Episodes
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Doctor Who Review: The Dalek Master Plan – Fusion Patrol Ep. 787
Simon and Eugene look at the Dalek Master Plan, including the newly-recovered episodes 1 and 3, and they discuss companion deaths, the traditional Christmas Dalek, whether Douglas Adams watched this serial, and whether Mavic Chen could have been blue.
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Bugs Review: Money Spiders & The Enemy Within – Fusion Patrol Ep. 774
In this week’s episode of Fusion Patrol, Simon and Eugene dissect the series finale of Bugs, focusing on the two-part episode “Money Spiders” and “The Enemy Within.” They argue over which of the many things Alex should have been fired for, they discuss whether the G5 is the chip Apple released…
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Bugs Review: Twin Geeks – Fusion Patrol Ep. 771
This week Simon and Eugene look at the Bugs episode Twin Geeks, and discuss their disappointment at the size of this episodes’s explosions, whether lawyers are as scarce as police in Bugs Land, and they lament the lack of eccentric British gauge collectors in this episode. Next week: Buck Rogers…
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The War Between the Land and the Sea Review – Fusion Patrol Podcast Ep. 769
This week Simon and Eugene look at the last nugget of the Disney-BBC Doctor Who deal, the War Between the Land and the Sea where they discuss parallels between the modern UNIT and Torchwood, whether Kate Lethbridge-Stewart is the true heir to the Brigadier, and Eugene explains why the naming of...
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Bugs Review: Jewel Control – Fusion Patrol Ep. 766
This week we look at “Bugs: Jewel Control” as Simon and Eugene discuss electricity billing, Beckett’s impressive Chinese reading capabilities, and whether Bugs is part of the same universe as Torchwood and whether it shares some of the same strengths and flaws. Jewel Control “Airdate: ” August…
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Bugs Review: Pandora’s Box – Fusion Patrol Ep. 762
Simon and Eugene look at Season 4, episode 6 of Bugs — Pandora’s Box. They discuss why you can’t fix a sixth century plague with modern technology, Beckett’s annoying, sexy upstairs neighbor, and why blowing things up is a much better solution to a contagion than containment. Pandora’s Box…
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Bugs Review: Hell and High Water – Fusion Patrol Ep. 758
Simon and Eugene look Season 4, Episode 5 of Bugs, Hell and High Water. They discuss how this throws back to earlier Bugs episodes, whether Alex commits the most unethical act seen in the show so far, and if you work on defense contracts and give your computer to a museum, whether you should…
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Village of the Damned (1960) Review: Fusion Patrol Ep. 755
This week Ben and Eugene look at the 1960 movie, Village of the Damned, inspired by the 1957 John Wyndham novel, the Midwich Cuckoos.
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Bugs Review: The Two Becketts – Fusion Patrol Ep. 754
This week, Simon and Eugene discuss ultrasonic weapons and whether they are as effective at punching holes in concrete as they are at cleaning dental guards, Ross’s suddenly discovered sensitivity to sexism and Alex being patronized for her age, and Eugene introduces his groundbreaking conception...
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Bugs Review: Girl Power – Fusion Patrol Ep. 750
This week, Simon and Eugene look at Bugs, Series 4, Episode 3, Girl Power. When they discuss child geniuses being given the idiot ball, how convincingly Ed and Beckett are at getting duped, and when the Intel Pentium 7 chip came out. Girl Power Airdate: July 25, 1998 Runtime: 48 minutes Starring:...
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Bugs Review: Sacrifice to Science – Fusion Patrol Ep. 746
This week, Simon and Eugene look at Season 4, Episode 2 of Bugs, Sacrifice to Science. They discuss the naming of government security departments, the difference between boathouses and houseboats, and whether you could be excused for not trusting scientists if you only ever meet the mad ones....
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Bugs Review: Absent Friends – Fusion Patrol Ep. 742
Simon and Eugene pick up where they left off on their coverage of bugs, this time with the opening episode of series 4, Absent Friends. Where they rant… er… discuss recasting, retcons, recasting, cliffhangers, and recasting. Absent Friends Airdate: July 11, 1998 Runtime: 48 minutes Starring: Jaye...
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739 – Doctor Who – Wish World & The Reality War
This week, Simon and Eugene finally come to the end of the 2025 season of Doctor Who and the end of the Gatwa era, when they look at the final two episodes, Wish World and The Reality War. They discuss Ncuti Gatwa’s performance as the Doctor, compare the Deadly Assassin with the Reality War,...
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737 – Doctor Who – The Interstellar Song Contest
This week on Fusion Patrol, Simon and Eugene look at the 2025 season of Doctor Who, episode number six, the Interstellar Song Contest. They discuss parallels between the ice in the Doctor’s heart and the Time Lord Victorious, the influence of Diamonds Are Forever on this episode, why Eugene’s…
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736 – Doctor Who – The Story & The Engine
The Doctor lands in Lagos, and Simon and Eugene land on their thoughts about the Story & the Engine. The consider which continents on Earth the Doctor tends to visit, barbershops in television culture, and give their Fusion Patrol literary recommendations.
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735 – Doctor Who – Lucky Day
Is it Simon and Eugene’s lucky day as they discuss Lucky Day? They argue over the capability of this incarnation of UN.I.T., they discuss the history of the Think Tank organization and whether Kate Stewart sends the Doctor monthly reports.
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734 – Doctor Who – The Well
Simon and Eugene discuss whether the Well is needed to be a sequel and which episode it should have been a sequel to, whether twice is too many times to play Britney Spears’ Toxic in two decades, and whether dialogue on TV used to be easier to hear.
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733 – Doctor Who – Lux
Doctor Who 2025 barrels on with episode 2, Lux, as Simon and Eugene discuss whether animations have depth, the missing merchandise from this episode, whether they’re seeing a new season template emerging, and how the new TARDIS wardrobe works.
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732 – Doctor Who – The Robot Revolution
Simon and Eugene kick off the 2025 season of Doctor who looking at the episode, The Robot Revolution, where they discuss meta-paradoxes, RTD using Moffatisms, and how you count hyphenated words when you are missing every ninth word.
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731 – Doctor Who – The Savages
Simon and Eugene discuss different forms of mind transference, they rate Steven’s departure against other companions, and they discuss what aspects of animation take us out of a animated reconstructed story. Come join the conversation as they look at the newly-released animated Doctor Who story,...
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729 – Star Maidens – Creatures of the Mind & The Enemy
John and Eugene come to the end of Star Maidens with the final two episodes. In Creatures of the Mind, where they discuss the implications of what happens if AI learned to move without the aid of wheels or legs. In The Enemy, they ask the question, “was the whole point of this series leading ......
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725 – Star Maidens – The End of Time & Hideout
John and Eugene explore two more episodes of Star Maidens. First, the President of the planet Medusa dies and it is “The End of Time,” followed by Shem getting a girlfriend, who may just be cray cray in “Hideout.”
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721 – Star Maidens – The Perfect Couple – What Have They Done to the Rain?
John and Eugene look at two more episodes of Star Maidens. In The Perfect Couple, they find out what happens when bored surburan housewives get a load of the boys from Medusa, and in What Have the Done to the Rain? they ponder how stupid Rudy can be while at the same time being really ... Read more
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Baffled! (1973) Review: Fusion Patrol Ep. 720
This week, Ben and Eugene look at the 1972 British-American pilot movie Baffled!, a supernatural thriller starring Leonard Nimoy.
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717 – Star Maidens – The Trial & Test for Love
This week, John and Eugene look at two more episodes of Star Maidens, The Trial, and Test for Love. They marvel at everyone’s utter incompetence in these episodes.
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716 – Doctor Who – Joy to the World
This week, Simon and Eugene look at the 2024 Doctor Who Christmas special, Joy to the World, where they discuss whether Christmas episodes can break all the show’s usual rules, whether the TARDIS jukebox will be replaced by a chair, and how Doctor Who should treat the politics of the COVID…
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713 – Star Maidens – The Proton Storm & Kidnap
Want to know what a proton storm is, or how big it is? You won’t find out by watching the Star Maidens episode The Proton Storm, but you might by listening to John and Eugene discuss the episode. For the double the fun, they then turn their eye towards the episode Kidnap.
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709 – Star Maidens – Nemesis & The Nightmare Cannon
This week John and Eugene look at two episode of the Star Maidens. They discuss the episodes Nemesis and the Nightmare Cannon, and contemplate if the Medusans are supposed to be so smart, how come they cannot read a room? And they marvel at lightning done on a really small budget.
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706 – Star Maidens – Escape to Paradise
This week, John and Eugene begin looking at a new series: Star Maidens, a 1976 TV series co-produced by the United Kingdom and West Germany. It’s a contemporary (for 1976) look at female equality through the lens of a planet run by women.
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690 – Doctor Who – The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death
This week, Simon and Eugene discuss the two-part Doctor Who series finale, #TheLegendOfRubySunday & #EmpireOfDeath. They discuss why the One Who Waits waited, wanting more Mel, the difference between an anagram and a homophone, and a new UNIT dating controversy.
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689 – The Celestial Toymaker
Simon and Eugene look at the very recently released 3D animated re-creation of the missing 1966 Doctor Who story, #TheCelestialToymaker. They discuss the new art style for 3D motion-captured animated Doctor Who, the consequences of budgetary constraints in both the original and animated…
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688 – Doctor Who – Rogue
This week, Simon, Ben, and Eugene discuss the Doctor’s sexuality and changes in the representation of sexuality on Doctor Who, Gatwa singing the same pitch as Gene Wilder, and Checkov’s psychic earrings as we look at the #DoctorWho episode #Rogue.
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687 – Doctor Who – Dot and Bubble
This week, Simon and Eugene look at #DotAndBubble, the 5th episode of the 2024 Doctor Who series. They discuss having sympathy for a homicidal AI, the influence of #BlackMirror on Doctor Who, and they talk about judgment with hindsight as they have a “fierce” argument over whether this episode is...
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686 – Doctor Who – 73 Yards
*Note* This episode was originally intended to be released on May 27; however, quotas at my podcast host prevented it from releasing until June 1. This is re-release. This week, Simon and Eugene look at the 2024 season Doctor Who episode #73Yards and discuss whether a reset makes an episode...
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685 – Doctor Who – Boom
This week, Simon and Eugene are looking at the 3rd episode of the 2024 series of Doctor Who with the episode Boom. They discuss different approaches towards the writing of different writers, faith, and the logic of the landmine with the flashy lights.
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684 – Doctor Who – The Devil’s Chord
This week’s second bonus episode looks at the Doctor Who episode, the Devil’s Chord. Simon and Eugene discuss a missed opportunity for a respectful pastiche of the Beatles, whether bi-generation will be reversed, and whether Ruby is an abominable snowman. #DevilsChord
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683 – Doctor Who – Space Babies
Bonus episode discussion this week is the first episode of the 2024 Doctor Who series, Space Babies, by Russell T. Davies. Simon and Eugene discuss whether the best way to introduce the show to a new audience is a massive info dump, what Ron DeSantis would have thought of the episode, and whether...
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Bugs Review: Renegades – Fusion Patrol Ep. 682
This week’s episode under review: Bugs S03E10 – Renegades. Simon and Eugene discuss whether this episode was always intended to be the finale of season 3, whether it’s another sequel to the Cybernauts, and Eugene gives us his interpretation of Australian Eric Idle.
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Bugs Review: Identity Crisis – Fusion Patrol Ep. 678
This week’s episode under review is Bugs S03E09, Identity Crisis, which first aired September 20, 1997. Simon and Eugene discuss how a good episode can be diminished by the arc that sets it up, the emptiness of the Bugs universe, and they get nostalgic about Zip and Bernoulli Boxes.
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Bugs Review: Buried Treasure – Fusion Patrol Ep. 674
This week’s episode under review is Bugs, Buried Treasure, which first aired September 13, 1997, and was written by Terry Borst and Frank De Palma. Simon and Eugene discuss the similarities of the visuals in late ’90s SciFi, the aesthetics of prison signage, and whether enough explosions,...
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Bugs Review: Happy Ever After? – Fusion Patrol Ep. 671
This week, Simon and Eugene look at the Bugs episode Happy Ever After. John Stroud directed this Series Three episode, which first aired on August 30, 1997. They discuss marrying for love and marrying for control, the implications of a water grid and why this wasn’t explored in a show ostensibly...
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Bugs Review: Fugitive – Fusion Patrol Ep. 668
Under review this week is series 3, episode 6 of Bugs, entitled “Fugitive.” Matthew Evans wrote this episode, which first aired on August 23, 1997. Hosts Simon and Eugene discuss when giving our heroes vulnerabilities adds interest as opposed to destroying the character, how much the Sci-Fi and...
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Bugs Review: Nuclear Family – Fusion Patrol Ep. 664
This week’s episode for discussion is S03E05 of Bugs, entitled “Nuclear Family,” which initially aired in August of 1997 and was written by John Stroud. Hosts Simon and Eugene discuss whether a weapon might be developed to kill the second person in a conga line, why a writer might withdraw their...
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663 – Doctor Who – The Church on Ruby Road
This week’s episode under review is Doctor Who – The Church on Ruby Road, the 2023 Doctor Who Christmas special written by Russell T Davies and directed by Mark Tonderai. Starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor, this episode first aired on December 25, 2023. Hosts Simon and Eugene discuss the musical...
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662 – Doctor Who – The Underwater Menace
Simon and Eugene compare the differing reconstructions from this and the previous release, we discuss whether changes in the color version of the animation contradict the dialogue, as well as the sexy fish people, and we argue over our favorite color choice for the Doctor Who original titles.…
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661-B – Doctor Who – The Giggle
In this second of two parts, Simon and Eugene continue their chat about #TheGiggle and discuss what type of undershirt Tennant's Doctor wears, will Donna spill coffee on the Vlinx and get fired from UNIT, and did RTD give us all a massive gift when he turned the Doctor's history into a...
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661-A – Doctor Who – The Giggle
In Part One of two episodes on The Giggle, Simon and Eugene consider if David Tennant’s Doctor is now a discarded snakeskin, is RTD actually the Toymaker, and if Steven Moffat can fix all this mess later.
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660 – Doctor Who – Wild Blue Yonder
Simon and Eugene ponder the Wild Blue Yonder and wonder what the US Air Force song tells us about nothing on a spaceship, how and when you need to get the supersonic screwdriver out of the way, and Eugene breaks into song.
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659 – Doctor Who – The Star Beast
Don’t think. The newly-minted 14th Doctor arrives in London just in time for an alien invasion and to meet an old friend. It’s the first of the three 60th Anniversary Doctor Who specials, The Star Beast. Episode Synopsis The newly-regenerated Doctor, suffering no obvious post-regenerative…
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SC2023-001 – Doctor Who – 2023 Children in Need Special
David Tennant is back as the Doctor, and Simon and Eugene look at his first outing in this special episode of Fusion Patrol. Computer-generated Transcript. (Errors may exist)