165 - Two Spider Bites My Good Man (S11, Ep4)

We watch "Arachnids in the UK" (Series 11, Episode 4) where the Doctor finally gets her unwitting crew back to Sheffield safe and soundish. Whilst there, Yaz has the Doctor around for a poorly home-cooked meal, Ryan deflects advances from both Yaz's sister and multiple eight-legged freaks, plus Graham has a lovely chat with his dead wife... until a giant spider shows up. As they do. This episode has been brought to you by the letter T for "This Didn’t Scare You Off Traveling With The Doctor Even After The Giant Fracking Spiders!?".

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164 - The Bus Is My Designated Driver (S11, Ep3)

We watch "Rosa" (Series 11, Episode 3) where the Doctor and the Who Crew travel to 1950s Alabama, USA. Whilst there, our non-white appearing time travelers encounter good old southern "hospitality" from the "period-accurate-properly-white" natives, then our white appearing time travelers enjoy genuine good old southern hospitality, and finally our non-white genuine hero Rosa Parks encounters galactic level racism from time traveling piece of crap Krasko. This episode has been respectfully brought to you by American fans of Doctor Who debating the appropriateness of a British entertainment program rehashing genuinely American fixed points in time.

163 - They're Monumentally Buzzed (S11, Ep2)

We watch "The Ghost Monument" (Series 11, Episode 2) where the Doctor and her new friends put out their thumbs hoping for a lift whilst in the vacuum of space. Their hitchhiking attempt successful, they get caught up in the latest series of The Amazing Race: Galactic Edition and are tasked to finding the titular Ghost Monument. Will their next clue take them to the desolate planet of Desolation? Definitely! Will the Monument end up being the TARDIS? Spoilers! Will the Doctor's new friends do anything to warrant me using their names? Nope... not yet!

162 - OMG, She's Falling Down Drunk (S11, Ep1)

We watch "The Woman Who Fell To Earth" (Series 11, Episode 1) where the newly regenerated Doctor attempts to do what David Bowie's alien perfected 42 years prior to her, then current, introduction. (Seriously... 42 years? The answer to the ultimate question? Douglas Adams's estate is totally rolling around the graveyard.) Whilst said introduction was occurring, the Doctor meets her latest nemesis: Tim Shaw (or Tzim-Sha... depending on your planetary birthing). But who gives a damn cuz Friend-of-the-show-Denise shows up to confuse Steve... to the delight of John.

161 - Relapse Chapter 6: Adric Dies At The End

We again dive into the vaults to watch a story from Doctor Who TOS (Those Old Serials): 1982’s "Earthshock." For this 6th relapse episode, we watched a 5th Doctor serial, making this our 4th official classic era Doctor PCE (Pre Christopher Eccleston). Whilst we marvel at the story's comparatively slow pacing, Peter Davidson's Doctor with his three companions travel to 26th century Earth and encounter the Cybermen. Of said companions, who survives to the next serial? Tegan? Nissa? Adric? Did you even read the title?

160 - x10x: 9th Return of the InterveXtion

Steve? John? Friend-of-the-show Tim? Discussing our just completed (re-and/or-first) watch of the 10th Series of 'Doctor Who'? Girl, you know it’s true! Steve attempts to get a Big Finish out of John but will settle for a Little Fake. Friend-of-the-show Tim asks us to recast Who companions and villains with comic/movie characters. All whilst John lazily microwaves the leftovers of past their prime Intervention episodes. Come for the conversation, leave with the food poisoning. Bon Appétit!

159 - Two For One Shots...I'll Take 13 (S10, Ep13)

We watch "Twice Upon a Time" (Series 10, Episode 13) where the Doctor has doubts about continuing with his existence after battling the Cybermen... but reconsiders after encountering himself post battling the Cybermen. Whilst said Cyber-jerking is occurring, "Bill" returns to show the Doctors what wonderful lives they had, “Nardole” shows up because... who cares... it’s "Nardy!", and then "Clara" shows up to either infuriate the Clara haters or invigorate the Clara lovers. Since I count myself in the latter category, I have one final thing to say on this episode: Geronimo!!!

158 - Gimme a Double for Last Calls (S10, Ep12)

We watch "The Doctor Falls" (Series 10, Episode 12) where the Doctor discovers that Bill has undergone an extreme makeover. Whilst said unveiling was occurring, Nardole gets all Little House on the Prairie, Missy (re?) grows some balls and takes out the Master... who then returns the favor (try to unwrap that time conundrum in your brain hole), the Doctor gets a visit from the Ghost of Doctors', past and Bill's new look makes former date Heather wet. Nice callback Doctor Who...

157 - A Shot Would Be Sublime (S10, Ep11)

We watch "World Enough and Time" (Season 10, Episode 11) where Doctor Who, Thing One, and the other one maintain at least three feet of distance so that they don’t accidentally remove an innocent's major arteries. Whilst said life protectoring is occurring, Doctor Who (aka Missy) gets in touch with her masculine side, Thing One (aka Nardole) mostly kills time 'til episode next, and the other one (aka Bill) becomes a fan of watching the Doctor on TV. Companions... they're just like us.

Pour Me A Camomile Smile Garcon (S4, Ep1)

On this episode of the Drunken Red Dwarf Cast, we watch "Camille" (Series 4, Episode 1) where the crew rescue said titular female android who is the sole survivor of a crashed passenger ship. Or is she? Well... she is the only survivor. But is she what she appears to be? Hmm? Whilst the crew wrestles with that conundrum, Kryten falls for Camille, Rimmer falls for an apparent female Rimmer, and April thinks they all act the fool. Oh April, what fools they truly are.

156 - A Scotch Manhattan My Good Sir (S10, Ep10)

We watch "Eaters of Light" (Series 10, Episode 10) where the Doctor takes the Who-by Crew to second century Scotland just to prove Bill's theory wrong about an historical event. Whilst the Doctor was eating crow after he was proved wrong, Nardole discovered he would rather converse with than eat said crows. Lastly, Bill ended up eating her own proverbial crow after learning she was way less sexually progressive than Roman Soldiers of the time. Why do post-millennials think they invented sex? I can’t even...

155 - Fancy Bars Don't Impress Me (S10, Ep9)

We watch "Empress of Mars" (Season 10, Episode 9) where much of the Who Crew travels to Mars during the Victorian Era to witness firsthand what happens to subjugated natives encountering a "superior race." Sigh. Whilst said cultural exchange was occurring, the Doctor wrongly entrusts his human friends with keeping the peace, Bill spends some quality girl time with said Ice Warrior Empress, and Nardole saves the day late in the game with... Missy? Bet you didn’t see that one coming. Oh. You did? My bad...

154 - Rye Neat Would Be Just Grand (S10, Ep8)

We watch "The Lie of the Land" (Season 10, Episode 8) where the Doctor taunts Bill into murdering himself knowing she’ll watch him regenerate. Wait... did he instruct regeneration in one of his prior well loved college lectures? Move along... nothing to see here people. Whilst we ignore the improbability of said lecture occurring, the Doctor does a bit of cruising, Nardole takes a six month breather, Bill spends time with her Mummy, and Missy has regrets. Wait? Weren’t the Monks in this episode? That’ll do pig...

153 - The Top Of MY Food Pyramid Is Beer (S10, Ep7)

We watch "The Pyramid at the End of the World" (Series 10, Episode 7) where the Monks show up on our doorstep with that titular pyramid. And you thought the Jehovah’s Witnesses were annoying? (Ba dum bum) Whilst said parenthesized rimshot was occurring, Nardole settles in as the Doctor's seeing eye companion, the Doctor visits the World's Deadliest Indoor Garden (premiering Wednesdays on FOX), and Bill gives up on women altogether to declare her love for the Doctor. Poor Bill, if she only waited one more season...

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152 - I'm Extremely Drunk. LOLZ (S10, Ep6)

We watch "Extremis" (Series 10, Episode 6) where the Who Crew tries to find out why everyone resorts to voluntarily 'checking out' of existence after reading an ancient Vatican text. Whilst said investigating is occurring, Bill gets Doc-blocked by the Pope, Nardole acts all butch by threatening to kick everyone’s ass (as if...) and the Doctor discovers most events in this episode actually happened on a holodeck. Except the reveal that Missy was in the vault the entire time. And no one was surprised in the slightest. Said 'no one' being Steve.

151 - Ugh. This Wine Needs to Breathe (S10, Ep5)

We watch "Oxygen" (Series 10, Episode 5) where the Doctor, Bill and Nardole take a field trip to a space station and find out that the answer to ‘Who’s there?’ is, zombies! Whilst waiting for the inevitable punchline, Nardole regrets playing hooky from vault guard duty, Bill nearly becomes one of the walking dead (can’t sue unless The Walking Dead is capitalized... oh damn it...), and the Doctor belatedly pays the price for giving away too much regenergy the prior series. But finally finds an appropriate use for the sonic sunglasses! Huzzah!

150 - Let's Knock One Back (S10, Ep4)

We watch "Knock Knock" (Series 10, Episode 4) where Bill asks the Doctor the absolute worst thing one friend can ask of another: Can you help me move? Oh the horror... Whilst said free labour was being acquired, the Doctor was messing about in the dated kitchen, Bill was being called out for her questionable taste in music by her new roommates (who are in turn taken out by a wood lice infestation), and discovers her Landlord could give Norman Bates a run for creeper with the most Mommy issues. Orange you glad I didn’t say banana?

149 - This Many Fingers of Scotch on Ice (S10, Ep3)

We watch "Thin Ice" (Series 10, Episode 3) where the Tardis takes the Doctor and Bill to early 19th century London in order to experience racism first hand in the era of not-yet-banned slavery. Good times... good times... Whilst Bill was rightfully questioning if her appearance would draw attention, the Doctor was wrongfully assuming this episode’s big bad was not of this world. Alas... our baddie was just a regular human rich white racist that knew he was above the law and willing to sacrifice those 'beneath' him for financial gains. Good times... good times...

148 - Smiling Through the Hangover (S10, Ep2)

We watch "Smile" (Series 10, Episode 2) where the Doctor takes new companion Bill on her first fully fledged companion-y adventure! Does he take her to the distant past? Does he take her to the distant future? Let’s spin the wheel to find out! No whammies! No whammies! Doot... dooot... doooot... distant future it is! So whilst at an apparently uncolonized off-earth colony, newly sentient robots think gel cubes are haute cuisine, the Doctor takes time to do some composting and Bill (unlike the unfeeling dolphin tattoo on her lower back) wears her emoji-nal emotions on her upper back.

147 - Water is the New Rosé (S10, Ep1)

We watch "The Pilot" (Series 10, Episode 1) where the Doctor coasts along as a chilly college professor until new companion Bill Potts tries to soft reboot him into giving a damn again. Whilst said thaw is occurring, a shoddily reconstructed Nardole is falling to pieces, Bill meets the woman of her dreams who just wants to make Bill wet (unfortunately in a non-consensual way), and the Doctor finds the drive to travel again... as long as the mysterious vault he and Nardole are guarding remains sealed. To paraphrase Brad Pitt’s character in "Seven," What’s in the vault Doctor?