New Who Review: The Power of the Doctor Part III

Finally, we reach the end!

This is my the third and final episode examining my thoughts on Jodi Whittaker's Regeneration Special "The Power of the Doctor." In this final part, I am focusing in on our Thirteenth Doctor and her companions. In short, I think they deserved better. Still, there are some great moments.

Enjoy!

NOTE: All three parts of this review were recorded the day after watching "The Power of the Doctor" in pretty much one take (I know!). But the last ten minutes of this episode I felt the need to return, briefly, to the review. Given some time and space, I needed to defend Yaz a bit more. I think she's pretty brilliant in this special. Period. I even buy her and the Doctor together in the isolation of this one episode. Yeah, they do that good a job with these final moments.
A big thank you to Hannah for listening to me as I fully processed this episode! 
For what it's worth, this special ultimately softened me considerably to  the last three seasons and I am (tentatively) excited to see what they do with the 60th anniversary. As is often the case with Doctor Who, it is possible my feelings on this entire era of the show will change drastically given more time and space. I look forward to revisiting it in a few years. 



NEXT TIME:

Serial #25: The Gunfighters
"Holiday for the Doctor," "Don't Shoot the Pianist," "Johnny Ringo," "The O.K. Corral"
Team TARDIS arrives at Tombstone, AZ....right before the Shooting at the O.K. Corral. One of the funniest episodes of the First Doctor's tenure. Go watch it. Beware the earworm of a song.
Monday, November 28th

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