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Folks are digging this new spin on an old show.

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Thirteenth Doctor cosplayers of all shapes, ages, and genders littered the hotel.

One thing that stood out: young people in particular are loving this newWho.

They feel it reflects their worldview with more accuracy than perhaps anyWhobefore it.

If youve got the young folks on your side, youve hooked into something important.

Chris Chibnall, feel free to take an early bow.

Im a sucker for anything to do with witches, be they the real deal or the unfairly accused.

Team TARDIS ends up in 17th-century Lancashire, here called Bilehurst Cragg, at the bottom of Pendle Hill.

Instead, he sees Graham in the role, with the Doctor as his assistant.

His commentary on the time travelers contemporary clothing Are you actors?

The camp subsides into gravitas, and we see a man damaged by abandonment and a violent family history.

Its no wonder he attempts to find answers in superstition, as reality has become too much to bear.

Shes probably the heart of The Witchfinders, and the character that goes on the most interesting journey.

Even as the primary villain, Becka has a similar complexity.

You want to know the secrets of existence?

Start with the mysteries of the heart.

That can show you everything, if you stop being afraid of what you dont understand.

From the exquisitely atmospheric location work inLittle Woodham, to the costuming (oh, the hats!