The Star Beast (2023) 🦗 Discussion & Review Podcast | Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Who Cares? - Dr. Who Fans Talk TV

RTD’s second reign begins. New characterisations, layered resolutions, focal perspectives, conversations with other eras, new & old aesthetics, physicality, crypticism, milkmen, & more are explored in a discussion not just about the episode, but also the hours of extras, as well as the novelisation.

(00:00:00) Returning show, returning cast
(00:05:43) Rose & main characters
(00:15:28) Metacrisis resolutions; ‘I’m finally me’
(00:21:23) Official behind-the-scenes shows
(00:31:26) Rose’s role in the climax; non-binary characters
(00:45:21) Male-presenting Time Lords; double resolutions
(00:53:32) Conversing with past eras; watching forwards & backwards
(01:05:50) Differences from the comic
(01:15:16) The episode’s visuals & music
(01:24:49) The weather report; preferring 14
(01:34:31) Titles; Donna’s charity
(01:52:54) New sonic, new TARDIS; physicality
(01:58:00) The Nobles; roads
(02:08:02) Pronouns; Shirley
(02:15:53) The Face of the Doctor; the Curator
(02:22:24) Lampshading crypticism; show’s social purpose
(02:27:32) Unleashed & the in-vision commentary; boom mics
(02:37:21) Clarifying the weather report
(02:41:26) Novelisation: Stolen Earth milkman; sonic
(02:49:17) Novelisation: memos, Wilf, Sylvia
(02:58:21) Novelisation: Rose, Sharon, Kate
(03:05:25) Novelisation: Wrarth lore; Galaxipedia
(03:11:12) Novelisation: metacrisis resolution; Donna’s forgiveness
(03:16:20) Novelisation: promixity to transmission… Continue reading →