2MTL 493: Scratching the Surface, Scratching the Itch
Season 2 of New Doctor Who kicks off with meat-and-potatoes Russell T Davies storytelling. Were there too many empty carbs, or was that a Chip problem?
Apr 13, 2025•4 min•Ep. 493
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2MTL 492: On Free Radios Skaro
An unscripted word of thanks to my friends at Radio Free Skaro.
Feb 17, 2025•8 min•Ep. 492
2MTL 491: "Keep Up!"
Q: What do Garfield and the Doctor have in common? A: A possibly contagious sense of superiority.
Jan 14, 2025•5 min•Ep. 491
2MTL 490: Anita's World
A ten-minute sequence stops "Joy to the World" cold, yet turns out to be the heart of the 2024 Christmas special.
Dec 26, 2024•4 min•Ep. 490
2MTL 489: Disney's World
Is Disney the best global partner for showing Doctor Who outside the UK? My doubts are growing.
Dec 21, 2024
2MTL 488: Foundation and "Empire"
"Empire of Death" epitomized RTD's approach to season finales that he deployed to popular (if not always critical) acclaim during his first stint as showrunner. What happened this time?
Nov 19, 2024•4 min•Ep. 488
2MTL 487: What's Next for 2MTL
A check-in after November 5, a promise about Empire of Death, and thoughts about the way forward. Mastodon: thatchipguy@zeppelin.flights Bluesky: ThatChipGuy Threads: William Sudderth Facebook: Two-minute Time Lord
Nov 12, 2024•4 min•Ep. 487
2MTL 486: On Follow-through and "The Legend of Ruby Sunday"
In case you missed me on The Incomparable's Doctor Who Flashcast, here are some last-minute thoughts about TLoRS and where it fell down prior to the season finale.
Jun 21, 2024•Ep. 486
2MTL 485: Dot, Bubble, and Rogue
This is a double edition of 2MTL covering "Dot and Bubble" and "Rogue," two episodes that were absolutely tonally identical and left you feeling exactly the same way after each of them, amirite?
Jun 10, 2024•Ep. 485
2MTL 484: 73 Thoughts
We're catching up on the Discourse about a loved and hated mysterious episode. I'm still on Team Love.
May 31, 2024•4 min•Ep. 484
2MTL 483: Hijinkx and Vibes
Finally, I catch up on "The Devil's Chord" and hold two opinions at once.
May 24, 2024•5 min•Ep. 483
2MTL 482: With "Boom," Steven Moffat Enters His "Midnight" Era
"Pace and energy" and high concepts give way to a man with a foot on a landmine for the duration of the story. Tension-filled bottle episodes are rare for Doctor Who, although there are a lot of parallels between this one and 2009's "Midnight." How does Steven Moffat's return to Doctor Who fit with his showrunner's current experiment?
May 19, 2024•4 min•Ep. 482
2MTL 481: The Space Babies Speedrun
"Would you like to see the baby?" Your answer probably had a lot to do with how you received "Space Babies," but the first-or-second episode of new Series 1 had a LOT to cram into a too-small container, and that was an issue as well.
May 16, 2024•4 min•Ep. 481
2MTL 480: Doctor Who is Not Science Fiction
The first episodes of Series 1 (not counting the Christmas Special) have finally launched, and there's RTD upon RTD on top of more RTD in "Space Babies" and "The Devil's Chord." We'll look at these episodes individually soon, but going that hard was a gutsy, even necessary choice.
May 11, 2024•5 min•Ep. 480
2MTL 479: Solid Gold?
In which your interlocutor admits that he wishes to hear less of a composer he loves. A graphics whiz, Chip was not, when he shared this on social media years ago
Feb 02, 2024•5 min
2MTL 478: Goblin Corps
After "The Church on Ruby Road," there should be no question that Ncuti Gatwa will master the role of The Doctor. However, we do need to address the fact that this is now a show with goblins and flying wooden ships....
Dec 28, 2023•5 min•Ep. 478
2MTL 477: ¿Por qué no los dos?
Celebrating a regeneration, a retirement, and a renewal of the whole darn series. On to Christmas!
Dec 09, 2023•4 min•Ep. 477
2MTL 476: Evolution of the Doctor
How do you make a special episode "special" when you only have two actors and a big spaceship? Russell T Davies has a pretty good answer.
Dec 02, 2023•4 min•Ep. 476
2MTL 475: Brandishing the Gravity Stanchions
Meep? What I wouldn't have given for the Meep to give an order to "reticulate the splines." (Oh, yeah: I loved this one.)
Nov 25, 2023•4 min•Ep. 475
2MTL 474: Is 14 Greater Than 10?
You can't expect David Tennant to not be David Tennant, but I really want the Fourteenth Doctor to be meaningfully different from the Tenth. I have my hopes, but the Fourteenth Doc comic in Doctor Who Magazine and even the Children in Need short didn't offer any clues....
Nov 20, 2023•5 min•Ep. 474
2MTL 473: The Reset Button
The hiatus between Doctors is near an end, and a podcast born out of a love of David Tennant and Russell T Davies comes out of its own hiatus for their return.
Nov 13, 2023•3 min•Ep. 473
2MTL 472: "That is a good look on you, Professor"
On great last words, blossomest blossoms, emotional truth, and whether the plot is king.
Oct 24, 2022•4 min
2MTL 471: Long Time Ago When We Was Fam
Bringing the podcast out of mothballs on The Eve of The Power of the Doctor...
Oct 22, 2022•5 min
2MTL 470: Something Old, Something New
Is RTD2 a nostalgia trip? Some thoughts on last week's announcement of Ncuti Gatwa, today's announcement of Catherine Tate and David Tennant, and the merits of old mistakes vs. new mistakes.
May 15, 2022•5 min
2MTL 469: TIME DILATION: The Streaming Future of Doctor Who
Jason Snell, co-host of Downstream on Relay FM and head of The Incomparable network of pop culture podcasts, joins me for a look at Doctor Who's future in a world where TV networks struggle to stay relevant and Netflix is losing a bunch of subscribers. The conversation is a "follow-out" from recent discussions on Radio Free Skaro. (Apologies to Jason because I overprocessed his audio.)
May 01, 2022•20 min
2MTL 468: "Legend of the Sea Devils" and Feeling Closer to "Fine"
When you're the sort of person for whom the meaning of "fine" turns from "good enough" to not so much, and maybe you start surrendering to pessimism, even after an honestly revolutionary conversation between Yaz and the Doctor.
Apr 24, 2022•4 min
2MTL 467: Parsing Age, Rose/Ten and Thasmin
The most tortured podcast episode title I've ever created, plus my Thasmin wishlist for "Legend of the Sea Devils."
Apr 15, 2022•4 min
2MTL 466: New Year's Hangover
Thoughts from the heart about a New Year's special that was a small story, coming at a time when I was struggling to come to terms with the last two years--and how I hope to look at Doctor Who anew following a return to Gallifrey One.
Feb 15, 2022•6 min
2MTL 465: Re: Flux ("The Vanquishers")
Sometimes the best TARDISes are crowded I'm not entirely sure who "The Vanquishers" applies to, TBH. Anyhoo, I took a little extra time to think about Chapter 6, and Flux as a whole, and why I ultimately think this effort to put eight pounds of plot into a six-pound bag succeeded despite itself.
Dec 16, 2021•6 min
2MTL 464: Steeling for the Finale ("Survivors of the Flux")
Tomorrow's the finale. Has the moment been prepared for? Chapter 5 left me a little worried.
Dec 04, 2021•5 min
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