Yes, sometimes episodes that get suddenly "undone" at the end are annoying. But this wasn't one of them. The only thing that annoyed me was the people who kept staring at Donna's back and that hiss/click sound - but I was just as annoyed as Donna was, so that just means the episode held me like it was supposed to.
We all think at times that our lives and our actions are unimportant in the scope of the big wide universe, and sometimes in Dr Who (old and new) the companion can seem just to be an accessory to give us a viewpoint. But when Donna's one small change of mind builds and builds and affects the whole world, when she feels more and more helpless in this new strange life she finds herself in, when Earth really needs the Doctor and he's not there.... you find out just how important one small change of mind becomes.
This one moved at such a quick pace I had to watch it twice to catch everything. Huge applause to Bernard Cribbins - Wilf knew all along things were just not right. Brava to Jacqueline King for being able to handle it when they gave Sylvia more to do than just whine and b***. Catherine Tate, take a bow, I had never seen you do such wonderful work, didn't think you could, and I happily eat crow after this performance.
By the time the Cloister Bell bonged, I was worn out from this episode! And the preview - can't wait, just can't wait. Heck, I can't wait for this series to hit DVD and we haven't even seen the finale yet!
We all think at times that our lives and our actions are unimportant in the scope of the big wide universe, and sometimes in Dr Who (old and new) the companion can seem just to be an accessory to give us a viewpoint. But when Donna's one small change of mind builds and builds and affects the whole world, when she feels more and more helpless in this new strange life she finds herself in, when Earth really needs the Doctor and he's not there.... you find out just how important one small change of mind becomes.
This one moved at such a quick pace I had to watch it twice to catch everything. Huge applause to Bernard Cribbins - Wilf knew all along things were just not right. Brava to Jacqueline King for being able to handle it when they gave Sylvia more to do than just whine and b***. Catherine Tate, take a bow, I had never seen you do such wonderful work, didn't think you could, and I happily eat crow after this performance.
By the time the Cloister Bell bonged, I was worn out from this episode! And the preview - can't wait, just can't wait. Heck, I can't wait for this series to hit DVD and we haven't even seen the finale yet!