New Who Review for "Partners in Crime"

Here there be spoilers behind the cut and in the comments. Ye be warned. Also I ask ye to not add spoilers for the shows that have shown in the UK but not the USA.

But first some general thoughts.

Just FYI, the SciFi network cut a rather important scene between Donna and her Grandfather talking about the Doctor which really does help explain why she was doing what she was doing.

Both David Tennant and Catherine Tate have both great comic and dramatic timing. The dialogue flowed easily off their lips and sounds very natural which is due to both the actors and the writers.

There has been some who think that the villains of the piece were not villainous enough. I think this was more about what happens when the Doctor blows into town rather than some thing out to destroy Earth. If you think about it Ms. Foster's plan would have been just fine if the Doctor had not interfered with it. She wasn't really harming anyone in fact she was helping people in a strange way.

Overall I enjoyed this episode and thought it was a good way to bring a new companion on board.

Next week Pompeii and it's Volcano Day.

( Adipose! )

I am grateful for a new season of Doctor Who.