Episode 234 – You Better Get My Planet Back

Episodes discussed: Doctor Who 10×7 The Pyramid at the End of the World and Angel 4×20 Sacrifice

Time Stamp: Angel starts at 57:16

The Pyramid at the End of the World

Written by Peter Harness & Steven Moffat; Directed by Daniel Nettheim

The Monks arrive on Earth and begin their invasion. Discussion points include:

  • Morris or Adams?
  • All roads lead to Turmezistan
  • The Doomsday Clock
  • The Monks as strongman politicians
  • “Consent must be pure”… Okay…
  • The Doctor’s blindness
Sacrifice

Written by Ben Edlund; Directed by David Straiton

Connor sticks with Jasmine while the rest of the crew are chased across L.A. Discussion points include:

  • Cordy: still in a coma
  • Cordy’s arc
  • Connor: immune to the blood or sold on the fantasy?
  • In the sewers with a bunch of kids
  • The chatty spider monster
  • Angel crosses over

Next time: Buffy 7×19 Empty Places and DW 10×8 The Lie of the Land.

About Katherine Sas

Graduate of Messiah University and Signum University with degrees in literature. I'm a student of imaginative and speculative literature, TV, and film, particularly Tolkien and the Inklings, Doctor Who, and fairy tales.

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