Category Archives: The Caretaker

“A Skovox Blitzer, one of the deadliest killing machines ever created.”

Posted on March 9, 2016 by etheruk1

The monster of the week in ‘The Care Taker’ is a robot with spider-like legs and a reptilian head. The Doctor calls it a Skovox Blitzer warning that it has enough explosives in its armoury to blow up a whole … Continue reading →

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“I’m the one who carries you out of the fire. He’s the one who lights it.”

Posted on March 2, 2016 by etheruk1

In Series 8 many episodes spend time examining the character of the 12th Doctor. In ‘The Caretaker’ we see things through Danny’s eyes, as he gives his scathing opinion of the Time Lord. Before being thrown out of the TARDIS … Continue reading →

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“I’m bored. Let’s go somewhere fun, what do you say?”

Posted on February 24, 2016 by etheruk1

The beginning of ‘The Caretaker’ gives us a whirlwind tour of Clara’s life, dashing around in the TARDIS between dates with Danny Pink. We are only given glimpses of these adventures but is enough to develop adventures around, if you … Continue reading →

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“I’m a caretaker now. Look, I’ve got a brush.”

Posted on September 28, 2014 by etheruk1

‘The Caretaker’, written by Gareth Roberts and Steven Moffat, sees the Doctor going undercover at Coal Hill School to deal with an alien menace and intruding upon Clara’s life. This is a story in which the monster is incidental, rather … Continue reading →

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