09. Empress of Mars (Altruism on Earth)

I love peace. So I was glad to see the Ice Warriors and humans eventually put their weapons down and find a sort of truce. Admittedly, quite a few Brits were smooshed into unfortunate cubes before they reached that truce, but hey, we got there in the end. And the Doctor was back to his …

08. The Lie of the Land (12 Ways to Show Kindness)

This episode was almost too relevant. Bad guys planting fake truths into the minds of the public hits waaay close to home. However, so much was on point: Peter Capaldi’s glorious hair, Pearl Mackie’s brilliant acting, MISSY (someone please get her a pony), and good ol' Nardy is growing on me more and more each …

07. The Pyramid at the End of the World (A Kind Monk)

The villainous “monks” arrive in style in the real world (or is it?), parking their pyramid in the middle of a military base. Where are they from? Why do they want to take over the planet? How did they give the Doctor his eyesight back? I haven’t the slightest. The one thing I do know …

06. Extremis (A Friend of Mine)

A brief power outage at about 9:00pm caused me to miss the first 5-10 minutes of this episode the first time through. I’m using this as an excuse for having to watch it a second time to really get it, but let’s be honest, I probably would have needed a full second viewing even without …

05. Oxygen (Poetry is Thoughts That Breathe)

This episode was beautiful. I’ve really been loving this whole season, and Oxygen just might be my favorite so far. It was a fast-paced thriller with a heavy side of feelings, and it didn’t let up from the tragic opening scene to the finish. Along with taking on futuristic space capitalism, the Doctor saves Bill …

04. Knock Knock (Genes x Environment + Kindness)

Knock Knock is a Gothic horror story which starts out looking like a classic haunted house tale, complete with a creepy landlord and spooky old house noises. However, instead of ghosts, the house is full of alien insects that consume Bill’s unsuspecting roommates into the wood of the house. The insects are controlled by the …

03. Thin Ice (Kindness: A History)

In this excellent adventure, we traveled back in time to the Regency era during the last frost fair of 1814. The main plot culminated in an inspiring act of kindness in the face of the unknown. Bill has to decide whether or not to save a giant water creature that’s held captive under the Thames, …