Well...as David Tennant said on 'Confidential' last week, 'a pivotal moment in Doctor Who history'.....correct-a-mundo!!!
First off our lovely Captain Jack is back.
Harkness, that is; Jack Harkness. Jack Sparrow is SOOO last year!
I have to admit, for anyone who watches 'Torchwood' it doesn't slot in exactly with the season finale....I know I was left wondering how Jack got past Owen, Ianto and Tosh and up to where the TARDIS sat without them noticing but that aside our Captain was brilliant.
The Doctor reacted rather harshly with Jack's return but I think that was perfect given Rose and what happened when they last parted. I wish they had divulged more with the Doctor's regeneration but the writers wrote that in so Jack already knew. Jack from season 1, then Jack from Torchwood are both completely different. The latter being MUCH darker, so dark in fact, that I don't think it would have worked on DW, which is, basically a family show. Jack has an edge now, very raw but this reunion with the Doctor seems to perk him up a bit and a favourite line of mine is when they are once again running for their lives and Jack laughs and goes, 'Oh, I've missed this!' The witty banter between the Doctor and Jack was great, and I actually think Jack responds better to Ten than Nine. They are both very similar, both haunted, both have lost so much yet are always ready to make a witty remark about anything that happens to pass by. I enjoyed the nice touching moment when they talk about Rose and what happened in 'The Parting of the Ways.' Martha is listening to all this the whole time and her expression is priceless.
The actual plot of the story is a bit weak, for one, how is Utopia Utopia if the universe is about to die? Shouldn't Utopia be destroyed too? But it was nice and simple, set at the end of the universe in the year 10 trillion, although it was really only a lot of the Doctor fixing things and pushing buttons not a lot of actual story. We never actually know if they find Utopia but this was a 'to be continued..' episode so watch for next week.
Then we have the Master....oh, yes...he's back in this episode which, personally, surprised me. I expected to see him next week. Never-the-less it was a stroke of genius.....it all ties back to the two-parter, 'Human Nature' and 'The Family of Blood'....think to yourself....how did a Time Lord survive the Time War? John Simm was BRILLIANT and you actually got the feeling that, oh no, the Doctor's met his match!
The last few moments are heartbreaking as the Doctor realises who the Time Lord is and then tries in vain as the Master steals the TARDIS. The Doctor, Jack and Martha are left at the end of the universe with the freaky, 'futurekind' creatures after them and no way back to earth. Gulp.
But have a look at the next time trailer after the credits, the Master's last words sent a chill down my spine, 'what this country really needs, right now...is a Doctor.' then he gives this evil little smile as he knows the Doctor is trapped 10 trillion years in the future. Wickedly wicked.
First off our lovely Captain Jack is back.
Harkness, that is; Jack Harkness. Jack Sparrow is SOOO last year!
I have to admit, for anyone who watches 'Torchwood' it doesn't slot in exactly with the season finale....I know I was left wondering how Jack got past Owen, Ianto and Tosh and up to where the TARDIS sat without them noticing but that aside our Captain was brilliant.
The Doctor reacted rather harshly with Jack's return but I think that was perfect given Rose and what happened when they last parted. I wish they had divulged more with the Doctor's regeneration but the writers wrote that in so Jack already knew. Jack from season 1, then Jack from Torchwood are both completely different. The latter being MUCH darker, so dark in fact, that I don't think it would have worked on DW, which is, basically a family show. Jack has an edge now, very raw but this reunion with the Doctor seems to perk him up a bit and a favourite line of mine is when they are once again running for their lives and Jack laughs and goes, 'Oh, I've missed this!' The witty banter between the Doctor and Jack was great, and I actually think Jack responds better to Ten than Nine. They are both very similar, both haunted, both have lost so much yet are always ready to make a witty remark about anything that happens to pass by. I enjoyed the nice touching moment when they talk about Rose and what happened in 'The Parting of the Ways.' Martha is listening to all this the whole time and her expression is priceless.
The actual plot of the story is a bit weak, for one, how is Utopia Utopia if the universe is about to die? Shouldn't Utopia be destroyed too? But it was nice and simple, set at the end of the universe in the year 10 trillion, although it was really only a lot of the Doctor fixing things and pushing buttons not a lot of actual story. We never actually know if they find Utopia but this was a 'to be continued..' episode so watch for next week.
Then we have the Master....oh, yes...he's back in this episode which, personally, surprised me. I expected to see him next week. Never-the-less it was a stroke of genius.....it all ties back to the two-parter, 'Human Nature' and 'The Family of Blood'....think to yourself....how did a Time Lord survive the Time War? John Simm was BRILLIANT and you actually got the feeling that, oh no, the Doctor's met his match!
The last few moments are heartbreaking as the Doctor realises who the Time Lord is and then tries in vain as the Master steals the TARDIS. The Doctor, Jack and Martha are left at the end of the universe with the freaky, 'futurekind' creatures after them and no way back to earth. Gulp.
But have a look at the next time trailer after the credits, the Master's last words sent a chill down my spine, 'what this country really needs, right now...is a Doctor.' then he gives this evil little smile as he knows the Doctor is trapped 10 trillion years in the future. Wickedly wicked.