Guest
George Chachanidze
Host of the Snappy-Tech YouTube channel.
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Mark gets wobbly-wobbly and timey-wimey with tech YouTuber George Chachanidze.
The pair started by discussing their favourite incarnations of the Doctor, and then their favourite — or least favourite — companions.
Spoilers abound
If you’re not caught up with Doctor Who and you intend to, be warned that Mark and George will spoil the hell out of it for you.
Honourable mentions
George’s picks
In order of discussion:
Heaven Sent (S09E11; Peter Capaldi)
This highly dramatic and Groundhog Day reminiscent episode takes place shortly after the death of the Doctor’s companion Clara, and is pretty much entirely a monologue. The names of the two episodes got mixed up in the recording: Heaven Sent (the one Make and George both like) is the first in a two-parter that concludes with Hell Bent (which George does not like, and Mark couldn’t remember).
Blink (S03E10; David Tennant, Freema Agyeman)
Blink is regarded by many Whovians as the best of the revival. It introduces the Weeping Angels, who are older than the universe, and zap you back in time to feed off the energy displaced by the life you would have led. Or something.
Midnight (S04E10; David Tennant, Catherine Tate)
Another Doctor-heavy episode, this takes place on the planet of Midnight, which is made entirely of diamonds. It has a horror movie feel, but is almost a bottle episode (in as much as bottle episodes are often made out of a necessity to keep an eye on the budget.)
Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead (S04E08-9; David Tennant, Catherine Tate)
This two-parter introduces space archeologist River Song, who would be an important recurring character across multiple Doctor incarnations. It also introduces the Vashta Nerada, a species of space piranha
Dalek (S01E06; Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper)
This episode reintroduces the Daleks in a Utah bunker filled with alien bric-à-brac. It brought them back defeated and weakened, which laid the groundwork for a new generation to be terrified by them all over again.
Mark’s picks
In order of discussion:
Father’s Day (S01E08; Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper)
This episode came early on in the reboot’s run, and takes place in 1987, wherein Rose saves her dad from being hit by a car, only to unleash a squadron of time-devouring pterodactyls called reapers.
The Beast Below (S05E02; Matt Smith, Karen Gillan)
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