The Fires of Pompeii

Here’s my review of the latest episode of Doctor Who (Sci-Fi 9pm EST)

We begin in the city of Pompeii and the Doctor & Donna soonn realize that it is “volcano day”.  This episode moves and a nice comfy pace but I find Donna hard to understand at times.  She has some major cockney(sp?) going on.  I still like Rose and Martha better but I’ll give Donna more time to grow on me.

The bad guys in this one were pretty cool, actually, very hot.  They were a race of fire/stone creatures called Pyroviles.  They’ve awakened and the Doctor is faced with a painful decision in the end, as is often the case.

Supporting cast in Doctor Who is always good I think.  They bring in a range of rookie and seasoned people to fill parts because they’re almost always limited to one or two episodes.  There are no commitments and it seems like good fun to be part of a good story.

I enjoyed this one a lot as there was plenty of humor and a good mix of dramatic moments.  There were also a couple of neat twists and turns.  We also get to see a darker side of the life of a Time Lord as well.  I find that interesting because it’s not always about popping in and out of time eras.  It sometimes comes down to creating or altering history.

This is my favorite so far of the season and they’ve progressively gotten better.  The first episode had it’s moments but the supporting role (Kylie Minogue) was really blah I think.  David Tennant is great as usual.  The second episode was much better and the most recent, better yet.  I hope for a good “Blink” type episode this season!