125 days to go
OK, so we're now halfway through the new series of Doctor Who and what have we got.
On the good side, a lot of people (myself included) who audibly sighed when they read that Catherine Tate was to be given the Doctor's Assistant gig have had to eat their words with a side order of humble pie and admit that actually, she's not half bad. The occasional foray into "how very dare you" territory notwithstanding she provides a good foil for the central character and manages to prick the bubble of the Doctor's pomposity.
The return of the Sontarans was also handled well as the show continues to strike a balance between drawing on the mythology of the classic series and creating its own. There have also been some really comic set pieces this year and although some Who fans can't abide comedy, if it's done well I love it.
On the negative side there have been a couple of iffy elements - the special effects on the Ood episode weren't up to the job of portraying a huge pulsating brain (inflatable blancmange anyone?) and the 'Doctor's Daughter' episode was a bit of a damp squib with lots of ideas but only a single episode in which to develop them.
(Still don't know what to think about the giant wasp)
All in all a much stronger season than season two while not, so far, reaching the heights of seasons one and three (ignoring the concluding episode of season three which was bobbins).
With the pieces gradually being moved into place for the finale it'll be interesting to see where the last 6 episodes take us....
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Yup, they have managed to rewrite Donna with new-improved-functioning brain very well.
I like the giant wasp, but then I like any episode with good frocks. *not that the wasp got a frock, which is a shame*
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