Wow. An alround sinister 12th Episode., turning the doctor lose in TV reality show hell where first prize is your life and losers leave this life with nothing coutesy of a disintegration ray. Cult TV within cult TV complete with the correct theme music and accurate voices allows you to connect with the episode as it borrows themes from the running man then drops a reference to a future president Schwartzenegger, whether this was intentional I can’t say.

The Doctor, not a man to be abducted against his will knows somethings up and sets about attempting to save his companions whilst attempting to identify his true as yet unseen foe. Acting is fantastic, Captain Jack stands out most notably for producing a weapon from the most unlikley of positions after some truely narscistic dialogue with two robots that seem intent removing his legs and sitching them to his chest.

Things fall into place, the episode plays out a gripping pace leaving you eager to receive next weeks installment of the series, answering some questions but wetting your appetite with more enticing brain teasers.

Will the doctor survive? Who is the mysterious voice, the Master, Davros and as yet unknown thrid party affiliated with the Daleks. Why did he/she save them, whats their agenda?

Oh....my....god. How amazing was this episode. As a fan of Big brother I got quite a tingle hearing Davina Mccall say "Can the Doctor please come to the diary room". Then hearing her say "You are live on channel 4400, please do not swear".

The episode started off light heartedly with the Big Brother theme tune playing over the scene, then as the show went on we met the amazing Anne Droid and also Trinny and Sussanah's droids. The first half was really funny with all the game show jokes and it was a great feel to the episode. Russel T Davies had brought the futuristic reality shows to life in such a perfect way. So so good. I loved how the makers managed to get the real Anne Robinson, Davina Mccall and trinny and Sussanah. All praise to them for willing to do it and all praise to channel 4 for giving them permission.

While a couple of the housemates couldn't act, I did like the girl who went with the Doctor and was praying she's survive. Might even make a good companion one day. It was quite a scary thought to think of these people being picked at random and then being disintegrated. Quite scary.

But just when you thought the episode was going to be all about this, then all the Bad Wolf references made complete sence. Loved the flashback method of linking all the stories.

Seeing the Doctor realise that it was him who had caused all this, albeit manipulated into it, was truly great. The Doctor, as bron Slitheen said last week, moves on and very rarely see's the consequences of his actions.

I loved all the Bad Wolf references and the scene where jack had his clothes removed brought a smile to my face.

But then when Rose was shot down and thought dead my heart sank. For a brief second I really did think that was it for her. I thought maybe all the season 2 rumours were just that, a way of making this such a shock. By decieving us in the way the tv series 24 does with it's rumour mill.

The reactions from the Doctor and Jack were spot on and I genuinly felt for them both, and Rose too. This story emphasised how well the Doctor and Rose work and how jack was a great addition.

But just when you thought the episode couldn't get any better they revealed there trump card.....The DALEKS. oh...my...god they looked amazing. The way they menaced Rose and there space fleet looked excellent. Loved the reaction of the Doctor realising they had survived the Time War. And I was cheering the Doctor when he made that speech "first i'm going to rescue Rose, then save the human race and then wipe out every last Dalek...Rose I am coming to get you". I just couldn't stop cheering. Then the site of millions of Daleks, on platforms, flying. The best cliffhanger ever and the preview looked fantastic. Can't wait for next week .

Just simply fantastic. This will hopefully silence a lot of the Russel T Davies critics. He make a blinder. 11/10

It always seems to be the way - if the Slitheen turn up, the series really makes up for it in the next story.

"Bad Wolf" was fantastic - finally giving some answers to all those hints in previous episodes. Some nice continuity to THE LONG GAME, and some fantastic satire on Reality TV and gameshows in general. C'mon, admit it - wouldn't Big Brother really benefit from disintegration of evictees?

Of course, some of the tension this episode could've contained has been a little dampened because we know from media coverage that the Doctor regenerates after events in this two-parter, and because the revelation of the dalek fleet was shown in last week's teaser, but even so, the SCALE of that fleet is what fans of the pepperpots have been waiting to see since, ooh, about 1964.

The CGI effects really helped give this episode a sense of scale, and of course, the intimation that the Doctor screwed things up royally really brings us back to that most charming aspect of the Time Lord - he's a flawed hero.

There's the constant teetering on the brink of crossing that sacred Who line, breaking the rule of "the Doctor is never cruel, cowardly or violent", but it brings a human dimension to the character when we see just how much the Daleks push his buttons.

The Controller of the station is a marvellous evolution of the child/battle-computer seen in REMEMBRANCE, and shows just how well this new series links back to the past without alienating the audience. Another example is the telltale heartbeat throb of the Dalek ship.

All-in-all, BAD WOLF is a marvellous opening for a truly epic season finale - lets hope that PARTING OF THE WAYS takes us into the 10th Doctor with a bang, not a whimper.

This episode I found was brilliant in the way that it was so mysterious. It is very good at that; especially in this episode because at the beginning you may get the feeling that you've missed an episode when actually you have not. People who have not seen this episode I hugely recommend it it to you but don't be fooled by the start for it will all come into place. The thing I find so exciting about it, is that it tells you what happened before-hand to get to this stage.....after. I recall some classic episodes do that same thing but it has been brilliantly modernised by the BBC in the 00s.

Of coarse, this was the episode named "Bad Wolf" so you can guess it would involve why The Doctor & Rose have been followed by these two words. At one point in this episode it showed flashbacks of some of the clues ,although, I didn't see all of them there. I still do not know if this "bad wolf" situation has been concluded. I know it's some kind of broadcasting company but I still don't see how people in, say, the Victorian Era will mention it & know what it is. Maybe it's just me misunderstanding things. The problem is, is that I know many people who watch the show & have not seen one clue (except the obvious one in "Boom Town"). So is there really any point in this system if some of the viewers havn't a clue that there are any clues at all? So, in a way I think it's a good idea although on the other hand I think that it's misunderstandable for some people.

Lynda. I ,& alot of other viewers, get the distinct feeling that we have a new companion awaiting The Doctor. She's a sweet character, most people such as The Doctor would say. But will she compare to Rose Tyler? When we first knew when the show was returning the thing we were unsure about was Billie Piper being in the show. But we were wrong & she's excellent! & I think she will get on with Lynda whilst The Doctor & Captain Jack will go off & do what men do. Characters is an important content of "Doctor Who" & the characters need variety in the way they look, act & talk.

I found it very exciting involving the prospect of Big Brother in the show. As well as The Weakest Link & What Not To Wear? Of coarse, there was a catch. You'll have to see the episode & see. But maybe this is what reality TV will become in many years time. Be afraid! We saw guest stars Anna Robinson, Trinny & Sussanah & Davina McCall all as robots. & yes, Anne Robinson is as evil as ever! We saw the Doctor as a housemate in Big Brother, Rose Tyler as a contestant in The Weakest Link & Captain Jack starring in What Not To Wear? Oh, & by the way, you don't want to know where Jack keeps his Compound Laser Deluxe.

And don't forget the return of The Doctor's worst enemies...

After seeing the sneak preview at the end of "Boom Town" I was of course intrigued, but I assumed the Daleks must be part of a game designed to get at the Doctor. It opened well, reminding people of Episode Seven, and having the Doctor just appear in the Big Brother house was good for not getting stuck in that sometimes monotonous formula of "Where are we going to appear this time".

Including the Weakest Link with Anne Droid was clever and pulled off well. I was impressed with Fitch's( the weakest link in the first round) reaction to be voted off and when Rose realises what she's done she is horrified. Though Anne Droid did just look like an oversized Playmobil model.

Captain Jack in "What not to Wear" was contained far too many absurd things in it, such as the gun he was "Hiding". The jokes just don't mach the serious ending.

The Doctor's reaction to Rose's supposed death was done tastefully with the background noise being drowned out.

Now, the ultimate flaw of a good episode. The revelation of who is controlling and manipulating Earth, which was a suspenceful scene, was revealed to us almost exactly one week previously in the "Next Week" preview. Had we not known that the Pepperpot pests were going to appear I'm sure it would have been shocking. The Dalek scenes were'nt done tastefully at all. No interesting camera shots, other than the breathtaking zoom out of the Dalek fleet. Apart from that they just plonked them in front of a camera and had them do the hackneyed Vallainous "don't do nothin' or the girl gets it,"

Then cue some hammy dialogue from The Doctor in the vain of "Next Episode I'm going to do exactly what you expect me to and save the world, get the girl and kill you all!" which prompts the Daleks to say "He's probably right but let's have a go anyway," The there was a good shot of them flying about preparing for war.

I don't dislike the episode, more that it could have been better.

Penultimate Praises

Daleks like they used to be
Decisive in their Borg like inhumanity.
En mass, looking like an epic
Film scene in their grand totality.

Costumes of smooth line design
Capturing their human procrastinators’
Of game. Twisted with satiric hate
These oppressive deadly metaphors.

Drama like it used to be
Targeted wisely to snare the whole family.
With Big Bros theme, and camera
Looking on Chris’ finality.

Arcing of immense planning
Meandering with intent this series through.
Treating audience with respect
All ages drink their level of the brew.

Bad wolf clues liberally
Sprinkled with flair but left inexplicably
In the air - here I lost their thread.
Who planned such clues so carefully?

Humour with innuendo
Of a homosexual kind continues so.
Nice to see our moral Doctor
Leave the gun, urging girl to leave the show.

Acting like it used to be.
Character driven with delivery
By Chris constant in rationale.
Compassionate for the needy.