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Doctor Who – Season 1, Episode 1 Space Babies

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Doctor Who – Season 1, Episode 1

Space Babies

Aired May 10, 2024

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Ruby learns the Doctor's secrets when he takes her to the far future; there, they find a baby farm run by babies.

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Starting things off on a buoyant and eccentric note, "Space Babies" is an intergalactic bundle of joy as far as introductions go.

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Jordan King

Empire Magazine

07/11/2024

4/5

Driven by the magnetic pairing of Ncuti Gatwa’ and Millie Gibson as the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday, Doctor Who’s latest reboot gets off to an unpredictable, exciting, and incredibly promising start.

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Martin Robinson

London Evening Standard

05/13/2024

4/5

Russell T Davies is clearly trying some new things and creating a Doctor for 2024. The traditional hero he is not. Generations may well be divided.

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Caroline Siede

Episodic Medium (Substack)

05/11/2024

This time around, Davies is de-emphasizing trauma and refocusing on joy. And while it remains to be seen how well that will work for a season-long run of episodes, there’s no doubt it’s a great fit for his joyful new leading man.

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Emmet Asher-Perrin

Reactor

Jul 28

Having said that, “Space Babies” is doing a lot of the same things that “The Church On Ruby Road” did, which is odd for a first season episode.

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William Tucker

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

06/24/2024

9/10

The performances and the energy are joyous and make Doctor Who Season 1 Episode 1, “Space Babies,” effortlessly enjoyable to watch.

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Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez

Tom & Lorenzo

05/15/2024

Russell T Davies came back and immediately displayed the exact same controversial tendencies that made the show a hit nearly two decades ago. And yet, it didn’t feel like a return to the past.

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Synopsis

Ruby learns the Doctor's secrets when he takes her to the far future; there, they find a baby farm run by babies.

Director: Julie Anne Robinson
Executive Producer: Russell T. Davies, Julie Gardner, Jane Tranter, Joel Collins, Phil Collinson, Julie Anne Robinson
Screenwriter: Russell T. Davies
Network: Disney+
Rating: TV-PG
Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date: May 10, 2024