? Did we like the interactions between Missy and the Master? What did we think of Bill’s story, and how it was resolved? Are we looking forward to Christmas?

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Direct download: The_Web_Of_Queer_077_-_Ten_Years_Late.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:21pm EDT

In this episode, we review the eleventh episode of series 10, World Enough and Time.

What did we think of this first half of the finale? Did we like how the story played with time? Were we surprised by the reveal at the end and the cliffhanger? What do we think of the old style Cybermen?

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Direct download: The_Web_Of_Queer_076_-_Creep_Enough_and_Who.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:38pm EDT

In this episode, we review the tenth episode of series 10, The Eaters of Light.

In our review, we look at Rona Munro’s return to Doctor Who. What did we think of the idea of monsters that eat light? Did the solution and playing with time make sense? Did we like how the queer characters’ identities were handled?

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Direct download: The_Web_Of_Queer_075_-_Eaters_of_Popcorn.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:26pm EDT

In this episode, we review the ninth episode of series 10, Empress of Mars, and the Second Doctor story, The Seeds of Death.

In our Empress of Mars review, we discuss what we thought of the latest return of the Ice Warriors. Did we like the idea of Victorians on Mars? What prompted this week’s discussion about inaccurate science? What do we think will happen, now that Missy is out of the vault?

For The Seeds of Death, we look at this early Ice Warrior story. What did we think of the global teleport system and the idea that rockets are outdated? How did these Ice Warriors compare to the ones we’ve seen in the new series?

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:57 Empress of Mars review
34:47 The Seeds of Death review

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Direct download: The_Web_Of_Queer_074_-_Hashtag_Not_All_Victorians.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:21pm EDT

In this episode, we review the eighth episode of series 10, The Lie of the Land.

In our review, we what we thought of this episode, and how it concluded the story. What did we think of this vision of the Monk’s world? Were we ok with how the Doctor and Nardole treated Bill? Did we feel like the 3-part story held together as a whole?


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Direct download: The_Web_Of_Queer_073_-_Fake_Whos.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:26pm EDT

In this episode, we review the seventh episode of series 10, The Pyramid at the End of the World.

In our review, we discuss what we think of this developing arc. What did we think of the lab that was going to end the world? Did we like the aliens, and the way consent was handled? How do we feel about the Doctor’s character development this season?


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Direct download: The_Web_Of_Queer_072_-_Blind_Faith.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:50pm EDT

In this episode, we review the series 10 episode 6, Extremis.

In our review, we discuss how this story impacts the rest of the season. What matters and what doesn’t, when most of it didn’t really happen? How did we feel about how the Doctor’s blindness was handled in the story? Were we surprised by Missy’s appearance?

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Direct download: The_Web_Of_Queer_071_-_Simulatio.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:30pm EDT

In this episode, we review the fifth episode of Series 10, Oxygen.

In our review, we talk about the messages in the story. How did we think racism, disability and capitalism were examined in the story? How well do we think the tension in the story held together, and what do we think of the consequences the Doctor now has to deal with going forward?

Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro
00:50 Toronto ComiCon Doctor Who panel
06:45 Oxygen review

Links:
Toronto ComiCon Doctor Who panel tweets
https://twitter.com/mikaylamic/status/863512285972762624

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Direct download: The_Web_Of_Queer_070_-_Shallow_Breath.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:00pm EDT

In this episode, we review the fourth episode of Series 10, Knock Knock.

In our review, we talk about Doctor Who’s latest version of a haunted house story. Did we find the story scary? Do we like Bill’s new housemates? And what did we suspect the landlord actually was?

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Direct download: The_Web_Of_Queer_069_-_Safe_As_Houses.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:35pm EDT

In this episode, we review Thin Ice, the third episode of Series 10.

We take a look at this Regency story. What did we think of how the Doctor and Bill’s relationship is developing? Did we like how the story discussed history? Are we convinced by the giant fish?

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Category:general -- posted at: 4:42pm EDT

In this episode, we review the first two episodes of Series 10.

In our review of The Pilot we talk about how this series started. What do we think of Bill? Do we like the Doctor settling down in a university?

For our Smile review, we take a look at Bill’s first experience on an alien world. What did we think of the use of emojis and the Doctor’s reaction to them? What parts of the story did we like, and what parts didn’t quite work?

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro + reintroducions
02:31 The Pilot review
44:06 Smile review

Links:
Vardy robots article
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/mun-prof-dr-who-vardies-1.4079891

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Direct download: The_Web_Of_Queer_067_-_Face_to_Face.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:31am EDT

In this episode, we review the 3rd Doctor story The Green Death, and review the 8th Doctor’s first Big Finish audio, Storm Warning.

In our review of The Green Death we talk about this early 70s take on industry and environmentalism. How did we feel about Jo Grant’s departure? How did this evil AI compare to others? And just how many safety violations does it take to make Mikayla’s head explode?

For our Storm Warning review, we talk about the Doctor’s first audio adventure with his new companion, Charlie. How well do we think they get along, what about this alien society seems implausible, and overall, how does this first story of the 8th Doctor's long run hold up?

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:55 The Green Death review
36:47 Storm Warning review

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Direct download: The_Web_Of_Queer_066_-_Dig_Deep_Fly_High.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:55pm EDT

In this episode of The Web of Queer, we talk about the big news revealed on Friday about the new companion, Bill Potts.


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Category:general -- posted at: 5:04pm EDT

In this episode of The Web of Queer, we review the 7th Doctor story Survival.

What do we think of the setting and how Ace interacted with her community? How do we interpret the relationship between Ace and Karra, and did the writer’s intent carry through? What do we think of the cat people’s society, and the lore that surrounds the planet?


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Category:general -- posted at: 6:38pm EDT

Ep 063: Coming Out of your Tardis

In this episode of The Web of Queer, we review the 4th Doctor story Keeper of Traken, and have a discussion on coming out.

For our review, we talk about the 4th Doctor story Keeper of Traken. What do we think of Nyssa’s introduction, does anyone see the twists coming before the companions, and how did knowing too much make one of us more confused?

In our discussion, we talk about how “coming out” is not a single event. With a focus on sexual and romantic orientations, we talk about the many ways to come out, how the circumstances and reasons that effect the conversation at hand, and how some of these ideas have been parralled through sci-fi.


Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro
01:20 Keeper of Traken Review
27:01 Coming Out dicussion

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Direct download: The_Web_Of_Queer_063_-_Coming_Out_of_your_Tardis.mp3
Category:doctor who -- posted at: 5:52am EDT

In this episode of The Web of Queer, we review the new Christmas Special The Return of Doctor Mysterio.

In this review, we discuss this attempt at a superhero story. Did we like the blending of the superhero tropes with Doctor Who? What did we think of the relationship between Lucy and Grant/The Ghost? Were we happy to see Nardole return?

Links:
Whovian Femenist review: http://whovianfeminism.tumblr.com/post/155171796472/whovian-feminism-reviews-the-return-of-doctor
Sexy Lamp Test: https://fanlore.org/wiki/Sexy_Lamp_Test

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Direct download: The_Web_Of_Queer_062_-_With_Small_Babies_Comes_Great_Responsibility.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:28pm EDT

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