trial of a timlord(RTD edition)

I like many people lit up the glass pipe of geekdom on Friday(sat for the lawful among us) in watching David tenants swansong on Dr Who. This episode was not half bad despite the track record of hype to fail ratio of Mr Davies(Exec producer of the series) since the shows relaunching in 2005. I was going to review it but realized that i can do that in half of a twitter post(http://twitter.com/couldofbeenking by the way). which would pretty much say "the 10 min goodbyes and death overshadowed the other 2 hours and change of adventure" which is why I decided to do a review of the whole run from 2005-2009. I will be like the valeyard but without the broken logic and silly pacing and rtd will be the 6Th doctor in garish clothing as is his peoples custom. I am really lazy so i will do a brief bit about the season and why it ruled(pro) and why it was ass and detrimental to the show(con).



2005 season-
This season saw the return of a series that had been in hell after the abortion of a TV movie which tried to revive not only a show dead since 1989 but Also try to Americanize it as well. This was a fail that tool 9 years and the producer of A randy showtime show called queer as folk to solve. RTD for the most part succeeded in this as the stories worked and the Eccleston was a very believable doctor. This series also introduced us to the time war a deus ex machina to make the show more accessible to new viewers by in essence burying the past. the companions he had were horrible as A chav with a heart doesn't do it for me and the love story they were hinting at was troubling to me. I figure if i as a 30 year old talking to a 16 year old is sketch a 900 year old dude talking to a 19 year old is super sketch. In closing this season was awesome and the main reason the relaunch was successful.

pro-choice of doctor,addressing the past but not depending on it,story structure and pacing
con-the chav companion and fact Eccleston left A.S.A.P







2006-

What the Fuck was this shit suppose to be? It got real bad real quick and it was the rose and doctor thing they forced down our throats. Will to go back a tick After the departure of Eccleston he regenerated into David tenant who became a pretty good doctor but not this season. This season saw the return of the cybermen(meh) a rough looking Sarah Jane smith which was turned into a she loved him which messed it up for me and the rose and doctor are in love. first off that chav offered nothing but nothing. secondly the only story that ruled she was barley in(girl in the fireplace) and lastly when she left the words "thank jeebus" flew out my mouth. This season also credit to it weaved in the torchwood angle very smoothly and was not intrusive with the exception of Satan's pit.

pro-girl in fireplace,epic finale,rose the chav left

con-the rest of it


I will finish the trial tomorrow i want to give people a chance to weigh in or at the very least a chance to re watch some season three and four to wash my mind of season two. check back tomorrow for the conclusion of trial of a time lord(rtd edition)