The Verge - Doctor Who: series 8https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52801/VER_Logomark_32x32..png2014-11-10T10:47:02-05:00http://www.theverge.com/rss/stream/66388622014-11-10T10:47:02-05:002014-11-10T10:47:02-05:00'Doctor Who' review: A strong finish to an otherwise disappointing season
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<p>All season long, Ross Miller and Kwame Opam have been debating the new season / series (depending on where you watch it) of <i>Doctor Who — </i>the first for 12th Doctor Peter Capaldi. All of which has led us to this moment: "Death in Heaven." Read on for our thoughts on the finale and on the season as a whole.</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2014/11/10/7186025/doctor-who-finale-review-death-in-heavenRoss MillerKwame Opam2014-11-02T19:40:40-05:002014-11-02T19:40:40-05:00'Doctor Who' recap: 'Dark Water'
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<p><i>"You know who I am..."</i></p>
<p>For this season of <em>Doctor Who</em>, Ross Miller and Kwame Opam will be sounding off on each episode in a series of emails we'll be publishing on the site. This week it's "Dark Water" (<strong>warning: spoilers ahead</strong>). Check out our previous recaps: "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/25/6062935/doctor-who-series-8-premiere-recap-deep-breath" style="background-color: #ffffff;">Deep Breath</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/31/6089781/doctor-who-s08e02-recap-into-the-dalek" style="background-color: #ffffff;">Into the Dalek</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/7/6119817/doctor-who-8-robot-of-sherwood" style="background-color: #ffffff;">Robots of Sherwood</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/14/6148487/doctor-who-listen-recap-season-8" style="background-color: #ffffff;">Listen</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/21/6800757/doctor-who-recap-time-heist" style="background-color: #ffffff;">Time Heist</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/28/6860387/doctor-who-recap-the-caretakerJ" style="background-color: #ffffff;">The Caretaker</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/5/6914781/last-night-on-doctor-who-kill-the-moon-humanity-clara" target="_blank" style="background-color: #ffffff;">Kill the Moon</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/12/6967149/doctor-who-recap-series-8-mummy-on-the-orient-express" target="_blank" style="background-color: #ffffff;">Mummy on the Orient Express</a>," "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/19/7010083/doctor-who-series-8-recap-flatline" style="background-color: #ffffff;">Flatline</a>," and "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/26/7073347/doctor-who-series-8-recap-in-the-forest-of-the-night">In the Forest of the Night</a>."</p>
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<p><strong>Kwame</strong>: Looks like I get to start this week. I'm excited! In any case, this episode started off feeling fairly weak but wound up getting much stronger albeit much weirder by the end of the hour. This is <i>Who </i>going off the deep end with regard to its exploring darker themes by pretty much...</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2014/11/2/7147739/doctor-who-recap-dark-waterKwame OpamVerge Support2014-10-26T20:00:02-04:002014-10-26T20:00:02-04:00'Doctor Who' recap: 'In the Forest of the Night'
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<p><i>"There are very good, solid, scientific reasons for being really quite frightened just now."</i></p>
<p>For this season of <em>Doctor Who</em>, Ross Miller and Kwame Opam will be sounding off on each episode in a series of emails we'll be publishing on the site. This week it's "In the Forest of the Night" (<strong>warning: spoilers ahead</strong>). Check out our previous recaps: "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/25/6062935/doctor-who-series-8-premiere-recap-deep-breath">Deep Breath</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/31/6089781/doctor-who-s08e02-recap-into-the-dalek">Into the Dalek</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/7/6119817/doctor-who-8-robot-of-sherwood">Robots of Sherwood</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/14/6148487/doctor-who-listen-recap-season-8">Listen</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/21/6800757/doctor-who-recap-time-heist">Time Heist</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/28/6860387/doctor-who-recap-the-caretakerJ">The Caretaker</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/5/6914781/last-night-on-doctor-who-kill-the-moon-humanity-clara" target="_blank">Kill the Moon</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/12/6967149/doctor-who-recap-series-8-mummy-on-the-orient-express" target="_blank">Mummy on the Orient Express</a>," and "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/19/7010083/doctor-who-series-8-recap-flatline">Flatline</a>."</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2014/10/26/7073347/doctor-who-series-8-recap-in-the-forest-of-the-nightKwame OpamRoss Miller2014-10-19T21:58:46-04:002014-10-19T21:58:46-04:00'Doctor Who' recap: 'Flatline'
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<p><i>"Oh, wow. This is an honor. Does this mean I'm you now?"</i></p>
<p>For this season of <em>Doctor Who</em>, Ross Miller and Kwame Opam will be sounding off on each episode in a series of emails we'll be publishing on the site. This week it's "Flatline" (<strong>warning: spoilers ahead</strong>). Check out our previous recaps: "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/25/6062935/doctor-who-series-8-premiere-recap-deep-breath">Deep Breath</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/31/6089781/doctor-who-s08e02-recap-into-the-dalek">Into the Dalek</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/7/6119817/doctor-who-8-robot-of-sherwood">Robots of Sherwood</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/14/6148487/doctor-who-listen-recap-season-8">Listen</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/21/6800757/doctor-who-recap-time-heist">Time Heist</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/28/6860387/doctor-who-recap-the-caretakerJ">The Caretaker</a>," "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/5/6914781/last-night-on-doctor-who-kill-the-moon-humanity-clara">Kill the Moon</a>," and "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/12/6967149/doctor-who-recap-series-8-mummy-on-the-orient-express">Mummy on the Orient Express</a>."</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2014/10/19/7010083/doctor-who-series-8-recap-flatlineRoss MillerKwame Opam2014-10-12T20:15:40-04:002014-10-12T20:15:40-04:00Last night on 'Doctor Who,' a mummy in space and weird Queen cover songs
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<p><em>"Start the clock." 66, 65, 64, 63, 62, 61, 60, 59, 58, 57, 56, 55, 54, 53, 52, 51,...</em></p>
<p>For this season of <em>Doctor Who</em>, Ross Miller and Kwame Opam will be sounding off on each episode in a series of emails we'll be publishing on the site. This week it's "Kill the Moon" (<strong>warning: spoilers ahead</strong>). Check out our previous recaps: "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/25/6062935/doctor-who-series-8-premiere-recap-deep-breath">Deep Breath</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/31/6089781/doctor-who-s08e02-recap-into-the-dalek">Into the Dalek</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/7/6119817/doctor-who-8-robot-of-sherwood">Robots of Sherwood</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/14/6148487/doctor-who-listen-recap-season-8">Listen</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/21/6800757/doctor-who-recap-time-heist">Time Heist</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/28/6860387/doctor-who-recap-the-caretakerJ">The Caretaker</a>," and "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/5/6914781/last-night-on-doctor-who-kill-the-moon-humanity-clara">Kill the Moon</a>."</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2014/10/12/6967149/doctor-who-recap-series-8-mummy-on-the-orient-expressKwame OpamRoss Miller2014-10-05T18:00:01-04:002014-10-05T18:00:01-04:00How the Grinch stole 'Doctor Who' in one of the worst episodes this season
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<p><i>"You walk our Earth, Doctor. You breathe our air. You make us your friend, and that is your moon, too. And you can damn well help us when we need it!"</i></p>
<p>For this season of <em>Doctor Who</em>, Ross Miller and Kwame Opam will be sounding off on each episode in a series of emails we'll be publishing on the site. This week it's "Kill the Moon" (<strong>warning: spoilers ahead</strong>). Check out our previous recaps: "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/25/6062935/doctor-who-series-8-premiere-recap-deep-breath">Deep Breath</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/31/6089781/doctor-who-s08e02-recap-into-the-dalek">Into the Dalek</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/7/6119817/doctor-who-8-robot-of-sherwood">Robots of Sherwood</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/14/6148487/doctor-who-listen-recap-season-8">Listen</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/21/6800757/doctor-who-recap-time-heist">Time Heist</a>," and "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/28/6860387/doctor-who-recap-the-caretakerJ">The Caretaker</a>."</p>
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<p><b>Ross:</b> "One small thing for a thing. One enormous thing for a thingy-thing."</p>
<p>Remember how we said last week's episode was really about character development with a throwaway plot? This week, the story feels rather absurd, but the emotional payoff in the...</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2014/10/5/6914781/last-night-on-doctor-who-kill-the-moon-humanity-claraRoss MillerKwame Opam2014-09-28T21:07:21-04:002014-09-28T21:07:21-04:00Last night on 'Doctor Who,' a caretaker and a new companion
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<p><i>"I know men like him. I've served under them. They push you and make you stronger until you're doing things you never thought you could. I saw you tonight, you did exactly what he told you. You weren't even scared, and you should have been."</i></p>
<p>For this season of <i>Doctor Who</i>, Ross Miller and Kwame Opam will be sounding off on each episode in a series of emails we'll be publishing on the site. This week it's "Time Heist" (<b>warning: spoilers ahead</b>). Check out our previous recaps: "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/25/6062935/doctor-who-series-8-premiere-recap-deep-breath" target="_blank">Deep Breath</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/31/6089781/doctor-who-s08e02-recap-into-the-dalek" target="_blank">Into the Dalek</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/7/6119817/doctor-who-8-robot-of-sherwood" target="_blank">Robots of Sherwood</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/14/6148487/doctor-who-listen-recap-season-8" target="_blank">Listen</a>," and "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/21/6800757/doctor-who-recap-time-heist" target="_blank">Time Heist</a>."</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2014/9/28/6860387/doctor-who-recap-the-caretakerJRoss MillerKwame Opam2014-09-21T22:01:54-04:002014-09-21T22:01:54-04:00Last night on 'Doctor Who,' two parts 'Ocean's Eleven' to one part time travel
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<p><i>The Doctor: "Question one: robbing banks is easy if you've got a TARDIS. So why am I not using it?"</i></p>
<p><i>Clara: "Question two: where is the TARDIS?"</i></p>
<p><i>The Doctor: "Okay, that probably should've been question one."</i></p>
<p>For this season of <i>Doctor Who</i>, Ross Miller and Kwame Opam will be sounding off on each episode in a series of emails we'll be publishing on the site. This week it's "Time Heist" (<b>warning: spoilers ahead</b>). Check out our previous recaps: "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/25/6062935/doctor-who-series-8-premiere-recap-deep-breath" target="_blank">Deep Breath</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/31/6089781/doctor-who-s08e02-recap-into-the-dalek" target="_blank">Into the Dalek</a>," "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/7/6119817/doctor-who-8-robot-of-sherwood" target="_blank">Robots of Sherwood</a>," and "<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/14/6148487/doctor-who-listen-recap-season-8" target="_blank">Listen</a>."</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2014/9/21/6800757/doctor-who-recap-time-heistRoss MillerKwame Opam