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Quick TV Series Review – ‘The War Between the Land and the Sea’

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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Hmm. I must admit, I wasn’t one of those people who was ecstatically excited about this ‘Doctor Who’ spin-off series involving U.N.I.T. and the Sea Devils – although they’re now referred to as ‘Homo Aqua’ in the series. Personally, I think ‘Sea Devils’ is a catchier name. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Utopia’/’The Sound of Drums’/’Last of the Time Lords’

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And here we are on the season finale of Series 3 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series! 🙂 This is a three-part story by Russell T. Davies called ‘Utopia’/’The Sound of Drums’/’Last of the Time Lords’. David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones are joined by John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness, as the TARDIS takes them to the end of the universe, which is 100 trillion years in the future. There they meet Derek Jacobi as Professor Yana, who turns out to be the Master. Soon, the Master regenerates into John Simm and he becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain in Martha’s time. Can the Doctor, Martha and Jack thwart the evil machinations of the Master before the planet Earth is taken over completely. ‘Utopia’/’The Sound of Drums’/’Last of the Time Lords’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Lazarus Experiment’

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Today, it’s time to check out the ‘Doctor Who’ episode ‘The Lazarus Experiment’ by Stephen Greenhorn in Series 3 of the new TV series, starring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones. The inspiration for this episode was to make it like a Marvel Comics superhero monster-type of movie. This is especially the case as Mark Gatiss guest stars as Professor Lazarus, a scientist who seeks the fountain of youth before he becomes a terrifying monster in the episode. There’s also the return of Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Tish, Martha’s sister; Reggie Yates as Leo, Martha’s brother; and Adjoa Andoh as Francine, Martha’s mum, who becomes suspicious of her daughter’s recent whereabouts. ‘The Lazarus Experiment’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Smith and Jones’

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And welcome to Series 3 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series – David Tennant’s second season as the Tenth Doctor. In this season, David Tennant is joined by Freema Agyeman (who previously played Adeola Oshodi in ‘Army of Ghosts’ – Martha’s cousin in fact) as Martha Jones, a medical doctor-in-training. In ‘Smith and Jones’ by Russell T. Davies, Martha meets the Tenth Doctor at a hospital, which gets plucked out from Earth and is put on the Moon. There, the hospital is visited by a platoon of rhino-like aliens called the Judoon. The Doctor and Martha must find out why the Judoon have taken the hospital out from Earth before they can put it back where it was. This episode also features Anne Reid as Florence Finnegan and Roy Marsden as Mr. Stoker. There’s also Martha’s family, including Adjoa Andoh as Francine, Martha’s mum; Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Tish, Martha’s sister; Reggie Yates as Leo, Martha’s brother; and Trevor Laird as Clive, Martha’s dad. ‘Smith and Jones’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

Quick ‘Loki’ Review – ‘For All Time. Always.’

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Well, here we are on the season finale of ‘Loki’! For the most part, I have enjoyed this ‘Marvel Cinematic Universe’ series on Disney+, featuring Tom Hiddleston as the main character. It’s interesting how Marvel Studios tackled Loki’s own series and the performances of the cast are great. Continue reading

Quick ‘Loki’ Review – ‘Journey into Mystery’

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After checking out the ‘MCU’ film ‘Black Widow’ last Friday, I continued to check out the ‘Loki’ series starring Tom Hiddleston on Disney+ the following day. I might get into the habit of watching most ‘MCU’-related productions on Disney+ rather than watching some at the cinemas in the near future. Continue reading

Quick ‘Loki’ Review – ‘The Nexus Event’

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Let’s talk about the fourth episode of the ‘Loki’ series in the ‘Marvel Cinematic Universe’! I’m not sure how people are able to follow this ‘Loki’ series when they watch it on Disney+, but it must get complicated for some viewers, especially with the many twists and turns that involve the characters. Continue reading

Quick ‘Loki’ Review – ‘Lamentis’

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It’s time for the third episode of the ‘Loki’ series, starring Tom Hiddleston as the title character. I found this episode more enjoyable than the previous episode. It’s also an episode where it features a small cast including Tom Hiddleston’s Loki and Sophia Di Martino as the Variant (also called Sylvie). Continue reading

Quick ‘Loki’ Review – ‘The Variant’

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It’s time to talk about the second episode of the ‘Loki’ series from the ‘Marvel Cinematic Universe’, starring Tom Hiddleston. I must admit, I did find the episode slow-going, especially in the first and second act. By the time we got to the third act though, things became a lot more interesting indeed. Continue reading

Quick ‘Loki’ Review – ‘Glorious Purpose’

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It’s that time again for another ‘Marvel Cinematic Universe’ web-series on Disney+! I’ve seen the first episode of ‘Loki’, starring Tom Hiddleston. I will get around to reviewing the second episode eventually, but for now, here are my first impressions about ‘Loki’ from watching the first episode. 🙂 Continue reading