2MTL Production Notes
About what happened to the podcast last year, and what’s next.
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Two-minute Time Lord: A Doctor Who Podcast
Concentrated Commentary on the Worlds of Doctor Who
Episodes
20 of 150 episodes2MTL 493: Scratching the Surface, Scratching the Itch
Season 2 of New Doctor Who kicks off with meat-and-potatoes Russell T Davies storytelling. Were there too many empty carbs, or was that a Ch...
2MTL 492: On Free Radios Skaro
An unscripted word of thanks to my friends at Radio Free Skaro.
2MTL 491: "Keep Up!"
Q: What do Garfield and the Doctor have in common? A: A possibly contagious sense of superiority.
2MTL 490: Anita's World
A ten-minute sequence stops “Joy to the World” cold, yet turns out to be the heart of the 2024 Christmas special.
2MTL 489: Disney's World
Is Disney the best global partner for showing Doctor Who outside the UK? My doubts are growing.
2MTL 488: Foundation and "Empire"
“Empire of Death” epitomized RTD’s approach to season finales that he deployed to popular (if not always critical) acclaim...
2MTL 487: What's Next for 2MTL
A check-in after November 5, a promise about Empire of Death, and thoughts about the way forward. Mastodon: thatchipguy@zeppelin.flights Blu...
2MTL 486: On Follow-through and "The Legend of Ruby Sunday"
In case you missed me on The Incomparable’s Doctor Who Flashcast, here are some last-minute thoughts about TLoRS and where it fell dow...
2MTL 485: Dot, Bubble, and Rogue
This is a double edition of 2MTL covering “Dot and Bubble” and “Rogue,” two episodes that were absolutely tonally id...
2MTL 484: 73 Thoughts
We’re catching up on the Discourse about a loved and hated mysterious episode. I’m still on Team Love.
2MTL 483: Hijinkx and Vibes
Finally, I catch up on “The Devil’s Chord” and hold two opinions at once.
2MTL 482: With "Boom," Steven Moffat Enters His "Midnight" Era
“Pace and energy” and high concepts give way to a man with a foot on a landmine for the duration of the story. Tension-filled bo...
2MTL 481: The Space Babies Speedrun
“Would you like to see the baby?” Your answer probably had a lot to do with how you received “Space Babies,” but the...
2MTL 480: Doctor Who is Not Science Fiction
The first episodes of Series 1 (not counting the Christmas Special) have finally launched, and there’s RTD upon RTD on top of more RTD...
2MTL 479: Solid Gold?
In which your interlocutor admits that he wishes to hear less of a composer he loves. A graphics whiz, Chip was not, when he shared this on...
2MTL 478: Goblin Corps
After “The Church on Ruby Road,” there should be no question that Ncuti Gatwa will master the role of The Doctor. However, we do...
2MTL 477: ¿Por qué no los dos?
Celebrating a regeneration, a retirement, and a renewal of the whole darn series. On to Christmas!
2MTL 476: Evolution of the Doctor
How do you make a special episode “special” when you only have two actors and a big spaceship? Russell T Davies has a pretty goo...
2MTL 475: Brandishing the Gravity Stanchions
Meep? What I wouldn’t have given for the Meep to give an order to “reticulate the splines.” (Oh, yeah: I loved this one.)