Doctor Who: The Web Of Queer

In this episode of The Web of Queer, we review the penultimate episode of series 9, Heaven Sent, and the First Doctor story The War Machines. For our review of Heaven Sent, we discuss this unusual episode. Did we like Capaldi's solo performance, and how the story was constructed? What do we think is next after that reveal at the end? In The War Machines we encounter Dalek-like machines and 60s computing. How did the War Machines compare to the Daleks? Did the questions and concepts around artificial intelligence hold up to present day? What did we think of our first glimpse of Dodo, Ben, and Polly? Time Stamps:00:00 Intro00:56 Heaven Sent review35:15 The War Machines review We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below:Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.comTwitter: @thewebofqueerTumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing music:Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Clubhttp://www

On this episode of The Web of Queer, we review the tenth episode of series 9, Face the Raven, and have a discussion about bi erasure. In our review of Face the Raven, we discuss the apparent end of Clara's story. What did we think of how her death was handled? Were we surprised to see Me again? Did we like of the concept and execution of the trap street? For our bi erasure discussion, we talk about the passive bias that has removed bisexual/pansexual people from the queer narrative, and what might be causing it. How does Clara’s story fit the bi erasure tropes we have seen? What harm can come from erasing a whole section of queerdom, and what can be done to fix it? Time Stamps:00:00 Intro00:53 Face the Raven review41:28 Bi-Erasure discussion Show links:Kinsey Scale explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinsey_scaleJenna Coleman at Edmonton Expo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv1lOmrePqcAshley Mardell "You're Not Gay Enough" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO_Dk_Z2zRM We love feedback! Contact us in any

On this episode of The Web of Queer, we review the 9th episode of series 9, Sleep No More, and the Sixth Doctor classic story, Mindwarp. For our Sleep No More review, we discussed the diverse cast of characters on the show, including 474, the character played by Bethany Black. What did we think of her role, and how the other characters in the story treated her? Did we like the idea of the Morpheus pods and how did we think the narrative held up as a whole? For our Classic review, we continue the Trial of a Timelord series with Mindwarp. Court scenes, a Brian Blessed debut, and corporate slug overlords fill out the story, but how full was it? Did we believe the Doctor was really affected by the machine? And what do we think of Peri’s storyline? Time Stamps:00:00 Intro00:47 Sleep No More review32:31 Mindwarp review We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below:Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.comTwitter: @thewebofqueerTumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/14

On this week's episode of The Web of Queer, we review The Zygon Inversion. Did we think that it managed to cope with the difficult topics that were in this episode? What did we think of the Doctor's interactions with Osgood? Were we satisfied with the resolution of the Zygon rebellion?

On this week's episode of The Web of Queer, we review the seventh story in this series, The Zygon Invasion. Doctor Who doesn’t shy away from the political, but how well did we think they managed to tackle something so current? What do we think of UNIT’s reactions throughout the story, what did we think of Osgood's choices about her identity, and where do we think the story might be going? Contact us! We love feedback! Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/   Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/

On this week's episode of The Web of Queer, we review the 6th story in the new series, The Woman Who Lived, and the Third Doctor story The Daemons. For The Woman Who Lived, we discuss the change in Me’s character, and how she got to where she is now. What similarities and differences do we see between her and the Doctor, and how would a young-appearing woman have to navigate within these time periods? In our The Daemons review, we discuss the Third Doctor's way of interacting with those around him. Does his arrogance get in the way? How does the UNIT team work in this story, even with the Brig’s helicopter in danger? And how does the inclusion of things like witchcraft and Morris Dancing feel in the story? Time Stamps:00:00 Intro00:56 The Woman Who Lived review31:54 The Daemons review Makeisha in Time: http://podcastle.org/2015/01/06/podcastle-345-makeisha-in-time/ We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below:Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.comTwitter: @thewebofqueerTumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tu

In this episode of The Web of Queer we review the 5th story in the current series, The Girl Who Died, and discuss how other characters in Doctor Who react to queer characters. In our review of The Girl Who Died, we talk about the evolving relationship between the Doctor and Clara. Should the Doctor really think he has a duty of care? Which parts of the story stretch science, and which parts made us squee? In our discussion, we talk about the reactions we see on screen to various queer characters. Which is a bigger shock, that Vastra is married to Jenny, or that she’s a lizard? Are people really paying attention to who Captain Jack is flirting with? How many people know about Missy's gender history? And can people's reactions to a character tell us more than that character's own behaviour does? Time Stamps:00:00 Intro00:54 The Girl Who Died review27:30 Character Reactions discussion We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below:Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.comTwitter: @thewebofqueerTumblr: http:/

On this episode of The Web of Queer, we review the fourth story of series nine, Before the Flood, and the Second Doctor story The Mind Robber. In our Before the Flood review, we discuss the change in pace of the second part of this story. How many of us googled the Bootstrap Paradox? What did we think of the opening, the Fisher King, and the romance storylines? In our The Mind Robber review, we dive into a bit of history about this unusual and sometimes meta story of fiction in fiction. Jessica and Mikayla share their first impressions of Zoe, Stephen reveals the impact of seeing it as it was first broadcast, and we all ponder which Jack really came first. Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:55 Before The Flood review 30:41 The Mind Robber review We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below:Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.comTwitter: @thewebofqueerTumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing mus

On this episode of The Web of Queer, we review the third episode of series nine, Under the Lake, and then briefly discuss Class, the new TV spinoff. In our Under the Lake review, we talk about how well the atmosphere was set for the episode. What did we think of the characters, were we frightened by the ghosts, and what could possibly happen after that cliffhanger? For our Class discussion, we take a quick a look at the writer, what we hope for the series, and if we think the new guy on the Who block might be good for the franchise. Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:05 Under The Lake review28:03 Class discussion We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below:Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.comTwitter: @thewebofqueerTumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing music:Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Clubhttp://www.smerins.com/

On this episode of The Web of Queer, we review the second episode of Series 9, The Witch's Familiar, and the Classic Fourth Doctor story, Genesis of the Daleks! In our review of The Witch's Familiar, we discuss our continued love of the Missy and Clara combo. Were any of us pulled into believing in the softer side of Davros, or did we see the turn coming? And now that the sonic screwdriver is apparently gone, what do we think of its replacement? In our Genesis of the Daleks review, our newer viewers finally meet Harry, but what did they think of him? They also met the Giant Clam, and have opinions about that too. We talk about Sarah Jane taking charge, how Davros has everyone fooled, and about the other genocides that the Doctor has been involved in. How might this story have an effect on his decisions in those? Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:43 The Witch's Familiar review30:27 Genesis of the Daleks review We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below:Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.comTwitter: @thewebof

In this episode of The Web of Queer, we review the new ninth series episode The Magician’s Apprentice, and follow with a review of the classic The Brain of Morbius. In our The Magician's Apprentice review, we discuss how awesome Missy is. A few dropped mentions grabbed out attention too. The doctor as a little girl? Did Clara have a snog with Jane Austin? And Missy gives Clara a talking to about heteronormativity. Or does she? In our The Brain of Morbius review, we share our opinions on classic horror style Who, discuss Sarah Jane’s initiative, how the Sisterhood factored into the New Who we had seen (before The Magician’s Apprentice) and discuss the possibilities born from the mind battle. Plus Ian gets his theory brain into gear, and connects a bunch of dots. Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:54 The Magician's Apprentice review46:00 The Brains of Morbius review We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below:Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.comTwitter: @thewebofqueerTumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/Fa

On this episode of The Web of Queer, we review the Tenth Doctor story New Earth, and discuss the portrayal of gender dysphoria in science fiction/fantasy.   In our New Earth review we see the return of Cassandra and the Face of Boe. How did we think this story handled the topics it tried to cover? What did we think of the "science" we saw? Why does Mikayla have a particular grudge against this story?   For our gender dysphoria discussion we talk about what gender dysphoria is and why it should be a familiar concept to fans of science fiction. But how often is it overlooked, and why? Are aliens being used as a metaphor instead? And what are the possibilities if gender dysphoria is explored rather than ignored?     Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:48 New Earth review 26:35 Gender Dysphoria discussion     We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Website: www.thewebofqueer.com Feedback Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Libsyn: http://th

In this episode of The Web of Queer we review the Seventh Doctor story Battlefield, and discuss the differences between asexual representation compared to characters without a defined sexuality.   In our Battlefield discussion, after pouring over the nostalgia-fest, we discuss how the King Arthur legend was written into the story. Does the Doctor make a convincing Merlin? What do we thing of the Ace/Cho pairing? And how well does the Brig jump back into his old role, after such a long time away?   In the second part, we discuss the differences between characters without a sexuality shown on screen compared to characters that are asexual. How does representation in media impact the ways we talk about asexuality? Why can't we just decide every undefined character is asexual? Where are all the ace characters?   Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:37 Battlefield review 33:11 Asexuality vs Unshown Sexuality discussion     We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Website: www.thewebofqueer.com Feedback

In our last Pieces of Eight episode of the year we review the Big Finish story Human Resources Part 2. We discussed the resolution of the cliffhanger and how we thought the arc of the story progressed throughout the series. What did we think of the Time Lords' role in the story? Are we eager to continue with Eighth Doctor audios?   We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Website: www.thewebofqueer.com Feedback Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/   Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/

In this episode of The Web of Queer we review the Third Doctor story Spearhead From Space.   How much influence has this regeneration story had on future ones? What do we think of the Liz Shaw and Brigadier team? And what creeped us out more than the alien invaders?     We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Website: www.thewebofqueer.com Feedback Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/   Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/

In this episode of The Web of Queer we review the Torchwood story Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and discuss the trope of the greedy bisexual.   In Kiss Kiss Bang Bang we talk about the group dynamics between the team, both professional and personal. What relationships are progressing, which ones are stopping, and why? What was the Time Agency really like and how does John Hart’s arrival stir the pot?   In our discussion we tackle the media’s portrayal of fictional bisexuals and pansexuals, and what impact that has for people in the real world. What do Jack, John and Ianto’s stories tell an audience? What stereotypes might they be reinforcing? And how do stereotypes affect bisexual and pansexual people's lives?   Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 00:56 Torchwood: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang review 30:07 Pansexuality and Bisexuality discussion     We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Website: www.thewebofqueer.com  Feedback Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumb

In this Pieces of Eight episode, we review the Big Finish story Human Resources Part One. We discuss how the Doctor adjusts to an office setting, what the Time Lords might be up to with Lucie and how we reacted to the cliffhanger.   We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Website: www.thewebofqueer.com Feedback Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/   Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/

In this episode of The Web of Queer we review the Sarah Jane Adventures episode Death of the Doctor and discuss whether some topics are suitable for children to see on TV.   In Death of the Doctor we compare continuity between the spinoff and the main show, revel in nostalgic references, assess thematic vulture aliens, and once again mock U.N.I.T.'s inability to be a covert operation.   In our Think of the Children discussion we talk about some complex situations that the world of Doctor Who can bring up, how children might react to them, and how they can help families have conversations about difficult subjects.    Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:53 Sarah Jane Adventures: Death Of The Doctor review 33:40 Think Of The Children discussion   We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Website: www.thewebofqueer.com Feedback Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/   Opening and closing music: Doctor Who

In this week’s Loose Thread, we jump across the Atlantic to review “Running for Honor”, an episode of the American time travel show, Quantum Leap.  We discussed the show's premise, and how it was used to explore homophobia in the military during the 1960s, as well as contemporary 1990s attitudes.   We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Website: www.thewebofqueer.com Feedback Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/   Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/

  In this episode of The Web of Queer we review the Eleventh Doctor story Closing Time, and then have a discussion on the status of queer rights in the 60s and whether that influenced the show.   For Closing Time, we talk about The Doctor and Craig’s relationship, both how they perceive it and the assumptions that are made by those around them. How does the writing subvert tropes that we are used to seeing? And how many times can someone change their mind about a story?   In our discussion, we examine attitudes and laws regarding queer people at the time the show was just beginning. What kind of influences would have been around the people creating it? What queer BBC characters were around at that time, and what did it feel like to grow up in that era?    Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 00:49 Closing Time review 31:11 1960s Queerness discussion   Round the Horne (feat. Julian and Sandy) online episodes http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00c7q4l   Save The Badger Badger Badger by Brian May and MrWeebl https://www.youtu