New Who Review for "The Fires of Pompeii

But first a Public Service Announcement

And the winner in the Why Caroline is Sick is...

Virus.

So I am giving her Tylenol and Motrin alternating every two hours until the fever breaks. Which is has not really done yet. But her energy is better so I take that as a positive. Now if I could get her to eat something substantial.

Now back to the review. Of course there will be spoilers below the cut and in the comments.

Short version, not the best episode but better than most. The acting is solid. I am still not sure the name of the villain of the piece even though the Sibiline (sp?) were chanting it. It was a nice twist on a classic ancient monster and the science of the hot springs was something that was done at the time of the Romans.

How many more moral decisions is the Doctor going to have to make? I swear this is shaping up to be the theme this year.

Donna has officially become my favorite companion for all of New Who (Sorry Jack) and is rapidly going up the charts in all of Doctor Who.

And I understand why the cut was made but considering the number and volume of commercials, they could have cut three of the loch ness promos and shown the last scene that was shown in England. Which is why I watch both versions. More about that behind the cut.

Next week the Ood are back.

I am grateful to the mysterious folks who make sure I see the whole episode rather than having to wait for the DVDs to come out to see them uncut.

( The-Fire_It_burns )