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Doctor Who – Season 2, Episode 8 The Reality War

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Doctor Who – Season 2, Episode 8

The Reality War

Aired May 31, 2025

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Fantasy

Adventure

Drama

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Battle rages across the skies as the Unholy Trinity unleash their deadly ambition; The Doctor, Belinda and Ruby have to risk everything in the quest to save one innocent life.

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Angela Wynter

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Jennifer Zhan

New York Magazine/Vulture

Jun 3

3/5

There are great moments in this episode, but there’s also a lot of wasted potential.

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Isobel Lewis

AV Club

Jun 2

B-

This one is unexpected in every way. In those final moments, Gatwa’s face is replaced with one fans know well...

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Caroline Siede

Episodic Medium (Substack)

Jun 1

Even though the Gatwa era may have finished on a rather odd note, I suspect it’s also going to linger on in ways we can’t expect too.

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Emmet Asher-Perrin

Reactor

Jul 28

Doctor Who is already being plagued by the main problem with television these days, in not getting enough time to set things up. If this had been a full 3-part finale [...] we really could’ve dug into the concept, particularly where Poppy was concerned.

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Michael Cook

Geek Vibes Nation

Jul 18

5/10

Doctor Who‘s second season comes to a whimper of an end. After a strong run of episodes, Doctor Who just couldn’t nail the landing.

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Alan French

FandomWire

Jun 10

9/10

A stunning ending to Season 2 of Doctor Who will leave audiences surprised. Where does Doctor Who go from here?

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Synopsis

Battle rages across the skies as the Unholy Trinity unleash their deadly ambition; The Doctor, Belinda and Ruby have to risk everything in the quest to save one innocent life.

Director: Chris May, Alex Pillai
Executive Producer: Russell T. Davies, Jane Tranter, Phil Collinson, Julie Gardner, Joel Collins
Screenwriter: Russell T. Davies
Network: Disney+
Rating: TV-PG
Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date: May 31, 2025