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3 days ago | geekireland.com | Cian O'Ceallachain

Despite Doctor Who being one ongoing story, each different Doctors era are generally considered their own story, with characters and plot threads wrapping up by the time a new Doctor arrives. However, this newest era, helmed by returning showrunner Russell T Davies, has continued and developed many plot threads and ideas from the era written by Chris Chibnall and featured Jodie Whittaker in the title role.

3 days ago | geekireland.com | Cian O'Ceallachain

Ncuti Gatwa’s era as the Doctor is over, and as he departs, we can’t help but notice a familiar face…In a shock twist at the end of The Reality War, Gatwa’s Doctor regenerated very suddenly into Billie Piper, who originally played Rose twenty years ago. Some predicted this might happen, but certainly not so quickly. However, eagle eyed fans noticed that while Gatwa and Whittaker were credited as ‘The Doctor’, Billie Piper was not.

3 days ago | geekireland.com | Cian O'Ceallachain

Doctor Who’s feature length finale has dropped, and there’s even more to unpack than usual. But we assume most readers will know the ‘big surprises’ at the end by now, so we’re going to explore that in a separate piece. For now, we’re just going to focus on The Reality War itself. As an episode in its own right, does it deliver on everything set up across the season?

1 week ago | geekireland.com | Cian O'Ceallachain

We’ve reached this season's penultimate episode, but two partners are more difficult to execute than when the show started. Last year's penultimate episode struggled with this, as it felt like it was spinning its wheels to earn its fun cliffhanger at the expense of the overall storyWith all this in mind, this week's outing, Wish World, manages to avoid the shortcomings of last year's penultimate offering.

2 weeks ago | geekireland.com | Cian O'Ceallachain

This week's episode, The Interstellar Song Contest, is among the more unique offerings this year, resisting comparison to other episodes. Unlike last week's more moody and abstract outing, the title promises something with spectacle and silliness. So, how does it fare? While the episode starts out light and fun, in a rather stunning twist, the episode's villain, Kid, hijacks the competition and ejects the entire crowd upwards into space.