OMG Crackity, crack, crack, crack... A friend of mine summed it up best -it's like ever since Doomsday, RTD has been trying to outdo himself and it's SO not necessary and all that happens is that he goes overboard. I understand that he wants to try and go out with a bang, but seriously, I think he's trying to do too much all at once - it's the same issue I have with Journey's End... there's too much happening, no focus, and it just ends up frantic and unsettling.

That said, the diner scene was superb. As was the Doctor/Master moment in the trash yard. THIS is the kind of stuff that RTD does best and THIS is what he should be writing more of. Not crazy cloning of the master or insane eating and jumping and freaking lightning... but returning to the heart of these characters, of who they are, where they've come from, where they're going. Not everything has to be epic and crazy. We need more heart and less chaos.


I mean, it's kind of like the best parts of The West Wing (bear with me): put two marvelous actors together with nobody else, and set them free. I'll always be thankful for that scene.

YES! Exactly - this is what I mean - we need more of this. When RTD does this he creates some of the best moments on television ever... Someone needs to remind him that sometimes, less is more.

I hope that he comes back in the second part and shocks us all, but I'm not holding my breath...