208 – 7 Nation Army of Ghosts/Doomsday Tripper

Okay, this “7” is a stretch but we made it work. Join Deb, Lynne, and Tansy as we dissect the rollicking, emotional, and devastating story duo of “Army of Ghosts” and “Doomsday”.

We give credit to 8 y.o. RTD (the obvious creator of the Dalek v. Cyberman smackdown) while calling out the emotional manipulation he inflicted upon both Jackie and Rose. But we all come together in our adoration Yvonne Hartman’s confidence (and tailoring) and Mickey Smith’s swagger.

What are your favorite bits of this, literally, epic two-parter? Or was the emotional manipulation just a bit too much? Let us know what you think in the comments!

^D

Happy things:

• Lynne is beyond thrilled that Arthur Darvill has been announced as a guest at next months’ Chicago TARDIS!
• Tansy is filled with maternal pride that her youngest bought their first sonic screwdriver – and it’s the 13^th Doctor’s!
• Deb is still recovering from seeing Christopher Eccleston at NYCC. She live-tweeted the experience in case you missed it!

Extra-special thanks to this week’s guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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193 – The Idiot’s Lantern Down for What

It’s another “lucky 7”! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we discuss the seventh episode of series two, “The Idiot’s Lantern”. This story didn’t age as well as some of us hoped, but it does leave us with a lot to talk about.

How do you feel about this episode? Let us know in the comments!

^E

Happy things:

• Lynne met David Tennant!!!
• Tansy continues her dive into Big Finish with The Eighth of March!
• Erika admires how the vendors like PixelWho, ATB, and others have banded together online after the cancellation of ReGeneration Who!
• Deb is excited about Big Finish bringing four Masters together in Ravenous 4!

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Episode 146 – The Pit of the Impossible Satan Planet

Now that series 10 is over, our year of loves and lasts continues with a love. A lot of love. Two episodes of love, in fact! Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as we dip back into series 2 with a two-parter that Deb just loves: “The Impossible Planet” and “The Satan Pit”.

Do you love these eps like we do? Do you find the same bits a tad uncomfortable? Other bits? No bits? Let us know in the comments!

^E

Also covered:

• Tansy’s household is squeeful over the trailer for the Xmas special–especially because BILL IS BACK!
• Erika recommends a couple videos from San Diego ComicCon:
  • the BritBox classic Doctor Who panel hosted by our pal Kyle!
  • Empire Magazine’s interview with Steven Moffatt, Peter Capaldi, and Mark Gatiss!
• Deb
  • mourns the loss of Deborah Watling, but is gladdened by the outpouring of love from the fan community.
  • thanks our commenters for showcasing fandom at its best!

Bonus link:
Erika prepares to watch “The Satan Pit”

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121 – Booming the Town

Series 1 continues! Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as we discuss a serious Slitheen, a crowded TARDIS, immature breakups, and more! “Boom Town” tends to be a bit of a forgotten episode, so we tried to give it its due.

How do you feel about this ep? Did you forget about it? Or do you find the personal drama exciting? Let us know in the comments!

^E

Also covered:

• Kat
  • awaits the first ep of the new podcast she’s been working on, Doctor Who’s Line Is it Anyway?!
  • wrote a new timey-wimey Doctor Who-Star Trek crossover fanfic, “Gene Roddenberry is Not a Timelord”!
• Erika enjoyed the hell outta the Now Hear This Podcast Festival, including
  • seeing Hello from the Magic Tavern live!
  • doing a live show of The Incomparable and hanging with her Incomparable Network pals.
• Deb can’t wait for Long Island Doctor Who 4!

Bonus link:
9th Doctor comics from Titan

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115 – Father’s Day of the Dead

Our new-Who rewatch has reached Deb’s personal tipping point into super-fandom. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we discuss feelings and poor choices and schmaltz and glorious 80s hair.

How do you like “Father’s Day”? Did it reach into your heart, give you the feels, and make you a devout fangirl? Or did it confuse you to have all these strange emotions in your Doctor Who? If the latter, has that changed? Let us know in the comments!

^E

Also covered:

• Tansy
  • has some Big Finish on vinyl!
  • received a time-travelling postcard from Night Terrace season 2!
• Erika had fun recording a special ep of Verity! for Uncanny Magazine’s Kickstarter!
• Liz
  • is playing DOTA!
  • can’t wait to see (hear) Tom Baker in Star Wars Rebels!
• Deb got to visit the Philadelphia Museum of Art with an expert (Kathleen Schowalter)!

Bonus link:
Lazy Doctor Who covers “Father’s Day”

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107 – A Tale of Two Families

The first year of new-Who continues with its first two-parter. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we delve deep (I mean DEEP) into the relationships and characterizations and implications in “Aliens of London” and “World War Three”. Yes, we touch on the farting aliens, but there’s so much more in this story. It’s a bit of an anchor point for the arcs of several of our characters, and we tug hard on that anchor.

In addition, we talk about the importance of libraries (Happy National Library Week!), the Doctor as a soldier, and someone utters the phrase “barfing emotions”. It’s quite a ride.

What do you think of this two-parter? Did the farting aliens or the domesticity turn you off? Or did you enjoy the drama? And is your reaction any different now than the first time you saw this (assuming you have seen it before)? Let us know in the comments!

^E

Also covered:

• Lynne has 13 hours of David Tennant to listen to, as they re-released his BBC audios in a boxed set!
• Erika is getting excited for the spin-off, Class!
• Tansy
  • heard gales of laughter as her daughters discovered Catherine Tate: comedic actress!
  • helped her daughter through the DW rite of passage that is learning about the missing episodes.
• Deb
  • was cheered greatly by the lovely “firsts” comments on our last Extra!
  • thanks Leah Flanagan for pointing her towards Galliday at Disney!

Bonus link:
Doctor Who Confidential

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104 – The End of the World is Unquiet

Our sojourn through series 1 continues. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we talk about “The End of the World” and, to a lesser extent, “The Unquiet Dead”. (If you want a more in-depth Verity! discussion about “The Unquiet Dead”, check out episode 83.) We talk about Rose’s first proper outings with the Doctor and what they mean to that burgeoning relationship. And yes, “relationship” can mean many things to many viewers.

How do you feel about these episodes? Have your feelings changed as much as Erika’s? Were you a baby-fan like Deb the first time you watched? And how do you view the interactions of Rose and the Doctor in these early outings? Let us know in the comments!

^E

Also covered:

• Erika has (mostly) podcast-related joy (no surprise there):
  • The Cornell Collective, live from Gallifrey One!
  • a new accountant (yes, really), Andrew Carroll!
  • The One podcast, recorded with Steven!
  • an upcoming Lazy Doctor Who “marathon”!
• Tansy
  • started a new fiction podcast, Sheep Might Fly!
  • delights at Michelle Gomez dressed in (and tweeting about) River Song’s Christmas dress!
• Kat
  • loves the hell outta Paul Cornell’s This Damned Band!
  • records a new podfic, “These Are the Days We Live Now”!
• Deb
  • finally has delightful new Doctor Puppet to watch!
  • enjoys a Star Wars: The Force Awakens/Doctor Who series 1 mash-up!

Bonus links:
Verity! Ep 83 – The Unquiet, Headstrong Companion
Tansy is a Ditmar Award finalist in 3 categories!
Lazy Doctor Who covers “The End of the World” and “The Unquiet Dead”
P.R.O.B.E. – The Zero Imperative (for next week!)

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101 – A Rosey Outlook

It’s the first official episode of our fourth year! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we start off our year-of-firsts with “Rose”, the first episode of Doctor Who‘s 2005 re-launch! We discuss our thoughts (if any) at the announcement of the show’s return, our reactions to the episode as it aired, and our feelings about it now.

There’s also some fascinating LiveJournal archaeology and at one point, Erika has a “Liz” moment. It’s loads of fun to kick off a new year!

What do you think of “Rose”? And were you excited about the show’s return? Were you nervous? Or did you not even know about it at the time? Let us know in the comments!

^E

Also covered:

• Lynne squees supersonically to see John Barrowman announcing a Captain Jack FunkoPop vinyl fig!
• Liz delightedly learns Companion Piece is on the non fiction long-list for the British Science Fiction Association awards!
• Erika enjoyed several lovely Doctor Who podcasting experiences:
  • The Incomparable‘s series 9 round-up!
  • Lazy Doctor Who‘s New Year’s Eve 3-ep-extravaganza!
  • Lazy Doctor Who‘s coverage of “Rose”!
• Deb looks forward to some great DW stuff:
  • The Adventures of River Song!
  • Doctor Who LEGO Dimensions Cyberman fun pack!

Bonus links:
Press reactions to “Rose”
Doctor Who: Project Who?

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Lynne’s Two Cents: What I Did For Love

I’m totally bummed to have missed out on the Who’s In What discussion, so I thought I’d weigh in on some of the things I have experienced because they have Doctor Who actors in them.

Some of them were excellent, and some of them were… experiences. So, here you go. Benefit from the rabbit holes that I have explored. 🙂

Verity! Episode 8 – Ring Them Bells (of Saint John)

Hooray!!!! It’s BACK people! Doctor Who has once again graced our screens, and we at Verity! couldn’t be happier about it. Join Deb, Erika, Kat, and Lynne as we squee and chat and theorize and squee some more over Matt Smith, Clara, motorbikes, the TARDIS and much more.  (Ok, so it’s not 100% squeeful, but the squee factor is high for this ep. You’ve been warned.)

^E

Also covered:
David Tennant and Billie Piper will return for the 50^th!
South Park’s Funnybot is a hat-tip to Daleks!
Introducing a newb to Doctor Who!
Doctor Who needs more female writers!

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