New Who Review for "The Stolen Earth"

Can't say I am any happier with SciFi than I was last week and probably a little more irritated considering what they chopped out for a lot of really stupid promos and commercials and how they ended the piece. The BBC version ended with the words To Be Continued and the internet lit up like a Christmas tree with speculation as to what they had just seen. I think they are assuming that everyone in the US went and read spoilers not thinking that some people tried very hard NOT to do so because they wanted the surprise that the fans who saw it first got.

But that has nothing to do with a pretty kick butt and take names episode that was aired on SciFI last night.

This is not a perfect episode but I can forgive a lot considering how many people were involved on screen. Everyone got their moment. More on that after the cut.

Solid performances all around. Well worked and played dynamics. The casting director does a great job of this show by getting the right people for the job.

Most of the rest I want to say is under the cut because it is hard to talk about this episode in general terms without some key things coming up. Please keep Journey's End out of this discussion. We'll have that one next week and I know it is a hot potato.

I am grateful for the feeling I had after I watched this episode the first time.

( Spoilers )