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   From: blueshirt@indigo.news   
      
   Old school was ditched for a Disney+ morning; so I managed to   
   get the latest episode of "Doctor Who" and two episodes of   
   "Andor" S2 in...   
      
   After referencing "Blink" last week, we get a sequel to   
   "Midnight" this week... with a touch of "The Satan Pit" and some   
   "Turn Left" vibes thrown in too. - A bit like RTD's Greatest   
   Hits!   
      
   Oh, and a brief David Tennant cameo too, which the cynical might   
   think was there to help remind the faithful that he is actually   
   the real Doctor... or that he might even be coming back.   
   (Depending on what online rumour you choose to believe!)   
      
   "The Well" was a strong episode, with an atmospheric build up, a   
   monster we never actually see and an ending that could leave   
   another sequel open. (Step forward Big Finish.) Season 2 is   
   definitely starting a lot stronger than Season 1 did anyway.   
   "The Well" was a tension filled episode and it was another good   
   advert for Ncuti's 15th Doctor.   
      
   Some nits: Earth is gone, and nobody has heard of it or the   
   human race... but "Lux" was set on Earth, as is next week's   
   episode ("Lucky Day")... so it can't have gone far! The Doctor   
   and Belinda can't reach Earth on May 24th 2025, but why can't   
   they go back to January/February/March 2025 and just wait [in a   
   hotel playing games] for May to come around? I mean, the Doctor   
   waited a whole year in the Christmas episode! Having the correct   
   uniform and space boots conveniently in the TARDIS to change   
   into stood out as well, as did the two spare helmets and none of   
   the squad of soldiers minding two complete strangers joining in   
   with them on their 'drop' to the planet.   
      
   Mrs Flood is this season's Susan Twist, turning up wherever the   
   Doctor is each week... lucky Doctor, he doesn't just get one   
   female stalker, he gets two! Although it is getting a bit   
   tiresome at this stage, we all know we are going to be   
   underwhelmed come the resolution to the mystery of her   
   character... but Anita Dobson is great so we shouldn't complain   
   too much   
      
   Overall I'd go with a 7/10 for "The Well"... I thought it was as   
   good as last week's episode in some ways, better in others, but   
   different in tone and much more like "Doctor Who" should be.   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)