Posted by Joy Many of the Doctor Who Christmas specials make me cry. It doesn’t take much--give me a triumphant speech and swelling music after a day of presents, food, and wine, and of course the tears will come. But only one Doctor Who special … [Read more...]
Fan Video Friday – Hamilton #Ham4Fan
Posted by Kim and Sage Welcome folks, to the Miranda Administration. Like everyone else who cares about ART and AMERICA, we are the trash of the thing. Hamilton is the cultural gift that keeps on giving, even as it takes and it takes and it takes … [Read more...]
“I confess, I am afraid.” – Doctor Who Recap – Heaven Sent
Doctor Who Series 9, Episode 11 “Heaven Sent” Posted by Sage The shepherd’s boy says, “There’s this mountain of pure diamond. It takes an hour to climb it, and an hour to go around it. Every hundred years, a little bird comes. It sharpens its beak … [Read more...]
“Sleep claims us in the end.” – Doctor Who Recap – Sleep No More
Doctor Who Series 9, Episode 9 “Sleep No More” Posted by Sage I'm sorry, Rasmussen, but no. "Sleep No More" won't be added to my list of surefire Doctor Who conversion episodes. It's not an episode to hook a pre-Whovian. It's not even an episode … [Read more...]
“We need the mayflies.” – Doctor Who Recap
Doctor Who Series 9, Episode 6 "The Woman Who Lived" Posted by Kim It's fitting that "The Woman Who Lived" fell to me because I'm currently in the midst of watching Torchwood for the first time (I KNOW) and therefore spending a lot of time with … [Read more...]
“Dying is an ability, believe me.” – Doctor Who Recap
Doctor Who Series 9, Episode 5 “The Girl Who Died" Posted by Sage Five episodes of the already terrific ninth series of New Who are out in the world, and I'm prepared at this moment to pin at least one major theme to the top of the Doctor's … [Read more...]
“You bent the rules of life and death.” – Doctor Who Recap
Doctor Who Series 9, Episode 4 "Before the Flood" Posted by Kim In all my years watching Doctor Who and Back to the Future and Lost and reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, I've learned that the rules of time travel are simple and … [Read more...]
“What’s different at night?” – Doctor Who Recap
Doctor Who Series 9, Episode 3 “Under The Lake” Posted by Sage Series 9's multi-episode arc structure continues with this spooky two-parter. And we haven't quite returned to the classic Who years of seven or eight part stories wherein the Doctor … [Read more...]
“Always Mercy.” – Doctor Who Recap
Doctor Who Series 9, Episode 2 "The Witch's Familiar" Posted by Kim "Consider the Doctor..." From what I know of the Time Lords, they aren't the easiest species to be around. They are ruthless and they are power-hungry and often downright … [Read more...]
“Death is for other people, dear.” – Doctor Who Recap
Doctor Who Series 9, Episode 1 “The Magician's Apprentice” Posted by Sage For better or for worse, Steven Moffat has never been afraid to touch the Doctor Who mythology and mold it as he likes. This is good. It's necessary. Fans are particular … [Read more...]
Fan Video Friday – A Tribute to Lady Antebellum
Posted by Kim and Sage Happy Fan Video Friday! It may be September and I may have had my first Pumpkin Spice Latte of the season but everyone KNOWS that fall doesn't kick off until the TV season starts. Thus, summer rages on here at Head Over … [Read more...]
Fan Video Friday – The Best of Twelve and Clara, Part II
Posted by Kim and Sage It's no secret that we are total trash for Clara and Twelve here at Head Over Feels. There's already been one Fan Video Friday entirely devoted to them, after all. However that was posted before the shipper GIFT called … [Read more...]
“Don’t you think this is weird?” – SDCC 2015 Part I
Posted by Kim and Sage Nothing can truly prepare you for San Diego Comic Con. Sure, you can scour fan forums for advice and tips (the Friends of CCI forum is an INVALUABLE resource) and can spreadsheet the hell out of your plan for the con, but … [Read more...]
“We Should Do This Every Christmas.” – Doctor Who Recap – Last Christmas
Posted By Kim When we last left our intrepid heroes, they were "Gift of the Magi"-ing the HELL out of each other, both convinced that the other was better off without them, and thus LYING through their teeth about their current circumstances. … [Read more...]
Fan Video Friday – Twelve and Clara
Posted by Sage In the barren TV landscape of summer, we brought you several Fan Vid Fridays - curated collections of the best (and most devastating) fan videos on YouTube. Now, don't get too attached. The on-season means that Kim and I are drowning … [Read more...]