ARGH. Very late again. Chalk it up to not being ablle to log on Enworld from my home computer for some reason.
But enough of my moaning, here's what I thought of this here season finale. I liked it. Some nice bits in it, but plenty of stuff I didn't care for. Mainly:
- Rose and Doctor number two. Augh. What the hell is this? Fanfic? Couldn't they have resolved Rose's plotline in a another way that wouldn't have fangirls squeeing to the high heavens? I also felt it cheapened in a way her return, after all the buildup they'd done this season. Not cool.
- Too many guest stars. I've no problem with seeing Freema Agyeman, John Barrowman, Elisabeth Sladen and all the other fine actors who've graced the news series. But seeing all of them at once really clutters the story and muddles it's focus.
But now, to the bits I did like:
- Donna. Oh dear, that had to be the saddest exit for a companion that I've seen. I know the Doctor was only trying save her, but still it seemed rather cruel of him to just wipe out all traces of their time together from her mind. Really hope this isn't the last time we see the Temp from Chiswick, she was by far my favorite in the new series.
- Davros. By jove, they actually made him menacing. Just loved how he taunted the Doctor here. While I could never care for him in the old series, I really hope he returns in the new series once more.