The Empty Child

Wow.

That pretty much sums up what I think of this episode. It has horror, it has romance, it has history, and, of course, it has Sci Fi. The effects were superb, and the directing was top notch. Fantastic!

This has to be the scariest episode so far, the Gas masked freaks (for lack of a better name) are very scary. (or maybe I just have a phobia of Gas masks. Who knows?) The scariness was slightly diminished by the constant repitition of "Mummy?" but otherwise, it gives Bram Stoker a run for his money.

Suprisingly, there was some good humour, such as "What am I going to arrest you for? Starving?" Again, this stopped the episode from being to scary, and this was probably for the better. After all, we don't want parents phoning in and complaining, do we?

Also, the characters were very good. Captain Jack had just the right level of cheesiness to be a perfect wheeler-dealer. Nancy was good as a new take on the old "Freindly hommeless person" concept, and for this I congratulate the actress. Doctor Constantine was also good, but was a bit of a one hit wonder.

Lastly, the cliff hanger was perfect, I can't wait to tune in next week! If only I had a TARDIS. Ah well ,C'est la vie.