Sontar-HA!
May. 4th, 2008 11:44 amThe Sontaran two-parter from this Doctor Who series really pleased me. Lots of fun things happened, the production design of the alien battlesuits and technology looked great, and we got a somewhat more mature Martha Jones back for a couple of episodes. There were a few rough pacing moments - as if the script worked out about 10 minutes short overall - but nothing fatal.
Donna remains an excellent foil for the Doctor, freaking out in fear one moment and standing up to him the next. It's a lot of fun having grownups aboard the TARDIS, and even when Donna must leave, I hope they consider continuing the trend. At no point did the episode get stupid (well, there's an atmosphere bit near the end which is a little brow-raising, but not too bad), and UNIT gets to show that, in the 21st century, they're actually good for something.
I'd put in a request, if I could, for the Beeb to fund some more space episodes, as Earth is getting invaded now every month on the first Wednesday. It's like paying bills - "Let's see, cable, electric, water, and oh yes, alien invasion due tomorrow. Must call in sick to work."
Everyone caught the face that shows for a split second on the TARDIS console screen, right?
( We're picking up spoilers on scan... )
So yes, I'm a happy Whovian today.
Donna remains an excellent foil for the Doctor, freaking out in fear one moment and standing up to him the next. It's a lot of fun having grownups aboard the TARDIS, and even when Donna must leave, I hope they consider continuing the trend. At no point did the episode get stupid (well, there's an atmosphere bit near the end which is a little brow-raising, but not too bad), and UNIT gets to show that, in the 21st century, they're actually good for something.
I'd put in a request, if I could, for the Beeb to fund some more space episodes, as Earth is getting invaded now every month on the first Wednesday. It's like paying bills - "Let's see, cable, electric, water, and oh yes, alien invasion due tomorrow. Must call in sick to work."
Everyone caught the face that shows for a split second on the TARDIS console screen, right?
( We're picking up spoilers on scan... )
So yes, I'm a happy Whovian today.