Doctor Who: Verity!

We're back to 60s Who this week with the next installment of season 1. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we talk about all seven parts of "The Daleks". We chat about how they compare to their modern counterparts, TARDIS team-building, praise for info-text, and the social context of a really rather dark story. Also Lynne has a cold and Liz hates the nickname "P-Cap". How do you feel about "The Dal...

We went there. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we delve into the deep past of Mark Gatiss' scripted Doctor Who work for our "year of firsts". It may not be the tightest, flashiest DW -related production ever, but we manage to tease out some Gatissisms that recur later. We do our darnedest to stay positive! And even succeed to some extent. Have you seen P.R.O.B.E. - The Zero Imperative ? What...

Our sojourn through series 1 continues. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we talk about "The End of the World" and, to a lesser extent, "The Unquiet Dead". (If you want a more in-depth Verity! discussion about "The Unquiet Dead", check out episode 83.) We talk about Rose's first proper outings with the Doctor and what they mean to that burgeoning relationship. And yes, "relationship" can mean...

Editor's note: We recorded this before the Amazon Prime/Crave TV news dropped! Appropriate links below. We've touched on it before, but in our year of firsts, we thought it worth revisiting--where do you recommend people start watching Doctor Who ? And how can folks (especially in the US) find it to watch? Join Deb Erika, and Tansy as we dive deep into both halves of this tricky equation. There ar...

Once again, we bring you a slightly sleep-deprived, recorded-in-person-live-at-Gally extra! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we blearily chat about what made this year's Gallifrey One convention so spectacular for each of us. We mention all kinds of awesome stuff during this episode, but post-Gally travel and fatigue have prevented cataloging everything. Google is your friend and mine. If you'...

Gallifrey One is right around the corner, and we can't wait for our "In Defense Of" panel! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we get our In Defense Of fix before the con so Lynne and Tansy can participate (since they [sadly] won't be at Gally). Deb comes up with a doozy for defense. Lynne breaks Deb. And there are many, many laughs. And Deb and Erika talk a bit about what they're looking forward...

As promised, for our year of firsts, we're taking you back to the very beginning! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we dive into the very very first Doctor Who story, "An Unearthly Child". We've all seen the first episode more times than the latter three, but we have a surprising(?) amount of positivity about the rest of the story. Those cavemen aren't half bad! What do you think of the Doctor's...

Schedule be damned! When there's Doctor Who news this big, we throw gently set the spreadsheet aside. Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as we talk about our feelings upon hearing Steven Moffat will be stepping down after season 10. And just as importantly, we discuss our hopes and fears for the Chris Chibnall era to come. Of course, the news that we won't have any new Doctor Who until the Christmas speci...

Welcome to our first "first" Extra! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we dip back in time to look at Steven Moffat's first official contribution to the world of Doctor Who . It's a short story called "Continuity Errors", originally published in the Decalog 3: Consequences collection. We find lots of very familiar ideas and spend some delightful time comparing these elements to elements of his tel...

It's the first official episode of our fourth year! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we start off our year-of-firsts with "rose", the first episode of Doctor Who 's 2005 re-launch! We discuss our thoughts (if any) at the announcement of the show's return, our reactions to the episode as it aired, and our feelings about it now. There's also some fascinating LiveJournal archaeology and at one poin...

Happy 2016 everyone! Have we got a year planned for you! Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as we chat about what's in store for this year's theme. We're going with "firsts"! What Doctor Who -related items will you try for the first time this year? Anything you'd like to hear us talk about? Let us know in the comments! ^E Related links [on our site]: Verity! In Defense Of... Lazy Doctor Who Our ep 100/3rd...

Huzzah and hurrah! We've reached 100 (numbered) episodes! Plus, it's our three-year anniversary! What a lovely Christmas present. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we celebrate this big, round milestone and talk about River, River, River and her delightful chemistry with Peter Capaldi. And as ever, we digress and touch on stuff like casting decisions, Philip Hinchcliffe, and Star Wars . Don't for...

We bring our year of companions to a close by returning to the very first one, Susan. (Though apparently that distinction is up for debate, as is anything and everything in Doctor Who !) Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we talk about Susan's tenure on the show and her place in the pantheon of companions. Does she reverberate throughout the history of the show? Or is she an outlier? It's a fun discussio...

It's always a party when we have all six Verities in the house! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, Liz, Lynne, and Tansy as we squee and muse and generally chat about series 9. It's tons of fun and less chaotic than you might expect. And as always, we veer into thinky territory as we discuss whether this season really is the most feminist of new Who (or whether it's really feminist at all). There's lots to...

Series 9 has come to a close with quite a bang. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we break down Clara's end, the Doctor's homecoming, gender-flipped regenerations, elegant storytelling, season-ending spectacle, and much more. There's a healthy amount of squee and flail, but not everyone is in hyper-happy mode, so it's a more balanced podcast than you might expect. How did you feel about the f...

It’s another LIVE edition of Verity! Join Erika and Lynne, live from Chicago TARDIS, as we cover “Heaven Sent”, Doctor Who’s very first one-man-show! We watched it a the con, which made it even more special. What did you think of Capaldi’s very-nearly-solo effort? Let us know in the comments! ^E

We may not be quite sure whether this is truly the end for Clara, but we all agree that "Face the Raven" is a fantastic story and a great debut by writer Sarah Dollard. Join Deb, Lynne, and Tansy as we evaluate character departures, discuss character motivation, and touch on Steven Moffat's commitment issues. We examine Clara Oswald's arc and try to determine whether she was running toward death o...

It's a live-in-person (though not live-in-front-of-a-studio-audience) episode of Verity! Join Deb and Erika as we sit in a hotel room at LI Who and talk about the con and what we liked (and didn't) about Mark Gatiss' latest story, "Sleep No More". What did you think of this story? It seems to be a divisive one. Which side of the divide were you on? Let us know in the comments! (And remember to be...

This week Deb, Erika, and Liz cover the second part of Peter Harness' Zygon two-parter. Let us know what you thought in the comments! ^E Also covered [links on our site]: Liz browses the new BBC Store! Erika is having a FABULOUS time in the UK! Here are a few related links: James from The Doctor Who Podcast (now-defunct) It Was Alright in the... (producted by Simon Harries) The Doctor Who Experien...

This week we discuss another Peter Harness nail biter or, depending on which Verity is on the mic, that meh episode with Osgood. (Maybe one of us has shapeshifted!) Join Deb, Kat, Lynne, and Tansy as we parse refugee metaphor, fangirls leveling up, and underpants. It's that sort of episode. And we miss Erika, who is jaunting around the UK, just a little. What did you think of "The Zygon Invasion"?...

While we're not so sure this qualifies as part of a two-parter, we agree it's well worth talking about! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we delve into what it means to be immortal with a human brain, the fabulous chemistry Maisie Williams has with Peter Capaldi, some truly fantastic writing, and lots of fawning over highwaymen (by some of us, at least). It's a squee-filled episode, but not e...

It wasn't Susan! Or the Rani! Or any other crazy fan theory! Sometimes Moffat doesn't lie. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we talk about Maisie Williams as Ashildr, Vikings, eels, books, Brian Blessed, and much, much more. What did you think of this ep? Did you love the girl who died? Or did you just see Arya Stark from Game of Thrones the whole time? Let us know in the comments! ^E Also covere...

And another two-parter comes to a close. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we discuss how we're feeling about two-part stories in general and "Before the Flood" in particular. Did it live up to the promise of "Under the Lake"? Reviews are mixed. As are reviews of the cold open, the sunglasses, and pretty much everything else. That's what makes it fun! How are you feeling about two-parters? How...

It's the first episode of another two-parter! (Though not everyone remembered that.) Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we talk about bases under siege, horror/suspense tropes, ghosts, a sea turtle named Clyde, and more! What did you think of this one? Too horrorey? Too base-under-siegey? Or not enough? Let us know in the comments! Also, we're doing another GIVEAWAY! Be sure to comment over on...

It's an Erika-less Verity!, but there's more than enough excitement to make up for it. Join Deb, Liz, and Lynne as they dig deep into everything Clara, Davros, Missy, Doctor, Daleks, and more! There are crack theories, lots of squee, and many astute observations about the second installment of series 9. What did you think about this one? Did Steven Moffat close things off nicely? Or...not? Let us...