Doctor Who

[Hello Goaty ♥]

I'm sure it was a good episode, but i just couldn't get into it.

For Martha's first ( and only.. etc ) Tardis journey I would not have taken her to a piss ridden 1599 London.

next weeks one looks more my bag.

Guess i'm a sucker for laser guns.

[biglime]

Everything I disliked about Tennant's doctor is vanishing by the week this series.

He's really good. Good episode too. Some great lines.

[Hello Goaty ♥]

to echo Biglime, as long as Tennant sticks around for a couple of more series he is becoming Dr Who.

[biglime]

Last season was tainted for me because I missed Eccles so much. And it also felt like they didn't really know what to do with Tennant.

They've really nailed it in this episode. When he was serious, it worked, when he had his EUREKA! moment, it worked, and even the funny bit (the two hearts bit) was funny.

It feels like the first series again, this series. Which is good.

[Hello Goaty ♥]

I wonder if the Doctor will attempt to take Martha back home at the start of next weeks episode?

[sammy]

I liked that episode, Martha is a very natural fit as the new assistant. My youngest lad was behind the sofa when the witches were on screen as well, so job done!

[cassidy]

Thought the BBC did 1599 brilliantly. They really excell at nailing the period but I think the whole visual look of the episdoe was top notch.

Tennant was again at the top of his game, had me loling at the hearts stopped scene and his whole banter with Shakespeare was really rather funny.

The HP reference also had me laughing.

Great stuff so far from season 3. Next weeks looks a lot darker than I expected.

[JPickford (retired mod)]

Great stuff. Everything clicked in this one.

Apart from the joke shop witches masks.

[JPickford (retired mod)]

For Martha's first ( and only.. etc ) Tardis journey I would not have taken her to a piss ridden 1599 London.

How would you treat a laydee then?

[Hello Goaty ♥]

How would you treat a laydee then?

Dinner with the Face of Boe' ... at Bella Pasta in the year 4088.

[Garwoofoo]

Last season was tainted for me because I missed Eccles so much. And it also felt like they didn't really know what to do with Tennant.

They've really nailed it in this episode. When he was serious, it worked, when he had his EUREKA! moment, it worked, and even the funny bit (the two hearts bit) was funny.

It feels like the first series again, this series. Which is good.

This. I think it really helps that the scriptwriters are dealing with a known Doctor this time round. Last season suffered greatly from a bunch of scripts that were clearly rehashed Ecclestone storylines, and a few more that were just "generic Doctor" stories with a few Tennant-type lines thrown in. This one was clearly written specifically to Tennant's strengths, and it really paid off.

Also, I thought Martha was a hundred times more convincing this week. Last week I thought she was really wooden, this week I had no doubts about her at all.

[kensei]

It was ok, but Doctor Who often delves too much into the Star Trekesque technobabble for me. Did they really have to explain every little detail, like the dolls? It was better at the start when the Doctor was neatly deflecting Martha's questions.

[JPickford (retired mod)]

A little spippet from Wikipedia

Possible evidence of other affairs are that twenty-six of Shakespeare's Sonnets are love poems addressed to a married woman (the so-called "Dark Lady").

nice.

[JPickford (retired mod)]

were clearly rehashed Ecclestone storylines

Clearly? Which ones?

[SeanR]

Clearly? Which ones?

the one's where the future of earth is in danger and the doctor has to figure out what's doing it, and how to stop it. </cynic>

[Garwoofoo]

Clearly? Which ones?

OK, maybe "clearly" was a bit strong. But I thought New Earth, the Cybermen two-parter and the Idiot's Lantern had a strong whiff of Eccleston about them, while Fear Her and perhaps The Impossible Planet seemed very Generic Doctor. Maybe it's just me.

[Wickedkitten]

A little spippet from Wikipedia

nice.

Aye, like the bit where the Doctor was like "we can flirt later" and Shakespeare was like "is that a promise" and Tennant said something about academics fisting the air.

[JPickford (retired mod)]

OK, maybe "clearly" was a bit strong. But I thought New Earth, the Cybermen two-parter and the Idiot's Lantern had a strong whiff of Eccleston about them, while Fear Her and perhaps The Impossible Planet seemed very Generic Doctor. Maybe it's just me.

Wouldn't all of series one have been written blind as well? This current series is the first time the writers will be writing for a Doctor they've actually seen. I'm talking about the 'New Who' obviously.

[Professor Puzzles]

I enjoyed tonights episode, but could've done without the whole 'Doctor inspires some of Shakespeare's writing' bits. It would also be good if they managed to introduce a villain that actually put the fear into the Doctor. I know they did a bit of that in 'Dalek' but since then he's just scoffed at all of the other supposed massive threats to the existence of the universe.

HP reference also made me giggle.

[FishyFish]

Thought the background premise of tonight's episode - that words have some sort of physical power - was completely naff. Might as well have just kept the whole thing as actual witchcraft and magic for the sense it made. Otherwise it was entertaining stuff.

The whole peice looked the absolute dogs bollocks. Beautiful production design all round.

Martha's line about getting sectioned made me laugh.

[JohnC]

The whole peice looked the absolute dogs bollocks. Beautiful production design all round.

There wasn't really much production design to be done. They were locations.

[Popo]

I enjoyed that again - I definitely agree that this series is as exciting as the first. The second series was flabby and downright boring at times but we're getting off to a good start this year.

Loved the bit at the end with the queen. At first I got confused and thought it must have been the same queen from series 2 withthe wolf and Torchwood house (who was that?) but then it clicked and made me grin. They don't do enough ker-azy time travel paradoxes!

Next week looks good.

[Hello Goaty ♥]

I wonder if the BBC had to slap out a wodge of cash so they could mention Harry Potter and Back To The Future?

[Nibbles]

I wonder if the BBC had to slap out a wodge of cash so they could mention Harry Potter and Back To The Future?

Lol, 'cos it was worth it! [/cynic]

Personally, I thought it was crazy referencing a sci-fi with a pretty lame theory of altering the past, but then I've never been a huge BttF fan.

[JPickford (retired mod)]

There wasn't really much production design to be done. They were locations.

My great great great great great great great great great grandad designed those productions.

[JPickford (retired mod)]

I wonder if the BBC had to slap out a wodge of cash so they could mention Harry Potter and Back To The Future?

No.

[linkster]

It was very good. Not as good as Unquiet Dead and I couldn't really buy Kev from Shameless as the smartest man ever, he was truly terrible, the girl is still crap, Tennant is bugging me more each week but in spite of all that it was really well written (loved the whole words as an alternate language to maths thing) and just good fun, unlike last weeks.

[JPickford (retired mod)]

It was very good. Not as good as Unquiet Dead and I couldn't really buy Kev from Shameless as the smartest man ever, he was truly terrible, the girl is still crap, Tennant is bugging me more each week but in spite of all that it was really well written (loved the whole words as an alternate language to maths thing) and just good fun, unlike last weeks.

Let. me. see:

Agree. Totally disagree. Never seen shameless, yeah, cobblers. fair enough.

[linkster]

Tennant's just got nothing to him. I've gone from really liking him in Casanova & even Quatermass to just seeing him as far too shallow to play the Doctor. He's like the Tom Cruise of Time Lords, a guaranteed freak out every episode.

[The Boatman]

I liked the Enlightenment reference.