{"id":10587,"date":"2006-12-18T07:01:12","date_gmt":"2006-12-18T14:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2006\/12\/18\/catching-up-with-doctor-who.html"},"modified":"2006-12-18T07:01:12","modified_gmt":"2006-12-18T14:01:12","slug":"catching_up_with_doctor_w","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2006\/12\/18\/catching_up_with_doctor_w.html","title":{"rendered":"Catching up with Doctor Who<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Our TV watching sort of got knocked for a loop a month or so back. We went from staying caught up with Doctor Who<\/em>, Heroes<\/em>, and (for me) Battlestar Galactica<\/em> to … well, not being caught up. I’ve managed to get relatively current on BG, and last night we completed watching the two Doctor Who eps we were finally behind on. <\/p>\n

“The Satan Pit<\/a>” is the second half of a two-parter (“The Impossible Planet” being the first — and I’m finding mildly irksome that DW’s two-parters aren’t called out that way by name, vs. having different titles), wherein the Doctor and Rose deal with Something Awful and Evil buried deep within a planet on the edge of a black hole. Both characters get lots to do (Tennant as the Doctor finally seems to find a voice), the action
\nis fast and epic, with bits of Aliens<\/em> and Quartermass thrown in to keep things hopping. The FX are pretty spiffy, too. Classic Who<\/em>, and one of the better eps this season, getting an A-. <\/p>\n

“Fear Her<\/a>” is, in comparison, lightweight fluff. In London 2012, as the Olympic Torch is being relayed through the city, one little street is suffering from children (and pets) vanishing. There are some nicely humorous bits in this ep, and a few scary ones, but for the most part, serious matters (stolen kids) are taken far too lightly, and the glurge at the end (including the Doctor’s involvement in the Olympics) is just too
\ndarned goofy. C+ <\/p>\n

Note that, for some reason, there’s an episode (“Love & Monsters”) that seems to fit between the two that didn’t get recorded on the DVR. Rrg. <\/p>\n

And next up … this Friday, in fact … a two-parter, “Army of Ghosts” and “Doomsday,” which are the season wrap for Series Two (and involve Something Big that I got spoiled for, but which I, in turn, will not spoil for anyone). Need to reverify the DVR is set up properly for it …<\/p>\n

Series Two, by the by, will be out on DVD<\/a> 16 January. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our TV watching sort of got knocked for a loop a month or so back. 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