New Earth

Twenty three years after The End of the World, the Doctor and Rose are drawn to New Earth by a psychic note, to a hospital run by cat nuns (honestly) where their miracle cures they promote. There's a couple of cast reunions, pussy lumpy lesions and coloured infusions, intimate exchanges without ablutions (several in fact) and an uprising or revolution that's the start of evolution, it's all a bit bemusing - just like chasing a ball of wool. All in a not too dissimilar story to Never Let Me Go (by Kazuo Ishiguro), though a lot more extreme, but with a happy ending, for those who survive at least.

When Eccleston left the role I was afraid that the chemistry between Rose and the Dr. would evaporate. David Tenant has actually picked up where Eccleston left off and has brought Ecclestons' wide eyed wonder to the role.

I am very pleased that they are bringing back aliens from the second episode of the first season. The writers are doing an excellent job.

I don't want to spoil too much, but it is also established that Rose is attracted to the "New New" doctor thanks to the mind invasion of Cassandra. This one is worth a watch and I believe that David Tenant will be a strong actor in the role of the Doctor.

The Brits always get it right!

This is an episode I skipped when I first began watching Doctor Who. Several people online suggested skipping this one, along with several others this season. So I did. However, when I got to the end of season 4, I just didn't want to let go of Tennant yet so I came back to watch this. I loved it. The city design was great. I laughed aloud at the antics involving Cassandra, The Doctor and Rose. I thought the case to be solved (wrong to be righted) was creepy but good. Overall, a solid "9" for me.

Great episode, Tennant stole the whole damn show. What an amazing Doctor he is. =^]

Rose (Billie Piper) takes her first trip on the TARDIS with the regenerated new version of the Doctor (David Tennant) to New Earth in the year 5 Billion and 23. Turns out after the Earth we knew blew up (as depicted in Episode 2 of the first series, or of the 28th series is you're a die hard Who fanatic), surviving Humans found a planet with the same elements of the original Earth and colonized it. But I digress, Rose and the Doctor are there to check out a urgent message the doctor got for his help sent by a rather old acquaintance who is being cared for by a mysterious group of cat nuns. But it seems that their old nemesis Cassandra, after surviving her 'death' in an earlier episode, is there as well. I'm not giving any more away to this episode then what I already have,but suffice it to say that this episode is a pretty solid one and if the rest of this series can be as good, it'll be a tad better than the first/28th (let's just hope the Slitheen never NEVER return)

My Grade: A