Rate Dr Who episode 8

[MonsterMash]

Episode 8 Father's Day

The consequences of changing the past.

 

[Plane Sailing]

One of my favourites so far. I particularly liked (major spoilers hidden):

[sblock]The dad she idolised as a hero turns out to have been a bit of a loser but by the end becomes the hero.

Putting some weight behind the traditional "take cover in the church" with the line that older things give more protection, and the church was an old, old building.

The fact that the Doctor had spotted the implication of the car, but hadn't said anything about it to anyone.[/sblock]

My wife really enjoyed the episode too, so double thumbs up!

 

[ddvmor]

An excellent episode, with some great performances by the Doctor and Rose. The special effects were nice, too.

They snuck in some more info about the Time Lords...

[sblock]...when the Doctor mentions that this was exactly the sort of thing that they would have prevented. I don't recall the Time Lords ever having a particular 'time policing' role (except possibly for Genensis of the Daleks), so giving a reason for their Time-Lordness and, more importantly, significant consequences to their absence was cool. [/sblock]

And another thing: Why can aliens never see properly? They always have strange red filters or fish-eye lenses or some such. Hmm? The BBC should buy 'em all corrective specs!

Are we gonna have a favourite episode poll at the end of the season? Cos this'll probably be in the top 2 or 3 along with Episode 6.

 

[Viking Bastard]

You could say that it's we that don't see properly, of course.


I quite liked it.

I loved The Doctor's glare after Rose saves her dad.

 

[Cthulhudrew]

They snuck in some more info about the Time Lords...

[sblock]...when the Doctor mentions that this was exactly the sort of thing that they would have prevented. I don't recall the Time Lords ever having a particular 'time policing' role (except possibly for Genensis of the Daleks), so giving a reason for their Time-Lordness and, more importantly, significant consequences to their absence was cool. [/sblock]

[sblock]IIRC, there was always a time-policing policy behind the Time Lords- the Doctor and the Master were the two "rogue" agents, as it were. The second Doctor, Troughton, was sent into his second regeneration as a direct result of his breaking Time Lord policies and being punished by them- again, IIRC. We rarely saw direct applications of this- as you mention, "Genesis" was one occasion, when the Doctor was sent by the Time Lords to destroy/prevent the creation of the Daleks, but there were some other instances. I don't think they ever really gave much detail as to exactly what would happen if they weren't around- the "time bacteria" of this episode- so that was pretty cool to see.[/sblock]

All in all, I really loved this episode. It was somewhat predictable- even before seeing the "reappearing" car, I knew how it was going to go, so I wasn't surprised at all on that score. It was the performances that really made it so awesome- so many tearjerker moments in this one. I really have enjoyed the more dramatic episodes this season, as opposed to the less character driven serial shows of the past. It's been awesome to see character development and interaction on this level in Dr. Who- again, the relationship between the Doctor and Rose was really good to see. I'm going to miss Eccleston at the end of this season.

My favorite part of the episode, though, was when the Doctor was talking to the engaged couple, and they were saying how insignificant they were. His response to them about not being insignificant, especially when he says, "Meeting at 2 am in a pub and waiting for a cab- I've never had a life like that." Really cool moment.

Of course, the whole- "I don't have a plan, Rose"- admission was pretty cool, too. As was
the Doctor's compassion for his new companion as evidenced by his plan (when it finally hit him), as Plane Sailing points out.

 

[MonsterMash]

Though the plot did have a certain amount of hackney'ed elements, I think the good scripting and acting really made this one a strong episode and one that has tended to stick in my memory. At end of season I (or someone else) will post a favourite episodes poll (and I might post a repolling of the favourite Doctor including all the actors who've played him).

 

[sniffles]

All in all, I really loved this episode. It was somewhat predictable- even before seeing the "reappearing" car, I knew how it was going to go, so I wasn't surprised at all on that score. It was the performances that really made it so awesome- so many tearjerker moments in this one. I really have enjoyed the more dramatic episodes this season, as opposed to the less character driven serial shows of the past. It's been awesome to see character development and interaction on this level in Dr. Who- again, the relationship between the Doctor and Rose was really good to see. I'm going to miss Eccleston at the end of this season.

My favorite part of the episode, though, was when the Doctor was talking to the engaged couple, and they were saying how insignificant they were. His response to them about not being insignificant, especially when he says, "Meeting at 2 am in a pub and waiting for a cab- I've never had a life like that." Really cool moment.

Of course, the whole- "I don't have a plan, Rose"- admission was pretty cool, too. As was
the Doctor's compassion for his new companion as evidenced by his plan (when it finally hit him), as Plane Sailing points out.

You said it for me, Cthulhudrew. The performances and the character interactions were excellent. I'm really enjoying the fact that they're addressing issues that they seldom looked at in the past. And the absence of the Time Lords has consequences, instead of just being a device for writers who don't want to deal with the show's history. I've been really impressed so far, and I too will miss Christopher Eccleston. David Tennant's going to have some big shoes to fill.