New Who Review for New Earth

Since Sci-Fi decided to show two episodes back to back, I will review them back to back. Anything I think is a spoiler is behind the cut and all comments may have spoilers in them.

New Earth is not among my favorites this season. That does not mean I thought it was a bad episode. I can't think of one I would call really bad in the series just some shine more than others. The plot to this one was a simple basic plot. Doctor arrives on planet, Doctor visits old friend, old enemy also appears and causes things to go wrong. Doctor saves the world. But within this is a moral tale about right and wrong and what is the greater good and what should that great good cost? The cat nurses are pretty neat too. I really could see a race of cat people in the medical profession. I am trying to puzzle out if they were native to the planet when the humans arrived but it is not that big a point. Both Billy Piper and David Tennant looked like they were having real fun with the whole thing. (Total side note but if you are a fan of David Tennant or Peter O'Toole then the premiere of Masterpiece Theater is going to be right in your wheelhouse. They are playing "Casanova" which was written and directed by Russell T. Davies)

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I am grateful for the fact that they are releasing a soundtrack CD for last season sometime.