The Parting of the Ways

When I was growing up in the 70's we used to visit my grandparents every fortnight and we always used to leave at the same time - unless Dr Who was on- I was glued to it ,without fail.

For me Tom Baker was The Doctor.

Thinking back to some of those episodes, they were terrifying - ( I was only about 6 or 7 years old).

Not so special effects, wobbly sets, ropy make-up : I didn't see any of that.Through my innocent eyes it was perfect, probably due to the invariably brilliant writing.

Jumping forward 25 years or so ( I did watch afterTom Baker departed - but not with such commitment) I was excited to hear The Doctor was coming back to our screens. I was glad when Christopher Ecclestone was cast, he is a brilliant actor ( Our Friends In The North, Cracker The Second Coming) an all round Everyman. Who else can play ordinary in such an outstanding manner.( Ken Stott maybe?)

I sat down to the first episode of the new series, the opening titles- the music- I was grinning from ear to ear, I was 6 years old again, and all too soon it was over. I couldn't wait for episode 2, I was hooked.

Week by week I have laughed, smiled, jumped and almost wept.

I have been glued to the Interweb looking for Dr Who articles and info related to the new series.

I thought that Bad Wolf was one of the best pieces of television in the last 20 years and I have watched quite alot of it. But this weeks episode was even better.

Parting of the ways started with a quick rehash of where and why we were all here ( I would rather have a rehash every week, I can do without a preview of the next episode) .

It was nice to see that the Legend Of The Doctor is required reading for all Daleks. When he stepped out of the TARDIS and confronted them they did fear him , as much as he feared them.( as much as we all feared them when we were 6 years old).

How could RTD possibly resolve all the loose ends in the next 41 minutes?

It was a rollercoaster of emotion that originally started with Episode 1. Was the last of the Timelords falling in love? I think he was (is)

The revelation of The God of The Daleks was terrific. Worship Him!!!!!!!!!!!

This particular bit of the episode says alot about RTD's views on religion!

Should they just hot foot it out of there? No , let's just send Rose back to normality, sacrifice yourself save mankind and end Dr Who once and for all. Enter BadWolf, I was blown away, PERFECT TELEVISION!

She destroyed the Daleks,She resurrected Capt Jack.The Doctor wasn't falling in love, Rose was , they embrace and kiss,she kills the doctor.

he regenerates - enter David Tennant, The Doctor .

The rewritten ending(following Christopher Ecclestones decision to leave) to the climactic ending to the new series with RTD including the line "You were brilliant, and so was I ". How true.

You were all brilliant. Thank you for letting me be 6 years old every Saturday night for the last few months. I do believe in time travel. I am looking forward to Christmas this year, but only for Dr Who.

I had doubts about David Tennant being The Doctor, but not anymore!