Doctor Who – The Robot Revolution preview: A shaky start – but Varada Sethu shines

'Doctor Who' Season 2 Is Even Better Than The Last

Doctor Who is nothing without its companions. Without ordinary humans to marvel at the wonders of time and space, the adventures of the Time Lord known as the Doctor wouldn’t have quite the same kick to them. In the (somewhat petulant) words of the 11th Doctor, “I am being extremely clever up here, and there's no one to stand around looking impressed! What's the point in having you all?”So it stands to reason that episodes introducing a new comp…

Doctor Who's Electrifying New Dynamic Is Just What the Doctor Ordered

Doctor Who's season premiere has a brilliant premise—but its real magic comes courtesy of its latest companion, Belinda Chandra.

Doctor Who – The Robot Revolution preview: A shaky start – but Varada Sethu shines

Doctor Who is officially back in business with The Robot Revolution – but the space adventure kicking off Ncuti Gatwa’s second season isn’t quite the soaring start many of us were hoping for. We meet new companion Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu), a kind-hearted but no-nonsense nurse in her London house-share. Soon enough, great big red robots come clomping her way, whisking her off in their rocket without even giving her enough time to change out…

'Doctor Who' season premiere review: 'Robot Revolution' makes us reluctant companions

For a show that clings to a six-decade-old premise — it's about the Doctor, an alien time traveler who can regenerate their body before death, the TARDIS, a time-and-space machine that's bigger on the inside, and the human companions along for the ride — Doctor Who can seem surprisingly fresh when it's done right. Why? Not because of the Doctor, as magnetically charming as the lead usually is (current charmer: Ncuti Gatwa). The Doctor may have d…

Live like Doctor Who - The Churning

When I was nineteen I took my youngest brother rowing on a nearby boating lake. He was only six years old and as I paddled us both across the shallow water he became quite nervous. I stopped and explained that because this was the first time he had been in a boat, the rocking was completely unlike anything he’d ever experienced before. But actually there was no real danger: the boat wasn’t tipping over in the way he was afraid it might. And even…

Doctor Who season 15 named "fun" yet "predictable" in first reactions ahead of its highly-anticipated return

Doctor Who’s 15th season opener, 'The Robot Revolution', has been called “fun” yet “predictable” ahead of its highly-anticipated return.