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Less poetry, Doctor. just tell them. – The Great Intelligence

It’s almost too close to call at some points, but for the most part, Steven Moffat does manage to follow …
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And for Neil Gaiman’s next trick, he set out to not only resurrect the Cybermen as a viable threat, but to give Clara more leeway to be a hero than …
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As of Friday afternoon, this episode went from part of a fait accompli to perhaps the first step in Community‘s rehabilitation. Hopefully.

Because, even though “Advanced Introduction to Finality,” like …
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Ironic, I guess, that an episode set mostly in the past just didn’t have time on its side.

In “Heroic Origins,” writers Steve Basilone, Maggie Bandur and Annie Mebane, fittingly, …
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Well, that’s a little more like it.

After last week’s ambitious but off-putting misfire, “The Crimson Horror” brings back some liveliness to Doctor Who while (mostly) sidestepping the mystery around …
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More so than any episode of the second half of this season, “Journey To The Centre Of The TARDIS” requires a couple of viewings to parse through the story. But …
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The way “Basic Human Anatomy” turned out, one has to ask: Can Jim Rash write more episodes of Community, please?

In his first go-round for the show, the Academy Award-winner …
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If you’re going to have a trifle of a story, it’s a smart move to have Malcolm McDowell handle most of whatever lifting there is to be done.

The return …
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“This isn’t a ghost story,” The Doctor announces at one point this week. “It’s a love story.” Thankfully, “Hide” provides enough of each to keep itself lively.

Writer Neil Cross’ …
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What often made Community’s “gimmick” episodes work was the show would sneak strong enough stories to not only justify the themes, but give them more to work with. “Intro to …
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The mystery behind Clara is put aside this week, but her education in the ways of Companionship takes a big leap forward in “Cold War,” the strongest episode by far …
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“Herstory of Dance” is an odd duck of an episode. It’s basically a well-executed bad story.

At least, that’s what comes out if you stop and think about it. Because …
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