Smith and Jones

Martha Jones had huge shoes to fill as the Doctor's companion, with everyone loving Rose so much, but this is a decent episode in which to introduce her.

There's lots of promising signs that the dynamic between The Doctor and Martha, with some nice dialogue and moments. David Tennant is on top form too.

It's not all perfect, the villain gets defeated quite easily, and the less said about Martha's annoying family the better, but this proves to be a nice first episode of the 3rd series, and a good introduction to Freema Agyeman's Martha.

Season 3 opener introducing new companion Martha Jones. The Doctor visits a hospital where an alien fugitive is hiding and attacking patients. The Judoon, a kind of alien police force, quarantine the hospital by transporting it to the moon (with a limited oxygen supply) to try to capture the alien criminal. The Doctor must try to save the people in the hospital with the help of medical student Martha.

This story is fun and entertaining with some lovely touches. Martha is a great companion straight away and her performance alongside the ever brilliant David Tennant lift this episode to an excellent level. It may not be one of the great stories of Doctor Who but it is a very enjoyable second tier story which does everything you could want in terms of action, humour, danger and introducing a new main character. The script is largely very good and the villain is a great mixture of sinister, funny and interesting.

A satisfying series starter maintaining the very fine standards Russell T. Davies had established with the 10th Doctor era. 9/10.

"Smith and Jones" is a superb beginning to the "third" series of "Doctor Who". Fast-paced, exciting and funny, the episode takes us from the normality of London's Royal Hope Hospital to a quiet spot on the surface of the moon. Not that it's peaceful for long! With the arrival of the space-rhino policemen, the Judoon, events soon take a turn for the worse.

This episode's story would always be overshadowed by its purpose - the introduction of a new companion for Tennant's Doctor. The exquisitely beautiful and talented Freema Agyeman sizzles on the screen. It would not come as a surprise to me if Agyeman ranks as a favourite companion in years to come. Brave, intelligent and adventurous, this new companion will definitely be a match for the Doctor and will bring a new element to the series. Those fans mourning the departure of Rose will soon find themselves hooked by Martha Jones, not to mention her family.

As always, Murray Gold's music is big and beautiful, bringing extra emotional weight to key scenes.

The straight-to-the-point Judoon are a great creation from the mind of Russell T. Davies. The design and delivery of this new alien-race is splendid and Nicholas Briggs' distinctive vocal work is the icing on the cake.

Following the "first" season's "Bad Wolf" clues, after viewing "The Runaway Bride" and "Smith and Jones", the sharp-eyed / eared viewer may well be pondering, "Just who is Mr. Saxon"?

A strong 8 out of 10. Season 3 looks bigger and better than what's gone before.

A good start for the new companion in the TARDIS (or companion to be next episode). I was very impressed with this episode unlike some others, I liked the Judoon even if they are narrow minded. What I didn't like however was the villain not getting enough screen time, really not much at all but well and truly a solid enough episode

A great start to the third siries, shows the start of Judoon. Police in space! Which is a very fun concept, they were also used in the crossover with The Sarah Jane Adventures. The Judoon are trying to track down a Villain, and it centered around in a Hospital. Where we see a start for Martha Jones. The Doctor is also in the Hospital, so we think it's him. The Rhino's take the Hospital onto the moon using a cloud trying to use a forcefield, with the Rain. The Villain is used really effectively in this episode, who are the Plasmovors, Martha has importance both for the Doctor and herself as a nurse. The Plasmovors suck blood from innocent people. The plotline of the villains and the episode is a whole lot of fun, it's intense, it's action-packed and very fluent with it's pacing. The Villains are used effectively because they are able to disguise themselves as humans, but in reality they are not as they seem. It's also showing us Martha's dysfunctional family members. A fantastic start to a very strong Series in particular.