Finding themselves in Norway, the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and her companions arrive on a haunting cottage, all barricaded. Inside they find a scared young girl, but there is more hidden away in the house – with universal ramifications…

During TARDISblend 122, we discuss one of the most surreal and divisive episodes of Doctor Who, “It Takes You Away,” and examine some of our favorite and not-so-favorite scenes, and how satisfying the scenes that connected back to previous episodes and previous character development were. All this and more on the latest TARDISblend!

Arriving in the early 17th Century, the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and her companions find themselves in the middle of a witchhunt. In the turmoil, King James (Alan Cumming) reveals himself and complicates matters further. But something else is wrong in the small village, and it is not what the King expects…

During TARDISblend 121, we talk about the true villains of the latest episode of Doctor Who, “The Witchfinders,” while examining the historic aspects of this episode. And we also get into the phenomenal performance of Alan Cumming, who plays King James. All this and more on the latest TARDISblend!

Outlander
Season 4 Episode 4: “Common Ground”
Directed by Ben Bolt
Written by Joy Blake
Created by Ronald D. Moore
Based on the books by Diana Gabaldon
Starring Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, César Domboy, John Bell, Lauren Lyle, Richard Rankin, Sophie Skelton, Steven Cree, Laura Donnelly, Keith Fleming, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Colin McFarlane, Natalie Simpson, Kyle Rees, Iona Claire
Starz
Air Date: Sunday, November 25, 2018, 8:00pm

Warning! Spoilers below for Sunday night’s episode of Outlander!

Last week on Outlander, Brianna and Roger (Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin) reunited in the States and went to a Scottish festival very near to where Jamie and Claire (Sam Heughan, Caitriona Balfe) finally settled in Fraser’s Ridge. They had a falling out though when Roger proposed and Brianna was certainly not ready for that. Roger will not settle for anything less so they parted. Claire got lost, but was found when the ghost of an Indian led her back to Jamie via her shoes.

Outlander
Season 4 Episode 3: “The False Bride”
Directed by Ben Bolt
Written by Jennifer Yale
Created by Ronald D. Moore
Based on the books by Diana Gabaldon
Starring Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Ed Speleers, César Domboy, John Bell, Lauren Lyle, Richard Rankin, Sophie Skelton, Steven Cree, Laura Donnelly, Keith Fleming, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Colin McFarlane, Natalie Simpson, Kyle Rees, Iona Claire
Starz
Air Date: Sunday, November 18, 2018, 8:00pm

Warning! Spoilers below for Sunday night’s episode of Outlander!

Last week on Outlander, Jocasta (Maria Doyle Kennedy) named Jamie (Sam Heughan) her heir, but Claire (Caitriona Balfe) had a problem owning slaves to the detriment of their own lives. Predictably, a white man in the wrong caused a slave to touch him and now wanted the slave to die by hanging the slave via meat hook. Claire begged Jamie, as the man of the house, to save the slave. Jamie did and Claire performed surgery on him in the house. All of the plantation owners demanded the head of the slave or threatened to burn down the house. In an impossible situation, Claire allowed the slave to die with dignity.

Companion Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill) takes a bold step and asks the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) to let her visit her grandmother in her early years. While reluctant due to the risk, the Doctor takes her and the other companions, finding themselves in the middle of the Partition of India in 1947, and discover that there are aliens about…

During TARDISblend 119, we analyze the latest episode of Doctor Who, “Demons of the Punjab,” including the new Thijarian aliens featured in this episode, examine the important and significant cultural and historical impact of the Partition of India, and the integral relationship between Yaz and her grandmother. All this and more on the latest TARDISblend!