'Doctor Who' Episode 9 Recap: Terror in Two Dimensions

This recap contains spoilers for the most recent episode of Doctor Who, "Flatline." Don't say we didn't warn you.

The Doctor is a hard man to understand. We mere mortals find it difficult to grasp when he gets giddy over things he hasn't encountered before –- because 9 times out of 10, that thing is probably trying to kill everyone



In the last episode, "Mummy on the Orient Express," the Doctor found himself face to face with an ancient fallen soldier who was killing guests on the train in order to gain their life energy.

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