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Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review the new Doctor Who episodes The Well and Lucky Day, discuss their visit to the BFI/DWAS event Doctor Who 20 Years on, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 01:22 — Welcome!
• 01:59 – News:
• 02:08 — Doctor Who: Cinematic simultaneous release.
• 04:07 — Doctor Who: New Target books.
• 05:34 — Returning Series: Resident Alien, The Sandman and Wednesday.
• 08:59 — CERN: Real antimatter containment chamber.
• 10:33 — Ncuti Gatwa: Eurovision.
• 13:32 – Doctor Who:
• 13:41 — The Well.
• 29:25 — Lucky Day.
• 48:43 – BFI/DWAS: Doctor Who 20 Years On.
• 58:08 – Crumbly’s Corner.
• 61:23 – Emails and listener feedback.
• 82:29 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 83:33 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• Wikipedia: Resident Alien.
• Wikipedia: The Sandman (Vertigo).
• Wikipedia: Wednesday (TV series).
• Wikipedia: CERN.
• Wikipedia: Ncuti Gatwa.
• Wikipedia: Eurovision Song Contest.
• Wikipedia: The Well (Doctor Who).
• BBC: Doctor Who: The Well.
• Wikipedia: Lucky Day (Doctor Who).
• BBC: Doctor Who: Lucky Day.
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.

Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review the new Doctor Who episodes The Well and Lucky Day, discuss their visit to the BFI/DWAS event Doctor Who 20 Years on, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 01:22 — Welcome!
• 01:59 – News:
• 02:08 — Doctor Who: Cinematic simultaneous release.
• 04:07 — Doctor Who: New Target books.
• 05:34 — Returning Series: Resident Alien, The Sandman and Wednesday.
• 08:59 — CERN: Real antimatter containment chamber.
• 10:33 — Ncuti Gatwa: Eurovision.
• 13:32 – Doctor Who:
• 13:41 — The Well.
• 29:25 — Lucky Day.
• 48:43 – BFI/DWAS: Doctor Who 20 Years On.
• 58:08 – Crumbly’s Corner.
• 61:23 – Emails and listener feedback.
• 82:29 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 83:33 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• Wikipedia: Resident Alien.
• Wikipedia: The Sandman (Vertigo).
• Wikipedia: Wednesday (TV series).
• Wikipedia: CERN.
• Wikipedia: Ncuti Gatwa.
• Wikipedia: Eurovision Song Contest.
• Wikipedia: The Well (Doctor Who).
• BBC: Doctor Who: The Well.
• Wikipedia: Lucky Day (Doctor Who).
• BBC: Doctor Who: Lucky Day.
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.

Lagos, Nigéria. Em THE STORY & THE ENGINE, o Doutor (Ncuti Gatwa) decide visitar seu velho amigo Omo, dono de uma barbearia, mas se depara com uma situação inesperada. Um outro barbeiro tomou conta do local e usa pessoas para energizar um motor movido a estórias.

Além disso, esse novo barbeiro conta com a ajuda de Abby, uma garota cujo rosto o Doutor se lembra de algum lugar, mas não sabe bem de onde. Uma história tocante e cheia de poesia e mistério, tocando em temas profundamente humanos.

Lagos, Nigéria. Em THE STORY & THE ENGINE, o Doutor (Ncuti Gatwa) decide visitar seu velho amigo Omo, dono de uma barbearia, mas se depara com uma situação inesperada. Um outro barbeiro tomou conta do local e usa pessoas para energizar um motor movido a estórias.

Além disso, esse novo barbeiro conta com a ajuda de Abby, uma garota cujo rosto o Doutor se lembra de algum lugar, mas não sabe bem de onde. Uma história tocante e cheia de poesia e mistério, tocando em temas profundamente humanos.

This week the Doctor visited Africa for Doctor Who: The Story and The Engine, a wonderfully original idea brought to the show.

 

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This week the Doctor visited Africa for Doctor Who: The Story and The Engine, a wonderfully original idea brought to the show.

 

You may wish to contribute to the show’s running costs, it’s Patreon is here https://www.patreon.com/tdrury

or buy me a coffee here https://ko-fi.com/timdrury

 

The show is also on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of course also discuss and feedback on the show https://www.facebook.com/groups/187162411486307/

 

If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk

or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

 

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast....

Knee-jerk Reaction - The Story and The Engine

Join Scott and Phil for 10 minutes or so as they give their knee-jerk reaction to The Story and The Engine, the latest episode of Doctor Who starring Ncuti Gatw and Varada Sethu.

Phil will be back with Paul during the week with their full review.

You can currently find us on X, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook.  Don't miss an episode by subscribing to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, plus many other podcatchers of your choice.

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast....

Knee-jerk Reaction - The Story and The Engine

Join Scott and Phil for 10 minutes or so as they give their knee-jerk reaction to The Story and The Engine, the latest episode of Doctor Who starring Ncuti Gatw and Varada Sethu.

Phil will be back with Paul during the week with their full review.

You can currently find us on X, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook.  Don't miss an episode by subscribing to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, plus many other podcatchers of your choice.

Wow! How hairy was that?! Join James, Michele and Ian for their thoughts on this week’s episode of Doctor Who, The Story and the Engine!

As always, we want to hear from you – what did you think? Let us know by emailing the Campervan at feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com, Tweeting or Xing us, or jump on our Facebook Page or Group!

Brent and Drew and Phil will be back on Wednesday with Episode 398A, so make sure you keep an eye (or an ear) on your DWP feed!

Wow! How hairy was that?! Join James, Michele and Ian for their thoughts on this week’s episode of Doctor Who, The Story and the Engine!

As always, we want to hear from you – what did you think? Let us know by emailing the Campervan at feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com, Tweeting or Xing us, or jump on our Facebook Page or Group!

Brent and Drew and Phil will be back on Wednesday with Episode 398A, so make sure you keep an eye (or an ear) on your DWP feed!

Wow! How hairy was that?! Join James, Michele and Ian for their thoughts on this week’s episode of Doctor Who, The Story and the Engine!

As always, we want to hear from you – what did you think? Let us know by emailing the Campervan at feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com, Tweeting or Xing us, or jump on our Facebook Page or Group!

Brent and Drew and Phil will be back on Wednesday with Episode 398A, so make sure you keep an eye (or an ear) on your DWP feed!

Wow! How hairy was that?! Join James, Michele and Ian for their thoughts on this week’s episode of Doctor Who, The Story and the Engine!

As always, we want to hear from you – what did you think? Let us know by emailing the Campervan at feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com, Tweeting or Xing us, or jump on our Facebook Page or Group!

Brent and Drew and Phil will be back on Wednesday with Episode 398A, so make sure you keep an eye (or an ear) on your DWP feed!

In Lagos, the mysterious Barber reigns supreme. The Doctor discovers a world where stories have power, but can he stop the Spider and its deadly web of revenge?

What did we make of it? This is our HOT TAKE.

Contact us:

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Email: hello@theDWshow.net

In Lagos, the mysterious Barber reigns supreme. The Doctor discovers a world where stories have power, but can he stop the Spider and its deadly web of revenge?

What did we make of it? This is our HOT TAKE.

Contact us:

X / Twitter: @theDWshow
Bluesky: @thedwshow.net
Facebook: facebook.com/theDWshow
Email: hello@theDWshow.net

Giles, Rick and Richard are joined by honoured guest Jim Trenowden to discuss two stories about exploitation - in this episode missing, but recently animated 1st Doctor story The Savages from Season 3, which we'll pair next time with 10th Doctor outing New Earth from Series 2. We'll decide these stories give you a bit of a boost, or just leave you feeling wiped out

Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base high for happiness. You can rate us directly on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.com

Jim is promoting the work of Film is Fabulous, a truly exciting endeavour to preserve films in the hands of private collectors, some of which are unique, and save them from being lost forever. You can find out more about Film is Fabulous here: https://filmisfabulous.org.uk/

Rick posts on social media as @brickpandorica, where you can find fantastic pictures of his Lego models of Doctor Who moments.

Giles is a published author with many books, primarily related to science and astronomy. check out his work here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Giles-Sparrow/author/B001IXOESC, or anywhere you go to find books.

Richard's other podcast "If It's Hurting, It's not Working" is currently on hiatus, but it's a fun and informative look at work - why we work, how we work, and what makes a great job. And also what makes a great workplace, how to turn things round when we're not enjoying our work and, in the end, how we can all make our work better. For all episodes, go to https://ifhurtnotwork.podbean.com/ and https://ifhurtnot.work.

The Something Who logo, which features prominently on all our cover art was designed for us by Bea Garrido. She's a really talented artist, who you can find by following this link: https://beagarridoart.weebly.com/, where you can buy prints of some remarkable paintings of characters from Doctor Who.

The opening music is Three Guitars Mood 2 and, yes, that is Richard playing the ukulele and kazoo on possibly the worst ever version of the Doctor Who theme tune at the end.

Giles, Rick and Richard are joined by honoured guest Jim Trenowden to discuss two stories about exploitation - in this episode missing, but recently animated 1st Doctor story The Savages from Season 3, which we'll pair next time with 10th Doctor outing New Earth from Series 2. We'll decide these stories give you a bit of a boost, or just leave you feeling wiped out

Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base high for happiness. You can rate us directly on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.com

Jim is promoting the work of Film is Fabulous, a truly exciting endeavour to preserve films in the hands of private collectors, some of which are unique, and save them from being lost forever. You can find out more about Film is Fabulous here: https://filmisfabulous.org.uk/

Rick posts on social media as @brickpandorica, where you can find fantastic pictures of his Lego models of Doctor Who moments.

Giles is a published author with many books, primarily related to science and astronomy. check out his work here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Giles-Sparrow/author/B001IXOESC, or anywhere you go to find books.

Richard's other podcast "If It's Hurting, It's not Working" is currently on hiatus, but it's a fun and informative look at work - why we work, how we work, and what makes a great job. And also what makes a great workplace, how to turn things round when we're not enjoying our work and, in the end, how we can all make our work better. For all episodes, go to https://ifhurtnotwork.podbean.com/ and https://ifhurtnot.work.

The Something Who logo, which features prominently on all our cover art was designed for us by Bea Garrido. She's a really talented artist, who you can find by following this link: https://beagarridoart.weebly.com/, where you can buy prints of some remarkable paintings of characters from Doctor Who.

The opening music is Three Guitars Mood 2 and, yes, that is Richard playing the ukulele and kazoo on possibly the worst ever version of the Doctor Who theme tune at the end.

  The Zygons have come to claim the Earth, and this time they're playing the long game. For the Black Cadre have a plan, a plan that will take exactly one hundred years to come to fruition. Prepare yourselves... the Zygon Century has begun! 1901: The Unknowing Mirror by Jonathan Barnes In Edwardian London, that scandalous investigator of occult phenomena, Mr Herbert Scott, and his associate, Father Felix Cromwell, are confronted by a case of possession. A young woman, suffering from unusually vivid dreams, seems also to exhibit signs of a completely separate personality. Another being is speaking through her, a being which claims not to be from Earth at all, a being which calls itself... Zygon. 1935: The Miracle of Pendour Cove by Lauren Mooney and Stewart Pringle Freddie Trewella has found a mermaid, beautiful and strange, washed ashore in a Cornish bay. He names her Vorvoren, and she comforts him in his harsh life of servitude to a zealot father. As they grow together, Vorvoren shows Freddie her secret power, to change her appearance into anything she desires. But Freddie has secrets of his own, terrible secrets, and soon Vorvoren's great adventure among the humans becomes a nightmarish fight for survival... 1957: Double Agent by Trevor Baxendale In an England gripped by Cold War paranoia, wounded MI5 operative Caldwell is itching to rejoin the fray abroad. So why are the service sending him to a remote Cornish island? Can the future of the world really be at stake? Will he be able to complete his mission without falling foul of the hideous monsters stalking the caves? And who exactly is the island's other new arrival: an operative of quite a different kind, known only as the Doctor? **Please note: The Miracle of Pendour Cove contains depictions of domestic violence which we strongly advise is not suitable for younger listeners**

  The Zygons have come to claim the Earth, and this time they're playing the long game. For the Black Cadre have a plan, a plan that will take exactly one hundred years to come to fruition. Prepare yourselves... the Zygon Century has begun! 1901: The Unknowing Mirror by Jonathan Barnes In Edwardian London, that scandalous investigator of occult phenomena, Mr Herbert Scott, and his associate, Father Felix Cromwell, are confronted by a case of possession. A young woman, suffering from unusually vivid dreams, seems also to exhibit signs of a completely separate personality. Another being is speaking through her, a being which claims not to be from Earth at all, a being which calls itself... Zygon. 1935: The Miracle of Pendour Cove by Lauren Mooney and Stewart Pringle Freddie Trewella has found a mermaid, beautiful and strange, washed ashore in a Cornish bay. He names her Vorvoren, and she comforts him in his harsh life of servitude to a zealot father. As they grow together, Vorvoren shows Freddie her secret power, to change her appearance into anything she desires. But Freddie has secrets of his own, terrible secrets, and soon Vorvoren's great adventure among the humans becomes a nightmarish fight for survival... 1957: Double Agent by Trevor Baxendale In an England gripped by Cold War paranoia, wounded MI5 operative Caldwell is itching to rejoin the fray abroad. So why are the service sending him to a remote Cornish island? Can the future of the world really be at stake? Will he be able to complete his mission without falling foul of the hideous monsters stalking the caves? And who exactly is the island's other new arrival: an operative of quite a different kind, known only as the Doctor? **Please note: The Miracle of Pendour Cove contains depictions of domestic violence which we strongly advise is not suitable for younger listeners**

  The Zygons have come to claim the Earth, and this time they're playing the long game. For the Black Cadre have a plan, a plan that will take exactly one hundred years to come to fruition. Prepare yourselves... the Zygon Century has begun! 1901: The Unknowing Mirror by Jonathan Barnes In Edwardian London, that scandalous investigator of occult phenomena, Mr Herbert Scott, and his associate, Father Felix Cromwell, are confronted by a case of possession. A young woman, suffering from unusually vivid dreams, seems also to exhibit signs of a completely separate personality. Another being is speaking through her, a being which claims not to be from Earth at all, a being which calls itself... Zygon. 1935: The Miracle of Pendour Cove by Lauren Mooney and Stewart Pringle Freddie Trewella has found a mermaid, beautiful and strange, washed ashore in a Cornish bay. He names her Vorvoren, and she comforts him in his harsh life of servitude to a zealot father. As they grow together, Vorvoren shows Freddie her secret power, to change her appearance into anything she desires. But Freddie has secrets of his own, terrible secrets, and soon Vorvoren's great adventure among the humans becomes a nightmarish fight for survival... 1957: Double Agent by Trevor Baxendale In an England gripped by Cold War paranoia, wounded MI5 operative Caldwell is itching to rejoin the fray abroad. So why are the service sending him to a remote Cornish island? Can the future of the world really be at stake? Will he be able to complete his mission without falling foul of the hideous monsters stalking the caves? And who exactly is the island's other new arrival: an operative of quite a different kind, known only as the Doctor? **Please note: The Miracle of Pendour Cove contains depictions of domestic violence which we strongly advise is not suitable for younger listeners**

  The Zygons have come to claim the Earth, and this time they're playing the long game. For the Black Cadre have a plan, a plan that will take exactly one hundred years to come to fruition. Prepare yourselves... the Zygon Century has begun! 1901: The Unknowing Mirror by Jonathan Barnes In Edwardian London, that scandalous investigator of occult phenomena, Mr Herbert Scott, and his associate, Father Felix Cromwell, are confronted by a case of possession. A young woman, suffering from unusually vivid dreams, seems also to exhibit signs of a completely separate personality. Another being is speaking through her, a being which claims not to be from Earth at all, a being which calls itself... Zygon. 1935: The Miracle of Pendour Cove by Lauren Mooney and Stewart Pringle Freddie Trewella has found a mermaid, beautiful and strange, washed ashore in a Cornish bay. He names her Vorvoren, and she comforts him in his harsh life of servitude to a zealot father. As they grow together, Vorvoren shows Freddie her secret power, to change her appearance into anything she desires. But Freddie has secrets of his own, terrible secrets, and soon Vorvoren's great adventure among the humans becomes a nightmarish fight for survival... 1957: Double Agent by Trevor Baxendale In an England gripped by Cold War paranoia, wounded MI5 operative Caldwell is itching to rejoin the fray abroad. So why are the service sending him to a remote Cornish island? Can the future of the world really be at stake? Will he be able to complete his mission without falling foul of the hideous monsters stalking the caves? And who exactly is the island's other new arrival: an operative of quite a different kind, known only as the Doctor? **Please note: The Miracle of Pendour Cove contains depictions of domestic violence which we strongly advise is not suitable for younger listeners**

We have the full gamut of opinions, or perhaps a well-structured focus group, on this episode of Verity! Lynne, Kat, and Tansy discuss the episode Lucky Day, including its plot points and plot holes. 

Of course, many questions are still left unanswered, but that makes it even more fun to talk about them.

What did you think about Lucky Day? And was this a Ruby Sunday episode or a UNIT episode? 

Leave a comment here, email us, or join us on BlueSky or Instagram.

^K

We have the full gamut of opinions, or perhaps a well-structured focus group, on this episode of Verity! Lynne, Kat, and Tansy discuss the episode Lucky Day, including its plot points and plot holes. 

Of course, many questions are still left unanswered, but that makes it even more fun to talk about them.

What did you think about Lucky Day? And was this a Ruby Sunday episode or a UNIT episode? 

Leave a comment here, email us, or join us on BlueSky or Instagram.

^K

We have the full gamut of opinions, or perhaps a well-structured focus group, on this episode of Verity! Lynne, Kat, and Tansy discuss the episode Lucky Day, including its plot points and plot holes. 

Of course, many questions are still left unanswered, but that makes it even more fun to talk about them.

What did you think about Lucky Day? And was this a Ruby Sunday episode or a UNIT episode? 

Leave a comment here, email us, or join us on BlueSky or Instagram.

^K

We have the full gamut of opinions, or perhaps a well-structured focus group, on this episode of Verity! Lynne, Kat, and Tansy discuss the episode Lucky Day, including its plot points and plot holes. 

Of course, many questions are still left unanswered, but that makes it even more fun to talk about them.

What did you think about Lucky Day? And was this a Ruby Sunday episode or a UNIT episode? 

Leave a comment here, email us, or join us on BlueSky or Instagram.

^K

On this week's Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Who Reviews podcast, the Wanderers review story #316, Lucky Day!

Hosts:

• David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian    DraconianProgeny
• Trevor  @whoviantrev.bsky.social    Trevsplace
• Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Comic Conspiracy
• Connor  The Deadly Emerald

Join us next week for our review of the new episode, story #317, The Story & the Engine!  You can send us feedback on Facebook at Wanderers in the 4th Dimension or on Bluesky @wanderin4d.bsky.social!

On this week's Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Who Reviews podcast, the Wanderers review story #316, Lucky Day!

Hosts:

• David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian    DraconianProgeny
• Trevor  @whoviantrev.bsky.social    Trevsplace
• Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Comic Conspiracy
• Connor  The Deadly Emerald

Join us next week for our review of the new episode, story #317, The Story & the Engine!  You can send us feedback on Facebook at Wanderers in the 4th Dimension or on Bluesky @wanderin4d.bsky.social!

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast.

On this week's episode it is UK Jason, US Jason, Keith and James' Lucky Day as they discuss the latest episode of Doctor Who.

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast.

On this week's episode it is UK Jason, US Jason, Keith and James' Lucky Day as they discuss the latest episode of Doctor Who.

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast....

Review - Lucky Day

Join Phil and Paul in their deeper review of Lucky Day, the latest episode of Doctor Who starry Ncuti Gatwa, Varada Sethu and Millie Gibson. With a returning Ruby Sunday in a Doctor-lite episode, writer Pete McTighe attempts to address the nature of conspiracy theories and paramilitary organisations. Or is it really about a spoilt man-child out for revenge?

You can currently find us on X, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook.  Don't miss an episode by subscribing to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, plus many other podcatchers of your choice.

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast....

Review - Lucky Day

Join Phil and Paul in their deeper review of Lucky Day, the latest episode of Doctor Who starry Ncuti Gatwa, Varada Sethu and Millie Gibson. With a returning Ruby Sunday in a Doctor-lite episode, writer Pete McTighe attempts to address the nature of conspiracy theories and paramilitary organisations. Or is it really about a spoilt man-child out for revenge?

You can currently find us on X, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook.  Don't miss an episode by subscribing to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, plus many other podcatchers of your choice.

  Lucky Day (Doctor Who) 3 languages Tools         Appearance  hide Text Small Standard Large Width Standard Wide Color (beta) Automatic Light Dark   From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 316 – "Lucky Day"  episode Promotional title-card Cast  –   –   –  Others Benjamin Chivers – Young Conrad Kirsty Hoiles – Moira Clark  – Conrad Clark Gethin Alderman – The Shreek Kareem Alexander – Jordan Lang  – Carla Sunday  – Cherry Sunday  – Louise Miller Madison Stock – Elsa Paddy Stafford – Sparky Blake Anderson – Jack Aoife Gaston – Michelle  – Alfie Michael Woodford – Derek  –  Alexander Devrient – Colonel Christofer Ibrahim Tina Gray – Audrey  – Shirley Bingham  –   – Herself  – Himself  – Herself Calypso Cragg – Influencer 2 James Craven – Influencer 3 Selorm Adonu – Influencer 1 Aidan Cook – The Vlinx  – Voice of the Vlinx  – Mrs Flood Production Directed by Written by Script editor David Cheung Produced by Vicki Delow Executive producer(s) Joel Collins Music by Series Running time 46 minutes First broadcast 3 May 2025 Chronology ← Preceded by "" Followed by → "" "Lucky Day" is the fourth episode of the  of the  series . It was written by , and was directed by . The episode was released on , , and  on 3 May 2025. It features the return of companion  (), who plays a leading role in the episode opposite Conrad Clark (), with both the  () and  (), the series' main leads, only appearing briefly. The episode focuses on Ruby, who begins a relationship with Conrad as she attempts to find her place in the world after leaving the Doctor. When it is revealed that Conrad wants to "expose"  for their goals being "fake", Ruby and  have to deal with the repercussions of Conrad's actions. The episode was devised by showrunner , with Davies enlisting McTighe to write the episode. He used the episode to explore Ruby and Kate's characters while also exploring the "the spread of online hatred" and its effects. The episode's monster, the Shreek, was based off of McTighe's childhood fears of dog-like creatures in the dark, with the creature being portrayed via costume and an animatronic head. Filming took place in November 2023 and it was  with the . The episode received positive reviews from critics, who highlighted Gibson's performance, the twist regarding Conrad's true identity, and the episode's social commentary, but were more critical of underdeveloped plotlines in the episode, as well as the execution of Conrad as an antagonist. Plot []  and  arrive on New Year's Day, 2007, and meet eight-year-old Conrad. Following this, Conrad investigates sightings of the Doctor and the , seeing a younger Doctor with his then-companion  in 2024, where he is marked as prey by a creature called the Shreek. In 2025, after stopping travelling with the Doctor, Ruby gives Conrad about her encounters with extraterrestrial life an interview on his podcast. They start dating and she gives him an antidote to act against him being marked by the Shreek, which has been recently captured by . At a weekend away at Conrad's home village, Ruby fears she is in danger and tells Conrad she is suffering from  following her experiences with the Doctor. Two Shreek appear in pursuit of Conrad, who admits he did not take the antidote. Ruby calls UNIT and their leader  to the village. The Shreek are revealed to be fake, part of a setup orchestrated by Conrad, whose relationship with Ruby was a ploy, against UNIT. A scandal breaks and Conrad and his followers continue to perpetuate disinformation about the non-existence of aliens, discrediting UNIT. After Conrad publishes details of UNIT employees, Kate realises he has an insider in UNIT. The insider sneaks Conrad into the building. Alerted to his presence, Kate allows Conrad to reach the command floor, where he livestreams his intrusion. In order to expose Conrad's lies Kate releases the Shreek, which hunts Conrad. With the Shreek attacking him, Conrad admits on his livestream he has been lying about UNIT. Ruby stuns the Shreek, although it manages to injure Conrad's arm. Public sentiment turns in UNIT's favour, though Colonel Ibrahim tells Kate that she went too far by releasing the Shreek. Ruby decides to get away to overcome her trauma, and Kate offers her support when she is ready to talk. Conrad is imprisoned and the Doctor berates him for harming Ruby and his friends. Conrad asks the Doctor if he has yet met Belinda, who the Doctor has not, since that's his future. The Doctor tells Conrad that he will die in prison and be forgotten by history. However, after the Doctor leaves Conrad, Mrs Flood releases him. Production [] Development [] Showrunner  wished to include an episode discussing the spread of "toxic, online hatred", and contacted writer  to write the script. McTighe had previously written episodes under former showrunner . When writing the episode, he said that he wanted to take the opportunity to explore what happens to a  after they leave , feeling that it had infrequently been done in the past. McTighe described the episode as a mix between , , and . He also compared one of the main settings to Devil's End from the 1971 serial  and the fact that it was a Ruby-centric story to the 2024 episode "". Ruby was referred to as having  following her time with the Doctor, which Davies wanted to portray in the episode. The episode also allowed McTighe to explore Kate's character further, with her willingness to go too far being something that McTighe stated would have further repercussions "beyond this episode, beyond this season, even beyond this show." McTighe developed the Shreek off the idea of a "four-legged, creeping animal", leaning into his childhood fears about dog-like creatures in the dark. He made its motivations simple, with a desire to hunt, to make a monster that could not be reasoned with and terrifying. Prior to this, the Shreek were first mentioned in Caged, a 2024 Doctor Who novel by . McTighe also included a number of  to past episodes and . "Lucky Day" is a "Doctor-lite" episode, which Davies stated required them to find "inventive ways" to include the Doctor, one of which is a  to a story set in the . The  took place at  on 7 November 2023. Casting [] The episode starred  (left) and  (right) as  and Conrad Clark.  returns as outgoing series regular and former companion . It is the first of two appearances that Gibson is set to make during the , as well as her first appearance since the 2024 Christmas special, "". In July 2024, at the Doctor Who  panel, it was officially announced that  had been cast in a role that would be involved in Ruby's character arc. Further details later revealed that Hauer-King would portray Conrad, a  and Ruby's boyfriend.  and  also make brief appearances as the  of  and his companion, , respectively.  who plays Alfie previously held the role of the Castellan in "" (1983).  reprised her role as newsreader Trinity Wells.  appears as herself, a Welsh presenter on  interviewing Conrad. The remainder of the guest cast includes , , , , Alexander Devrient, and , as well as  in a voice role. Filming and production design [] The primary Shreek costume was constructed using  molds and , with the final molds eventually being injected with  and painted. The Shreek uses an animatronic head. The Shreek costumes used in the episode by Conrad's friends were designed as derivative versions of the primary Shreek costume. The design team at Millenium FX had a designer look at the primary Shreek costume once and then construct the derivative version from memory to reflect the costumes' in-universe construction. The team had to make the costumes look convincing while also looking like "rubber costumes", which proved a challenge. The Shreek performers are unable to see inside the mask, requiring outside direction for the actors to know where they need to go. The inclusion of  in the scene where Conrad explores the abandoned department store featuring the Shreek was a result of McTighe wanting to include a callback to the first episode of Doctor Who's revived era, "" (2005), which featured living mannequins called .  Pame Downe designed Ruby's outfits with dark blue and green colors, which Gibson felt were "more mature colors". One of her outfits included a pinstripe suit and pants that Gibson said was reminiscent of one of 's previous outfits in the series. Filming occurred in the Welsh village of  (pictured). "Lucky Day" is directed by . The episode was placed in the second production block of the fifteenth series with the first episode, "", and followed recording of "Joy to the World" in the block immediately preceding. The two episodes in this block were filmed concurrently by utilizing a .  for the episode began on 14 November 2023. Gibson and Hauer-King were spotted filming scenes together two days later.  was done in  on 24 November. The production team made use of  for the aforementioned abandoned department store scene, which was similarly used as a filming location in "Rose". For the scenes set in the village, the town of , was used with recording taking place from 27–29 November. Two-thirds of the budget allocated to the six-week filming block was used during those three days, three hours of which were spent shooting three takes with a helicopter. Broadcast and reception [] Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating B- 10/10 7/10 Broadcast [] "Lucky Day" was  released on  at 8 a.m.  (BST) in the United Kingdom and on  in the United States at 12 a.m.  on 3 May 2025. A  broadcast of the episode followed at 7:10 p.m. BST.  also handled international distribution of the episode. Ratings [] The episode recorded overnight broadcast ratings of 1.5 million, a decline on the previous episodes and setting a new record low after Lux's 1.58 million. Critical reception [] Robert Anderson, writing for , praised the episode's writing, the performance of Gibson, and the usage of Conrad as an antagonist, though stated that the episode, at times could feel "hollow" and that Ruby's character arc was not as well executed as it could have been. Daniel Cooper, writing for , similarly highlighted the twist about Conrad's identity, McTighe's writing, and the episode's social commentary, but felt Conrad's backstory utilizing "the trope that survivors of abuse perpetuate that cycle of abuse" was overused. Adi Tantimedh, writing for , praised the episode, highlighting the twist involving Conrad and the episode's social commentary. Stefan Mohammed, writing for , found several of the episode's plot points underdeveloped, stating that Ruby's character arc was undermined by her strong home life and that Conrad embodying all aspects of the social issues being discussed made him feel overcomplicated with unclear motivations. Despite this, he found Gibson's performance compelling, and highlighted the episode's usage of Kate. Vicky Jessop, writing for the , positively highlighted the episode, though felt Conrad's execution as an antagonist was weak, and that the consequences of his actions were not explored well enough. Isobel Lewis, writing for , stated the episode had consistency issues not present in the rest of the series; she also found it to retread similar ground to previous series episode "", to which she negatively compared "Lucky Day". References [] ^      (Behind the scenes featurette). 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025 – via .  Eddy, Cheryl (27 January 2025). . . Retrieved 26 April 2025.  Gledhill, Lisa (24 April 2025). Quinn, Jason (ed.). "Preview - Lucky Day". . No. 616. . pp. 12–14.  . BBC Mdia Centre. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025. ^       Powell, Steffan (presenter); Aiken, Jonathon (director) (3 May 2025). . . Series 15. Episode 4. .  and . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Salmon, Will (3 May 2025). . . . Retrieved 4 May 2025.  Tantimedh, Adi (2 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Mitovich, Matt Webb (1 May 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Rowan, Iona (30 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Famurewa, Jimi (1 April 2025). . .  from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Mitovich, Matt Webb (2 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 March 2025.  Hibbs, James (28 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Petski, Denise (3 May 2025). . .  Griffin, Louise (30 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.   (writer),  (director), Delow, Vicky (producer) (3 May 2025). . . Series 15. Episode 4. . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Tantimedh, Adi (30 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Griffin, Louise (3 May 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  . TVZoneUK. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Rowan, Iona (29 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Mellor, Louisa (24 March 2025). . .  from the original on 7 April 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025. ^   Quinn, Jason, ed. (November 2023). "Issue 596". . No. 596. . p. 4.  Quinn, Jason, ed. (January 2024a). "Issue 598". . No. 598. . p. 12. ^   Quinn, Jason, ed. (February 2024). "Issue 601". . No. 601. . p. 10.  Craig, David (16 November 2023). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025. ^   Lewis, Isobel (3 May 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025. ^   Tantimedh, Adi (3 May 2025). . .  from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025. ^   Jessop, Vicky (3 May 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.

  Lucky Day (Doctor Who) 3 languages Tools         Appearance  hide Text Small Standard Large Width Standard Wide Color (beta) Automatic Light Dark   From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 316 – "Lucky Day"  episode Promotional title-card Cast  –   –   –  Others Benjamin Chivers – Young Conrad Kirsty Hoiles – Moira Clark  – Conrad Clark Gethin Alderman – The Shreek Kareem Alexander – Jordan Lang  – Carla Sunday  – Cherry Sunday  – Louise Miller Madison Stock – Elsa Paddy Stafford – Sparky Blake Anderson – Jack Aoife Gaston – Michelle  – Alfie Michael Woodford – Derek  –  Alexander Devrient – Colonel Christofer Ibrahim Tina Gray – Audrey  – Shirley Bingham  –   – Herself  – Himself  – Herself Calypso Cragg – Influencer 2 James Craven – Influencer 3 Selorm Adonu – Influencer 1 Aidan Cook – The Vlinx  – Voice of the Vlinx  – Mrs Flood Production Directed by Written by Script editor David Cheung Produced by Vicki Delow Executive producer(s) Joel Collins Music by Series Running time 46 minutes First broadcast 3 May 2025 Chronology ← Preceded by "" Followed by → "" "Lucky Day" is the fourth episode of the  of the  series . It was written by , and was directed by . The episode was released on , , and  on 3 May 2025. It features the return of companion  (), who plays a leading role in the episode opposite Conrad Clark (), with both the  () and  (), the series' main leads, only appearing briefly. The episode focuses on Ruby, who begins a relationship with Conrad as she attempts to find her place in the world after leaving the Doctor. When it is revealed that Conrad wants to "expose"  for their goals being "fake", Ruby and  have to deal with the repercussions of Conrad's actions. The episode was devised by showrunner , with Davies enlisting McTighe to write the episode. He used the episode to explore Ruby and Kate's characters while also exploring the "the spread of online hatred" and its effects. The episode's monster, the Shreek, was based off of McTighe's childhood fears of dog-like creatures in the dark, with the creature being portrayed via costume and an animatronic head. Filming took place in November 2023 and it was  with the . The episode received positive reviews from critics, who highlighted Gibson's performance, the twist regarding Conrad's true identity, and the episode's social commentary, but were more critical of underdeveloped plotlines in the episode, as well as the execution of Conrad as an antagonist. Plot []  and  arrive on New Year's Day, 2007, and meet eight-year-old Conrad. Following this, Conrad investigates sightings of the Doctor and the , seeing a younger Doctor with his then-companion  in 2024, where he is marked as prey by a creature called the Shreek. In 2025, after stopping travelling with the Doctor, Ruby gives Conrad about her encounters with extraterrestrial life an interview on his podcast. They start dating and she gives him an antidote to act against him being marked by the Shreek, which has been recently captured by . At a weekend away at Conrad's home village, Ruby fears she is in danger and tells Conrad she is suffering from  following her experiences with the Doctor. Two Shreek appear in pursuit of Conrad, who admits he did not take the antidote. Ruby calls UNIT and their leader  to the village. The Shreek are revealed to be fake, part of a setup orchestrated by Conrad, whose relationship with Ruby was a ploy, against UNIT. A scandal breaks and Conrad and his followers continue to perpetuate disinformation about the non-existence of aliens, discrediting UNIT. After Conrad publishes details of UNIT employees, Kate realises he has an insider in UNIT. The insider sneaks Conrad into the building. Alerted to his presence, Kate allows Conrad to reach the command floor, where he livestreams his intrusion. In order to expose Conrad's lies Kate releases the Shreek, which hunts Conrad. With the Shreek attacking him, Conrad admits on his livestream he has been lying about UNIT. Ruby stuns the Shreek, although it manages to injure Conrad's arm. Public sentiment turns in UNIT's favour, though Colonel Ibrahim tells Kate that she went too far by releasing the Shreek. Ruby decides to get away to overcome her trauma, and Kate offers her support when she is ready to talk. Conrad is imprisoned and the Doctor berates him for harming Ruby and his friends. Conrad asks the Doctor if he has yet met Belinda, who the Doctor has not, since that's his future. The Doctor tells Conrad that he will die in prison and be forgotten by history. However, after the Doctor leaves Conrad, Mrs Flood releases him. Production [] Development [] Showrunner  wished to include an episode discussing the spread of "toxic, online hatred", and contacted writer  to write the script. McTighe had previously written episodes under former showrunner . When writing the episode, he said that he wanted to take the opportunity to explore what happens to a  after they leave , feeling that it had infrequently been done in the past. McTighe described the episode as a mix between , , and . He also compared one of the main settings to Devil's End from the 1971 serial  and the fact that it was a Ruby-centric story to the 2024 episode "". Ruby was referred to as having  following her time with the Doctor, which Davies wanted to portray in the episode. The episode also allowed McTighe to explore Kate's character further, with her willingness to go too far being something that McTighe stated would have further repercussions "beyond this episode, beyond this season, even beyond this show." McTighe developed the Shreek off the idea of a "four-legged, creeping animal", leaning into his childhood fears about dog-like creatures in the dark. He made its motivations simple, with a desire to hunt, to make a monster that could not be reasoned with and terrifying. Prior to this, the Shreek were first mentioned in Caged, a 2024 Doctor Who novel by . McTighe also included a number of  to past episodes and . "Lucky Day" is a "Doctor-lite" episode, which Davies stated required them to find "inventive ways" to include the Doctor, one of which is a  to a story set in the . The  took place at  on 7 November 2023. Casting [] The episode starred  (left) and  (right) as  and Conrad Clark.  returns as outgoing series regular and former companion . It is the first of two appearances that Gibson is set to make during the , as well as her first appearance since the 2024 Christmas special, "". In July 2024, at the Doctor Who  panel, it was officially announced that  had been cast in a role that would be involved in Ruby's character arc. Further details later revealed that Hauer-King would portray Conrad, a  and Ruby's boyfriend.  and  also make brief appearances as the  of  and his companion, , respectively.  who plays Alfie previously held the role of the Castellan in "" (1983).  reprised her role as newsreader Trinity Wells.  appears as herself, a Welsh presenter on  interviewing Conrad. The remainder of the guest cast includes , , , , Alexander Devrient, and , as well as  in a voice role. Filming and production design [] The primary Shreek costume was constructed using  molds and , with the final molds eventually being injected with  and painted. The Shreek uses an animatronic head. The Shreek costumes used in the episode by Conrad's friends were designed as derivative versions of the primary Shreek costume. The design team at Millenium FX had a designer look at the primary Shreek costume once and then construct the derivative version from memory to reflect the costumes' in-universe construction. The team had to make the costumes look convincing while also looking like "rubber costumes", which proved a challenge. The Shreek performers are unable to see inside the mask, requiring outside direction for the actors to know where they need to go. The inclusion of  in the scene where Conrad explores the abandoned department store featuring the Shreek was a result of McTighe wanting to include a callback to the first episode of Doctor Who's revived era, "" (2005), which featured living mannequins called .  Pame Downe designed Ruby's outfits with dark blue and green colors, which Gibson felt were "more mature colors". One of her outfits included a pinstripe suit and pants that Gibson said was reminiscent of one of 's previous outfits in the series. Filming occurred in the Welsh village of  (pictured). "Lucky Day" is directed by . The episode was placed in the second production block of the fifteenth series with the first episode, "", and followed recording of "Joy to the World" in the block immediately preceding. The two episodes in this block were filmed concurrently by utilizing a .  for the episode began on 14 November 2023. Gibson and Hauer-King were spotted filming scenes together two days later.  was done in  on 24 November. The production team made use of  for the aforementioned abandoned department store scene, which was similarly used as a filming location in "Rose". For the scenes set in the village, the town of , was used with recording taking place from 27–29 November. Two-thirds of the budget allocated to the six-week filming block was used during those three days, three hours of which were spent shooting three takes with a helicopter. Broadcast and reception [] Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating B- 10/10 7/10 Broadcast [] "Lucky Day" was  released on  at 8 a.m.  (BST) in the United Kingdom and on  in the United States at 12 a.m.  on 3 May 2025. A  broadcast of the episode followed at 7:10 p.m. BST.  also handled international distribution of the episode. Ratings [] The episode recorded overnight broadcast ratings of 1.5 million, a decline on the previous episodes and setting a new record low after Lux's 1.58 million. Critical reception [] Robert Anderson, writing for , praised the episode's writing, the performance of Gibson, and the usage of Conrad as an antagonist, though stated that the episode, at times could feel "hollow" and that Ruby's character arc was not as well executed as it could have been. Daniel Cooper, writing for , similarly highlighted the twist about Conrad's identity, McTighe's writing, and the episode's social commentary, but felt Conrad's backstory utilizing "the trope that survivors of abuse perpetuate that cycle of abuse" was overused. Adi Tantimedh, writing for , praised the episode, highlighting the twist involving Conrad and the episode's social commentary. Stefan Mohammed, writing for , found several of the episode's plot points underdeveloped, stating that Ruby's character arc was undermined by her strong home life and that Conrad embodying all aspects of the social issues being discussed made him feel overcomplicated with unclear motivations. Despite this, he found Gibson's performance compelling, and highlighted the episode's usage of Kate. Vicky Jessop, writing for the , positively highlighted the episode, though felt Conrad's execution as an antagonist was weak, and that the consequences of his actions were not explored well enough. Isobel Lewis, writing for , stated the episode had consistency issues not present in the rest of the series; she also found it to retread similar ground to previous series episode "", to which she negatively compared "Lucky Day". References [] ^      (Behind the scenes featurette). 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025 – via .  Eddy, Cheryl (27 January 2025). . . Retrieved 26 April 2025.  Gledhill, Lisa (24 April 2025). Quinn, Jason (ed.). "Preview - Lucky Day". . No. 616. . pp. 12–14.  . BBC Mdia Centre. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025. ^       Powell, Steffan (presenter); Aiken, Jonathon (director) (3 May 2025). . . Series 15. Episode 4. .  and . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Salmon, Will (3 May 2025). . . . Retrieved 4 May 2025.  Tantimedh, Adi (2 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Mitovich, Matt Webb (1 May 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Rowan, Iona (30 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Famurewa, Jimi (1 April 2025). . .  from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Mitovich, Matt Webb (2 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 March 2025.  Hibbs, James (28 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Petski, Denise (3 May 2025). . .  Griffin, Louise (30 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.   (writer),  (director), Delow, Vicky (producer) (3 May 2025). . . Series 15. Episode 4. . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Tantimedh, Adi (30 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Griffin, Louise (3 May 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  . TVZoneUK. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Rowan, Iona (29 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Mellor, Louisa (24 March 2025). . .  from the original on 7 April 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025. ^   Quinn, Jason, ed. (November 2023). "Issue 596". . No. 596. . p. 4.  Quinn, Jason, ed. (January 2024a). "Issue 598". . No. 598. . p. 12. ^   Quinn, Jason, ed. (February 2024). "Issue 601". . No. 601. . p. 10.  Craig, David (16 November 2023). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025. ^   Lewis, Isobel (3 May 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025. ^   Tantimedh, Adi (3 May 2025). . .  from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025. ^   Jessop, Vicky (3 May 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.

  Lucky Day (Doctor Who) 3 languages Tools         Appearance  hide Text Small Standard Large Width Standard Wide Color (beta) Automatic Light Dark   From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 316 – "Lucky Day"  episode Promotional title-card Cast  –   –   –  Others Benjamin Chivers – Young Conrad Kirsty Hoiles – Moira Clark  – Conrad Clark Gethin Alderman – The Shreek Kareem Alexander – Jordan Lang  – Carla Sunday  – Cherry Sunday  – Louise Miller Madison Stock – Elsa Paddy Stafford – Sparky Blake Anderson – Jack Aoife Gaston – Michelle  – Alfie Michael Woodford – Derek  –  Alexander Devrient – Colonel Christofer Ibrahim Tina Gray – Audrey  – Shirley Bingham  –   – Herself  – Himself  – Herself Calypso Cragg – Influencer 2 James Craven – Influencer 3 Selorm Adonu – Influencer 1 Aidan Cook – The Vlinx  – Voice of the Vlinx  – Mrs Flood Production Directed by Written by Script editor David Cheung Produced by Vicki Delow Executive producer(s) Joel Collins Music by Series Running time 46 minutes First broadcast 3 May 2025 Chronology ← Preceded by "" Followed by → "" "Lucky Day" is the fourth episode of the  of the  series . It was written by , and was directed by . The episode was released on , , and  on 3 May 2025. It features the return of companion  (), who plays a leading role in the episode opposite Conrad Clark (), with both the  () and  (), the series' main leads, only appearing briefly. The episode focuses on Ruby, who begins a relationship with Conrad as she attempts to find her place in the world after leaving the Doctor. When it is revealed that Conrad wants to "expose"  for their goals being "fake", Ruby and  have to deal with the repercussions of Conrad's actions. The episode was devised by showrunner , with Davies enlisting McTighe to write the episode. He used the episode to explore Ruby and Kate's characters while also exploring the "the spread of online hatred" and its effects. The episode's monster, the Shreek, was based off of McTighe's childhood fears of dog-like creatures in the dark, with the creature being portrayed via costume and an animatronic head. Filming took place in November 2023 and it was  with the . The episode received positive reviews from critics, who highlighted Gibson's performance, the twist regarding Conrad's true identity, and the episode's social commentary, but were more critical of underdeveloped plotlines in the episode, as well as the execution of Conrad as an antagonist. Plot []  and  arrive on New Year's Day, 2007, and meet eight-year-old Conrad. Following this, Conrad investigates sightings of the Doctor and the , seeing a younger Doctor with his then-companion  in 2024, where he is marked as prey by a creature called the Shreek. In 2025, after stopping travelling with the Doctor, Ruby gives Conrad about her encounters with extraterrestrial life an interview on his podcast. They start dating and she gives him an antidote to act against him being marked by the Shreek, which has been recently captured by . At a weekend away at Conrad's home village, Ruby fears she is in danger and tells Conrad she is suffering from  following her experiences with the Doctor. Two Shreek appear in pursuit of Conrad, who admits he did not take the antidote. Ruby calls UNIT and their leader  to the village. The Shreek are revealed to be fake, part of a setup orchestrated by Conrad, whose relationship with Ruby was a ploy, against UNIT. A scandal breaks and Conrad and his followers continue to perpetuate disinformation about the non-existence of aliens, discrediting UNIT. After Conrad publishes details of UNIT employees, Kate realises he has an insider in UNIT. The insider sneaks Conrad into the building. Alerted to his presence, Kate allows Conrad to reach the command floor, where he livestreams his intrusion. In order to expose Conrad's lies Kate releases the Shreek, which hunts Conrad. With the Shreek attacking him, Conrad admits on his livestream he has been lying about UNIT. Ruby stuns the Shreek, although it manages to injure Conrad's arm. Public sentiment turns in UNIT's favour, though Colonel Ibrahim tells Kate that she went too far by releasing the Shreek. Ruby decides to get away to overcome her trauma, and Kate offers her support when she is ready to talk. Conrad is imprisoned and the Doctor berates him for harming Ruby and his friends. Conrad asks the Doctor if he has yet met Belinda, who the Doctor has not, since that's his future. The Doctor tells Conrad that he will die in prison and be forgotten by history. However, after the Doctor leaves Conrad, Mrs Flood releases him. Production [] Development [] Showrunner  wished to include an episode discussing the spread of "toxic, online hatred", and contacted writer  to write the script. McTighe had previously written episodes under former showrunner . When writing the episode, he said that he wanted to take the opportunity to explore what happens to a  after they leave , feeling that it had infrequently been done in the past. McTighe described the episode as a mix between , , and . He also compared one of the main settings to Devil's End from the 1971 serial  and the fact that it was a Ruby-centric story to the 2024 episode "". Ruby was referred to as having  following her time with the Doctor, which Davies wanted to portray in the episode. The episode also allowed McTighe to explore Kate's character further, with her willingness to go too far being something that McTighe stated would have further repercussions "beyond this episode, beyond this season, even beyond this show." McTighe developed the Shreek off the idea of a "four-legged, creeping animal", leaning into his childhood fears about dog-like creatures in the dark. He made its motivations simple, with a desire to hunt, to make a monster that could not be reasoned with and terrifying. Prior to this, the Shreek were first mentioned in Caged, a 2024 Doctor Who novel by . McTighe also included a number of  to past episodes and . "Lucky Day" is a "Doctor-lite" episode, which Davies stated required them to find "inventive ways" to include the Doctor, one of which is a  to a story set in the . The  took place at  on 7 November 2023. Casting [] The episode starred  (left) and  (right) as  and Conrad Clark.  returns as outgoing series regular and former companion . It is the first of two appearances that Gibson is set to make during the , as well as her first appearance since the 2024 Christmas special, "". In July 2024, at the Doctor Who  panel, it was officially announced that  had been cast in a role that would be involved in Ruby's character arc. Further details later revealed that Hauer-King would portray Conrad, a  and Ruby's boyfriend.  and  also make brief appearances as the  of  and his companion, , respectively.  who plays Alfie previously held the role of the Castellan in "" (1983).  reprised her role as newsreader Trinity Wells.  appears as herself, a Welsh presenter on  interviewing Conrad. The remainder of the guest cast includes , , , , Alexander Devrient, and , as well as  in a voice role. Filming and production design [] The primary Shreek costume was constructed using  molds and , with the final molds eventually being injected with  and painted. The Shreek uses an animatronic head. The Shreek costumes used in the episode by Conrad's friends were designed as derivative versions of the primary Shreek costume. The design team at Millenium FX had a designer look at the primary Shreek costume once and then construct the derivative version from memory to reflect the costumes' in-universe construction. The team had to make the costumes look convincing while also looking like "rubber costumes", which proved a challenge. The Shreek performers are unable to see inside the mask, requiring outside direction for the actors to know where they need to go. The inclusion of  in the scene where Conrad explores the abandoned department store featuring the Shreek was a result of McTighe wanting to include a callback to the first episode of Doctor Who's revived era, "" (2005), which featured living mannequins called .  Pame Downe designed Ruby's outfits with dark blue and green colors, which Gibson felt were "more mature colors". One of her outfits included a pinstripe suit and pants that Gibson said was reminiscent of one of 's previous outfits in the series. Filming occurred in the Welsh village of  (pictured). "Lucky Day" is directed by . The episode was placed in the second production block of the fifteenth series with the first episode, "", and followed recording of "Joy to the World" in the block immediately preceding. The two episodes in this block were filmed concurrently by utilizing a .  for the episode began on 14 November 2023. Gibson and Hauer-King were spotted filming scenes together two days later.  was done in  on 24 November. The production team made use of  for the aforementioned abandoned department store scene, which was similarly used as a filming location in "Rose". For the scenes set in the village, the town of , was used with recording taking place from 27–29 November. Two-thirds of the budget allocated to the six-week filming block was used during those three days, three hours of which were spent shooting three takes with a helicopter. Broadcast and reception [] Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating B- 10/10 7/10 Broadcast [] "Lucky Day" was  released on  at 8 a.m.  (BST) in the United Kingdom and on  in the United States at 12 a.m.  on 3 May 2025. A  broadcast of the episode followed at 7:10 p.m. BST.  also handled international distribution of the episode. Ratings [] The episode recorded overnight broadcast ratings of 1.5 million, a decline on the previous episodes and setting a new record low after Lux's 1.58 million. Critical reception [] Robert Anderson, writing for , praised the episode's writing, the performance of Gibson, and the usage of Conrad as an antagonist, though stated that the episode, at times could feel "hollow" and that Ruby's character arc was not as well executed as it could have been. Daniel Cooper, writing for , similarly highlighted the twist about Conrad's identity, McTighe's writing, and the episode's social commentary, but felt Conrad's backstory utilizing "the trope that survivors of abuse perpetuate that cycle of abuse" was overused. Adi Tantimedh, writing for , praised the episode, highlighting the twist involving Conrad and the episode's social commentary. Stefan Mohammed, writing for , found several of the episode's plot points underdeveloped, stating that Ruby's character arc was undermined by her strong home life and that Conrad embodying all aspects of the social issues being discussed made him feel overcomplicated with unclear motivations. Despite this, he found Gibson's performance compelling, and highlighted the episode's usage of Kate. Vicky Jessop, writing for the , positively highlighted the episode, though felt Conrad's execution as an antagonist was weak, and that the consequences of his actions were not explored well enough. Isobel Lewis, writing for , stated the episode had consistency issues not present in the rest of the series; she also found it to retread similar ground to previous series episode "", to which she negatively compared "Lucky Day". References [] ^      (Behind the scenes featurette). 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025 – via .  Eddy, Cheryl (27 January 2025). . . Retrieved 26 April 2025.  Gledhill, Lisa (24 April 2025). Quinn, Jason (ed.). "Preview - Lucky Day". . No. 616. . pp. 12–14.  . BBC Mdia Centre. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025. ^       Powell, Steffan (presenter); Aiken, Jonathon (director) (3 May 2025). . . Series 15. Episode 4. .  and . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Salmon, Will (3 May 2025). . . . Retrieved 4 May 2025.  Tantimedh, Adi (2 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Mitovich, Matt Webb (1 May 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Rowan, Iona (30 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Famurewa, Jimi (1 April 2025). . .  from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Mitovich, Matt Webb (2 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 March 2025.  Hibbs, James (28 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Petski, Denise (3 May 2025). . .  Griffin, Louise (30 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.   (writer),  (director), Delow, Vicky (producer) (3 May 2025). . . Series 15. Episode 4. . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Tantimedh, Adi (30 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Griffin, Louise (3 May 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  . TVZoneUK. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Rowan, Iona (29 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Mellor, Louisa (24 March 2025). . .  from the original on 7 April 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025. ^   Quinn, Jason, ed. (November 2023). "Issue 596". . No. 596. . p. 4.  Quinn, Jason, ed. (January 2024a). "Issue 598". . No. 598. . p. 12. ^   Quinn, Jason, ed. (February 2024). "Issue 601". . No. 601. . p. 10.  Craig, David (16 November 2023). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025. ^   Lewis, Isobel (3 May 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025. ^   Tantimedh, Adi (3 May 2025). . .  from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025. ^   Jessop, Vicky (3 May 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.

  Lucky Day (Doctor Who) 3 languages Tools         Appearance  hide Text Small Standard Large Width Standard Wide Color (beta) Automatic Light Dark   From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 316 – "Lucky Day"  episode Promotional title-card Cast  –   –   –  Others Benjamin Chivers – Young Conrad Kirsty Hoiles – Moira Clark  – Conrad Clark Gethin Alderman – The Shreek Kareem Alexander – Jordan Lang  – Carla Sunday  – Cherry Sunday  – Louise Miller Madison Stock – Elsa Paddy Stafford – Sparky Blake Anderson – Jack Aoife Gaston – Michelle  – Alfie Michael Woodford – Derek  –  Alexander Devrient – Colonel Christofer Ibrahim Tina Gray – Audrey  – Shirley Bingham  –   – Herself  – Himself  – Herself Calypso Cragg – Influencer 2 James Craven – Influencer 3 Selorm Adonu – Influencer 1 Aidan Cook – The Vlinx  – Voice of the Vlinx  – Mrs Flood Production Directed by Written by Script editor David Cheung Produced by Vicki Delow Executive producer(s) Joel Collins Music by Series Running time 46 minutes First broadcast 3 May 2025 Chronology ← Preceded by "" Followed by → "" "Lucky Day" is the fourth episode of the  of the  series . It was written by , and was directed by . The episode was released on , , and  on 3 May 2025. It features the return of companion  (), who plays a leading role in the episode opposite Conrad Clark (), with both the  () and  (), the series' main leads, only appearing briefly. The episode focuses on Ruby, who begins a relationship with Conrad as she attempts to find her place in the world after leaving the Doctor. When it is revealed that Conrad wants to "expose"  for their goals being "fake", Ruby and  have to deal with the repercussions of Conrad's actions. The episode was devised by showrunner , with Davies enlisting McTighe to write the episode. He used the episode to explore Ruby and Kate's characters while also exploring the "the spread of online hatred" and its effects. The episode's monster, the Shreek, was based off of McTighe's childhood fears of dog-like creatures in the dark, with the creature being portrayed via costume and an animatronic head. Filming took place in November 2023 and it was  with the . The episode received positive reviews from critics, who highlighted Gibson's performance, the twist regarding Conrad's true identity, and the episode's social commentary, but were more critical of underdeveloped plotlines in the episode, as well as the execution of Conrad as an antagonist. Plot []  and  arrive on New Year's Day, 2007, and meet eight-year-old Conrad. Following this, Conrad investigates sightings of the Doctor and the , seeing a younger Doctor with his then-companion  in 2024, where he is marked as prey by a creature called the Shreek. In 2025, after stopping travelling with the Doctor, Ruby gives Conrad about her encounters with extraterrestrial life an interview on his podcast. They start dating and she gives him an antidote to act against him being marked by the Shreek, which has been recently captured by . At a weekend away at Conrad's home village, Ruby fears she is in danger and tells Conrad she is suffering from  following her experiences with the Doctor. Two Shreek appear in pursuit of Conrad, who admits he did not take the antidote. Ruby calls UNIT and their leader  to the village. The Shreek are revealed to be fake, part of a setup orchestrated by Conrad, whose relationship with Ruby was a ploy, against UNIT. A scandal breaks and Conrad and his followers continue to perpetuate disinformation about the non-existence of aliens, discrediting UNIT. After Conrad publishes details of UNIT employees, Kate realises he has an insider in UNIT. The insider sneaks Conrad into the building. Alerted to his presence, Kate allows Conrad to reach the command floor, where he livestreams his intrusion. In order to expose Conrad's lies Kate releases the Shreek, which hunts Conrad. With the Shreek attacking him, Conrad admits on his livestream he has been lying about UNIT. Ruby stuns the Shreek, although it manages to injure Conrad's arm. Public sentiment turns in UNIT's favour, though Colonel Ibrahim tells Kate that she went too far by releasing the Shreek. Ruby decides to get away to overcome her trauma, and Kate offers her support when she is ready to talk. Conrad is imprisoned and the Doctor berates him for harming Ruby and his friends. Conrad asks the Doctor if he has yet met Belinda, who the Doctor has not, since that's his future. The Doctor tells Conrad that he will die in prison and be forgotten by history. However, after the Doctor leaves Conrad, Mrs Flood releases him. Production [] Development [] Showrunner  wished to include an episode discussing the spread of "toxic, online hatred", and contacted writer  to write the script. McTighe had previously written episodes under former showrunner . When writing the episode, he said that he wanted to take the opportunity to explore what happens to a  after they leave , feeling that it had infrequently been done in the past. McTighe described the episode as a mix between , , and . He also compared one of the main settings to Devil's End from the 1971 serial  and the fact that it was a Ruby-centric story to the 2024 episode "". Ruby was referred to as having  following her time with the Doctor, which Davies wanted to portray in the episode. The episode also allowed McTighe to explore Kate's character further, with her willingness to go too far being something that McTighe stated would have further repercussions "beyond this episode, beyond this season, even beyond this show." McTighe developed the Shreek off the idea of a "four-legged, creeping animal", leaning into his childhood fears about dog-like creatures in the dark. He made its motivations simple, with a desire to hunt, to make a monster that could not be reasoned with and terrifying. Prior to this, the Shreek were first mentioned in Caged, a 2024 Doctor Who novel by . McTighe also included a number of  to past episodes and . "Lucky Day" is a "Doctor-lite" episode, which Davies stated required them to find "inventive ways" to include the Doctor, one of which is a  to a story set in the . The  took place at  on 7 November 2023. Casting [] The episode starred  (left) and  (right) as  and Conrad Clark.  returns as outgoing series regular and former companion . It is the first of two appearances that Gibson is set to make during the , as well as her first appearance since the 2024 Christmas special, "". In July 2024, at the Doctor Who  panel, it was officially announced that  had been cast in a role that would be involved in Ruby's character arc. Further details later revealed that Hauer-King would portray Conrad, a  and Ruby's boyfriend.  and  also make brief appearances as the  of  and his companion, , respectively.  who plays Alfie previously held the role of the Castellan in "" (1983).  reprised her role as newsreader Trinity Wells.  appears as herself, a Welsh presenter on  interviewing Conrad. The remainder of the guest cast includes , , , , Alexander Devrient, and , as well as  in a voice role. Filming and production design [] The primary Shreek costume was constructed using  molds and , with the final molds eventually being injected with  and painted. The Shreek uses an animatronic head. The Shreek costumes used in the episode by Conrad's friends were designed as derivative versions of the primary Shreek costume. The design team at Millenium FX had a designer look at the primary Shreek costume once and then construct the derivative version from memory to reflect the costumes' in-universe construction. The team had to make the costumes look convincing while also looking like "rubber costumes", which proved a challenge. The Shreek performers are unable to see inside the mask, requiring outside direction for the actors to know where they need to go. The inclusion of  in the scene where Conrad explores the abandoned department store featuring the Shreek was a result of McTighe wanting to include a callback to the first episode of Doctor Who's revived era, "" (2005), which featured living mannequins called .  Pame Downe designed Ruby's outfits with dark blue and green colors, which Gibson felt were "more mature colors". One of her outfits included a pinstripe suit and pants that Gibson said was reminiscent of one of 's previous outfits in the series. Filming occurred in the Welsh village of  (pictured). "Lucky Day" is directed by . The episode was placed in the second production block of the fifteenth series with the first episode, "", and followed recording of "Joy to the World" in the block immediately preceding. The two episodes in this block were filmed concurrently by utilizing a .  for the episode began on 14 November 2023. Gibson and Hauer-King were spotted filming scenes together two days later.  was done in  on 24 November. The production team made use of  for the aforementioned abandoned department store scene, which was similarly used as a filming location in "Rose". For the scenes set in the village, the town of , was used with recording taking place from 27–29 November. Two-thirds of the budget allocated to the six-week filming block was used during those three days, three hours of which were spent shooting three takes with a helicopter. Broadcast and reception [] Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating B- 10/10 7/10 Broadcast [] "Lucky Day" was  released on  at 8 a.m.  (BST) in the United Kingdom and on  in the United States at 12 a.m.  on 3 May 2025. A  broadcast of the episode followed at 7:10 p.m. BST.  also handled international distribution of the episode. Ratings [] The episode recorded overnight broadcast ratings of 1.5 million, a decline on the previous episodes and setting a new record low after Lux's 1.58 million. Critical reception [] Robert Anderson, writing for , praised the episode's writing, the performance of Gibson, and the usage of Conrad as an antagonist, though stated that the episode, at times could feel "hollow" and that Ruby's character arc was not as well executed as it could have been. Daniel Cooper, writing for , similarly highlighted the twist about Conrad's identity, McTighe's writing, and the episode's social commentary, but felt Conrad's backstory utilizing "the trope that survivors of abuse perpetuate that cycle of abuse" was overused. Adi Tantimedh, writing for , praised the episode, highlighting the twist involving Conrad and the episode's social commentary. Stefan Mohammed, writing for , found several of the episode's plot points underdeveloped, stating that Ruby's character arc was undermined by her strong home life and that Conrad embodying all aspects of the social issues being discussed made him feel overcomplicated with unclear motivations. Despite this, he found Gibson's performance compelling, and highlighted the episode's usage of Kate. Vicky Jessop, writing for the , positively highlighted the episode, though felt Conrad's execution as an antagonist was weak, and that the consequences of his actions were not explored well enough. Isobel Lewis, writing for , stated the episode had consistency issues not present in the rest of the series; she also found it to retread similar ground to previous series episode "", to which she negatively compared "Lucky Day". References [] ^      (Behind the scenes featurette). 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025 – via .  Eddy, Cheryl (27 January 2025). . . Retrieved 26 April 2025.  Gledhill, Lisa (24 April 2025). Quinn, Jason (ed.). "Preview - Lucky Day". . No. 616. . pp. 12–14.  . BBC Mdia Centre. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025. ^       Powell, Steffan (presenter); Aiken, Jonathon (director) (3 May 2025). . . Series 15. Episode 4. .  and . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Salmon, Will (3 May 2025). . . . Retrieved 4 May 2025.  Tantimedh, Adi (2 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Mitovich, Matt Webb (1 May 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Rowan, Iona (30 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Famurewa, Jimi (1 April 2025). . .  from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Mitovich, Matt Webb (2 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 March 2025.  Hibbs, James (28 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Petski, Denise (3 May 2025). . .  Griffin, Louise (30 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.   (writer),  (director), Delow, Vicky (producer) (3 May 2025). . . Series 15. Episode 4. . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Tantimedh, Adi (30 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Griffin, Louise (3 May 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  . TVZoneUK. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Rowan, Iona (29 April 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.  Mellor, Louisa (24 March 2025). . .  from the original on 7 April 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025. ^   Quinn, Jason, ed. (November 2023). "Issue 596". . No. 596. . p. 4.  Quinn, Jason, ed. (January 2024a). "Issue 598". . No. 598. . p. 12. ^   Quinn, Jason, ed. (February 2024). "Issue 601". . No. 601. . p. 10.  Craig, David (16 November 2023). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025. ^   Lewis, Isobel (3 May 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025. ^   Tantimedh, Adi (3 May 2025). . .  from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025. ^   Jessop, Vicky (3 May 2025). . . Retrieved 3 May 2025.

REVOLUTION?

• Welcome to Mostly Harmless Cutaway One Eight Six featuring Josh, Sean, and Eric. Join us as we dive into a NEW Doctor Who story, discussing the first episode of Ncuti Gatwa's second series as the 15th Doctor, in The Robot Revolution! Let the banter begin!

LINKS:

• @SciFiPartyLine: scifipartyline.com
• @ProgNeg: prognosisnegative.libsyn.com
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WARNING:

• This discussion contains miscellaneous K-9 and Company, Torchwood, Sarah Jane Adventures, Sherlock, Class, new WHO, and/or classic SPOILERS pertaining to Doctor Who. If you are 100% spoilerphobic to new & classic episodes not yet seen, do NOT complain to us. This episode is MOSTLY HARMLESS & contains EXPLICIT ideas, and as always expect strokes of innuendo throughout.

 DISCLAIMER:

• This episode was recorded on Apr. 30th, 2025.

 

DON'T PANIC

Host/Producer: Eric @BullittWHO Prognosis Negative Movie Reviews Podcast Star Trek: Romulans Bearing Gifts Podcast

Co-host: Josh @whomeJZ

Co-hostess: Cat @fancyfembot Sci-Fi Party Line Podcast

Co-host: Sean @HomrigSean The Cabot Cove Confab: A Murder, She Wrote Podcast The Best Picture Podcast

Co-host: Carl @robominister

Co-host/Editor: Caleb @CalebAlexader The Novice Elitists Film Podcast Bending the Elements: An Avatar Podcast

 

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Art: H.B. Lockwood @hayleyglyphs Eponymous opening by Emily K. @emilyooo MHCTheme created by E.A. Escamilla

Well, despite a few bits of logic we just couldn't quite reconcile, we still really enjoyed Lucky Day. Much like last season's Dot and Bubble, we have a good script and a character that's crafted specifically for us to hate him. We have a wrestling-level heel turn mid-episode that just sets us on our back foot for the rest of the adventure. Plus we get some juicy hints as to what's to come in the back half of the season!

Well, despite a few bits of logic we just couldn't quite reconcile, we still really enjoyed Lucky Day. Much like last season's Dot and Bubble, we have a good script and a character that's crafted specifically for us to hate him. We have a wrestling-level heel turn mid-episode that just sets us on our back foot for the rest of the adventure. Plus we get some juicy hints as to what's to come in the back half of the season!

REVOLUTION?

• Welcome to Mostly Harmless Cutaway One Eight Six featuring Josh, Sean, and Eric. Join us as we dive into a NEW Doctor Who story, discussing the first episode of Ncuti Gatwa's second series as the 15th Doctor, in The Robot Revolution! Let the banter begin!

LINKS:

• @SciFiPartyLine: scifipartyline.com
• @ProgNeg: prognosisnegative.libsyn.com
• @StarTrekRBG: startrekrbg.libsyn.com
• Mostly Harmless Cutaway Patreon: patreon.com/MHC

WARNING:

• This discussion contains miscellaneous K-9 and Company, Torchwood, Sarah Jane Adventures, Sherlock, Class, new WHO, and/or classic SPOILERS pertaining to Doctor Who. If you are 100% spoilerphobic to new & classic episodes not yet seen, do NOT complain to us. This episode is MOSTLY HARMLESS & contains EXPLICIT ideas, and as always expect strokes of innuendo throughout.

 DISCLAIMER:

• This episode was recorded on Apr. 30th, 2025.

 

DON'T PANIC

Host/Producer: Eric @BullittWHO Prognosis Negative Movie Reviews Podcast Star Trek: Romulans Bearing Gifts Podcast

Co-host: Josh @whomeJZ

Co-hostess: Cat @fancyfembot Sci-Fi Party Line Podcast

Co-host: Sean @HomrigSean The Cabot Cove Confab: A Murder, She Wrote Podcast The Best Picture Podcast

Co-host: Carl @robominister

Co-host/Editor: Caleb @CalebAlexader The Novice Elitists Film Podcast Bending the Elements: An Avatar Podcast

 

Mostly Harmless Cutaway @DoctorWhoMHC Email: Guidetothewhoverse ~at~ gmail ~dot~com Website: guidetothewhoverse.libsyn.com/site Patreon: patreon.com/MHC Tumblr: doctorwhomhc.tumblr.com  Facebook: facebook.com/DoctorWhoMHC 

Art: H.B. Lockwood @hayleyglyphs Eponymous opening by Emily K. @emilyooo MHCTheme created by E.A. Escamilla

Well, despite a few bits of logic we just couldn't quite reconcile, we still really enjoyed Lucky Day. Much like last season's Dot and Bubble, we have a good script and a character that's crafted specifically for us to hate him. We have a wrestling-level heel turn mid-episode that just sets us on our back foot for the rest of the adventure. Plus we get some juicy hints as to what's to come in the back half of the season!

Well, despite a few bits of logic we just couldn't quite reconcile, we still really enjoyed Lucky Day. Much like last season's Dot and Bubble, we have a good script and a character that's crafted specifically for us to hate him. We have a wrestling-level heel turn mid-episode that just sets us on our back foot for the rest of the adventure. Plus we get some juicy hints as to what's to come in the back half of the season!