http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:04:20 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/06/22/124427.php#comment-728835 I thougth the ep was great even if a little cliche- they did address the part about Donna and her sacrifice- Rose's last ep was her "death" in our universe...when the Dr was human John Smith sacrificed himself to bring the Dr back- Donna does the same thing- litterally. It's Sci Fi and time travel you are bound to run into scenarios where it all resembles one another - I thought it was still brilliant and I can't wait for the last few eps- though I'm trying to download them, being states-bound. BTW- good point about the donnaless/doctorless eps but I have to point out that British seasons/series are way shorter than those in the states and the main characters don't usually get a "break" ep...our seasons/series are about 20-23 eps!! Yeah, yeah...Americans are workaholics...I know. Still wish Dr Who was a FEW eps longer!! 728835@blogcritics.org Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:04:20 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/06/22/124427.php#comment-728672 I agree about the last five minutes and teaser, it was like last year's Utopia in that sense, when everything happened at the end. I wonder if Donna frightens off the Daleks by shouting at them... 728672@blogcritics.org Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:44:20 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/06/22/124427.php#comment-728670 Definitely not one of the better episodes. There is always a big danger with time travelling stories getting just plain silly, but normally Dr Who does a much better job of avoiding the worst "oooh it's another time paradox" cliche. Just when I had completely despaired the last five minutes of the episode and teaser suddenly got interesting though. 728670@blogcritics.org Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:15:59 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/06/22/124427.php#comment-728433 Oh, OK, I must have missed when monotonous, humourless personality replaced acting. Sorry about that. 728433@blogcritics.org Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:15:23 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/06/22/124427.php#comment-728432 Catherine Tate is one of the finest stars to grace Doctor Who. Yes, Chrissie Rosy, it is just you. 728432@blogcritics.org Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:10:55 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/06/22/124427.php#comment-728347 Am I the only person alive that finds Catherine Tate, as comedienne or the Doctor's companion, to be totally boring and/or unconvincing? She only has one character and that's Catherine Tate - loud, obvious and repetitive. 728347@blogcritics.org Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:07:16 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/06/22/124427.php#comment-728341 It is a good episode, I didn't say it was a bad one, and I apologise if this is how it comes across. I did enjoy it, but the only time I was on the edge of my seat was when the teaser for next week's episode came on. I agree, the labour camp moment was chilling; I just didn't want to get too involved in the review. Thinking about the "Doctorless"/"Donnaless" thread, it does seem rather clever to show how they function without each other. From this episode it would seem that Donna works better on her own than The Doctor does. That moment in "The Runaway Bride" where she told him to stop was the part that stuck in my mind the most, and I'm glad it's now of such significance. 728341@blogcritics.org Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:20:14 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/06/22/124427.php#comment-728332 "Unfortunately there is not enough Doctor in this episode" But that's because this is the "Doctorless" episode, (a la Love and Monsters or Blink), which allows a Xmas special to be filmed without David Tennant and the companion exploding from over-work. It's just this season they have split it as a "Donnaless" episode ("Midnight"), and this "Doctorless" episode. 728332@blogcritics.org Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:57:33 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/06/22/124427.php#comment-727976 One of the best episodes yet and far far more involved than the above review gives it credit for. Brilliant acting by Catherine Tate and thought provoking moments when labour camps were brought into the story, a sharp reminder of the horrors that humanity is capable of inflicting on the vulnerable members of society. 727976@blogcritics.org Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:11:20 EDT