Single-Line Pitches: The Twelfth Doctor (Doctor Who)

Here we are – a single, out-of-context detail about every Twelfth Doctor story. Why watch? Let me count the reasons.

“Deep Breath” – in which the Doctor speaks dinosaur

“Into the Dalek” – in which the birth of a star changes a life

“Robot of Sherwood” – in which it’s too sunny for Nottingham

“Listen” – in which the Doctor and Clara hear a knock at the end of the universe

“Time Heist” – in which robbing a bank is better than a date

“The Caretaker” – in which the Doctor has an invisible watch

“Kill the Moon” – in which half(?) the earth votes with their lightswitches

“Mummy on the Orient Express” – in which we hear a Jazz-Age-style rendition of “Don’t Stop Me Now” in space

“Flatlines” – in which the TARDIS is even bigger on the inside than usual

“In the Forest of the Night” – in which a forest grows in Trafalgar Square

“Dark Water” – in which the Doctor meets an old frenemy

“Death in Heaven” – in which the Doctor is the president of the world

“Last Christmas” – in which Santa Claus is a dream who’s come to save us

“The Magician’s Apprentice” – in which Missy is the Doctor’s best friend and Clara is the puppy

“The Witch’s Familiar” – in which a Dalek understands mercy

“Under the Lake” – in which the Doctor, who speaks “baby” and “dinosaur,” apparently doesn’t know British Sign Language /salty

“Before the Flood” – in which the Doctor’s biggest fan gets to travel in the TARDIS

“The Girl Who Died” – in which the Doctor realizes why he has this face

“The Woman Who Lived” – in which the mayflies’ lives still matter

“The Zygon Invasion” – in which the Doctor attempts to negotiate with 7-year-olds

“The Zygon Inversion” – in which Clara can apparently text on a touchscreen without looking(?)

“Sleep No More” – in which the Doctor and Clara are menaced by sleep-booger monsters (seriously)

“Fear the Raven” – in which Shuri of Wakanda has two faces

“Heaven Sent” – in which the Doctor makes his confession

“Hell Bent” – in which the Time Lord High Council’s hats cramp the Doctor’s style

“The Husbands of River Song” – in which the Doctor gets to do “bigger on the inside”

“The Pilot” – in which Bill smiles when she doesn’t know something

“Smile” – in which robots of the future speak emoji

“Thin Ice” – in which the Doctor steals a meat pie and hides it in his top hat

“Knock Knock” – in which the Doctor outs Bill’s playlists

“Oxygen” – in which distance is measured in average breaths

“Extremis” – in which Nardole is licensed to kick the Doctor’s ass

“The Pyramid at the End of the World” – in which every phone in the world becomes a doomsday clock

“The Lie of the Land” – in which Missy wants a particle accelerator and a pony

“The Empress of Mars” – in which Mars is claimed for Queen Victoria

“The Eaters of Light” – in which Bill realizes that LGBTQ acceptance throughout history doesn’t progress in a straight line

“World Enough and Time” – in which Missy plays Doctor Who

“The Doctor Falls” – in which Nardole blows up a windmill with a laptop

“Twice Upon a Time” – in which the Doctor doesn’t know how to react to something that isn’t an evil plan