This story features a wonderful reunion between the Doctor, his greatest companion Sarah Jane Smith and his beloved robotic dog K9. That aspect alone provides huge heartwarming nostalgia, lovely scenes and some very touching moments.
David Tennant shows his brilliance and there is nice dynamic between current companion Rose, her boyfriend Mickey and the Doctor's old friends. It provides some really funny, well written humour and thought provoking material about how the Doctor impacts his companions both when they are with him and when he leaves them behind.
Elisabeth Sladen is as fantastic as ever as Sarah Jane Smith (leading to her own excellent and well deserved spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures) and K9 is as lovable and funny as ever too.
The story involves 10 and Rose working under cover at a school to investigate strange goings on which are also being investigated by Sarah Jane. It turns out creatures called Krillitanes are using the schoolchildren in their plot and are devouring some of them too. Anthony Head is a great villain and the Krillitanes fit in well with the pantheon of Doctor Who monsters posing good threat and providing fun scares.
The combination of humour, heartwarming drama, excitement and sheer fun make this a classic and any criticisms are no more than you could level at any of the greatest Doctor Who adventures. Doctor Who is never perfect but it is perfectly magic! This is one of my favourites!
My Rating: 10/10.
David Tennant shows his brilliance and there is nice dynamic between current companion Rose, her boyfriend Mickey and the Doctor's old friends. It provides some really funny, well written humour and thought provoking material about how the Doctor impacts his companions both when they are with him and when he leaves them behind.
Elisabeth Sladen is as fantastic as ever as Sarah Jane Smith (leading to her own excellent and well deserved spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures) and K9 is as lovable and funny as ever too.
The story involves 10 and Rose working under cover at a school to investigate strange goings on which are also being investigated by Sarah Jane. It turns out creatures called Krillitanes are using the schoolchildren in their plot and are devouring some of them too. Anthony Head is a great villain and the Krillitanes fit in well with the pantheon of Doctor Who monsters posing good threat and providing fun scares.
The combination of humour, heartwarming drama, excitement and sheer fun make this a classic and any criticisms are no more than you could level at any of the greatest Doctor Who adventures. Doctor Who is never perfect but it is perfectly magic! This is one of my favourites!
My Rating: 10/10.