I just watched the 2007 season finale of Doctor Who. It was a 3-part, 3-hour episode. It was fantastic!
This 2007 season in particular is some of the best writing on TV.
- I love the latest actor playing the Doctor (David Tennant).
- They finally got rid of Rose (blech!) and replaced her with Martha, a likable character who is both a strong female and black (two exceptionally rare things on TV).
- They brought back Captain Jack - the best looking gay hero in sci-fi (possibly the only gay hero) - who has a new twist now and is impossible not to like.
- And for the finale, they even brought back an evil villain from the 1980's series. As a lifelong fan, that was a great twist.
I dont know the details but the writing of this season has just been superb. I can only hope it continues. More than most series, they have been weaving in a lot of foreshading early in the season and pulling in story threads from years past to create a very rich storyline that is quite rare on TV.
But most of all, this is still the only sci-fi series where the hero never wins by using a gun. I cant wait for my daughter to be old enough to watch them all over again with me (which she will undoubtedly hate doing :).
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