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[June 22, 1970] We’ll All Go Together When We Go (Doctor Who: Inferno [Parts 5-7])


By Jessica Holmes

We last left the Doctor trapped on a parallel world, surrounded by fascists, monsters, and fascist monsters. Does the final serial of this year’s run go out in a blaze of glory, or does it all go up in smoke?

Welcome to the end… of Inferno.

The drilling facility with smoke billowing out and an eerie red glow.
This looks perfectly normal…

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[June 2, 1970] Turning Up The Heat (Doctor Who: Inferno)


By Jessica Holmes

I have good news and bad news. Being the little ray of sunshine that I am, I like to start with bad news . So here goes: we’re heading into the last Doctor Who serial of 1970. Yes, already. The tradeoff for some pretty spiffy stunt-work and shooting in colour is apparently a reduced episode count. The good news is that Doctor Who is turning up the heat and delivering a real firecracker of a story, full of action, monsters, and some great character work. Let’s dig into “Inferno”.

Title Card. Text reads 'INFERNO' in block capitals. The background is a volcanic eruption.

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