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Sunday, May 7, 2023

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

It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these. One memorable selling point for each of Thirteen’s episodes.

“The Woman Who Fell to Earth” – in which the Doctor goes thrifting for her signature outfit

“The Ghost Monument” – in which Ryan is let down by Call of Duty

“Rosa” – in which the Doctor is not Banksy (or is she?)

“Arachnids in the UK” – in which Ryan saves the day with grime music

“The Tsuranga Conundrum” – in which the Doctor has seen every cast of Hamilton

“Demons of the Punjab” – in which the Doctor never got henna done when she was a man!

“Kerblam!” – in which fezzes are still cool

“The Witchfinders” – in which King James I is in the market for a new protector

“It Takes You Away” – in which a sentient universe is also a talking frog

“The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos” – in which the Doctor takes on a false god

“Resolution” – in which a Dalek builds a casing from scrap parts

“Spyfall: Part One” – in which Ryan doesn’t look anything like Hugh Jackman

“Spyfall: Part Two” – in which four heartbeats are tapped out on a telegraph

“Orphan 55” – in which the Doctor can build anything from scratch

“Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror” – in which Graham is put on Thomas Edison babysitting duty

“Fugitive of the Judoon” – in which a buried TARDIS comes to light

“Praxeus” – in which the fam divides and conquers on a global scale

“Can You Hear Me?” – in which we see the worst fingers of all time

“The Haunting of Villa Diodati” – in which the Doctor has no time for Lord Byron’s flirting

“Ascension of the Cybermen” – in which the Doctor used to hotwire spaceships as a kid

“The Timeless Children” – in which the Doctor’s best enemy has a secret to share

“Revolution of the Daleks” – in which the Doctor was in space jail

“The Halloween Apocalypse” – in which there’s a mattress in the TARDIS console room to serve as a cushion in the event of daring escapes

“War of the Sontarans” – in which a Sontaran rides a horse

“Once, Upon Time” – in which love is the only mission

“Village of the Angels” – in which Yaz’s police instincts never falter

“Survivors of the Flux” – in which a time-displaced trio fetches their dog

“The Vanquishers” – in which Sontarans are susceptible to chocolate

“Eve of the Daleks” – in which Dan wants to speak to a Dalek’s manager

“Legend of the Sea Devils” – in which Yaz goes on a date at the bottom of the sea

“The Power of the Doctor” – in which the Master goes hog wild in the TARDIS wardrobe

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