Forest of the Dead

Whenever I think of the future of "Doctor Who" in the hands of one Steven Moffat, I have a warm glow in my heart. Without a doubt, Moffat is one of the most talented writers the series has ever attracted (and a massive talent outside the series). One wonders what delights his "Tintin" script will deliver...

The second part of the library tale manages to trump the first episode. Without going into any details, it's all clever stuff and emotional too.

The cast are splendid and Alex Kingston's River Song adds a whole new layer to the series.

9 out of 10. Fantastic entertainment. Expect a BAFTA, Mr. Moffat...

There were thousands of people to save, from the jaws of a shadowy grave, CAL kept them contiguous, intrinsically ambiguous, an encrypted, partitioned enclave.

An episode well ahead of its time and quite possibly and probabilistically closer to today's reality than the 51st century world eluded to, as The Simulation Hypotheses espoused by Nick Bostrom (and others) could very easily have been the seed from which this was grown. Well worth exploring, if you can find the time, or memory or bandwidth. A great episode either way.

My answer is yes. This out does all the previous episodes this season and does so much for the feel of Doctor Who. With the inclusion of the Doctors future Moffat brought me to tears. I was literally crying as the finally played out. A great ending too as it left you wanting more and also feeling content that the story had met its ending (I know weird, mind you maybe that is because I always want more Doctor Who). All the actors created such great support too for the story to flow. This episode definitely exceeded Silence in the Library and gave it the best ending it possibly could. When I first saw the trailer (after The Unicorn and the Wasp) I was thinking "What a silly idea, shadows in Libraries" but once I saw that Stephen Moffat wrote it I knew that this would produce a great two episode arch. I can't wait for Moffat to become Executive Producer. Mind you the waiting for this episode was nearly unbearable.

Not wanting to spoil I have to end it there, I would never stop if I don't.

A great episode, going to watch it again right now.

Everybody is saved.

One of the best episode of series 4 and the series in general.

They really did turn out the lights, to create scares and frights, The Vashta Nerada is one of the best Villains ever created in Doctor who. They are smart, their design is creepy, the arcs and the storyline is complex with detailed storytelling and immense charm to boot, this episode really is one of, or as I like to cool it, The Best EVER episode of all-time.

Part 1,

This sets up the character-dynamics and the weird and wacky shenanigans that would play out, lights of, dimly lit rooms, and dark corridors that circle your mind with fear. They also laid the foundations for River, who's also first trip is a memorable outing, it was perfect casting, and her edginess and her charisma is portrayed brilliantly. Her excitement of seeing the doctor for example, was embedded throughout the story yo create context and emotion. That context being, she will be remembered and then seen by the Doctor again. And it perfectly sets up this intense and edgy atmosphere with spooks and mystery surrounding the story.

Part 2,

Best one-time villains it DOES have to be Said, they create an intreging environment because they surprise us as we don't get to know much about them, and all we know is they could be lurking in the distance somewhere, which this episode h!nts on, the chlostrophobia is played superbly, demonstrating the villains effects and brutality of their victims, plagiarising them in the most evil way possible. And the talkative radios are amazing. The timey-whimey stuff with Donna in a new life is also brilliant, it makes the episodes timings more suitably played out because the mystery widens, and the story takes storytelling and complexity with action,drama and heart-pounding and fistful moments.

And that concludes, I'd rate this a 10 because IT is my favourite episode, and it was intense and interesting. And I'm also in a good mood because I sore my favourite people yesterday. Comically a Mile stone in Entertainment and storytelling, never seen Sci-fi go this Deep and Bold before, and manage to pull it off, Excellent. 12/10 Marks.