Doctor Who series 7: The Rings Of Akhaten review

6 April 2013 9:26 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »

Review Simon Brew 6 Apr 2013 - 18:58

Spoilers: here are our thoughts of Doctor Who series 7: The Rings Of Akhaten, starring Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman...

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The Rings Of Akhaten

It's not hanging around, this latest batch of Doctor Who episodes. Back when Clara talked about the leaf in her book last week, it can't just have been us that wondered if it was one of those things that tended to get dropped into Doctor Who, only not to take on massive importance until many weeks down the line.

The answer? No it wasn't. It's something that took on importance just one episode later. The mystery of the leaf barely lasted a few minutes of The Rings Of Akhaten, as Luther writer Neil Cross' maiden Doctor Who adventure (at least the first to be screened!) started off by filling in some more of Clara's backstory, »

- simonbrew

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