The Doctor Dances

Yup. This is my favourite story of the whole season. I'm beginning to think that two parters are best really. It was the way Doctor Who was meant to be. I've seen very few examples so far of the 45 minute format working comfortably with the Doctor Who world.

But I digress.

The Doctor Dances, while not as scary as the previous episode, was brilliant. In places such as the typewriter and when the tape ran out, it was still scary. And the characters were fleshed out very well, especially Nancy, whom I took a shine too and I don't feel guilty about it as she's "older than she looks". She was played superbly and was a complex character, tortured by being a young single mother during the Blitz which would have been shocking to Britain back then even more so. Think how shockign it is now!

I was hoping for some evil genius to be behind this, so I was a little dissappointed at the climax in the first instance. However, it works well like a neat little package when you think about it. The nanogenes are the problem and the solution and I couldn't help but feel the Doctor's enthusiasm when he saw everybody living. That was great. Very Paul McGann.

The Doctor telling Nancy to tell all was a perfect scene and I really had a lump in my throat. Also seeing the Doctor a little vexed at not being seen as the dancing type was quite nice, and when he did eventually dance at the end to a more jazzy tune, I couldn't help but get up myself and dance.

What a programme! Well done Sydney Newman but today we thank Steven Moffat! Best so far.