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Doctor Who – Season 2, Episode 2 Lux

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Doctor Who – Season 2, Episode 2

Lux

Aired Apr 19, 2025

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Fantasy

Adventure

Drama

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The Doctor's quest to get Belinda home takes the Tardis to Miami in 1952, where an abandoned cinema is hiding a secret; can the Doctor uncover Lux's power?

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Caroline Siede

Episodic Medium (Substack)

04/23/2025

I’m not sure any other showrunner could’ve written something so simultaneously insane, moving, and funny. And personally, I’d rather watch Davies swing for the fences emotionally than play it too safe with his plotting.

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Michael Hogan

Daily Telegraph (UK)

04/22/2025

4/5

Directed by Amanda Brotchie with real verve, this was heaps of high-energy family entertainment, full to bursting with impish invention.

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Isobel Lewis

AV Club

04/21/2025

B

The episode—which combines intricate, rich animation with live-action adventure, Who Framed Roger Rabbit-style—is a technicolor wonder, with stunning period production design and costumes to boot.

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Melody McCune

Geek Girl Authority

Nov 9

B

When all is said and done, “Lux” is simply a ton of fun. It’s not afraid to lean into the silliness of it all and go big with its storytelling choices.

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Emmet Asher-Perrin

Reactor

Jul 28

This episode is steeped in metafiction, but in the best possible way—with a wink and a nudge, rather than the insistence that everything is so much deeper that way.

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Alan French

FandomWire

04/29/2025

9/10

This is a must-watch episode for everyone who likes Doctor Who. It’s not only incredibly funny and insightful about the series, but it also allows Russell T. Davies to poke fun at himself.

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Synopsis

The Doctor's quest to get Belinda home takes the Tardis to Miami in 1952, where an abandoned cinema is hiding a secret; can the Doctor uncover Lux's power?

Director: Amanda Brotchie
Executive Producer: Russell T. Davies, Jane Tranter, Phil Collinson
Screenwriter: Russell T. Davies
Network: Disney+
Rating: TV-PG
Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date: Apr 19, 2025