About this episode
Samuel and Jacob discuss the character-driven setup of 'The Hungry Earth' from Doctor Who.
Samuel and Jacob kick off 2026 by returning to Going Through Who with part one of the Silurian two-parter, “The Hungry Earth.” They run the Matrix (trivia + production notes), then dig into why this first half works as a character-driven setup: competing perspectives, escalating misunderstandings, and a conflict where neither side feels purely “evil” … Continue reading Going Through Who 19.5: The Hungry Earth →
People in this episode
Hosts: Samuel, Jacob
Topics covered
- character-driven narrative
- conflict
- perspectives
- misunderstandings
- Doctor Who
Keywords
- Doctor Who
- The Hungry Earth
- Silurian
- character development
- conflict
- trivia
- production notes
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Hungry Earth, Silurian two-parter
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