Episode 1: "Smith And Jones"
I wasn't really writing reviews at this time but I was active within regular discussions. On this occassion, the revived series had seen the first change of companion (Billie Piper's Rose had departed and Freema Agyeman was being introduced as Martha) Inevitably people were sad at the loss of Billie/Rose and felt that Freema/Martha wasn't as good. Somebody said that it felt wrong when the Doctor invited Martha to join him because, at that time, he was very aware that "everyone who becomes close to him either dies or is hurt" and he was especially sad losing Rose. They said the Doctor could lose the public's sympathy and become a 'baddy' in their eyes for leading all these poor girls astray...My comments at the time: [Posted in the blog]
Episodes 2 & 3: "The Shakespeare Code" & "Gridlock"
Strangely, looking back, I made no mention of these episodes at the time. "The Shakespeare Code" became one of my favourites of the series for its look and feel, especially with Christina Cole as Lilith, the main witch. But there was little discussion for a few weeks from anyone. "Gridlock" passed by with little thought and only later became an interesting display of filming a story in limited space and just one key set that was redressed several times.Episodes 4 & 5: "Daleks in Manhattan" & "Evolution of the Daleks"
Another case of little discussion, surprising when you consider the 'evolution' aspect. The Daleks looked quite at home in Art Deco surroundings but there was something uninteresting about this two part story that lead me to overlook and bypass it later on. It's actually quite good though.Episodes 6 & 7: "The Lazarus Experiment" & "42"
Two equally overlooked episodes. Something was lacking in their writing but they were certainly passable. I know I didn't like the size/scale change of the Lazarus creature and I guess the rest of the story didn't really appeal to me either. "42" was a little generic in the old 'trying to escape from an enclosed and isolated station' style and was a little too reminiscent of the previous series's "The Impossible Planet"/"The Satan Pit" (and looking now, I could add "The Waters Of Mars" from a couple of years later) but it works well enough.Episodes 8 & 9: "Human Nature" & "The Family of Blood"
A two-parter that came from a novel written during the shows absent years. People had expressed displeasure at the increasing number of multi-part stories but that was something I missed from the classic format. I'll combine my words into one quote...My comments at the time: [Posted in the blog]
Episode 10: "Blink"
Unsurprisingly, this award-winning episode (and Carey Mulligan) generated plenty of praise and I was happily adding to it...My comments at the time: [Posted in the blog]
Episode 11: "Utopia"
Much discussion arose as this series's finalé crept up and exploded onto our screens. Much as RTD intended I imagine!...My comments at the time: [Posted in the blog]
Episodes 12 & 13: "The Sound of Drums" & "Last of the Time Lords"
Much diverse conversation got in the way of a specific episode 12 comment so we skip here to the the series end, with Martha leaving the Doctor and a throw-away remark from Captain Jack...My comments at the time: [Posted in the blog]
Extra: Children In Need special - "Time Crash"
After series 3 ended, before the Christmas special, we were treated to little extra scene on Children In Need night 2007...My comments at the time: [Posted in the blog]
Christmas 2007: Voyage Of The Damned
Christmas and New Year are never good times for focused thoughts so it's little surprise that I didn't have much to say. I wasn't captivated by the episode and others had said it looked good but was a poor story/script...My comments at the time [Posted in the blog]
