B092 The Thirteenth Doctor Retrospective

A deep-dive into the successes (and failures) of a Doctor, a show runner and an era of Doctor Who.* * *If you haven't already, then listen to our reviews of the 31 13th Doctor episodes!Jodie Whittaker's and Chris Chibnall's Thirteenth Doctor Era came to an end on TV just a year before we wrapped it up on Who Back When. We've reviewed every single Thirteenth Doctor episode — some of them twice! — and as we are wont to do, we are taking a step back and reflecting on what we've just experienced.It was, in so many ways, a game changer: we finally had our first-ever female Doctor; it became an altogether more cinematic production; and Doc's backstory was rewritten, for better or worse. For only the second time in Doctor Who history we even got a single-arc, standalone-story season in Flux (the first time since Trial of a Time Lord)!Ipso facto, there was a lot to unpack here. In this bonus episode, we obviously touch upon the standard categories of our Doctor Retros (companions, villains, best/worst episodes...), but more than that we reflect on a Doctor and show runner who tried to do things a little differently, dissect what worked and what didn't, and look ahead at what their legacy will mean for future incarnations. You won't want to miss this one, Podcastland!