4×01: Partners In Crime

Season premieres from year’s past have all been thematically similar.  Russell T Davies pens a tale that introduces the audience to the new dynamic of Doctor/Companion that serves to set the scene for what’s to come over the next 12 weekends with the story generally seeming of secondary importance to character.  In 2005, Rose kicked off the new era as the very first story (re)introducing us to the mythology of the show through the wide eyes of the eponymous,

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“Partners In Crime”: First impressions

That was a lot better than I was expecting.  The David Tennant / Catherine Tate dynamic was brill (the exchange about Martha was very cleverly done and the I-only-want-a-mate sketch was expertly delivered) and Bernard Cribbins is going to be a great addition to the ancilliary staff.  However, one scene stole the show… and Billie Piper didn’t need to say a word.  7/10.  More tomorrow… I’m off to spend my Grand National winnings at the pub.

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Jump Aboard the Marketing Machine

The launch of series four of the revitalised Doctor Who is beating a well-trodden path.  All the production team have been playing their cards close to their collective chests for months since production began with occasional casting scoops and episode titles being revealed through the usual sources.  A teaser at the end of the Christmas special gave us a glimpse of the treats to come and that was about all the 13.3 million of us saw before “T-minus 14 days” signalled the start of the hype.

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