Doctor Who - Farewell Matt: A Town Called Mercy

Doctor Who: 

A Town Called Mercy 

By Toby Whitehouse

“When he starts killing your people then you can use your justice.”

Westerns are one of the genres I enjoy.  I enjoy watching cowboy movies with the likes of John Wayne and Clint Eastwood.   Classic movies like Tombstone, Stage Coach, Rio Bravo, A Fistful of Dollars and High Noon to name a few are some of the ones you can watch over and over again.  So when I heard that Doctor Who was going to do a western I was pretty excited and intrigued.  Well to be honest, I was definitely hoping it wouldn’t be as bad the William Hartnell story The Gunfighters. 

What we have here is a story that takes place in the western town of Mercy.  The trouble is the occupants are not allowed to leave the town or risk getting shot down by the Gunslinger.  The Gunslinger is looking for the alien doctor.  A man that the Doctor learns is from Kahler and has cured the town of cholera and given them electricity 10 years before it should exist.  What the Doctor discovers is that Kahler – Jex has a secret and it is a nasty one.

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A Town Called Mercy by @cheezypeas (Spoilers)

Well, after all the hullabaloo surrounding last weeks episode (which was very much a marmite episode - you either loved or loathed it) we all needed a well deserved break from space and Jurassic creatures.

The wild wild West, guns blazing, high noon standoffs, saloon bars and suspicious locals. This episode had it all with the added addition of a fiery TimeLord, war, regret & guilt. oh and of course a cyborg hell bent on avenging his creator.

How could I forget the transgender horse called Susan? Every Western should have one!

father Ted's "My Lovely Horse" springs to mind!

Reviewing A Town Called Mercy (may contain spoilers) by @MantoniaP

Reviewing A Town Called Mercy (may contain spoilers)
by @mantoniap aka Marie Parsons



This is an episode to watch more than once. It is poignant. And alarming. And redemptive.


The Doctor has been running ever since The End of Time, running, faster than ever away from his inner demons. He buried all the Fire, Ice, Rage and self-hatred buried deep within, because, even if his eyes, chin, ears, and hair become new--he still carries all those memories. Little Amelia became Amy, his best friend, and along with Rory, they travel part of their lives with the Doctor (now more than 1200 years old, he says) and part of their lives they stay at home. Waiting months for his visits. The first of the companions to do so.

Doctor Who - A Town Called Mercy Review (Spoilers)

Doctor Who
A Town Called Mercy
By Toby Whitehouse

“When he starts killing your people then you can use your justice.”

Westerns are one of the genres I enjoy.  I enjoy watching cowboy movies with the likes of John Wayne and Clint Eastwood.   Classic movies like Tombstone, Stage Coach, Rio Bravo, A Fistful of Dollars and High Noon to name a few are some of the ones you can watch over and over again.  So when I heard that Doctor Who was going to do a western I was pretty excited and intrigued.  Well to be honest, I was definitely hoping it wouldn’t be as bad the William Hartnell story The Gunfighters.

Behind The Scenes Doctor Who "A Town Called Mercy"

New Clip From Doctor Who "A Town Called Mercy"

Matt Smith Introduces " A Town Called Mercy"

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Doctor Who "A Town Called Mercy" Preview Clip

Doctor Who "A Town Called Mercy" Promo Pictures

Doctor Who "A Town Called Mercy" BBC America Trailer

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