‘Doctor Who’s ‘The Well’ Has Major Connection to One of Show’s Best Episodes
- After losing contact for fifteen days, Aliss is the only survivor among a group that mysteriously died of broken necks or gunfire.
- The Doctor, played by Ncuti Gatwa, discovers a deadly phenomenon: anyone standing behind Aliss at midnight perishes.
- To confront the danger, the Doctor devises a plan involving mercury to reflect the threat back at itself.
- The planet was previously flooded with galvanic radiation from an X-tonic star 400,000 years ago.
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‘Doctor Who’s ‘The Well’ Has Major Connection to One of Show’s Best Episodes
'I've been here before,' says the Doctor.
Review: Doctor Who: S2 E3: The Well
Image Credit: BBC Speak to any Doctor Who fans of a certain age, and they'll tell you that the show made them hide behind the sofa when they were kids; it's a widely spoken cliché that you hear so much, and you have to wonder whether or not it's true, or something that is so…
Doctor Who — "The Well" — Recap: A Return to Horror
After leaving Miami, Belinda and the Doctor need to go on another adventure to pinpoint their way home. However, few missions in the modern era have felt quite as dangerous as “The Well,” a fun episode that immediately draws comparisons to space horror films like Aliens and Event Horizon (through the lens of Doctor Who monster episodes). “The Well” also has some surprises waiting for long-time Who fans, with a brilliant turn. RelatedThe Real Re…
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