Doctor Who
Season 10, Episode 4 “Knock Knock”
Directed by Bill Anderson
Written by Mike Bartlett
Starring Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, Matt Lucas, David Suchet
BBC America
Air date: May 6, 2017

What do “normal” days in the world of Doctor Who look like? It’s an interesting question. Exposure to the Doctor and his magic box seems to create a hyper-real existence where you meet aliens, humans, leviathans, and gods. Embarking on the hero quest, one cannot help but be changed by it. Does that mean that the TARDIS is a Pandora’s Box? Once that box is opened, the forces unleashed do not seem to be something that can simply be turned on and off like a switch… or can they? In Episode 10.4 “Knock Knock,” we see Bill try to have an ordinary day, with the Doctor along for the ride as little as possible. Luckily for us, she fails.

On Doctor Who Episode 10.4, echoing experiences from the Seventh Doctor and the Eleventh Doctor, our current Doctor (Peter Capaldi) discovers strange “haunted house” happenings in Bill Potts’ (Pearl Mackie) house that she is renting with new students for the new semester. The Doctor’s concerns about the house become reality, and a new mystery is presented before our heroes, that may prove to be fatal…

During TARDISblend 103, we discuss Mark Bartlett‘s first story written for Doctor Who, examine which previous episodes mirror this experience of Episode 10.4 “Knock Knock,” and take a glance at the new friends hanging out with Bill before her next semester begins.

All this and more on the latest TARDISblend!

On Doctor Who Episode 10.3, after attempting to return back home, The Doctor (Peter Capaldi) and Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie) find themselves at one of the last great Frost Fairs on the Thames in 1814. Aside from dealing with an elephant on the ice, the pair find something more sinister afoot, with lights under the ice and a beast below…

During the TARDISblend 102 podcast, we examine the ongoing character development and chemistry between Capaldi and Mackie on-screen, the quality of the writing so far this season, and dive into the parallels between this new episode and other episodes long gone.

All this and more on the latest TARDISblend!