Doctor Who – Series 2, Episode 7: Wish World

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Doctor Who – Series 2, Episode 7: Wish World

This week’s outing is the first of the two-part finale. I watched it on iPlayer at just before 1pm (I’d been in Rothwell all morning with Sue, dressing a window! Yes, you read that right… a hidden talent!). As usual, I chose not to post this until after tonight’s episode on BBC1 aired at 6.50pm (ending at 7.35pm) for fear of spoiling it for others who prefer to watch it in its traditional slot.

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Synopsis

Traps are sprung and old enemies unite as the Doctor and Belinda finally arrive home to find a very different world.
Can the Doctor see the truth before midnight arrives?

Any Good?

Lucky me! From the off, this one feels very dark and mysterious (just how I like them!). The story had a touch of The Truman Show about it – and in my book, that’s no bad thing! 👍. The ‘Big Bad‘ is front and centre in this episode – and what a GREAT reinterpretation of that role that I first saw 40 years ago! I’ve got to say, this was another episode that, even though it was unclear where it was all heading, it was very, very watchable, even for casual viewers or those new to the Whoniverse. I even caught Ann watching for about 7 seconds (praise indeed!) 😂😂🤣🤣

A definite ‘8’!

Wow! This has been the BEST episode of this series so far – in fact, I’d go as far as to say it’s the best for a long, long (long) time! At last, an episode that’s up there with many during the David Tennant era – and that’s not something I thought I’d be writing, possibly, EVER! I’m definitely going to watch this one again!

As expected, it ends on a cliffhanger, and there was no ‘sneak peak’ of next week’s finalé either – The Reality War. I’ve also read that the BBC are NOT releasing that one early on iPlayer, so it looks like I WILL be going to the cinema to see it next week! 😀. Happy days!!!

All-in-all, a great story that based on this one alone, has completely renewed my faith in the Who franchise. Let’s hope NEXT week’s finalé is more of the same! 🙄. Don’t f*** it up RTD!!! 🫨

Next Episode?

So, next week’s is, at the time of writing, shrouded in mystery and there’s therefore nothing much to give away here!

See you next Saturday at the flicks! 🙂✍️

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