Ep 175 – A-Kickin’ and a-Stabbin’

We close off our last mini-arc of 2018 with a wrap-up discussion of kicky-stabby ladies in Doctor Who. Join Deb, Liz, and Tansy as they talk about this history of the more aggressive ladies of Who.

Who are some of your favorite? Let us know in the comments!

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Also covered:

• Tansy acquired Big Finish’s Bernice Summerfield box sets!
• Liz acquired some of Doctor Who The Complete History!
• Deb did not acquire any series 11 scripts, but she’s pretty excited they weren’t all originally written for a woman!

Extra-special thanks to our guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Ep 174 – A Kicky-Stabby Remembrance

Our final mini-arc continues with Ace, who bashes and ‘splodes her way though “Remembrance of the Daleks”. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lizbeth as we talk about Ace and her baseball bat and the Nitro-9 she’s not carrying.

What do you think of Ace, both in this story and generally? Let us know in the comments!

^E

Also covered:

• Kat enjoyed the Marie Claire article and photoshoot with Jodie Whittaker!
• Liz enjoyed Whooverville X!
• Erika enjoyed learning the time and room number for her Doctor Who and Earp Chirp panels at Edmonton Expo!
• Deb enjoyed watching the Doctor break the glass ceiling!

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Andrew-Mark Thompson
Malorie Blackman on Desert Island Discs
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Ep 173 – Let’s Kicky-Stab Hitler

She may be more “shooty-‘splodey” than kicky stabby here, but River Song is the next focus of our mini arc. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we talk about “Let’s Kill Hitler” and River (aka Melody, aka Mels) overall.

How do you feel about River in this story? In general? Let us know in the comments!

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Also covered:

• Erika’s local comic shop, Variant Edition, has a TARDIS!
• Tansy (re-?)discovered a delightful fanvid!
• Lynne
  • adores The Time Ladies’ tweet with Jodie Whittaker wearing one hell of a fashionable outfit!
  • is happy to report her new kitten, Hugo, is feeling much better!
• Deb is filled with hope due to the diversity behind the camera for the upcoming series of Doctor Who!

Bonus link:
This Week in Time Travel

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Ep 172 – The Face of Kicky-Stabby

This week we launch the final mini-arc in our Year of Women: Kicky-Stabby women! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we launch things in style — Sevateem style! That’s right, Leela is our first kicky-stabby heroine (in her first story, “The Face of Evil”), and we’re thrilled to have a chance to talk about her, as it’s something we haven’t done much at all on Verity!

What do you think of Leela? Of this story? Of this idea for a mini-arc? Let us know in the comments!

^E

Also covered:

• Lynne
  • ADOPTED A NEW KITTEN NAMED HUGO!
  • experienced colliding worlds (archives + Doctor Who) when 73 photographs from “The Abominable Snowmen” were found at the National Library of Wales!
• Kat
  • had her world momentarily rocked when she realized the 4th Doctor, Sarah Jane, and K9 never appeared in an episode together!
  • had a Torchwood mini-marathon and many resulting feels!
• Erika
  • now has a complete collection of the Doctor Who Mr. Men books!
  • is doing a Doctor Who panel and a live Earp Chirp recording at Edmonton Expo!
• Erika AND Deb had a blast making Liz talk about The Mighty Ducks on a Beginner’s Puck special!
• Deb is super-excited about
  • Rachael Stott’s 13th Doctor comic cover!
  • Alisa Stern’s Doctor Puppet 13th Doctor comic cover!
  • Bernice Summerfield meeting River Song!
  • Tegan’s season 19 safety video!

Extra-special thanks to our guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!

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Extra! – Another Liz Quiz!

Popular demand brings us another quiz! Join Liz as she quizzes Deb, Katrina, Lynne, and Tansy. The rules may be slightly less dubious this time. Maybe.

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Extra! – Deb in the Hot Seat

It’s Deb’s turn in the Hot Seat! Join Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we grill her about all kinds of Doctor Who and non-Who stuff! From formative music to Check, Please!

Any questions you wish we’d asked? Let us know in the comments!

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Ep 171 – A Perfect Anniversary Match

It’s time for another “perfect match”! Join Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we dig into Kat’s excellent choices: “The Five Doctors” and “The Day of the Doctor”. That pairing seems so obvious now that Kat pointed it out! We delve into the function of anniversary specials and multi-Doctor stories and take a look at how they work both then and now.

What do you think about these two stories? Any echoes we didn’t have time to mention that you want to make sure get some love? Tell us in the comments!

^E

Also covered:

• Tansy
  • looks forward to more Class, thanks to Big Finish!
  • owns a standee of River Song!
• Kat
  • wants one of the Series 11 crew t-shirts!
  • can’t wait for the Fourth Doctor’s continuing Big Finish adventures!
• Erika
  • wants her Uncanny TV! (and to continue to be paid for her hard work!) so if you have some dollars to spare, consider throwing them toward Year Five of Uncanny Magazine via the Kickstarter!
  • hooked another one — in starting a new podcast about Wynonna Earp, she accidentally started one of her co-hosts on the road to binge-ville and Whovianism!

Bonus links:
Tansy’s Doctor Who article in Uncanny Magazine
Pepsi suspects Kat is a Zygon

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