For all its mysteries and sci-fi shenanigans, Doctor Who usually has an answer. Whether that is the Bad Wolf arc, references to Torchwood, the scientific mumbo-jumbo that sort-of-but-not-really explains itself. There’s a simplicity to the show in that regard, where you know that answers are coming. That even this current snow ordeal that continues to manifest around Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) will find its way to be resolved. It’s a good, easy television show to half glance at, easily digest, and be entertained by. Then the latest episode, 73 Yards, comes around and, by Jove, does it not just remind you of how malleable and brilliant this show can be, especially when it keeps its answers to itself? That the show can go from the bitter indictment of zealots in Boom to 73 Yards, a folk horror turned political satire, in the space of one episode, is a triumph and testament to how limitless the potential is for Doctor Who.
This review was first posted on May 27th 2024. Full review linked below.
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