Enlightenment Review by @SomeoneImNot

“Enlightenment” was the fifth story in Doctor Who’s 20^th season, and the conclusion to the three stories commonly known as The Black Guardian Trilogy.

The story begins with the Doctor and his companions Tegan and Turlough (Nyssa having left the crew at the end of the previous story “Terminus”) receiving a mysterious message from the White Guardian, prompting them to materialize on what appears to be an Edwardian sailing ship participating in a race. The crew of this ship however; seem to have no memory of when they came aboard.

The Doctor discovers that they are not on a racing yacht, and are in fact on a spaceship.  It’s a clever twist that’s not easy to see coming.

The story also focuses on Turlough. He seems ready to sell out the Doctor in order to gain favour with Captain Wrack, the owner of a rival ship. The story culminates in a choice for Turlough – accepting a large diamond that’s worth an entire galaxy, or allowing the Doctor to live.

In summary, this is a good story with some well done acting throughout. Although it does have its problems, this story is a worthy addition to The Black Guardian Trilogy and to Doctor Who on the whole. The juxtaposition of sailing ships in space is interesting enough to draw you into this story, and having watched all of it, you won’t be disappointed.

So please join us on Wednesday and tweet along with your own opinions of this story. The Bar opens at 7.30pm and we press play at 8pm. Hope to see you there. 

Review update!

A Community of Nostalgic Viewers

Many thanks to Life, Doctor Who, and Combom for

their review of the #DoctorWhoBar today:

"On WhoNews, every Whovian's favourite iOS application, Life, Doctor Who, and Combom is now joined by Doctor Who Bar, which you can follow on Twitter or through the site."

"The @DoctorWhoBar is a new Twitter based project for all Whovians! They meet once a week on Twitter to watch and discuss all manner of things concerning our favourite Time Lord. Don't forget to join them each and EVERY Saturday night from 7pm GMT and press Play on your DVD/VCR at EXACTLY 7-30pm GMT so we can all stay in sync!. The winning story will be announced at 5pm GMT every Saturday! Don't forget to cast your vote for what YOU would like to see!"

You can read the full article here

Many thanks to Andrew Watt at kijamedia.com for getting in touch and updating his article about the #DoctorWhoBar:

"Do you enjoy watching the BBC television series Doctor Who and have a Twitter account? If so, you might be interested in a new fan based project titled ‘The Doctor Who Bar‘."

"Every Saturday at 7pm (UK time), this online group meet to watch an episode during which they share their thoughts and opinions using the #DoctorWhoBar hashtag."

You can read the full article here

More mentions for the DoctorWhoBar!

After another great weekend at the "Bar" we have recieved another mention from kijamedia.com:

"A group of Doctor Who fans have started using Twitter for a new project they have titled ‘The Doctor Who Bar’.

Every Saturday at 7pm (GMT), this online group meet to watch an episode during which they share their thoughts and opinions using the #DoctorWhoBar hashtag which you can see from the Twitter widget below. The winner of the poll is announced an hour before the viewing, at 6pm (GMT).
The episode to be discussed is decided by an online poll which you can find on their website.
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We also recieved a small review of the Doctor Who Bar from Brian here

They State "The first ever (EDIT - it was our third) #DoctorWhoBar was held tonight on Twitter and, judging from the participation, seemed to be a success. This week’s story was “Earthshock.” The crowd was made up of those who were quite familiar with it and those who were seeing it for the first time. Though the conversation never really wandered far from the story in question, it didn’t take away from the fun atmosphere.
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