Where's Martha Jones when you need her?

2009 Easter Special "Planet of the Dead"

1. I was pretty much tired of this one before it even started. I mean, come on. It's basically just the Doctor and some random people fixing a broken down bus. And then there were some flying sting rays. I really only needed the two minutes of the older lady saying ominous things to the Doctor at the very end.

2. I feel like I can now say with certainty that I find nothing particularly special about Michelle Ryan.

3. I generally find it kind of annoying when the Doctor "meets his match", as it were, in the form of an attractive yet bossy, know-it-all woman. It's a bit of a habit for Ten at this point. I'm pretty sure Nine didn't spend so much of his time having unresolved sexual tension with random women wherever he went. (Although, to be fair, he had his share with random men.)

4. Constantly talking to bug people who only speak in clicks that the Doctor then has to translate: Annoying. And on a related note: Why does a ship run by creatures with fly heads have com headsets made for human ears?

5. Was the constant, over the top Doctor worship throughout the whole episode really necessary? It's like they were using people telling the Doctor how awesome he is as padding to fill up the space around the complete lack of a story.

That's all. RTD, I can only hope you haven't ruined your own legacy by running the show into the ground before you go.

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