BAD WOLF!

4.11 "Turn Left"

Holy Fucking Awesome! The last seven words of that episode were so awesome I almost had a heart attack. Seriously, a heart attack. For some reason it just didn't occur to me that the two words Rose would tell Donna to say would be "Bad Wolf." I don't know how it didn't occur to me. It makes perfect sense. Also...Rose! Okay, I'm going to calm down for a minute before I continue writing this.

Alrighty. I've recovered slightly. But still not so much that I won't just describe every single bit as "awesome".

The idea of an alternate reality based on Donna making a different choice: Awesome.

Rose's theme music starting to play before we see Rose: Awesome.

Donna's grandad; increasingly throughout the episode: Awesome.

The fact that every character in all of the spin-offs dies remotely over the course of the episode: Awesome.

The WWII feel of England after the destruction of London: Awesome (and really sad and moving).

"A man in a suit. Tall, thin man. Great hair. Some really great hair.": Awesome (also kind of hilarious how turned on Rose seems to be by his hair).

Finally finding out what's on Donna's back: Um, nice, but the beetle was pretty crappy and really reminiscent of "Planet of the Spiders".

A time machine coat that, in TARDIS fashion, doesn't quite deliver Donna to the right location: Awesome.

The Doctor pointing out Donna's unusual penchant for both coincidences and alternate/parallel worlds: Awesome.

David Fucking Tennant (particularly his facial expression when he hears "Bad Wolf"): Always, always Awesome.

And it looks like next week the shitstorm of destruction that is the season finale begins. I'm really pleased to see that absolutely everyone will be in it. I'm still hoping Jack and Donna are going to meet and snark at each other some. I'm feeling vaguely like I need to be caught up on The Sarah Jane Adventures. I don't think I'm going to get around to it though.

Also, as far as I can tell, the season finale should cover the disappearance of all the bees, the stars going out, Rose's sudden ability to jump through worlds, and the reason that Donna is the most important human in all existence. Wait...maybe the entire season has been a universe constructed around her and the real Doctor is elsewhere, doing totally different stuff...or is already dead and regenerated...or maybe not.