New Who Review for "Partners in Crime"

[puppetmaker]

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.



We see again what happens to a person who has the Doctor breeze in and out of their life. Like Sarah Jane, Donna holds onto the hope that she will see the Doctor again. In fact she has packed for the occasion. She is much changed from when we saw her in Runaway Bride.

I think one of the sad things about this episode is that Ms. Foster's plan would have honestly hurt no one if the Doctor hadn't interfered. People would have lost weight. She would have the children Adipose to give to their parents. It was a win-win except for the legality of it which if the Doctor hadn't shown up would have gone un-noticed by all. I wonder if they would have killed Ms. Foster if the Doctor hadn't shown up and exposed the plan.

Also this gets my vote for "cutest alien on Doctor Who". I'm expecting to see stuffed official Adipose at Toy Fair next year. I know one person who has done a great crochet pattern for them. I might even take a try at creating a stuffed one.

I loved the pantomime exchange between the Doctor and Donna although the capper has to be when they realized that they had been made by the villains at about the point I was thinking that Ms. Foster should realize that they are there. The reporter tied to the chair was a stitch too especially at the end where she declares she is going to report them for being crazy.

Then there was Rose. I knew from the back of the head who it was. But it still was a punch to see her again. And then to see her vanish. I have a feeling we haven't seen the last of her.



I am grateful for a new season of Doctor Who.

Comments

[caersidi.livejournal.com]

I bought myself a knitted Adipose from a young woman who was going them on eBay. It's adorable.

I agree that without interference it would have been a win-win situation. So many I've talked to would have been happy to have their fat 'walk away' though not to the extreme it did on that young woman.

Sad that SciFi cut that important scene. I guess it is because they have a 50 minute episode to put into a 40-something minute slot because of the ads. Makes me wonder what will get cut from other episodes.

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

The missing scenes is one of the reasons I keep watching the feeds.

If they cut that final scene between the Doctor and the Ood in "Planet of the Ood" American fans are going to be loosing a very large plot point to the over all arc.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Even without that missing scene, it made perfect sense why Donna was doing what she was doing--she mentions that she tried to travel, around Earth. And it's just not the same. It's enclosed, it's a packaged holiday without any of the meat in it.

And Donna bluffing her way in and around was rather lovely and awesome.

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

She doesn't take carp from anyone does she?

[kradical.livejournal.com]

I think the woman who was killed in the bathroom while Donna was on the other side of the door would disagree with the notion that everything would've been fine without the Doctor's interference....

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

Well that had to do with Donna showing up with another pendant that caused the problem and if Donna hadn't met the Doctor and so forth back to the beginning of time.

[kradical.livejournal.com]

The point is, that proved that Ms. Foster was willing to commit murder -- and rather casually -- just at the hint of anybody knowing what was happening. This leads me to believe that that wasn't an isolated incident....

[jenny_evergreen]

*nod* Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. She had that whole "turn it ALL into Adipose" button all along and I didn't get the impression that she didn't fully intend to use it in the end...

[lyonessnyc.livejournal.com]

"SciFi network cut a rather important scene between Donna and her Grandfather "

I'd wondered about that when I watched it last night! I'd seen the UK version, and just thought I"d walked out of the room and missed the mentioned scene.

Grrrrr...it was important. I wish they could just show the entire thing, and run it for an hour/ten instead of cutting the ten to make their commercials fit. :-/

I'm wondering if we'll encounter the Adipose again...and if the adults are anywhere near as cute and cuddly as their babies are. Hmmm...

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking about creating a stuffed Adipose and calling it something else like my Vampire Detective puppet.

[jenny_evergreen]

I LOVE Donna. She's JUST what was needed. *nodnod*
Loved the pantomime scene/reveal moment, too. Perfectly done!
I admit I didn't know it was Rose till she turned around...talk about a blatant set-up for later!
I am a bit disappointed that Donna didn't snag that sonic pen, and worried about it being left in a bin...
Baby Adipose definitely win the cuteness contest! And the reporter cracked me up, and made a nice foil for Donna.

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

I have this strange feeling that the sonic pen is going to show up down the plot road.

[jenny_evergreen]

Heh. I have that strange feeling to, and YOUR strange feeling makes mine almost a certainty. :P