Doctor Who Season 2--9.28.06

[MonsterMash]

Love and Monsters is an episode which really divides opinion, I think there are few people who think, oh it's okay or it may just be that it provokes those who love or hate it to comment unlike some other episodes.

 

[Mark Hope]

Love and Monsters is an episode which really divides opinion, I think there are few people who think, oh it's okay or it may just be that it provokes those who love or hate it to comment unlike some other episodes.

Yeah, I became aware of the divise controversy over this episode and was quite surprised, as it really hit the spot for me. It's quite a departure from the usual Dr Who approach, so I can see where the criticisms are coming from. I don't think that you could do that kind of episode very often. I'd even say that it should be a one-of-a-kind, as I felt that much of its impact came from its unique approach. It incorporated some of the same issues that came up in Girl in the Fireplace, which I felt was one of the most touching episodes I have seen in years. Overall, I've been really pleased to see that the producers of the show are not averse to trying out lots of different methods. Mostly, it works. And then you get an episode like Fear Her, which I thought was pants. YM, as they say, MV.

 

[WayneLigon]

Just saw this last night. I really like Tennant as the new Doctor, but I was a little disappointed in the PM, Harriet Jones. I thought she was suppossed to lead Britain to it's new Golden Age? I really, really liked her character and was looking forward to seeing her occassionally throughout the season..

 

[Prince Atom]

Yeah, I'm worried that, even though Doc 9 states Ms. Jones will be elected to three consecutive terms, Doc 10 has altered that timeline. As a Time Lord, I suppose he has that power, but maybe not. Maybe having to fight off all the whisperings about being unfit for office is her punishment (although it seems a light one).

And that, "No second chances" line just seems mean.

TWK

 

[Kesh]

The new Doctor is not as forgiving as he used to be. Seems the Time War (or something leading to it) made him change his mind about how often someone can be forgiven before it becomes more harmful to let them live.

 

[Brakkart]

The new Doctor is not as forgiving as he used to be. Seems the Time War (or something leading to it) made him change his mind about how often someone can be forgiven before it becomes more harmful to let them live.

Yeah, he makes this new approach very clear in School Reunion when he is telling Headmaster Finch "I used to have so much mercy. You get one warning now. That was it". Considering both how well David Tennant does angry and the nature of some of his foes and what they are capable of doing, I'm a fan of him being less tolerant than he used to be.

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